Thread: Howa good is your Howa? (picture heavy)

when my old model 70 died sudden explody death,I looked for new rifle,went into store and picked up both a .308 and .270 hogue green 1500 and the .308 nearly came home with me...but saw sense and said no will be another .270.... the big name store wouldnt budge on price..Amanda at Gunworks was great to deal with over phone,even got me green stock as one she had was in black dress...nah Im not a black dress kind of guy....
my wife was in Christchuch that week so showed her licence....and rifle was couriered to Laurie B in Timaru for me to pick up once fitted with mounts and suppressor.
some great/awesome/wonderful/generous chaps from lower north island popped in on thier way wallaby shooting and I was given 90rounds of factory .270 ammunition...and they would nt accept anything in return.
so anyway,got rifle home fitted scope,sighted it in/broke in barrel at same time...first 4 shots had me on paper,next 11 went into round group just over inch.....now that group consisted of 130grn highland,130grn rem corloct and winchester 150grn pp....... so yes ideal....the 12th shot fired took a red hind.... Ive missed once with rifle so far...got cocky and tried free standing shot at stag at hundred yards...made up with 2 yearlings later in day...
yes rifle is SLIGHTLY heavy...I carry bull barrel 22/250 in laminated stock hunting for a couple of hours and the Howa suddenly isnt too bad.
the trigger is nice....I cant fault it..the expensive one on 22-250 should ruin all others for me but doesnt...the Howa pulls nicely and goes bang when it should.
I did do the "flyblown modification" to rubber inside front edge of forend...barrel cannot touch it now.

yes I like it very much...now if I find some spare cash to give it wooded furniture I will be even more happy...the houge is good and functional..but wood is good.