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The Howa 1500 or Howa M1500 (豊和M1500, hōwa-M1500) is a bolt-action rifle produced in Japan by Howa Machinery. Introduced in 1979, [1] it has been used by hunters as a hunting rifle with various cartridge offerings. It is also utilized by military and law enforcement elements as a sniper rifle.
The 6mm Creedmoor is a necked-down version of the 6.5mm Creedmoor using 6 mm (.243 inch) bullets, lighter than 6.5 mm bullets with similarly reduced recoil. [30] John Snow at Outdoor Life built a 6mm Creedmoor rifle in 2009 for a magazine article of the wildcat cartridge that appeared in 2010, but the first documented conception of the 6mm ...
Howa 1500, [30] [31] S&W 1500, Mossberg 1500, Weatherby Vanguard M26 1.5 mm 60° 17.91 mm 3.8 mm depth countersink for the bolt head with a 17.9 mm diameter
6.5mm Creedmoor 7mm Remington Magnum.308 Winchester ... Howa 1500: Howa.22-250 Remington.223 Remington.204 Ruger 6.5×55mm.300 Winchester Magnum.308 Winchester
The 6.5 Creedmoor was a joint development between former Marine Corps competitive shooter David Tubb and Hornady Ballistician David Emary. [12] Hornady Manufactures 6.5 Creedmoor cartridges, bullets and reloading dies.
The 6.5-284 has been used extensively in benchrest competitions and is known as an extremely accurate long range round. Using an improved version of the 6.5-284, Rich DeSimone set a 1,000-yard (914.4 m) world record with a 1.564-inch (39.73 mm) group. [4]
7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester), 6.5mm Creedmoor United States: 1954 M21 Sniper Weapon System: Rock Island Arsenal Springfield Armory: 7.62×51mm NATO United States: 1968 M25 Sniper Weapon System: Springfield Armory.308 Winchester United States: 1991 M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle: Sage International: 7.62×51mm NATO United States: 2008 M89SR ...
While .308 Winchester has traditionally been the most popular cartridge in the past, the development of lighter recoil chamberings with sufficient downrange energy, like the 7mm-08 Remington, .260 Remington, and 6.5 Creedmoor, is becoming more common for metallic silhouette shooting. [28]