Just bought an unfired Howa 1500 SS 30-06 Good deal?

themaxx69 · October 9, 2009, 05:47 PM

Paid $350 for it. It appears to have a different stock from the Hogue black synthetic. It looks like the same one in a factory pic listing not saying Hogue. Is it a lower quality stock? Anyways, prices I saw online were $480 on GB and $560 at Able's. I think I got a good. What about you guys?

DiscoRacing · October 9, 2009, 05:51 PM

i paid lot more than that for mine... but mine is not synthetic

Doyle · October 9, 2009, 06:10 PM

If you shoot it and it doesn't group right, then I've got something for you to check. One of my hunting buddies bought one that wouldn't group for crap. He brought it over to our other buddy who is a good garage gunsmith. He found that the stock inlays were so poorly cut that the receiver was torquing every time it fired. Plus, the barrel channel was not relieved enough to float the barrel. A few minutes with some sandpaper and a little bedding compound to get the action setting right and it shoots beautifully now.,

GONIF · October 9, 2009, 06:38 PM

A 270 BUT THEY HAVE IT IN 3006
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/p...ducts_id/44091

themaxx69 · October 9, 2009, 07:11 PM

So I take it I got a pretty darn good deal.

October 9, 2009, 05:47 PM	#1
themaxx69 Junior Member Join Date: October 5, 2009 Posts: 9	Just bought an unfired Howa 1500 SS 30-06 Good deal? Paid $350 for it. It appears to have a different stock from the Hogue black synthetic. It looks like the same one in a factory pic listing not saying Hogue. Is it a lower quality stock? Anyways, prices I saw online were $480 on GB and $560 at Able's. I think I got a good. What about you guys?

October 9, 2009, 06:38 PM	#4
GONIF Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2009 Location: PHOENIX IT'S A DRY HEAT AZ Posts: 844	A 270 BUT THEY HAVE IT IN 3006 http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/p...ducts_id/44091 __________________ WHO ME ?

October 9, 2009, 05:51 PM	#2
DiscoRacing Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2008 Location: milton, wv Posts: 3,640	i paid lot more than that for mine... but mine is not synthetic

October 9, 2009, 06:10 PM	#3
Doyle Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2007 Location: Rainbow City, Alabama Posts: 7,167	If you shoot it and it doesn't group right, then I've got something for you to check. One of my hunting buddies bought one that wouldn't group for crap. He brought it over to our other buddy who is a good garage gunsmith. He found that the stock inlays were so poorly cut that the receiver was torquing every time it fired. Plus, the barrel channel was not relieved enough to float the barrel. A few minutes with some sandpaper and a little bedding compound to get the action setting right and it shoots beautifully now.,

October 9, 2009, 07:11 PM	#5
themaxx69 Junior Member Join Date: October 5, 2009 Posts: 9	So I take it I got a pretty darn good deal.