Howa 1500 Barreled Actions are the perfect platform for a quality precision rifle build, at an affordable cost. Every Howa Barreled Action, from the firing pin to the barrel is perfectly designed; quality machined, fitted with exacting tolerances and all with superior hammer forged pre-hardened steel. Howa features a machined receiver and forged bolt. The bolt features an integral bolt handle and pressure vent holes and the reliable M-16 style extractor/ejector. Howa's factory barrels are cold hammer forged steel and are chambered symmetrically at the corner of the axis with headspace set to stringent and exacting specs. Bolt faces are true and square to the chamber. All Howa b Mfg: Howa