Howa makes the Vanguard for Weatherby and then Weatherby puts their own stock on it. Howa also has made rifles for S&W, and a few other other manufacturers.

Howa also has their own line of model 1500 rifles. They are about the best built rifle out there for the ammount of money they cost. They incorperate features on their actions that would cost you a whole lot more money on other rifles. Features such as a vented bolt body in case of gas leakage from a pierced primer or worse. A very substantial m-16 style case extractor, flat bottom receiver with a huge integrated recoil lug. A 100% solid one piece bolt including the handle. One piece bottom metal with a steel floor plate. The same "three rings of steel" design that remington uses.

You will find some of these features on all rifles but you won't find all of them but on the Howa and vanguard.