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I read a good bit after I bought mine. Howa had some throat issues with their rifles for a while. I forget what year it was, but fairly recently they made some changes. Mine is brand new. The first (and only to this point) load I tried, I sighted it in and shot a 3 shot accuracy group that went into about 3/4 inch.

To the OP that sounds great. That $299 price is really tempting to try out a interesting chambering. The thing is I've got a couple of nice 257 Roberts and 270 already. Your report isn't helping fight the urge though.

I have heard that the original chamberings in 6.5x55 did have problems. I killed a couple of deer with my Howa 6.5X55, and it was certainly accurate enough for doing that. The Swedish Mauser I'd had before I got the Howa was actually a more accurate rifle. It just didn't like full power loads, whereas the Howa would handle them.

I got a chance to shoot the Howa a little more today, and it keeps impressing me big time. I tried some different powders, just using what I've got on hand. Varget did not do too good, but IMR 4064 gave a good sub inch group at a 100 yards. W760 still shot the best, with a 1/2 inch group. My 300 and 400 yard shooting range is now planted in beans, and I can't shoot there like I'd like to. But, I did shoot the 300 steel today, and shot about a 3 inch group, with the 120 Sierra's and the W760. That was by shooting off the toolbox on my Polaris Ranger. I've loaded up some more ammo using IMR4350 and a little stiffer load of 760 to try another day. This rifle appears to be a keeper.

That's great, seems like you got a heck of a rifle for $300.