New .223

[StanwoodSpartan]

Just went out and bought a new Howa Ranchland M-1500 .223 with a Nikko Sterlings Nighteater scope at Joes for $400. Got home and checked out the MSRP of the gun, scope, and rings/mounts. Around $735 for the scope, gun, dust covers, rings and mount. Pretty excited about the gun, and can't wait to get it to the range and out in the field.

[jackelope]

congrats. thats the same action as a vanguard. they were selling those packages for quite a while for that $400.00 price.
good shooter for sure.

[huntnphool]

Congrats

[deaddog]

Congrats on the new shooter, I have heard that Howa is a great gun. Let us know how she shoots after you get to the range.

[furbearer365]

Last year i bought the Howa nutmeg thumbhole 223 with heavey barrel.  I guarantee that once you shoot it you will fall head over heals for the way Howa builds their guns.  Good choice

[Bofire]

 :)Way cool Man, now ya gotta sight-in and all the "work" LOL
CArl

[lamar_hunter]

yea then once you get it all dialed in you can box it up and mail it to me! 

[catwithboost]

I have a Howa 1500 in a 223 with a heavy barrel. They are straight out tack drivers. 100yrds one round on top of the other over and over again. I reload and mine like 50-55 grain rounds.

[Straight Shooter]

I have a Howa 1500 in a 223 with a heavy barrel. They are straight out tack drivers. 100yrds one round on top of the other over and over again. I reload and mine like 50-55 grain rounds.

I just picked up a Axiom (24") in .223.  I bought the barrelled-action and U/L stock separate and saved alot of $$.   Haven't shot it yet.  Hopefully it shoots Ultramax 52 gr HPs well... just bought a bunch of it.

[ivarhusa]

What color stock did you get?  Camo?

[Straight Shooter]

What color stock did you get?  Camo?

I got it in black--that's all they had... a really good price though.

[ivarhusa]

You could always camo-paint it.  I believe I would, as black is a pretty stark color out there.

Agreed, the price was right!