Howa 1500 in .223 with the Christensen Arms carbon fiber wrapped barrel on a Axiom stock. I topped it with a Hawke SideWinder 30 scope (mil-dot 6.5-20x42) on Burris rings and Weaver mounts.
I took the 1500 to the range today. Did some shooting and found that my new bore site is way low and right. Put some of the cheaper 50gr rounds through it and found they group fairly well. Used a few of the more expensive 55gr loads and the groups opened up quite a bit. I think with some hand loads and a bit more work with the scope it should be able to do some impressive shooting. I am also going to need to do some study on 223 ballistics, it was shooting higher at 100 yards than it was at 50.
I think the carbon wrap makes a difference. 5 rapid shots and the barrel was just warm.
I took the 1500 to the range today. Did some shooting and found that my new bore site is way low and right. Put some of the cheaper 50gr rounds through it and found they group fairly well. Used a few of the more expensive 55gr loads and the groups opened up quite a bit. I think with some hand loads and a bit more work with the scope it should be able to do some impressive shooting. I am also going to need to do some study on 223 ballistics, it was shooting higher at 100 yards than it was at 50.
I think the carbon wrap makes a difference. 5 rapid shots and the barrel was just warm.
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