Howa Barreled Actions @ Brownell's

[AzRednek]

For what it's worth for any rifle builders. Howa barreled actions, both long and short. Price starts about 260 and Hogue stocks running 120 to 800!! If I didn't have an unfinished Mauser, a commercial Mauser action and two butchered Enfields awaiting sporterizing in my vault. I'd love to put together a short compact 762X39 or 6.5 Creedmore scout type project. 

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[Dr.Hess]

There was an article in American Rifleman a few months back on building up a super accurate target rifle and I think they used one of those Howa actions.

[AzRednek]

Howa from Japan makes a good bolt action rifle. I know they still build rifles for Weatherby and one of my bud's has a Howa built for Smith & Wesson. Howa has built rifles for others I just can't recall all the names at the moment. I was told at the last NRA Convention in Phx by a factory  rep, just can't recall the name for sure, best guess is Ithaca. Howa aggressively pursues the export market as very few in Japan can possess a firearm. It's to keep a firearms industry active for national defense reasons. Keep in mind factory reps are often flakey and will exaggerate facts like a car salesman. He was trying to pass it off as being a decorated military grade rifle. He went as far as claiming many are sold at a loss and the company is subsidized by the Jap govt. I didn't call hIm on his BS after my friend asked why price was higher than a Remington ADL that came from factory with iron sights and scope mounts. Good rifles yes but military grade compared to Mauser or Springfield. Not even close in my mind.