howa 1500 projekt

[cobaltbomb]

i duracoated the stock of my Howa 1500 HB wich rides in a BC stock.
i also modified the BC stock a bit by grinding it down, as i didnt like the fat forend too much, and also skim bedded it
i have also a new heavy varmint contour barrel on order that will be 26" and chambered for 6,5X47 lapua.
action and barrel will get duracoated later when its all put together i think in dark earth brown

 

[chili77]

Re: howa 1500 projekt

Hi Cobaltbomb

You forgot to mention the new trigger.

I can't wait to see how it shoots with the new barrel.

Chili

 

[pklin1297]

Re: howa 1500 projekt

Nice. My HB Howa 1500 308 is waiting for a stock right now, just can't make up my mind on stock yet... How is that B&C performing for you? I want to do the same to the forend flat edges as you did because I also don't like the sharp lines.

Who are you going to have chamber your new barrel?

 

[head2h2o]

Re: howa 1500 projekt

Looks good. Nice to see a build with something besides a Rem or Savage sometimes. Nice choice on a 6.5 round also.

 

[cobaltbomb]

Re: howa 1500 projekt

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">ust can't make up my mind on stock yet</div></div>
to ansewer your question:
i like the BC for the money, but it was no drop in, i had to bed it, and grinding the forend down left me with quite severe pits and fibers from the inner stock glassfiber material , that i had to fill with epoxy prior to duracoating.
id take a ready painted manners stock if i had to do it again, bed it and be done with it.

 

[Jester8]

Re: howa 1500 projekt

Just some contructive critique you may want to spray your stock down with some matte clear...it takes the shine off. It does look good though!

 

[cobaltbomb]

Re: howa 1500 projekt

jester thanks for the advice.
what i did after i took the foto,wich was taken with a flash , as i found it to be too shiny aswell, was lightly rough the surface up with some grit 500 paper. that took off the edges where the color layers enden and a good part of the shine, and made it feel a bit less rubbery.