Not picking on Howa because they all do it but threading a 20” and especially a 22” barrel is a swing and a miss for most of us. For the people who want a 20”-22” barrel they don’t need or want the threads. For those who want the threads for a suppressor( I doubt guys are putting a brake on these) we don’t want barrels that long. I had a 22” threaded 1/2x28. Had 5” cut off and threaded back 1/2x28…lol.