Gunsmithing

Building a custom Howa 1500 in 223AI

May 12, 2018 Bill Marr 0

Building a custom Howa 1500 in 223AI .224 Valkyrie and 22 Nosler are the hot new cartridges.  They offer superior external ballistics to the 223 Remington in a compact package, but require proprietary brass, ammunition; […]

Reviews

Howa 1500 Review

November 27, 2017 Bill Marr 0

I named this post the “Howa 1500 Review”, however, a better title would be “Howa 1500 Overview”.   I’m writing this in cooperation with AccurateShooter.com.  AccurateShooter.com’s editor, Paul, mentioned there’s been a lot of interest in […]

Gunsmithing

Howa 1500 barrel removal

November 13, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Howa 1500 barrel removal I’ve been asked by quite a few different shooters if Howa factory barrels are difficult to remove- the short answer is, no, they aren’t.  You don’t even need specialized equipment to […]

6.5 Creedmoor

Building a custom Howa 1500 in 6.5 Creedmoor

November 1, 2017 Bill Marr 0

The Howa 1500 action offers a lot of potential for the precision rifle shooter.  While appearing externally similar to the Remington 700, further inspection finds many differences including a flat bottom receiver, M16 type extractor […]