It was made by Howa in Japan during the 1970s and 1980s. The synthetic stock puts it from the 1980s, I imagine. It looks ready to hunt to me.
Howa makes excellent guns.
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Sand and use Rustoleum bed liner makes a great finish unless you have a beard or whiskers so sand it down after spray dries on the check side. If you want a real grippy effect, put the can in the freezer for 20-30 minutes before spraying
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |