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Thanks for the update...I had sent to the State for regs...this will be my first year going there.....Here in NY it is Bow or shotgun.....no orange requirement .....YET....

Just placed a call to Austin Tx.....the Howa is a 1500 Custom Varmint with either a 20 or a 24 inch heavy target barrel....$389.99....... For anyone looking for CDNN on the net, they are located in Abilene, TX and not in Austin, TX. They have no store front to visit, but if you're looking for them ...

Yup Sidewinder....that sir is the truth.....been at it a bit over 24 years now......I can honestly say I have been on both sides of the practical jokes......wouldn't have it any other way......We had a turkey get caught up in the razor wire on the fence once.....Watch commander told us to get it out...

100 yards and right on 1/2 inch groups...? You have nothing to improve on....unless you are hunting house flies at 100 yards I do believe that you are well within the kill zone of just about any critter that you might encounter....Nice shooting........Paul

Me thinks it is one of 2 areas to check.....#1....something is rubbing on the barrel or your front support is not tight.....OR...something is loose in the scope area...mount, rings ect....I wouldn't think it was the barrel per se as even though it is walking it still groups well.....Have a competent...

Nice....I don't think I would mess with it a bit.....Good job....May I ask you what rifle and barrel you are using....(twist and length) Thanks......Paul

I recently (just got off the phone) got an invite to go to Penn for turkey hunting....Well, he almost knocked me over when he told me that now you MUST wear safety orange vest while hunting BUT...Now you can use rifles as well....?? OK who am I to argue...Well, got to thinking (UH-OH, here it comes)...

GTOHunter wrote:My Calling Partner cut out a recipe for Cooking Bobcat out of a Predator Hunting Magazine...He's serious about trying it out...I may give it a whirl too...?

Hey....Never say never........

I've had my Howa 1500 Varmint, with Hogue overmold stock for going on 6 years now. Paid $489.00, out the door. If you don't buy it, let me know, I could always use another Howa in 204. Also I have a Weatherby Vangard, built by Howa in .223. Very good shooters, both of them. I did install Timney tri...

I was talking with my dad who just purchased a used Savage 30-06 and we started to wonder how a 30-06 bullet would fair against a coyote. The first thought I had was that it would blow straight through and not deliver its energy very efficiently unlike the .204. (obviously still plenty deadly again...

hiya pmoper,thank,s for the info,had better pop over to the reloading section and start reading up :) ,see what i fancy for her,will be strting with 32g v maxans 39g sbk,s,if i can get any over here,cheer,s,,ian I was just checking out Hrdy Z max....would like to give them a shot so to speak.... He...

iancxx wrote:hiya pmoper,thank,s for the info,had better pop over to the reloading section and start reading up ,see what i fancy for her,will be strting with 32g v maxans 39g sbk,s,if i can get any over here,cheer,s,,ian

I was just checking out Hrdy Z max....would like to give them a shot so to speak....

hiya,i will be haveing a look at the howa in 204,this week,and was wondering which mounts you all were useing on your rifles,cant find a lot of info anywhere,any advice apreciated,as will prob,s have to send of for the mount,s,and allso a lot cheaper in the states,as to over here in rip of britain ...

Think maybe it isn't all the bullets....? Many know that slow twist barrels have difficulties stabilizing a heavier bullet....Many guns have a 1:12" twist....a better twist for a 40 gr pill would be 1:9" or even 1:10" Just something to consider....

I might be talked into helping you get rid of one.....I like your design....nice shooting to by the way..