What is a Howa 1500?

What is a Howa 1500?

Tell me a little about the Howa 1500? Howa is a Japanese heavy machinery company. One of its product lines are firearms, which, are imported into the United States of America by two different companies, Legacy Sports International and Weatherby.

What kind of rifle is the Remington Howa 1500?

It consists of a Howa 1500 action, Shilen Select Match Remington Varmint contour barre l in a Modular Driven Technologies (MDT) ESS chassis . Great rifle and it hammers! To learn more about Howa rifles and actions, visit Legacy Sports International

What action lengths does Howa offer?

Howa offers three action lengths, the long, short and MINIACTION. You can see the bolts for the three action lengths in the image above. The MINIACTION has similar external dimensions to the Remington Model Seven, however, the MINIACTION’s bolt does not travel as far to the rear.

Do you use MatchKing ammo in your Howa 1500?

Yes, a few. The group above was shot with a custom Howa 1500 chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor and shot at 100 yards with factory Sig Sauer 140 Sierra MatchKing ammunition. I’m happy with it!