02-09-2016, 11:49 PM
bwaites Wrote: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.
the whole metric threading this is a big mystery to me. its a metric thread....its still the same process, just different thread pitch. how a gunsmith would scoff at re barreling one is beyond me. over the years, we have heard manyh of the same remarks to having a Howa blue printed, Howa quality is a big step above the rest.