Howa 1500 6.5mm Creedmoor
Model: HGR72532
Howa 1500 6.5mm Creedmoor
Model: HGR72532
Full Specifications
Threaded 1/2x28 barrel: compare .30 caliber suppressor prices.
About This Firearm
The Howa 1500 is a synthetic-stocked bolt-action 6.5mm Creedmoor built for deer hunting, and Howa still makes it. Its barrel is cold hammer forged and its receiver and bolt are forged steel and machined.
A HACT two-stage trigger and a three-position safety are fitted, so neither is a first upgrade. The Hogue overmolded stock has a molded recoil pad and nothing on it adjusts. The magazine is loaded from the top one cartridge at a time until it holds five, so there is no loaded spare to carry. Howa keeps its threaded muzzles and brakes for the 6.5 PRC and .300 PRC rifles, so a suppressor on this one means barrel work.
If you're cross-shopping, a used Ruger American Predator is 6.60 lbs with a 5/8x24 muzzle thread and a one-piece Picatinny base already on the receiver, though it holds three. A used Weatherby Vanguard is 7.50 lbs on a 24-inch barrel with a two-stage trigger that goes to 2.5 lbs and a sub-MOA guarantee in writing. The Howa is the one of the three still in production.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The Hogue stock is pillar bedded, so the action sits on metal columns instead of compressing into the polymer over the years.
- The firing pin comes out of the bolt without tools, so drying the bolt out after a wet hunt needs no bench and no punch set.
- Howa lists exacting headspace specs and bolt faces true and square to the chamber.
- No rail, no base and no sights are fitted, so a mount and an optic come before the first shot.
- Nothing on the stock adjusts, so comb height behind a large scope is whatever the molding gives you.
Category Rankings
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does Howa guarantee accuracy?
Howa states a sub-MOA three-shot group at 100 yards with premium factory ammunition for the Hogue-stocked 1500.
Can the bolt be cycled with the safety on?
Yes. The three-position safety has a middle position that locks the trigger and leaves the bolt free, so a round comes out of the chamber without the rifle going to fire.
What should I check before buying heavy 6.5mm bullets?
The barrel twist. Measure it or ask the dealer before buying bullets at the long, heavy end of the 6.5mm range.
How many rounds do the other chamberings hold?
Five in the standard calibers like this one, three in the magnums and six in the .223 Remington, all pressed down into the magazine from the top.
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