My local gunshop has a Howa 1500 stainless in 6.5x55 I've been eyeballing for a month... $575 seems a little steep for a howa though.
Buy that rifle!!
It is Stainless and in 6.5x55. I may be wrong but I do not think that Howa is producing Stainless rifles at the moment. It seems they offer blue or cerekote.
Probably will not get any cheaper...unless you live in an area that encourages podunk behavior.
