Thread: Howa HS precision carbon barrel

Not sure, my enquiry was about the 1500 short action. I found it a strange response considering my understanding was Ken had already inletted for the 1500 SA in the mini stock. I most likely assume incorrectly that they brought the machine tooling/moulding for that at the time they took over the business? Maybe they are taking the time to get a long action variant as well?

Best bet is to ask I guess?

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

ah but have you seen howa in walnut???? different beast altogther.

Don't they call that a "Kimber"

Originally Posted by T.FOYE

Don't they call that a "Kimber"

The term "lipstick on a pig" comes to mind

























Relax Micky I'm just stirring

Im shooting a Howa Carbon wrapped in 6.5Creedmoor. Its my main PRS/long range gun It came in a KRG Bravo.

Accurate? Yes, unbelievably.
Light? Yes, less than half the weight of my normal LR rigs


In a HS Precision stock it will weigh even less. Making it an awesome hunting rifle.

The barrel on mine might be on the long side for bush hunting though.

Originally Posted by dannyb

Something like this would be way claasier than a howa
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketpl...ing/3913714298
Mine is the ultralight that has the same stock but a fluted ultralight profile barrel.
My one weighs 3kg un suppressed which is pretty damn light, you could load the dirty 06 down to 308 performance and still have a bad ass longer range load as well.

Please note I'm not ragging on howas I own a mini and love it

Is that 3kg with a scope and bolt?

Originally Posted by Rated M for Magnum

Is that 3kg with a scope and bolt?

Yup

Originally Posted by dannyb

Yup

That's bloody good, if only they did a 6.5 prc...

I made a stock for my Vangaurd (exactly the same action), basically copied my Howa Alpine stock. Stock weighs about 650 grams with a recoil pad. Wood is Paulownia, very easy to work with, did most of the shaping with sandpaper wrapped around different sized dowling. There is a thread on here somewhere about using it, its called "lockdown project" or something.

Originally Posted by Rated M for Magnum

That's bloody good, if only they did a 6.5 prc...

Or 6.5 RPM, sadly components for this are not available in nz, to be honest though I'm pretty pleased with my dirty 06 ackley