Thread: Howa M1500 .308 accuracy

Originally Posted by Happy

+ 1 on the Belmont 130 s mine I sold to @possummatti made really good holes with that In fact it was awesome !

sure did ,and next in my safe will be your .223 Have you noticed the price of the belmont 130s going up? or am i dreaming

Originally Posted by possummatti

sure did ,and next in my safe will be your .223 Have you noticed the price of the belmont 130s going up? or am i dreaming

No but have not bought any for a while as stocked up a little .

Originally Posted by possummatti

sure did ,and next in my safe will be your .223 Have you noticed the price of the belmont 130s going up? or am i dreaming

Hey there possum, long time no hear on the forum, what ya been up to?

Evening @veitnamcam
Your correct, haven't been on the forum for too long.
Been flat out recently. working 6 days doing my stainless fab apprenticeship , 2 nights on a nzv8 team. starting to get out hunting a bit more, brought a decent riffle but unfortunately no first deer to report yet. decided i needed more tips and secret spots so here i am again.

I'm surprised it won't group, I have 3 howas, one of which is the same but in 223, shoot el cheapo factory ammo it shoots just over 3/4 moa. Where did you get your carlson stock from btw?

Originally Posted by possummatti

sure did ,and next in my safe will be your .223 Have you noticed the price of the belmont 130s going up? or am i dreaming

Bought some speer 130s hp off workshopinnovation to load up after reading these posts, Will try them out in my 308wby and a mate going to load up some for his 308Howa. Started at 47g of 2208 and in 0.5 grain increments up to 48g. Be interesting how they bomb up on goats and how they go at the range.

Originally Posted by William

I'm surprised it won't group, I have 3 howas, one of which is the same but in 223, shoot el cheapo factory ammo it shoots just over 3/4 moa. Where did you get your carlson stock from btw?

I'm starting to get better results now. Rifle really likes the S&B 168gr match ammo and the Hornady Match too. Testing was done at 100m in a strong 1/2 value crosswind (not ideal wind for shooting groups) But was rather looking for consistency.

Average group sizes for both was 1MOA, managed a couple of 1/2MOA groups with both match ammo.
Haven't sighted in for 200m yet but will post some results once I've decided what ammo I'll use. Overall really happy with the way the Howa M1500 is shooting now.

I purchased the Bell & Carlson off trade me, quite possibly the fastest sale ever. Came across it for $350.00 guy was after a quick sale and I smacked that buy now INSTANTLY!

I thought the stock may have been a little beat up being so cheap couldn't quite tell from the tm photos but as you can see stock is immaculate

I think Howa's are really under rated. I put mine in the same B&C stock (they are around £300 here in the UK) and mine groups better than my mates T3 lite and Varmint all in the same calibre. A guy at the club has a heavy barreled Howa in a Boyd's stock and it will put rounds through the bull at 600yds all day long.

There is no doubt Tikka's are a great bit of kit, but I just dont like all the plastic bits...

+1 for Howas. My 223 has a 4-12 Diamondback, Boyds stock and DPT can, and is consistantly sub MOA. Got a 0.4 and 0.5 at the range a couple of weeks ago.

This is possibly why I impulse bought another one in 6.5x55 yesterday

Remmington Corelots 150gr arent bad for a factory ammo in 150gr. Shoots ok in my 308 butprob could do better with handloads. tried some 150 ssts today, shot about the same as the rem just slightly higher