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26-01-2015, 19:04 #1
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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.Last edited by camouflage762; 27-01-2015 at 18:24.
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26-01-2015, 19:55 #2
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And offcourse a photo
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26-01-2015, 19:59 #3
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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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26-01-2015, 20:03 #4
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Re: Range report on custom .308 howa scout rifle
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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26-01-2015, 20:14 #5
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Re: Range report on custom .308 howa scout rifle
Very nice!
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26-01-2015, 20:28 #6
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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26-01-2015, 20:31 #7
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Re: Range report on custom .308 howa scout rifle
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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26-01-2015, 20:41 #8
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Re: Range report on custom .308 howa scout rifle
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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27-01-2015, 05:39 #9
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Re: Range report on custom .308 howa scout rifle
Nice. What bullet weight are you shooting?
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27-01-2015, 07:25 #10
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Re: Range report on custom .308 howa scout rifle
I love scout rifles!!! Very nice gertjie87
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