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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.
The .243 Winchester (6×52mm) is a popular sporting rifle cartridge. Developed as a versatile short action cartridge to hunt both medium game and small game alike, it "took whitetail hunting by storm" [ 2 ] when introduced in 1955, and remains one of the most popular whitetail deer cartridges.
.225 Winchester.220 Swift.243 Winchester.243 WSSM.250-3000 Savage.257 Roberts.25-06 Remington.25 WSSM 6.5×55mm.264 Winchester Magnum 6.5mm Creedmoor.270 Winchester.270 WSM.270 Weatherby Magnum.280 Remington 7mm Mauser 7mm-08 7 mm Remington Magnum 7mm WSM 7mm STW.300 Savage.30-06 Springfield.308 Winchester.300 H&H Magnum.300 Winchester Magnum ...
The Vanguard was based on the Howa 1500 bolt action and was initially only offered in standard calibers, and it provided an attractive alternative for buyers in the market for a sporting bolt-action rifle like the Winchester Model 70 or Remington Model 700. Weatherby has since offered the Vanguard chambered for select Weatherby magnum calibers. [3]
.243 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO.300 Winchester Magnum.338 Lapua Magnum: Bolt-action United States: 2008 FN Ballista: Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal.300 Winchester Magnum.308 Winchester.338 Lapua Magnum: Bolt-action Belgium: 2013 USMC M14 DMR: USMC Precision Weapons Section 7.62×51mm NATO: Short-stroke piston (semi-auto) United States: 2001 USMC ...
During the early 1970s, Howa produced the AR-18 and AR-180 5.56mm assault rifle as a license from Armalite Inc. of Costa Mesa, California, [15] which marketed the rifle to various military forces. Japanese government restrictions on the sales of military small arms to foreign countries eventually forced Howa to cease production of the AR-18/AR ...
The .243 Winchester Super Short Magnum or .243 WSSM is a rifle cartridge introduced in 2003. It uses a .300 WSM (Winchester Short Magnum) case shortened and necked down to accept a .243in/6mm diameter bullet, and is a high velocity round based on ballistics design philosophies that are intended to produce a high level of efficiency. [2]
WSM and WSSM family of cartridges. From left to right: .223 WSSM, .243 WSSM, .25 WSSM, .270 WSM, 7 mm WSM, .300 WSM, .325 WSM. Winchester Super Short Magnum, or WSSM is a line of rebated bottlenecked centerfire short magnum cartridges introduced by the U.S. Repeating Arms Company (Winchester Inc). [1]