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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 scout rifle is a conceptual class of general-purpose rifles defined and promoted by Jeff Cooper in the early 1980s [1] that bears similarities in the design and functionality of guide guns, mountain rifles, and other rifle archetypes, but with more emphasis being placed on comfortable portability and practical accuracy, rather than firepower and long range shooting.
FN Model 30-11: Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal: 7.62×51mm NATO: Bolt-action Belgium: 1976 FN Special Police Rifle: Fabrique Nationale de Herstal: 7.62×51mm NATO.300 Winchester Short Magnum: Bolt-action Belgium: 2004 FN Tactical Sport Rifle: Fabrique Nationale de Herstal: 7.62×51mm NATO.308 Winchester.300 Winchester Short Magnum.223 Remington ...
The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. This ammunition was developed following World War II as part of the NATO small arms standardization, it is made to replicate the ballistics of a pre-WWII full power rifle cartridge in a more compact package.
Soon after releasing the Howa M300, the company began working on a new type of a hunting rifle in order to meet the demand for large-caliber bolt-action rifles in Japan. During the development, the designers used the Finnish SAKO L61R "Finnbear" as the basis of the design.
Howa has produced a long line of civilian hunting and target practice rifles in a range of calibers. Howa has also manufactured products or components for other firearm companies, such as Mossberg, Smith & Wesson, and Weatherby. The Smith & Wesson Model 1000 shotgun of the 1970s and 1980s was designed and manufactured by Howa. [17]
The .308 Winchester has a 3.64 mL (56 gr H 2 O) cartridge case capacity. [9] The exterior shape of the case was designed to promote reliable case feeding and extraction in bolt-action rifles and machine guns alike, under extreme conditions. .308 Winchester maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions. All dimensions in millimeters (mm) and inches.
FN Model 1949: FN Herstal.30-06 Springfield 7.92×57mm Mauser 7×57mm Mauser 7.62×51mm NATO 7.65×53mm Argentine Belgium: 1947 PS90: FN Herstal: FN 5.7×28mm Belgium: Farquhar–Hill rifle.303 British United Kingdom: 1908 Fort Ellis XR86: Fort Ellis, Abingdon Pennsylvania: 5.56×45mm NATO United States: 1986 Frommer semiautotic rifle [1 ...