thunderskunk
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Nov 13, 2018
- Location
- Middle-of-nowhere
Hello again,
I went ahead and ordered a Howa 1500 action in .300 win mag per recommendations on this forum. For $500 bucks minus a few internet deals, I’m excited to find out if you get what you pay for. Supposedly a sub 1 MOA guarantee, which sounds a bit wide in my humble opinion, but ok.
I’m not a world class sharpshooter, but I’d like to start by finding out how good the rifle is before I find out how much worse I am at shooting it. In my mind, I’m thinking of a ground piece of 1/2” plate I could mill a slot and a few holes in: bolt the action to the plate, clamp the plate to the bench, and see what I get for a grouping at 100 and 300 yards.
Anyone ever try this? I’ve seen .22 rim fire competitions with guys who have similar “guns” bolted to benches, and something about the queen of England making a 1000 yard bullseye by pulling a string was mentioned in “The Perfectionists.”
I went ahead and ordered a Howa 1500 action in .300 win mag per recommendations on this forum. For $500 bucks minus a few internet deals, I’m excited to find out if you get what you pay for. Supposedly a sub 1 MOA guarantee, which sounds a bit wide in my humble opinion, but ok.
I’m not a world class sharpshooter, but I’d like to start by finding out how good the rifle is before I find out how much worse I am at shooting it. In my mind, I’m thinking of a ground piece of 1/2” plate I could mill a slot and a few holes in: bolt the action to the plate, clamp the plate to the bench, and see what I get for a grouping at 100 and 300 yards.
Anyone ever try this? I’ve seen .22 rim fire competitions with guys who have similar “guns” bolted to benches, and something about the queen of England making a 1000 yard bullseye by pulling a string was mentioned in “The Perfectionists.”