howa 1500

[cassshantia 16]

hi all just like to say that iv e now zerod this lovely set set

100 paces and inch black spot marked , set the inch spot@150 paces and no drop what so ever just me a wobble to a 1/8 "to the left.

i then put a 50 pace target up and did 3 shots @the target to see what the difference was then gave the keeper a go to confirm my point of impact

and hey presto his were like mine

so i worked it out 100 paces ok ,150 paces ok down to 50 paces 1/2"below

so my rifle and me are confindent 1/2" over 100 paces (50 to 15

0) this is very flat

so as a novice my confidence on shooting my 1st mammal is 100 %

Edited April 2, 2010 by cassshantia

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Nice set up there mate, the howa are good for the money... i hope you have many good days hunting with it..

 

Snap.

[Deker 3,478]

Perfectly reasonable guns on the whole!

 

Did I miss something...what calibre and what ammo were you using??

[cassshantia 16]

hi deker

not sure you if you missed anything ?ive posted my set up on the new set up forum so i never thought of mentioning the calibre etc

but the set up .243 howa 1500,thumbhole obviously with a wildcat pred sound mod with a 4-16x50 taipan (mtc)scope

the 1st outing when zeroing was a bit rushed but never had time to finally adjust it but the day had come when a was off work and the keeper was not busy to help me so thats it really mate or sorry the ammo was sako gameheads 90 gr again ive posted about the ammo on diff posts

cheers lee

[Marty_J 1]

Nice rifle mate

 

Be careful when you're loading those lead tips though!

[chocky14u 4]

hi deker

not sure you if you missed anything ?ive posted my set up on the new set up forum so i never thought of mentioning the calibre etc

but the set up .243 howa 1500,thumbhole obviously with a wildcat pred sound mod with a 4-16x50 taipan (mtc)scope

the 1st outing when zeroing was a bit rushed but never had time to finally adjust it but the day had come when a was off work and the keeper was not busy to help me so thats it really mate or sorry the ammo was sako gameheads 90 gr again ive posted about the ammo on diff posts

cheers lee

 

 

Good choice, potent for Roe; Once your used to the rifle, get yourself a Timney trigger fitted, you will not regret it.....transorms the trigger pull and relatively easy to fit too. I did it on my Howa .243...never regretted it.

[Deker 3,478]

hi deker

not sure you if you missed anything ?ive posted my set up on the new set up forum so i never thought of mentioning the calibre etc

but the set up .243 howa 1500,thumbhole obviously with a wildcat pred sound mod with a 4-16x50 taipan (mtc)scope

the 1st outing when zeroing was a bit rushed but never had time to finally adjust it but the day had come when a was off work and the keeper was not busy to help me so thats it really mate or sorry the ammo was sako gameheads 90 gr again ive posted about the ammo on diff posts

cheers lee

 

[bob.243 8,980]

Nice set up, enjoy

[cassshantia 16]

Good choice, potent for Roe;

came off nights sun morning and took dogs along cliffs to my next village i saw 2 roe in one field 1 roe in another then 4 screamed past behind a women and down the cliff good job lurchers not seen them but up winded their scent and took off into the wind (the wrong direction thank god)

i was just looking down the cliff as a looked @ a path what seemed to be a deer track then that happened so that put my theory in order

only thing is the land is owned by a complete TWAT of a farmer but in between land ownwer i know

so hopefully i can have a go @them soon

there was possibly only one buck thou so they 'll be a few little ones soon a guess?

Edited April 5, 2010 by cassshantia