Nice rifle for the money super accurate out of the box.

I am very happy with myRifles

This was my 3rd firearms purchase from buds, and I have yet to experience anything in the way of an inconvenience on their part. I have made many non firearms purchases as well and all went without a hiccup. Now, to the meat and potatoes. This rifle in my opinion looks awesome in person. It is a lighter hue than the picture would suggest. For a reference it matches very closely with the brightness tones in the Realtree AP patterns. I wear the AP and this rifle fades right into my hunting jacket. The scope is better than expected, and seems to be holding zero for me. Time will tell on that, scopes are a whole different ballgame. The rifle itself will absolutely shoot better than the shooter, the m1500 are pretty commonly known to be tack drivers and mine proved no different. Your sub MOA before you take it out of the box. I would like to note that my scope nor my mount were installed when I got my rifle. This was a plus for me as the scope came inside it's factory box, which was in the box with the rifle. Trigger is perfect on this rifle, no need for any modification. This is a fantastic package for the hunter who wants a rifle that strays a little off the beaten path. Happy with buds, thrilled with my howa. Nuff' said.

This is a sub moa rifle out of the box. Replace the scope, rings, and bipod and you're good to go. Its a solid system. Crisp trigger. My only complaint is the magazine feeding system is plastic, but its not an issue considering you can switch back and forth from internal magazine and external.