Own a couple of Howas, and a Ruger Predator...
Ain't no comparison....
The Howa is twice the rifle in My opinion, even at twice the price...
Thru Whitakers, ain't no comparison whatsoever.....
Got a couple coming this week in fact...
Posts like this are one of the reasons that this site is valuable!
You got two pretty different perspectives from me and Seafire.
From me, you read that the Howa 1500 and RAR-Predators are "pick-'em" equals, both with flaws, just different flaws.
From Seafire, you read that the Howa is twice the rifle and worth it even if you paid twice what a comparable RAR-Predator would cost you.
We do agree that you're unlikely to find a better price on the Howas than from Whittaker's. While I'm not planning to buy any Howas from Whittaker's any time soon, I am planning to buy one or two of the limited, non-cataloged, run of RAR-Predators when Darrick gets them in from Ruger. These are the non-cataloged RAR-Ps that Ruger made for high volume stocking dealer in 2014 (25-06) and 2015 (260). I was hoping for a 257 Roberts or 6mm Rem in 2016, but my hopes didn't bear fruit.
