chaim
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I am thinking about buying a few rifles once the weather gets a bit better and I can get to the rifle range more often. I am thinking about a few types (I've been buying handguns mostly over the past year or year and a half and have some rifle catch up to do). Among others I want to finally add a centerfire bolt rifle.
I am thinking about buying from a local dealer that handles Howa 1500s from these guys:www.legacysports.com/ .
They (the local dealer that is) have been at the past few gun shows I've gone to with sample targets. Even the lightest barreled guns have targets showing sub-MOA accuracy (I don't know if they are being honest about which gun the target belongs to or about it being the average group when perhaps it was the best group though). All of them I've handled do seem to look and feel very good. The prices were very good- with the cheaper models being well under $500 (with scopes) and going up to about $800 (no scope) in the more expensive models.
Does anyone know about Legacy Sports? How good are Howa rifles (from what I've heard so far they sound decent)? Is the accuracy in the test targets likely honest (average or best group)? How should these rifles compare to a Remington 700, Winchester 70, Savage 110, or Ruger 77 (the other likely contenders)? Have I found my first commercial bolt rifle (there is a chance I'll buy a mil-surp first)?
I am thinking about buying from a local dealer that handles Howa 1500s from these guys:www.legacysports.com/ .
They (the local dealer that is) have been at the past few gun shows I've gone to with sample targets. Even the lightest barreled guns have targets showing sub-MOA accuracy (I don't know if they are being honest about which gun the target belongs to or about it being the average group when perhaps it was the best group though). All of them I've handled do seem to look and feel very good. The prices were very good- with the cheaper models being well under $500 (with scopes) and going up to about $800 (no scope) in the more expensive models.
Does anyone know about Legacy Sports? How good are Howa rifles (from what I've heard so far they sound decent)? Is the accuracy in the test targets likely honest (average or best group)? How should these rifles compare to a Remington 700, Winchester 70, Savage 110, or Ruger 77 (the other likely contenders)? Have I found my first commercial bolt rifle (there is a chance I'll buy a mil-surp first)?