500 yard fun!

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500 yard fun!

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Took the tactical out today and decided to stretch its legs so to speak. Setup is a HOWA 1500 action .308, Knoxx Axiom Stock, Nikon 4-12X40 shooting 165 grain BTHP hand loads.
Weather conditions 96 degrees, wind full value left at 0-3 mph.
4" high at 500 yards, want to stretch it out further but the furthest that I can (safely) shoot is 500 yards.

I always forget how much I like shooting this rifle, until I pull the trigger. :fire

Target was mounted on a steel man sized silhouette. The round impacting the steel made for a very interesting effect in the paper target.

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That is cool. How much experience do you have shooting at distance? Nice rifle too...

I'm assuming the rifle is chambered in .308?
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I have a Howa 1500 Axiom setup in .270, and I love it. The best thing is when I let it play at the range I constantly get asked "What is that thing?" or get told "That is the coolest bolt action ever!" Mine is setup with a 25 yard zero and has taken game out to 340 yards. Now you have me wanting to go try some long range shooting...
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Nice shooting.
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TX0303 wrote:Nice shooting.
Hey there TX0303. Can you see your sights with your hair covering your right eye like that?

Just teasing a bit. Welcome to the forum.
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does that Knoxx stock have the recoil absorbing feature like their shotgun stocks?
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AdioSS wrote:does that Knoxx stock have the recoil absorbing feature like their shotgun stocks?
Yes, and its also a dual system just like the shotgun system.
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