Shane Tuttle
Staff
My gunsmith bought up a batch of KRG chassis based Howa 1500 a short time ago. The one I was eyeballing was in 6.5 Creedmoor, 1:8 twist, in a 26" barrel, flat dark earth...and threaded.
I have a Savage Model 12 heavy barrel in .22-250. Love the action. Trigger has been massaged to my liking. Wanted to look at rebarreling it for something that would be more effective beyond 600 yards. This thing is a tackdriver. Very little recoil. But I couldn't bring myself to give up this cartridge. So, I'm leaving it alone and bit on that KRG.
Here's where it gets interesting: Technically, the KRG is a short action rifle. My gunsmith has magazines that will work in this chassis/action combo that accepts a longer cartridge than the Creedmoor. He likes the Creedmoor. Will do anything we want it to up to 1000yards. I told him that was great and all. But I'm looking to shoot up to 1500yds...eventually. I was looking to find a rifle in .338 Lapua Mag. That's when he said, "I'm already ahead of you".
He's going to punch it out to a 6.5-284 Norma. He took a cartridge at 3.228" and test fit it in the mag and action. This is going to get our extra 500 yards. MUCH less recoil than the .338, and less expensive to reload.
I have the dies, brass, and...yes...primers. Patiently waiting for the bullets I want to become available. I have powder that others seem to like. Waiting for the powder that people love to be available, too. Having a hard time making a decision on which glass to put on it and which spotting scope to get. The last time I shopped for a serious scope was for the Savage. Went with Leupold. Now, there seems to be more choices than ever and it's making my head hurt.
If you're in the market for a long range rifle, take this one into consideration. I can't attest to how it fires, yet. But I'm really liking what I'm seeing on the features, price, and the quality of the chassis. Understanding the rifle is Japanese, KRGs chassis is owned/designed/built by veterans here.
https://kineticresearchgroup.com/product/bravo-chassis/
https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/sub-moa-all-day-howa-1500-krg-bravo-chassis/
I have a Savage Model 12 heavy barrel in .22-250. Love the action. Trigger has been massaged to my liking. Wanted to look at rebarreling it for something that would be more effective beyond 600 yards. This thing is a tackdriver. Very little recoil. But I couldn't bring myself to give up this cartridge. So, I'm leaving it alone and bit on that KRG.
Here's where it gets interesting: Technically, the KRG is a short action rifle. My gunsmith has magazines that will work in this chassis/action combo that accepts a longer cartridge than the Creedmoor. He likes the Creedmoor. Will do anything we want it to up to 1000yards. I told him that was great and all. But I'm looking to shoot up to 1500yds...eventually. I was looking to find a rifle in .338 Lapua Mag. That's when he said, "I'm already ahead of you".
He's going to punch it out to a 6.5-284 Norma. He took a cartridge at 3.228" and test fit it in the mag and action. This is going to get our extra 500 yards. MUCH less recoil than the .338, and less expensive to reload.
I have the dies, brass, and...yes...primers. Patiently waiting for the bullets I want to become available. I have powder that others seem to like. Waiting for the powder that people love to be available, too. Having a hard time making a decision on which glass to put on it and which spotting scope to get. The last time I shopped for a serious scope was for the Savage. Went with Leupold. Now, there seems to be more choices than ever and it's making my head hurt.
If you're in the market for a long range rifle, take this one into consideration. I can't attest to how it fires, yet. But I'm really liking what I'm seeing on the features, price, and the quality of the chassis. Understanding the rifle is Japanese, KRGs chassis is owned/designed/built by veterans here.
https://kineticresearchgroup.com/product/bravo-chassis/
https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/sub-moa-all-day-howa-1500-krg-bravo-chassis/