Thread: Best $1000 budget rifle ??

Originally Posted by GravelBen

Quite true and often forgotten, some people think a 1 MOA guarantee is more meaningful than it really is. With modern rifles its basically just a guarantee that it will be at least average (with a good shooter and ammo it likes).



The hogue stock was actually one of the things I didn't like about the Howas I've handled - the grippyness was nice, but the fore-end was so soft and flexible that I could push it against the barrel easily with light finger pressure. Doesn't worry some people, but it would annoy me if I owned one.

True, I've also found that if you push the fore-end to the left or right before you tighten the action screws, it'll more or less stay in that position. Easy to avoid, and even if you rest the fore-end on a bipod or tree branch etc it won't touch the barrel through the sheer weight of the rifle. There are niggly things yes, but we are talking a sub $1k rifle, $899 without the scope usually