02-09-2016, 09:54 PM
JASmith Wrote:How easy is changing the barrel for thie average Joe?
Not, Howa utilizes a metric thread that many gunsmiths can't replicate easily. I had to send my 7mm out of state to have it rebarreled. Of course the new action might be different. In talking with gunsmiths in my area, they all simply said it wasn't worth their effort. Interestingly, one also shared that truing and blue printing a Howa was a ripoff for the customer, since he had NEVER seen one that wasn't square from the factory. I asked a couple others and they said essentially the same thing, while admitting that they had taken the work when customers insisted.
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