Howa 1500 .308 Winchester
Model: HGR63102
Howa 1500 .308 Winchester
Model: HGR63102
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About This Firearm
The Howa 1500 is a Hogue-stocked bolt-action .308 Winchester built for big game hunting, and Howa still makes it. Howa states a sub-MOA guarantee for the Hogue-stocked rifle, measured as a 3-shot group at 100 yards with premium factory ammunition.
The stock is a Hogue overmold with pillar bedding and a recoil pad, and sling swivel studs are already set in it. The internal magazine takes 5 cartridges in .308. A HACT two-stage trigger and a three-position safety are standard, and the firing pin comes out of the bolt without tools.
If you’re cross-shopping, the Savage 110 Hunter is a used buy at 7.25 lbs on the same 22-inch barrel, with an AccuTrigger and the AccuFit stock system. The Remington 700 SPS is another used buy, with a 24-inch barrel and a plain synthetic stock. Both are used buys now, so the Howa is the one a dealer can still order new.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The firing pin comes out without tools, so the bolt can be stripped and dried after a wet day.
- Pillar bedding stops the action screws from crushing the stock as they are torqued.
- Howa uses an M-16 style extractor and ejector in the bolt face.
- Confirm which scope base fits the receiver before ordering a rail.
- The magazine is internal, so topping it up means working cartridges in through the port and there is no spare to carry loaded.
- The guarantee is one 3-shot group with premium factory ammunition, which is a narrow test to hang accuracy on.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What barrel lengths did Howa offer?
A 22-inch standard barrel and a 24-inch magnum option. .308 Win is a standard chambering, so it is the 22-inch barrel.
Is the receiver forged or cast?
Forged steel, machined afterwards, with a forged bolt to match.
What does the internal magazine hold in other chamberings?
Howa’s manual gives three cartridges in magnum calibers and six in .223 Remington.
