Bottomline it is a Howa 1500 SS with a 22" tube bedded in a JRS laminated stock. The gun is beautifully made and the guy is blowing them out at 400 bucks. I almost whipped out the checkbook and the internal warning light said measure the barrel because it doesn't look right..He measured and it was a 22" barrel. Not for that it is sitting in my safe as i write this. Of course I looked at my wife and said I can always shoot the thing and kill some deer and then rebarrel it to a 338-06 for 600 bucks .She didn't like that thought