The Howa 1500 Mini Action is a lightweight short action rifle. The bolt is a one piece design with two locking lugs. These box magazine fed rifles have Howa’s crisp two stage trigger and a three position safety. Accuracy and dependability were Howa’s main concern when building these 1500 Mini Actions. This 1500 is chambered in .223 Remington it will lend itself well to target practice and varmint hunting.