Taking stock

This months review rifle comes from Howa; a model 1500 in calibre 300 AAC BLK (300 Blackout) a new creation which is effectively a 7.62x35mm – perhaps a modern take on the infamous 7.62x39?

Howa rifles don’t need any introduction, their rifles have been finding a strong following for many years now. A tried and tested two lug design action, with a neater flat bottomed action and a built in recoil lug – to my mind this is much easier for bedding the action and is far simpler for any customisation work that involves cracking the barrel out; these are just my personal findings.

When any rifle gathers a good following the resulting increase in available accessories will always help both shooter and the shooting industry alike. The Howa 1500 has a solid following and some of the available accessories include extremely well engineered and high end stocks, in this case the Oryx chassis