Some of you have already seen this press release in the Outdoor Wire. Most have seen the banner ads for Howa now rotating on the site.
It has been a discussion since last fall, when Andy called me from his deer hunt in South Dakota. He had watched an episode and wanted to be in our show. He was doing a deer hunt just like our kind of hunts, and wanted to reach more On Your Own hunters. He said he was sending me rifles and that after I shot them, I would want to use them in the show.
Sounded good. I had shot most every other rifle known to man as part of this project.
I talked to a lot of varmit guys who shoot Howas. They raved about them. I did not realize how much of the varmit market Howa owns.
I spent a lot of time talking to guys who have built rifles off the Howa 1500 barreled actions. They love them.
Wait a second ...... these are some of the most reasonably priced rifles made, why have I not heard about them as being so accurate? Probably because I hadn't done much asking or much research.
We did a lot of talking at SHOT and Elk Camp. I got to shoot some of these and he was right, I was impressed. Great trigger adjustments, smooth actions, and from all my tests and talking with guys who shoot more rifles than I do, accuracy was excellent. All results pointed to what Andy had promised - these are rifles I would like to shoot for our show.
With that, I am happy to tell you that Howa rifles, and their companion shotgun company, Escort Shotguns, will be the official rifles and shotguns of On Your Own Adventures.
I have been shooting them all spring. So far, they are way better than I am, which might not be a high bar to clear. We are getting more of them ready for the hunts this fall. I will continue to shoot them over the summer and will provide feedback. We will be helping them with feedback on features and ideas that work for the serious big game hunter.
We are building a 7mm-.08 for the wolf hunt(s) we will do this fall. I am excited to get that one and shoot it. Will also add a .270 to the arsenal, and probably something in one of the varmit calibers.
To make sure you guys get a chance to see what they are like, Andy wants us to have a drawing for the Hunt Talkers, where the winner gets their choice of any Howa rifle or Escort Shotgun. And if you are a rifle nut and want to build your own, you could exchange one of those for a barreled action.
Thanks to Andy, Gene, and Rick at Howa. They have been great to work with and they are committed to being the rifle of the On Your Own hunter, the same as they have become the rifle of choice among varmit hunters.
Welcome Howa.
http://www.theoutdoorwire.com/story/1306391418fhvp6zxrkye
It has been a discussion since last fall, when Andy called me from his deer hunt in South Dakota. He had watched an episode and wanted to be in our show. He was doing a deer hunt just like our kind of hunts, and wanted to reach more On Your Own hunters. He said he was sending me rifles and that after I shot them, I would want to use them in the show.
Sounded good. I had shot most every other rifle known to man as part of this project.
I talked to a lot of varmit guys who shoot Howas. They raved about them. I did not realize how much of the varmit market Howa owns.
I spent a lot of time talking to guys who have built rifles off the Howa 1500 barreled actions. They love them.
Wait a second ...... these are some of the most reasonably priced rifles made, why have I not heard about them as being so accurate? Probably because I hadn't done much asking or much research.
We did a lot of talking at SHOT and Elk Camp. I got to shoot some of these and he was right, I was impressed. Great trigger adjustments, smooth actions, and from all my tests and talking with guys who shoot more rifles than I do, accuracy was excellent. All results pointed to what Andy had promised - these are rifles I would like to shoot for our show.
With that, I am happy to tell you that Howa rifles, and their companion shotgun company, Escort Shotguns, will be the official rifles and shotguns of On Your Own Adventures.
I have been shooting them all spring. So far, they are way better than I am, which might not be a high bar to clear. We are getting more of them ready for the hunts this fall. I will continue to shoot them over the summer and will provide feedback. We will be helping them with feedback on features and ideas that work for the serious big game hunter.
We are building a 7mm-.08 for the wolf hunt(s) we will do this fall. I am excited to get that one and shoot it. Will also add a .270 to the arsenal, and probably something in one of the varmit calibers.
To make sure you guys get a chance to see what they are like, Andy wants us to have a drawing for the Hunt Talkers, where the winner gets their choice of any Howa rifle or Escort Shotgun. And if you are a rifle nut and want to build your own, you could exchange one of those for a barreled action.
Thanks to Andy, Gene, and Rick at Howa. They have been great to work with and they are committed to being the rifle of the On Your Own hunter, the same as they have become the rifle of choice among varmit hunters.
Welcome Howa.
http://www.theoutdoorwire.com/story/1306391418fhvp6zxrkye
