Howa 1500???

iowabuckslayer · 08-22-2003, 02:20 PM

does anyone own or have shot a howa rifle? Are they worth the money? do they really take rem 700 scope mounts?

diyj98 · 08-22-2003, 02:40 PM

I can' t help with the mounts, but the Howas I' ve handled appear to be well made rifles. I' ve spoken to a number of people that are very happy with their' s.

kirkl · 08-22-2003, 03:02 PM

I have a Howa in 223 caliber and its as accurate as my remington 270. Im shooting 3/4 inch groups at 100 yards. The gun will do 1/2 inch if i can do my part. I think there a good rifle for the price.

Danny45 · 08-22-2003, 06:54 PM

Yes, Remington 700 mounts will work, but, you usually have to turn both of them around. I' ve mounted several and the long rear mount almost always gets in the way of the bolt when it' s lifted. That' s all I had to work with, but if I had something better, or made for it, that' s what I' d go with. We carried mounts for most popular firearms, but none specifically for the Howa.

They are very good rifles. They are basically a Weatherby Vanguard. Howa made the Vanguard for Weatherby before putting their own name on it. The only difference I could see between the two was the shroud on the back of the Weatherby' s bolt.

thndrchiken · 08-22-2003, 10:58 PM

I' m quite happy with my 1500 varminter in 223.

iowabuckslayer · 08-23-2003, 12:37 AM

i was looking at the .223 varminter in stainless. i found one for around $400.i already reload the .223 for for my {or it used to be mine} mini-14 (piece of crap).what loads do guys use for best accuracy? i plan on using mine for yotes and maybe other critters that get in the way(i.e. kitties).

Vapodog · 08-23-2003, 07:42 AM

I don' t think you will be disappointed in a Howa.

thndrchiken · 08-23-2003, 11:39 AM

If you can get it in stainless for $400 jump on it, is the laminate stock or synthetic? I use 50 gr Speer TNT' s or Sierra varminters sitting on top of 27.7 gr of 748 with federal sr match primers, winchester cases. 27.8 is max load. 3250 fps avg 1/2" grps. Out of the 24" tube.

iowabuckslayer · 08-24-2003, 01:25 AM

it is the synthetic stock. have you ever tried the 55gr moly vmax and varget? that is what i used to use, and i already quit a few reloaded. Tahnks for the input.

TScottW99 · 08-25-2003, 06:49 AM

Here' s their webpage in case you need any assistance from the company or want to look at their other guns

http://www.legacysports.com/

Howa made Howa rifles before the Vanguard, they made rifles for S&W