Just an fyi for howa HOWA rifle safety notice, bolt recalled In the December 2002 issue of the American Rifleman (p. 85) is an Important Safety Notice concerning Howa rifles made between 1970 and 1993. I just read it last night, while perusing the magazine. 'Howa Machinery Ltd. Of Japan is performing a safety upgrade on all Model 1500, 1550 and 1700LS series rifles manufactured between 1970 and 1993. 'The affected rifles bear serial numbers from one of the following series on the receiver: PN00010 through PN87159, LS00001 through LS05150, M000001 through M020422, LS10001 through LS10309, B000001 through B028450.

'The safety upgrade will replace the bolt sleeve to prevent misassembly of the bolt, which might occur on affected rifles. Such misassembly might result in a hazardous condition in which the rifle can be accidentally discharged without the bolt being fully engaged, causing severe injury. 'These rifles were distributed by Smith & Wesson, O.F. A Streetcar Named Desire 1995. Mossberg and Sons and Interarms.

These rifles may bear the distributor trademark. 'Stop using your rifle immediately and visit our website at or call Howa at 1-800-456-5131 to receive a Bolt Return Kit. 'Only the bolt sleeve is being upgraded.

Your bolt will be returned to you after the upgrade. 'NO OTHER HOWA RIFLES ARE AFFECTED. CHECK YOUR SERIAL NUMBER. Mine is a Mossberg 1500 Howa in.270 Win. I won't be worrying about it either way.

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Works fine as far as I can tell. Only trouble I ever had with it is the cartridge magazine is sometimes sticky if I am not careful how I fill it. Maybe if this alert from Dec 2002 is still active to get a bolt return kit, I'll get one shipped to me. I am not sure what my ser number is at the moment but I'll check.

Then I'll call em if it falls in the range. My rifle is not tapped for a front site. Late edit: Just checked Mine is M020015 so I fall in the recall. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER Although The High Road has attempted to provide accurate information on the forum, The High Road assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information. All information is provided 'as is' with all faults without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. Neither The High Road nor any of its directors, members, managers, employees, agents, vendors, or suppliers will be liable for any direct, indirect, general, bodily injury, compensatory, special, punitive, consequential, or incidental damages including, without limitation, lost profits or revenues, costs of replacement goods, loss or damage to data arising out of the use or inability to use this forum or any services associated with this forum, or damages from the use of or reliance on the information present on this forum, even if you have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Local gunshop hasn't heard of the X7 series? BTW, new Savages--I think he means the Savage Axis, as he's getting over the 770--do not have the AccuTrigger.

From the examples I've handled, the Edge/Axis has got to be the cheapest quality gun I've ever seen--and that includes the 770. The best buy for your money would be 1) Marlin X7 if you're planning on spending about $300; 2) Howa 1500 if you're planning on spending $400; and 3) Tikka T3 if you're planning on spending $500. Savages are a seriously obselete design (assuming you mean the 110 series), are overpriced for the features they offer (well, so are Tikkas), and are just plain ugly--I mean every Savage in productino today.Ugly is a personal subjective opinion. My 10 y/o daughter picked which rifles she liked and she wanted camp/stainless.

We looked at various models, and it was the Gander Mtn exclusive camo/stainless Savage for the win. She loves it..270 too. Personally I'm pleased with the quality when comparingt to same price. $300 OTD NIB is a good investmant to get another youth in the field. If getting her something that appeals to her helps, worth every penny. Ugly is a personal subjective opinion. My 10 y/o daughter picked which rifles she liked and she wanted camp/stainless.