Howa rifles are made in ***an and decent quality for the money. With the right ammo sub moa groups are achievable. They are a little on the heavy side and the synthetic stocks could be upgraded a bit. A friend has one and is pleased with it. Buy a Weatherby Vanguard $399 and you are getting a Howa rifle that Weatherby sub-contracts to them. In my opinion you can't go wrong with a Howa. I would look at the Savage line before Howa.