Howa 1500 7 PRC Build

[dankcincy]

Ok, I'm going with those LRI guys. Sweet pipe!

They have a pretty solid reputation for a reason.

 

[dankcincy]

Nice!

Yeah...I'm loving it!!!

 

[lash]

Yeah...I'm loving it!!!

The quality of their work really does show through.

 

[dankcincy]

Took a little work to get it to go together. Poor little Woox wasn't ready for the girth. Sometimes you just gotta make it work.

 

[dankcincy]

Still have more work to do and more weight to add but this is 90% of its final form.

 

[dankcincy]

A little clearance for some weight.

 

[dankcincy]

Added some black accents and wrapped the check riser in leather.
Just need to bed the action and then do the final assembly.

 

[dankcincy]

Fingers crossed

 

[dankcincy]

Back to being two separate pieces.
Whole hell of a lot of faith in a thin film of wax. Lol

 

[dankcincy]

I have an adjustable butt stock ordered and I'm thinking she needs some sort of bag rider, but beyond that.... I'm thinking this is it.

 

[dankcincy]

Mockup

Vs finished...

 

[lash]

Mockup
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Vs finished...

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Very nice! I do like the black accents on the stock.

 

[dankcincy]

Very nice! I do like the black accents on the stock.

It's subtle. You almost have to have the two pics side by side to see the difference.

 

[dankcincy]

Yeah...that should work.

 

[dankcincy]

That's about the best color match I can get with what I have on hand.

 

[dankcincy]

Roughly sighted in at 50. I'll make it up to the 100yrd range at some point soon.
Velocities were as expected. All over the place depending on what box of ammo you grab. That's the real issue there. Not low velocities, inconsistent velocities depending on the box/brand you grab.
She is extremely well behaved. Doesn't try to torque out of your hands and is flat as can be. No jumping around, no nothing. Just straight back.
I have a video I'll edit down and post here after awhile

 

[dankcincy]

Just leaned the phone up so I could see how she was acting. Not sure what the deal was with the last shot.
Video is only a minute long.

 

[lash]

Such a nice looking rifle. Top notch work on that bag rider.

Do you plan on loading for it?

 

[dankcincy]

Such a nice looking rifle. Top notch work on that bag rider.

Do you plan on loading for it?

Thank you sir.
I do plan on loading for it. I have Hornady 180's, Berger 190's, ADG brass, CCI 250's, some Retumbo, H1000, and H4831SC. I'll pick up a couple pounds of N570 at some point to try. I also wanna try the Berger 184's.
Plan is to find a moderate load to get the barrel a couple hundred rounds thru it and once fire the brass. From there, find something it really likes.

 

[lash]

Thank you sir.
I do plan on loading for it. I have Hornady 180's, Berger 190's, ADG brass, CCI 250's, some Retumbo, H1000, and H4831SC. I'll pick up a couple pounds of N570 at some point to try. I also wanna try the Berger 184's.
Plan is to find a moderate load to get the barrel a couple hundred rounds thru it and once fire the brass. From there, find something it really likes.

Good plan. Similar to mine.

 

[dankcincy]

Let's find out what she likes.

 

[dankcincy]

Testing some loads at 100.

ADG Brass, Berger 190's, 66.8gr Retumbo, CCI 250's .01" off.

ADG Brass, Berger 190's, 66.4gr Retumbo, CCI 250's .01" off.

ADG Brass, Berger 190's, 66.7gr Retumbo, CCI 250's .01" off.

Fed 175's

Hornady 180

 

[dankcincy]

Shot my best group ever today!!!
Hopefully this is an indication of what's to come with this rifle.