Howa 1500 accuracy & reliability.

[rebelbow]

built a 308 for my nephew and also have a 30-06 vanguard both shoot 1 1/4 " with factory loads

[Lone_Wolf]

Stay away from 25-06.

[crumrw]

Have one currently, and have had two in the past. All great shooters.

[TxAg]

Stay away from 25-06.

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[xman59]

my .204 will do about 3/4" at 200 as long as i hold still,, very impressive

[texag93]

I bought a barrelled action in 6.5. It shot pretty good for the price. Average 3/4” groups with just about everything.

[txtrophy85]

We have 2 vanguards and one 1500...all in 7mm-08.
Three are great shooters. The Howa is a very underrated, no frills rifle that isn’t a bargain rack junker like a lot of what you see on store shelves.

Great triggered, nice solid actions, good shooting guns.

[Gherkin05]

1500 Howa and Weatherby Vanguard rifles are notoriously accurate, in all chamberings. I’ve owned many and liked them all. My current long range gun is a Vanguard in 300 Win Mag and I love it.

I recommend them often to people looking for something new or are new to quality rifles.

A barreled 1500 action will shoot, not doubt about it.

[Pope]

I have two. I have a 6.5 creedmoor and it shoots .5” MOA with PH 143 ELD X. I also have a 7mm-08. I bought it because I liked the 6.5 so much. Shot it today for the first time. The ELD-X grouped 1.5” and the Hornady American Whitetail grouped 1”. I am going to play with it to see what it likes. Maybe the 6.5 creedmoor is inherently more accurate and precise.
Nevertheless, I love the guns. They are very nice.

[txhoghunter2]

I have 2, both are excellent shooters!

[TxAg]

Brownells has a couple good deals right now

[Pope]

Like I mentioned in the earlier post, I just purchased the 1500 with a 22” #2 barrel in 7mm-08. Does anyone have this gun and if so, which cartridge does it like? I was surprised that American Whitetail in 139g outshot the 150g ELD X. Still, I only have 20 shots through the barrel so far.

[TxAg]

Like I mentioned in the earlier post, I just purchased the 1500 with a 22” #2 barrel in 7mm-08. Does anyone have this gun and if so, which cartridge does it like? I was surprised that American Whitetail in 139g outshot the 150g ELD X. Still, I only have 20 shots through the barrel so far.

I had 2 Weatherby Vanguards in 7mm-08 (same exact gun as the Howa 1500). They seemed to like lighter bullets. The Nosler 120 BT's were awesome. And if you were to look at a cross section of that bullet, it is fairly tough...the jacket isn't thin or explosive.


Worth a read: https://discussions.texasbowhunter.c...=Nosler+120+bt

[cattlelackranch]

I bought a barreled action in 6mm Creedmoor. I wanted to see if I could build a budget rifle that would shoot relatively well. I have less than 1100.00 in the whole build including glass.

[cattlelackranch]

First 5 shots at 500