How good are Howa Rifles?
How good are Howa Rifles?
12-13-2014, 05:55 PM
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 749
The older ones have two way safeties. Also Mossberg had their name on it too, as the Mossberg 1500, 1550, and 1700 I have 2 vanguards, a smith and wesson, and a howa. All nice rifles, a real bargain. Personally I liked them better with the older two way safety.
12-13-2014, 06:43 PM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
Posts: 8,019
Originally Posted by Bbj270
The older ones have two way safeties. Also Mossberg had their name on it too, as the Mossberg 1500, 1550, and 1700 I have 2 vanguards, a smith and wesson, and a howa. All nice rifles, a real bargain. Personally I liked them better with the older two way safety.
12-14-2014, 05:54 AM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: SW Virginia
Posts: 353
My 14 year old farm beater is a Howa .243. It is an accurate and extremely reliable rifle. Early on, I free floated the very flexible Tupperware stock. That rifle goes through hell riding on tractors, 4 wheeler, pickup, etc., in all sorts of weather, and it never fails. I do clean it occasionally.
12-14-2014, 08:12 AM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: ****ifornia
Posts: 5,052
Great rifles. Action platform is shared with the Weatherby Vanguard among others and also the newer Nosler rifles copied it. I have one in .243 with the Hogue stock, picked it up almost new for $290. Can't beat em.
