This is a great rifle. I've had a 1500 in .308 since 1993 . Never a malfunction and is deadly accurate.

Sounds like a fun day on the range! Headed to Wyoming at the end of the week with my .270. Thank you for all your work on conservation and education!

Good to see you looking better Randy

Good luck Randy. I'm heading up to Wyoming on Saturday.

I’m definitely getting a Howa for my next rifle! Tried and true by randy means it’s gotta be good! Can’t wait to see new episodes from Alaska hunting, hope to meet you again one day, big fan!

I love to shoot my rifles "dirty". They are more accurate when I do. I make sure the cold bore shot is within the sub-MOA performance range, but as you said, unless I have an obstruction of some sort in the barrel, I leave it alone until the end of the season.

Just ordered a Howa HS Precision in .308 based on your recommendations and experience. I'm a 6.5 CM target shooter but I think your experience with the .308 proves its a great caliber for North American game. Thanks

thanks for showing the freaking groups.

Love my 1500 in 223! Only rifle I've ever owned that can stick three shots in the same hole!

I know, fine walnut's the best gunstock material and all that, but those composite stocks on the Howa's look really, really nice.

Looks like you are getting too many rifles and scopes ....might need to give some of them to your KZfaq fans. Just a thought!

I'm kind of surprised that Howa doesn't do barrel lapping at the factory like CZ does. Both are fantastic rifle manufacturers, Howa is especially a good value for the money, but CZ really offers old world craftsmanship and I like that a lot.

Impressive quiver of rifles. You pretty much have anything you need covered. You will be impressed by the 6.5 if you have not had a lot of time with that cartridge yet.

GREAT VIDEO THANKS ...

i just bought a howa 1500 in .308 with a scope and bipod and detachable mag.

Am excitedly waiting for your next vid because I am planning to buy a howa in 270 caliber. Also where is the best place to buy howa?

That looks like a range I shot at in Casper, Wyoming.

Looks like you raided my supply room, I use the same sled and cleaning setup. What are your thoughts on the Hogue pillar bed stocks that come on the Howa? I'm shooting 300 wm and it may need more rigidity for long range accuracy.

Can’t wait until after prototyping is done so you can do a full breakdown review.

I would also want to try a 140 grain Accubond in that 6.5 Creedmoore.

They make a 7mm-08 in heavy or semi heavy barrel?

What happened to their stainless steel barrels?

...all that 'break-in" would have been a handy time to chronograph those loads. Neighbor brought over a new Browning Hells Canyon & a couple boxes of Vortex ammo that chrono'd 150fps faster than advertised...

Did they Pillar Bed them? I have a Weather Vangaurd that shot OK then I Pillar Bedded it and IIM getting 1" groups off the Lead Sled at 200 yards.

Are you going to have one of these new models in 7mm-08

Are you going to use the 270 for elk

Really wish Howa would release a 280 Remington

Wish I could afford one of those nice

Randy, I know you’re a fan of the .308 as well as the 7mm-08. I’m curious to know your thoughts regarding the 6.5 Creedmoor for various hunting applications. Love the channel, keep up the great work!

As you test these rifles would you mind posting the results along the way. Example: You 5 shot groups after sight in, When you change to a new bullets, ... I see you are using 130 grain for the 270. I use to use the 130 until I started to shoot the Nosler AB or the ballistic tip and I have found the 140 grain group better and stay more accurate at longer distances. Thanks for bring great videos to the public!!!

I was hoping to see some group sizes. That’s a good day at the range but LOTS of cleaning doing 4 rifles.

What are the cerakote colors of rifles featured in this video? Is that "hidden white" or some shade of gray?

I'm trying to find the .308 that's in this video. What howa rifle is it? I can't find one in stainless steel with the grey stock with black like the one in the video. I lost all 15 of my guns in a house fire and have had to borrow guns to hunt. I'd like to try one of these stainless howas. If someone could help identify what model I'd appreciate it

Do those Howa's have a two stage trigger like the Weatherby Vanguards or are they single stage?

Hey Randy, I'm curious if you have an opinion on .308s fired from a 20" barrel vs 22" barrel. Any real difference in performance? The rifle would be used primarily for deer and elk in the PNW.

Where do you get howa 1500 rifles in Canada thanks

love the stocks, what are they?

Barrel break in thoughts. 5r rifles don’t collect as much junk. In theory they are almost broken in news. Treated barrels with mirror would take much longer. Stainless would break in the quickest

Hello Randy I am interested in getting a HOWA 1500 .308 due to your show. On the .308 do you run the 22” #2, STANDARD BARREL HS PRECISION STOCK or the 26" #4, SEMI HEAVY BARREL, HS PRECISION STOCK ? What is better in terms of accuracy and in the field usage?

I live in montana, how do I go about obtaining a Howa rifle?

I use a 25-06 117 gr sst it's killed 10 deer and 3 elk shot placement is everything. Double lung or hart shot never go further then 50 yards most of them drop dead in their track. To many people shooting game in the sholder and running a bunch of meat

Do they come cerakoted from the factory?

Man I am glad I don't have your job :P . I have a couple days off I need to burn, if you need a Range B****h let me know. Montana is not that far from Utah. I am looking forward to see your findings. Especially with the Creedmoor.

It's a hard life ain't it Randy😄

Just wondering what were the groups with the 6.5 creedmore with that ammo ?

Randy do you think the 6.5 has enough juice for elk?

Are the rifles going to shoot different in the field when you don't have that lead sled on your shoulder? Do you sight them in at the end without it because it changes how the rifle shoots

Hows your health Randy??

Interested to see how that 270 does. I have a 270 and I love it.

Are these rifles the HS Precision model?

Randy, how do you feel about the 6.5 Creedmoor for elk? Looking to build a hunting rifle in creedmoor for an all arounder in hopes of someday elk hunting

I would goddam love to have a howa hs with a green stock and a silver barrel with 26inch semi heavy barrel with a accubrake in 300winmag

Why doesn’t the 30-06 get any love

C'mon Howa! I need a sub 5lbs 7mm-08!

You are amassing quite the collection of rifles and ammunition. Three questions; 1.) Since you are breaking in or seasoning each of these barrels while punching holes in paper and getting the rifle close to zero, could the "average joe" who doesn't have access to free ammunition use inexpensive rounds of the same bullet weight to accomplish this same task? I typically follow nearly the same procedure outlined and in so doing go through and entire 20 round box of shells and once this is accomplished then switch to the intended round for setting the final zero . For example, use Remington 180 grain for seasoning and then Nosler 180 grain for final zero. 2.) I did not see anywhere in the video the use of a chronograph to accurately determine muzzle velocity of the various rifles and ammunition combinations. Are you taking at face value the published or printed values for muzzle velocity provided by the manufacture? 3.) One of the attractive features associated with many different Leupold scopes is the CDS System. In previous videos you have used this system to precisely "dial in" a long distance shot. There are several straight forward elements that go into creating a CDS dial (cartridge & caliber, bullet weight, bullet make/brand, ballistic coefficient, sight distance, zero distance, muzzle velocity) and some that are user defined (average temperature, average elevation). Will all of the rifles featured in this video segment eventually have CDS dials and if so, what temperature and elevation values will be assigned to each rifle? Sorry for the long winded question.

lead sleds are horrible for accuracy....use a bag and let the gun recoil. Best is to allow the guns to recoil straight back on a good bag and not bounce...that lead sled is putting a lot of stress on the stock and the impact and groups are significantly affected....

Howa leupold and nosler should send me stuff

Bet the best around will be the 308.

Old saying. Beware of the man with only one “rifle” . I wish

Must be ruff.

7mm Rem Mag doesn't get no love?? 😁

there's absolutely no need whatsoever to 'break-in' a hammer forged barrel made with today's metals and processes. Are we removing copper from the barrel? I doubt seriously any of those Howas accumulated any real amount of copper. Oh, what removes copper..? Ammonia. Ammonia doesn't discriminate. If it attacks copper, which is far more noble than ordinance steel, you can be sure it will attack steel, and you've ruined your gun altogether.

Howa needs to stop using the Hogue pillar-bedded Overmolded stock with the M1500 rifle and switch to the Overmolded version of that stock with the full aluminum bedding block. The pillar-bedded version has way too much flex and ruins the accuracy of the rifle.