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tuck2 · October 28, 2008, 05:46 AM

I have a Howa 1500 Thumbhole Varmint 223 Rem rifle. It shot .75 inch five shot 100 Yd groups out of the box. After glass bedding the action with about two inches of the barrel, the rest of the barrel is free floated, and adjusting the trigger down to about three pounds ,it has shot 0.5 inch 100 Yd groups. I own other brands of varmint rifles, the Howa rifle has ben my best buy. I also have a Weatherby Vanguard rifle which is the Howa 1500 barreled action in a Weatherby stock , its a 7MM Rem. It is also my best buy big game rifle, got it at Wal Mart on sale. Very nice wood . It shoots under one inch groups at 100 Yds. If I should get an other rifle it would be a Howa 1500 or a Weatherby Vanguard.

October 28, 2008, 05:46 AM	#4
tuck2 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2007 Posts: 208	I have a Howa 1500 Thumbhole Varmint 223 Rem rifle. It shot .75 inch five shot 100 Yd groups out of the box. After glass bedding the action with about two inches of the barrel, the rest of the barrel is free floated, and adjusting the trigger down to about three pounds ,it has shot 0.5 inch 100 Yd groups. I own other brands of varmint rifles, the Howa rifle has ben my best buy. I also have a Weatherby Vanguard rifle which is the Howa 1500 barreled action in a Weatherby stock , its a 7MM Rem. It is also my best buy big game rifle, got it at Wal Mart on sale. Very nice wood . It shoots under one inch groups at 100 Yds. If I should get an other rifle it would be a Howa 1500 or a Weatherby Vanguard.