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Talk to me about the Howa 1500
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<blockquote data-quote="ballisticxlr" data-source="post: 1719047" data-attributes="member: 82022"><p>Really nice rifles for off the shelf. Well made and really consistent. They're a flat bottomed receiver with an integral recoil lug. The recoil lug is a bit short IMHO but that's neither here nor there. The breech face is dished which also is neither here nor there. The barrel tenon depth into the action is a little short for hanging extra long, extra heavy barrels out of but it works just fine for a standard 20-24" x 1" wide bull barrel. Bolts are really smooth operating, probably my favorite part of a Howa 1500. The pre-HACT triggers aren't bad out of the box, HACT triggers are really nice IMHO. Timney and Jard both offer aftermarket bang switches. There's plenty of aftermarket support though not quite as much as for Savage or Remington.</p><p></p><p>I'm actually building one now.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://ballisticxlr.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/fullsizerender-2.jpg?w=700" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ballisticxlr, post: 1719047, member: 82022"] Really nice rifles for off the shelf. Well made and really consistent. They're a flat bottomed receiver with an integral recoil lug. The recoil lug is a bit short IMHO but that's neither here nor there. The breech face is dished which also is neither here nor there. The barrel tenon depth into the action is a little short for hanging extra long, extra heavy barrels out of but it works just fine for a standard 20-24" x 1" wide bull barrel. Bolts are really smooth operating, probably my favorite part of a Howa 1500. The pre-HACT triggers aren't bad out of the box, HACT triggers are really nice IMHO. Timney and Jard both offer aftermarket bang switches. There's plenty of aftermarket support though not quite as much as for Savage or Remington. I'm actually building one now. [IMG]https://ballisticxlr.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/fullsizerender-2.jpg?w=700[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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