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    Default Range report on custom .308 howa scout rifle

    Hi guys want to share a bit about my experience with my custom .308 howa scout rifle Rifle specs howa 1500 .308 bull barrel.

    barrel cut to 16" minox 1.5-8x32 scope la sports magazine conversion kit with 10rnd mags I have shot this rifle before on the range mainly doing some accuracy testing and I found that it did offer sub moa accuracy out to 300m (I have not tried further) I have also taken her hunting once and got a springbuck at 60m and a black wildebeest at 180m all in all the rifle handles very well.

    This weekend though I got to play with her at Sas and boy did she perform well.

    She weighs in at about 4kg while not to light she is a joy to carry even on the hike with all the other gear. After the hike I got to put her through her paces and managed 30 shots in the 4 minutes. These shots were taken from the kneeling position after the 3.2km hike in the blistering sun.

    And I managed a 19/30 hit rate, not to bad in my book. The only issue I had was the rounds getting stuck in the mag, a quick "tap,rack" sorted it right out. After some down time we enjoyed some further rifle PT and again she performed remarkably well. With the scope on 1.5x I managed fast accurate shots at 50m.

    She proved to be a joy to handle and manipulate. It would seem she is balanced really well and shooting her offhand was easy and enjoyable. I managed to keep up quite well with the other guys shooting msr's.

    All in all she really is a beaut and I would do the conversion again. I really agree with Cooper: the one gun to have when you can only have one gun.

    A short barrelled bolt gun with magazine capability really is a capable gun for anything.
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    Default Re: Range report on custom .308 howa scout rifle

    That is the funniest looking bolt action rifle I have ever seen!

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    These cut down Howa bull barrel rifles are flippen fantastic. Mine is cut down to 20", dealer has one cut down to 18" and I tell you it is the sweetest rifle I have ever seen. Your 16" one looks even better!! Nice!

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    Default Re: Range report on custom .308 howa scout rifle

    Very nice!

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    Default Re: Range report on custom .308 howa scout rifle

    Nice rifle and scope combo.

    Was a pleasure to shoot. If she weighed a bit less you would have pleased the Colonel.

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    Wow, I like what you did to the Howa. What stock is on the rifle? Have you played with a Ruger Gunsite Scout yet?

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    Thanx guys.
    Pistolboy it the basic over moulded stock that the howa comes with. I had a look at the ruger before i did this but the ruger has a 18" barrel and i did not like the action so i decided to rather make my own

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    Nice. What bullet weight are you shooting?

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    I love scout rifles!!! Very nice gertjie87

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