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Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! #11151695 04/29/16 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,119 OMAHA 260Remguy OP Campfire 'Bwana OP 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,119 OMAHA If you're interested, Whittaker's has a few of them in stock for $330. A heck of a deal if they shoot like Howa 1500's usually shoot.

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! 260Remguy #11151720 04/29/16 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,058 Heart of Tennessee, Plateau of... ColdCase1984 Campfire Tracker ColdCase1984 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,058 Heart of Tennessee, Plateau of... what do they weigh nekkid? Just looked it up 7.85 lbs., per Legacy website. Last edited by ColdCase1984; 04/29/16. �When in doubt, I whip it out.� Uncle Ted

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! 260Remguy #11151755 04/29/16 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,154 On the Santa Fe Trail T taylorce1 Campfire Tracker taylorce1 Campfire Tracker T Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,154 On the Santa Fe Trail I don't care how good the Lightnings are I'm saving my cash for the Alpine 6.5 Creedmoor. I've handled a .308 and .243 and I like them a lot.

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! ColdCase1984 #11151757 04/29/16 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,119 OMAHA 260Remguy OP Campfire 'Bwana OP 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,119 OMAHA Probably because of the Hogue stock. Stocky's has B&C stock for $272 that they claim only weigh around 2.25 lbs. I put a 6.5 Creedmoor Vanguard2 into a McM McM Hunter and it became a whole different, better, rifle.

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! 260Remguy #11151862 04/29/16 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,058 Heart of Tennessee, Plateau of... ColdCase1984 Campfire Tracker ColdCase1984 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,058 Heart of Tennessee, Plateau of... What did it weigh, .260? �When in doubt, I whip it out.� Uncle Ted

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! 260Remguy #11152110 04/29/16 Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,251 raleigh, nc F fats Campfire Regular fats Campfire Regular F Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,251 raleigh, nc What are they twisted?

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! fats #11152139 04/29/16 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,119 OMAHA 260Remguy OP Campfire 'Bwana OP 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,119 OMAHA According to Emmett at Legacy, the Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoors are cut 1-8" ROT.

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! taylorce1 #11152255 04/29/16 Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 8,659 back home in Potter Co. PA O old_willys Campfire Outfitter old_willys Campfire Outfitter O Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 8,659 back home in Potter Co. PA Originally Posted by taylorce1 I don't care how good the Lightnings are I'm saving my cash for the Alpine 6.5 Creedmoor. I've handled a .308 and .243 and I like them a lot. I have been trying to find a howa alpine in 6.5 for a while. Ted

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! 260Remguy #11153057 04/29/16 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 31,402 59644 M MtnBoomer Campfire 'Bwana MtnBoomer Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 31,402 59644 6.5CM, 1 in 8", $52 layaway. Great! They have a hard plastic stock. Possibly like the mini, they can be slimmed. Will give it a try. What about the trigger, regular or two-stage? "I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!" --- Kid Rock 2022 Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! MtnBoomer #11153174 04/29/16 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,119 OMAHA 260Remguy OP Campfire 'Bwana OP 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,119 OMAHA I will let you know when mine arrives, the UPS shipping notice says that it is due in on Wednesday. I hope that it has a plastic stock that isn't a Hogue.

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! 260Remguy #11153229 04/29/16 Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,689 Kentucky C CrimsonTide Campfire Ranger CrimsonTide Campfire Ranger C Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,689 Kentucky That ought to be a great rifle at a steal of a price. I am a fan of the creedmoor for sure. "The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them." -Master Chief Hershel Davis

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! 260Remguy #11153239 04/29/16 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 31,402 59644 M MtnBoomer Campfire 'Bwana MtnBoomer Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 31,402 59644 Wednesday is a lot sooner than I'll get mine... I was informed they're definitely not overmolded type Hogues. The pictures I've seen look like the same configuration as the mini, a hard Hoque, portly yet stiff. Would really like to see a two-stage. "I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!" --- Kid Rock 2022 Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! 260Remguy #11153273 04/29/16 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 6,314 Western Kentucky S shortactionsmoker Campfire Tracker shortactionsmoker Campfire Tracker S Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 6,314 Western Kentucky Originally Posted by 260Remguy I will let you know when mine arrives, the UPS shipping notice says that it is due in on Wednesday. I hope that it has a plastic stock that isn't a Hogue. It's the plastic stock. I'll check the trigger again, but IIRC its not the two stage. I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! 260Remguy #11153376 04/29/16 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 6,314 Western Kentucky S shortactionsmoker Campfire Tracker shortactionsmoker Campfire Tracker S Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 6,314 Western Kentucky I was wrong -- two stage trigger. I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! shortactionsmoker #11153687 04/30/16 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,119 OMAHA 260Remguy OP Campfire 'Bwana OP 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,119 OMAHA Derrik, I don't know how you stay on top of all that you have going on! Family, work, and time for the campfire boys too!

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! 260Remguy #11154094 04/30/16 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 31,402 59644 M MtnBoomer Campfire 'Bwana MtnBoomer Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 31,402 59644 Priorities - Thanks SAS! "I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!" --- Kid Rock 2022 Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! old_willys #11158961 05/02/16 Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 41 C crobar Campfire Greenhorn crobar Campfire Greenhorn C Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 41 Originally Posted by old_willys Originally Posted by taylorce1 I don't care how good the Lightnings are I'm saving my cash for the Alpine 6.5 Creedmoor. I've handled a .308 and .243 and I like them a lot. I have been trying to find a howa alpine in 6.5 for a while. They are a good shooter, mine weighed exactly 7 lbs with Talley mounts and a 3x9 Leupold. My Son liked it so well that he took it away from me and now I'm trying to find an Alpine in .308..

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! 260Remguy #11159138 05/02/16 Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 29 R rcarr Campfire Greenhorn rcarr Campfire Greenhorn R Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 29 Is the only difference between these and the "regular" howas the stock? Same trigger safety and bottom metal?

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! 260Remguy #11159408 05/02/16 Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 41 C crobar Campfire Greenhorn crobar Campfire Greenhorn C Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 41 The main difference is that the receiver has been shaved slightly on both sides and the Bansner stock. Bottom metal is the same. It balances very nicely so it will be a comfortable rifle to carry. I'm anxious to see how it is in the .308 chambering.

Re: Howa 1500s in 6.5 Creedmoor have arrived! 260Remguy #11159464 05/02/16 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,697 Kingsport Tn P pseshooter300 Campfire Regular pseshooter300 Campfire Regular P Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,697 Kingsport Tn Post some actual pics when u get the gun Tater