Thread: What do you think of this rifle in .308?

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I really do wish Howa made left hand rifles

And Kimber.

Originally Posted by dannyb

Mine hasn't rusted yet....I have heard some horror stories but in fairness I've owned a few howa's including an alpine, blued and stainless 1500's and not experienced the mythical howa rust before your eyes phenomenon that others seem to harp on about.....

the Brand New s/steel grendel I bought a few weeks ago has rust spots starting on the end of the bolt knob .... hasn't even left the house yet ...

Originally Posted by Ftx325

the Brand New s/steel grendel I bought a few weeks ago has rust spots starting on the end of the bolt knob .... hasn't even left the house yet ...

My safe is in a very dry and stable temp location probably helps, I also wipe down all my firearms with crc longlife before putting away in the safe, never had an issue with any rust on anything.

well I am happy with my tikka bushy . Factory barrel with carbon stock , cut back to 16" , with supressor and vx5 on board around 3.5 kg ish .
Worth noting that a carbon barrel isn't neccesarily lighter than the factory option in the lite contour either . If you are simply looking at the carbon barrel for weight savings I don't think you will find it actually saves much - if any - over the factory offering . The real advantage to carbon barrels is weight saving over a HEAVY barrel and more repeatability when shooting strings and the barrel starts to heat up .
Not worth the extra $$ if just chasing weight reduction ....
I built my tikka with everything done , inc titanium bolt handle , supressor and barrel chop , top rail , along with carbon stock for around or slightly less than the carbon tikka that started this thread . That said I did not flute the bolt (less gaps for the bush to find it's way in to the action I reckon - in theory) That includes a spare 5 round mag .
If you want a short barreled tikka just build one @MB .

Originally Posted by dannyb

My safe is in a very dry and stable temp location probably helps, I also wipe down all my firearms with crc longlife before putting away in the safe, never had an issue with any rust on anything.

Yes I also wipe all mine down all over with remoil whenever used but the howa came out of the box like it . A little surprised myself when I saw it as the missus 7.62 mini was/is fine .

Originally Posted by Ftx325

the Brand New s/steel grendel I bought a few weeks ago has rust spots starting on the end of the bolt knob .... hasn't even left the house yet ...

any chance of a photo? I use crc/wd40 and dont try all that hard and theres nothing in the year or more that hasnt rubbed off yet on mine

Just weighed my model 7 it’s bang on 3 kg less the bolt which I cant weigh as it’s up the farm in total it cost me $2010 less the scope that’s rifle talley rings timney trigger and a dpt mk11 magnum can, deducting the weight of the can and scope according to published weights it’s 2.2kg including the rings anyone no what a bolt weighs? 300grams? Should shave another 400grams with the new carbon stock

Disclaimer they are digital bathroom scales so could well be wrong will dig out the old trusty’s to see if they tell the same story, lovely little rifles though readily available in .308

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I really do wish Howa made left hand rifles

Seems weird that they don't . Steve Rinella being left handed is probably the reason Weatherby do their special in left hand https://weatherbyfirearms.com/weathe...y-magnum-26in/

there is a howa..pretty much new .308 just popped up forsale at a VERY attractive price.....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

there is a howa..pretty much new .308 just popped up forsale at a VERY attractive price.....

He wants an ultralight semi custom......a blued howa is not even close to being what he wants.....agree it's priced very well

I use my Howa as my boat gun, it gets sprayed with salt water and it's not rusty.
Took my Sako to Fiordland for 10 days,camped meters from the sea, pissed down with rain etc it didn't rust either.
Dunno what you rusty s/s rifle owners are doing to them myself .

yeah well...build a lightweight stock...bit of fluting here n there.... some light mounts..... sensible scope and your bill would still leave enough from the 3.5k for a fly in trip to use the jolly thing to fill freezer ....
or not....his $$$$$

Originally Posted by dannyb

He wants an ultralight semi custom......a blued howa is not even close to being what he wants.....agree it's priced very well

Blued might be less than ideal if he’s as ruff as me but I wouldn’t turn my nose up at customising a howa fantastic rifles light no you have me their stunning actions though

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I use my Howa as my boat gun, it gets sprayed with salt water and it's not rusty.
Took my Sako to Fiordland for 10 days,camped meters from the sea, pissed down with rain etc it didn't rust either.
Dunno what you rusty s/s rifle owners are doing to them myself .

i think that slight browning on the surface that rubs off is getting paraded around as rust