Haven't handled a carbon unit, just the walnut one I modded... Sure strip easy. One machine screw for the trigger assembly and another for the bolt release.
Howa seems to get close every once in a while then strikes out. Fat-assed Mini stocks. Abortion of a magazine assembly. The Superlite bottom plastic is really really minimal amount of structure. Prices are high these days but damn they're high! Sure are light though!
They did it right with the Alpine. I picked one up for $600, and it had zero shortcomings, barrel twist aside. Honestly, if I had bought it before my Fieldcraft, I would’ve probably quit right there. Since there was considerable overlap with those two, I donated the Howa to my son and the grandchildren. He made a nice running shot with it last year.
