I prefer to build on Remington 700 actions because there are so many after-market parts available and my old Delta lathe cuts all kinds of inch threads, but I haven't figured out how to cut the metric threads that rebarreling a Howa action would require.
I have one rifle with a Howa 1500 action, a deluxe grade S&W and the only reason that I keep it around is because of the unique SN, PN11111.
