HOWA 1500 Budget Precision Project: 1200 Yards w/ .308
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- We replace the stock on the Howa 1500 and test out the KRG Bravo chassis.
Test out some accuracy and see the final version of the "Budget Precision" project, Trying to create a competition ready rifle setup for around $1000.
Part 2 in the series.
I just bought all the parts for a similar rifle. MDT Oryx stock in tan, Howa 1500 short action with 24" heavy barrel in 6.5 Creedmoor from Brownells, MDT Oryx bipod, 10 round magazine, Warne rings and mounts, Arken Optics EP-5 7-35x56 scope and caps, EC tuner break. All in $1900. Cant wait to build it and start shooting.
I love my HOWA. It was my first 308. And will be my only bolt action 308... unless someday I can afford a Barrett MRAD (suppressed) which would be about a 10k setup 😬. So barring a winning lottery ticket, I'll stick to my HOWA 1500.
Been away awhile! Glad to see you back- excited to see more in this series
My long range 308 is also a Howa 1500. I put mine in a GRS Bifrost stock. After I shot out the factory barrel ( about 8K rounds) I replaced it with a. 11.25 twist McGowan 24 inch Heavy Palma barrel. I went with the Area 419 Hellfire match brake. Because of the bottom metal I chose. I hade to mil the back of the receiver but it was pretty easy. The AICS mags now run flawless.
My McGowan was a shouldered prefit and it headspaced perfect. When I do my 223 Howa, I may try a barrel nut setup just to give it a go.
Back in the early 80s I bought a S&W 1500 and stamped on the barrel (Made by HOWA to Smith & Wesson Specs) in .270 and its a beautiful gun the high gloss finish is still in great shape. With hand loads it shoots 1 inch groups all day. The only draw back with the Smith and Wesson gun, the trigger is not adjustable or replaceable.
Glad to see this rifle being covered. I’ve been looking at the 223 in a short action (not mini) as a trainer. Looking forward to seeing this project going forward. My Howa in 270 is a nice hunting rifle.
-Isaac
howas are underrated
Fantastic! Always appreciate a Quality Howa Rifle! Cheers!
Yes dude, keep these vids coming. Great channel.
I have been thinking about getting a Howa and setting up a fun build in a Boyd’s stock. I think based on your video I’m gonna give it a go
Welcome back! Enjoyed your content a while ago then you disappeared!
Thanks for the video. Its not a "budget" setup but happy you think it is :-)
This setup minus the scope is still less than a custom action alone.
Dead Dude & Some Guns - Thank you for making both of these videos. If I may ask, once the Howa was in the KRG chassis with scope mounted, etc., where was the balance point? Any information you could provide would be appreciated. Thank you. Take care -Phil
I'm pretty sure there was one forward of the magwell. I couldn't tell you exactly where.
@@ADudeAndSomeGuns thank you!
How well does the bolt lever clear the optic with the 90° angle that howa has? (Remington 700 and models based on it have it too).
Awesome Rifle!. Do you mind if I ask you what is overall length of the rifle and barrel length? I am going to build a similar one, but have limited space in my safe.
Thank you in advance!
Can someone tell me the thread size on this rifle?
You rate the vortex strike eagle ? Over the viper pst
What mags are you using? Did you have to modify them to work with the KRG chassis?
@@splyntered using steel aics mags. The KRG accepts them. They’re more expensive than the plastic magpul but worth the investment
Looking forward to this series! What do you think about the predator in 308 compared to howa?
Left in stock configuration, I’d prob still pick up the howa. But if I was hunting I’d grab the predator. 2 different barrel profiles.
Why not a SWFA on this baby?
Do you have an issue with the bolt not chambering a round without the round getting hung up first try? Hope that makes sense. I have the 1500 HCR and it’s a tack driver but isn’t stripping the round correctly.
what mag are you using, and are you only using one mag, or does it have issues with others?
great review. did you torque the howa action to the KRG specs? the reason I ask is when I torque'd my Howa action in my MDT chassis, I torque'd it to the MDT spec of 65 in-lbs but found I was shooting Federal Gold Medal Match SMK 168 gr at 1.20 MOA... which is over Howa's MOA spec guarantee. Did some research and found out I stressing the action and torqued the action screws to 55 in-lbs and I measured 0.70 MOA. what did you torque your action to?
I get it to between 55-60. That could be a future video, different groups with different torques....
What tripod do you use ? What are some good budget tripods?
I'm using a BOG hunter tripod in this vid, in the process of upgrading to Two Vets. Depends what you're using it for and what you're idea of "budget" means.
@@ADudeAndSomeGuns"Budget" the best bang for your buck. Trying to keep it under $300.00
@@MrMcguffin007 Two vets has "the ruck" and theres the pig 0311 from hog saddle. I'd check them out
@@ADudeAndSomeGunsappreciate you. They are both sold out. I have a howa 1500 hogue with the old sling stud mount. I found a BOG Carbon Fiber model for about 200 and just went with that. The clamp head would work best for my set up now I guess. What you think?
Use it and let me know! You can always upgrade in the future if you want.
What velocity are you getting with the 175s? What length barrel?
24”. Avg 2606 FPS
@@ADudeAndSomeGuns surprised to hear it isn't faster. I have a 20" howa that I reload for and I push 175gr bullets at 2540fps with pretty mild loads👍🏼
What’s the magnification on the scope ?
5-25x
@@ADudeAndSomeGuns awesome, Thank you, I’m looking to get into distance shooting but wasn’t too sure on what scope to purchase
@@Kidkaos13 honestly I'm usually using 12-16x magnification for most targets 1000 and in. It's nice to have 25x in order to get a look at targets or for shooting groups, but I've got a fixed 10x SWFA scope that is still solid at 1000 yards. Check out Arken optics. I picked up one of their optics and I think it may be the best package for the price right now.
@@ADudeAndSomeGuns thanks for the advise , I’ll look into a Arken , any particular model and magnification that you recommend ?
@@Kidkaos13 if you want to ever use it for any competitions, go 6-24, for a gas gun setup, the 4-16 will work. I've got the 6-24 and its quickly about replace my vortex Strike eagle 5-25x
22 inch barrel?
@@prestondillard9065 24