Now that's shooting.Crash wrote:I have a Howa 1500 in .308 with the 20" bbl and Hogue youth overmolded stock. It has done great on medium-sized game (a total of 15 whitetails, Fallow, and a 200-lb feral hog--all with one shot). I don't even notice the recoil and it will shoot 1", 3-shot groups at 100 yds off a bench as long as I do my part. I wouldn't hunt the big bears with with, and maybe not even a moose, but I'd use it for anything else in North America. I slipped and fell on a rocky slope a couple of years ago, dinged up the scope, and broke the plastic spacer between the stock and the recoil pad in three places. In the center break it pushed the spacer in about a quarter of an inch. I pulled it out with a paper clip, glued the three breaks tight and took it to the range expecting the worst. Shot a 3/4" group! I may buy other rifles in other action types and calibers, but this one stays with me forever.
Crash
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- Thu Feb 05, 2015 10:37 am
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Re: Poll: What would be your only rifle?
- Sun Jan 18, 2015 6:28 pm
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Re: Poll: What would be your only rifle?
Sorry, but 3 firearms are a must. I have to have a 22 short, rifle, and long rifle for shooting some varmints, cans and other things. I need a hunting rifle for shooting larger game (deer, etc.) and some other varmints (hogs). Then I need a shotgun for other purposes (doves, ducks and other fowl shooting). We won't talk about the handguns.