any thoughts on this

[Dellboy]

http://www.gunstar.co.uk/Rifle/Howa-150 ... 69338.aspx

fox and maybe some target work .....
seems a good deal or am i missing something ?

[Dave 101]

I would say its a bargain he says brand new , the scope must be £90 and the bipod £70 , mounts £20 case £30, thats £210 at a rough guese , so it looks like a good deal .

Dave

[ovenpaa]

It is through the trade so it will have a warranty with it and the Howa 1500 is cracking rifle

[tikkathreebarrels]

Howas aren't a lot of money, as Dave says it sounds right.

[M99]

It is the Howa Dream it build it deal - you can change the scope, add a mod etc for more pennies.

The Howa comes with the Hard case Picitanny rail as standard now.

They are a good shop and worth speaking to - he is very helpful.

Mike

[Dellboy]

So how do they rate against CZ Ruger and Rem

[kennyc]

So how do they rate against CZ Ruger and Rem

a good one of any of them would be a good bet, a bad one would be a pain :P I have a Howa so am biased, I have shot Remmingtons and CZ's but not Ruger, I like the Howa but it wouldn't stop me looking at the others, not too sure about the Remmy bolt handle party trick though which one can you get at the best price?

[bnz41]

kennyc.
"Remmy bolt handle party trick" Please explain :?


Thank you for the quick reply Maybe I will get a larger bolt handle fitted.

[kennyc]

kennyc.
"Remmy bolt handle party trick" Please explain :?

the bolt is two piece with the handle silver soldered on, they don't always stay silver soldered, there is also a recurrent issue with the extractor, to the degree that there is a standard mod to adapt them to a "SAKO" type extractor, other than that they can be a very accurate rifle and if its primarily for range use then accuracy is the main thing.
ps I just remembered, I love the Howa 3 position safety, it means you can work the action with the trigger still blocked. did I mention I was biased ?

[Meaty]

If it has the Hogue stock (cant quite see as my eyes haven't warmed up yet!) then you might want to relieve the barrel channel a bit more.When used with a bipod they have a habit of flexing and touching the barrel and shifting the poa. Cracking rifles for the money and more after-market stuff available for them now thanks to the likes of Roedale etc. Great action and so very well engineered for a factory rifle, at the price.
I was looking to get one as the basis of my first cf rifle-until an impulse buy changed that!
Go for it