There is plenty of real estate to attach anything you fancy. The forend has two M-LOK slots on either side and five M-LOK slots along the underside.
#HOWA 1500 308 REVIEW SKIN#
To that aluminum center section attaches a polymer skin that surrounds the forend. The Bravo ensures the action stays immobile. Actions want to move and twist when the rifle fires, but it’s important that they don’t. The aluminum center section of the Bravo provides a very rigid housing for the action. The genius of the guys at KRG is they’ve figured out a way to keep costs down, so when they teamed up with the Howa barreled action, the customer walks away with an incredibly optioned rifle at a price few would believe. Polymer skins that form the stock and encircle the forend attach to that same piece of aluminum. The foundation for the Bravo is a chunk of machined aluminum that runs from the grip to the tip of the forend. They know a thing or two about what a rifle stock/chassis needs. KRG’s leadership is three former Green Berets from the 5th U.S. Kinetic Research Group (KRG) makes the Bravo chassis. Howa’s HACT trigger is adjustable for weight and offers crisp let-off with almost no discernable creep. Should it experience problems in a match, it’ll be a snap to repair or replace. One small screw holds the trigger in the hanger, so it is easy to remove for maintenance. For those unfamiliar with a trigger hanger, it allows the shooter to easily remove and replace the trigger in the field. The final Howa action feature that deserves some attention is their use of a trigger hanger. The HACT doesn’t adjust much below 4 pounds, but it does offer some flexibility. The trigger is very good with almost no creep, and it is user-adjustable for weight. The Howa Actuator Controlled Trigger (HACT) is a two-stage trigger that has a long and light first stage followed by a short, crisp second stage. Howa includes an excellent trigger on their rifle. Putting too much torque on the front action screw (65 inch-pounds or more) will likely destabilize the balance Howa created. Given enough mass, the stability issues experienced by the early Winchester isn’t an issue for Howa. I attribute this to the size and thickness of the integral recoil lug. I’ve tested a few Howa rifles and have never witnessed erratic rounds, even with the current front action screw location. The Howa bolt is a two-lug affair with an improved M16-style extractor. The Winchester Model 70 moved the action screw location to the wide bedding surface just behind the recoil lug, and the occasional erratic shot disappeared. The Winchester Model 54 did this back in the 1930s, and Winchester found that the rifle would occasionally throw an errant round because of it. The 1500 action threads the front action screw directly into the large recoil lug.
#HOWA 1500 308 REVIEW MANUAL#
The owner’s manual says that 50 to 55 inch-pounds is what the rifle needs heed that detail for a happy rifle. One thing about the Howa action that requires the shooter’s attention is the action screws, specifically the front one. Part of the secret of the Winchester action’s success was the action’s bottom it makes an excellent bedding surface and pairs well with stocks and chassis. The action’s wide, flat bottom looks very similar to the old Winchester Model 54 (father of the Model 70) in that regard. Though the Howa is a push-feed, it has a flat bottom with a wide and thick integral recoil lug.
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