#Howa 1500 serial number lookup manual#
The Howa manual linked below says that if you assemble the bolt incorrectly, turning the sleeve too far, the striker will protrude, possibly a dangerous condition.ĭo it right and your rifle will be safe. The Howa recall notice is at: It refers to Sports World in Tulsa OK for repairs and has a phone number to call for help. Unfortunately a torn rotator cuff forced me to sell it. Wonderful rifle that exceeded the Weatherby accuracy claims, even without any extensive load workup.
I couldn't find any information on exactly what the sleeve changes entailed, no pictures.Īre the bolts numbered? I had a Weatherby Vanguard - same rifle in 300 Wby Magnum, but don't remember. Or the bolt or shroud isn't original to the rifle. There have been a large number of Howa models plus those made for S&W and Weatherby and your gunsmith may be mistaken. The Howa manual linked below says that if you assemble the bolt incorrectly, turning the sleeve too far, the striker will protrude, possibly a dangerous condition. The gunsmith assured me the safety problem was only with the shrouds. Does anyone have knowledge or experience with this problem? Since my rifle is a good bit, but not that far beyond the recall cut-off, I'm wondering if they made the internal change before they changed the outside appearance.
Legacy would not help me, saying my rifle fell outside the official recall range, so end of discussion.
#Howa 1500 serial number lookup install#
The current importer, to arrange for recall or to obtain the new type of shroud to install myself. My rifle - B 0433xx - has such a smooth shroud. He said the defective, unmodified bolts are those with uniformly smooth bolt shrouds. However, when consulting with a gunsmith at Sports World, a firm mentioned in the recall notice, about another Howa rifle, he told me that the 'good bolts' all have notched shrouds that have clear squared-off projections at 12 and 9 o'clock. I have a Howa 1500 with a serial number - B 0433XX - which falls well outside the range for the recall. What are the defects? Serial Numbers.xls (375.5 KB). Refer to attached list of serial numbers.