I bought this barreled action in order to build an easy-to-maneuver deer rifle for our N/W PA woods and the thick brushy areas I like. I have taken many deer in my 50+ years of hunting but never was one more than 100 yards away and almost always less than 50 yards away. I had one buck come up over a hilltop and almost run into me. He stopped so close to me that the click of the safety caused him to jump and run but a lung shot felled him and he had the decency to run to within 200 yards of our cabin before expiring.
The Boyd's stock was a perfect snug fit right out of the box and the trigger pull weight was factory set at 3.5 pounds. At a total weight of 8 pounds (on my kitchen digital scale - not a manufacturer's lunar weight scale), I could have made it lighter without the red dot and 10-round conversion kit but the red dot is great for those quickie close-up snap shots and the extended mag eliminates a pocketful of spare ammo.
Howa 1500 .308
#1 20" tapered free floated barrel
Boyd's At-One Pepper Laminate stock
Leupold VX2 3-9x scope
Vortex Venom 6-MOA Red Dot (side mount)
10-round mag conversion kit
HACT 3.5 lb trigger pull weight
Kampfeld Custom fluted bolt
Kampfeld Custom tactical bolt knob
The Boyd's stock was a perfect snug fit right out of the box and the trigger pull weight was factory set at 3.5 pounds. At a total weight of 8 pounds (on my kitchen digital scale - not a manufacturer's lunar weight scale), I could have made it lighter without the red dot and 10-round conversion kit but the red dot is great for those quickie close-up snap shots and the extended mag eliminates a pocketful of spare ammo.
Howa 1500 .308
#1 20" tapered free floated barrel
Boyd's At-One Pepper Laminate stock
Leupold VX2 3-9x scope
Vortex Venom 6-MOA Red Dot (side mount)
10-round mag conversion kit
HACT 3.5 lb trigger pull weight
Kampfeld Custom fluted bolt
Kampfeld Custom tactical bolt knob