Thread: My new vaimint rig

[My new bunny rifle,NIB Howa 22/250,factory rounds only,all for $1k.
the scope rail is long action(bugga)
a work in progress.
Sightron scope in da pipeline

No gun photo is complete without a couple sneeky toes peaking in there...

Nice looking rifle, should be a good shooter. Are they a fast or slow twist barrel?

I have one of those Boyds thumbhole stocks sitting here inletted for a Ruger 77/22 that I must get finished off... How do you find the distance between the thumbhole and trigger? I have taken quite a bit out of the thumbhole to shorten the gap, and also have to add a couple spacers in between the recoil pad and the stock to increase the length of pull a bit

Originally Posted by The Claw

No gun photo is complete without a couple sneeky toes peaking in there...

Nice looking rifle, should be a good shooter. Are they a fast or slow twist barrel?

I have one of those Boyds thumbhole stocks sitting here inletted for a Ruger 77/22 that I must get finished off... How do you find the distance between the thumbhole and trigger? I have taken quite a bit out of the thumbhole to shorten the gap, and also have to add a couple spacers in between the recoil pad and the stock to increase the length of pull a bit

My hands must be the same as Mr average,I've had 3 Boyd thumbholes now(sold 1)and the fit is good but needs a spacer in front of the pad.I put a Rem aftermarket pad on the 7mil08 and a piece of white nylon cuttingboard from Briscos as a spacer.
unfortunately the rail that came with it is a long action and I stole the screws from the Farrel 20moa 2 piece I have.The screws that came with the LA arn't long enough

1:12. I only want to use 55grn but have some older Lapua 50 grn sp for any dumb donkeys.I won't be carrying it far

Nice rifle, looks the part. I have never used a thumbhole stock, looks comfortable.

What Sightron scope are you going to get? I see Opticszone has some reasonably priced ones.

as with all good projects they're open to change.
The sightron has become a nikon 4-16x50

Nice

Update.after minor hassles with sellers advertising out of stock items.waiting.....waiting... has happened,
Oh we sent you an email,not in my inbox!!!!!

From another site $20 more.... Ta Dah.

Looks cool.
Range report soonest please.

Originally Posted by madjon_

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Update.after minor hassles with sellers advertising out of stock items.waiting.....waiting... has happened,
Oh we sent you an email,not in my inbox!!!!!

From another site $20 more.... Ta Dah.

more woes,The rail in the pic is a REM 700 supposed to fit the howa?
After bore sighting off the back deck it only had 6 moa of up left so the 20 moa has to go on.The local H&F had about 20 screws (most 2nd hand)and none the right length,told me I was screwed, ha ha fn ha.
Intrnet to the rescue.Ken Farrell sent 4 torx 6-48 for the mounts I have NZ $11,here yesterday but no time to put together yet

I thought only long action 700 1-piece rails fit long action Howas.


2-piece fit the short actions but not 1-piece.

Originally Posted by gimp

I thought only long action 700 1-piece rails fit long action Howas.


2-piece fit the short actions but not 1-piece.

3 screws fit.so there in lies the problem.get the right gear first, don't try smart stuff it'll only end in tears

want some brass for it?

Thanx,but I got a 3 pac of Fed and I won't be firing that many,that said if it's Lapua I'll have some
Still unfired at this stage