AusVarmint

This is my latest Addition it is a Howa 1500 308 SS sporter with a Boyd stock I have a mag kit coming with 5 and 10 shot mag. I am going to attempt to bed the action in the next day or so. It was not going to be used as a target rifle but what the hell might as well set it up as best as I can and try and get some groups past the 500m mark. I might be dreaming but its worth a go. I bought it second hand and the trigger has already been worked so I hope with a good action bedding job and the rite ammo it will be a winner.

Hand loads will help
Gotta love the Boyd's

Vermingone wrote:Hand loads will help
Gotta love the Boyd's

I am off to the range with my first handful of hand loads today. see what it can do

Looks the goods there Rig. I look forward to seeing your data and results as well

Nice one Rig..Laminate and stainless ..classy look hope she' groups for you as good she looks
Mark

It wont surprise me if it dont shoot to bad,I have see more than a couple of those Howas that grouped pretty bloody good,nice rifle Rigpig

I like the look of that
Let us know how it goes

hope it shoots for ya

Sako 22-250 wrote:Nice one Rig..Laminate and stainless ..classy look hope she' groups for you as good she looks
Mark

Loaded up 50 rounds with 46 grains of 2208 with a 155gr nosler hbht pills. I let 3 go massive kick then the 4th was tight to lift the bolt on inspection the primers were flattening out. Maybe I started a bit hot but that's still 1 grain under max.

46gn of 2208 with a 155gn pill is almost a standard for the 308...and I run that exact load in a tight match chamber, so surprised you are getting pressure signs. You haven't got the pills either jammed into the lands, or so far back in the case you're reducing case capacity have you? Either will increase pressure....

jeffk wrote:46gn of 2208 with a 155gn pill is almost a standard for the 308...and I run that exact load in a tight match chamber, so surprised you are getting pressure signs. You haven't got the pills either jammed into the lands, or so far back in the case you're reducing case capacity have you? Either will increase pressure....

I had them 1.5mm back from the lands. I will Check it all again tomorrow and make sure I haven't stuffed something up.

Keep,the info coming with your reloading.
I'm playing with loads for my 308 Hooooowa in 10 minutes.
Speer 125 TNT.
Hornady 130 SP.
Hornady 150 SST.
155 A Max
168 A Max
178 A Max

big G

jeffk wrote:46gn of 2208 with a 155gn pill is almost a standard for the 308...and I run that exact load in a tight match chamber, so surprised you are getting pressure signs. You haven't got the pills either jammed into the lands, or so far back in the case you're reducing case capacity have you? Either will increase pressure....

I had a day with the 308 again not sure what happened the first time out maybe a dud shell

I started by knocking out the 50 rounds I had loaded then reloaded up 40 rounds
I started at 44gn of 2208 and worked back up to the 46gn like I had loaded before they all shot well the 44gn shot 3 shots in .75 at 100m off a bench with a bipod. The rest did the same I found no massive difference with loads except the 46gn had near level trajectory out to 200m I am going to a longer range on Sunday and will set up targets out to 500 and see what I can do. Maybe I got a bad pill and it was too close to the lands the first time around

i got one of them 1500's in 308,id sell it if the price was right,only done about 175 rds.

sean.

LoneRider wrote:i got one of them 1500's in 308,id sell it if the price was right,only done about 175 rds.

sean.

the problem is you can get a blued one new for $450 at some major gun shops