DrMike,
You’ve always been willing to help all of those here. Prayers to you Sir.
For those requesting Quickload, check out Gordon’s Reloading Tool. It’s free and provides similar information.
One of the few all steel .22 receivers out there. One thing that drives me nuts is the Buttstock is always loose and needs to be tightened in the rear.
35.8 gr Rl-16 with a 75 gr Gold dot cuts holes. Velocity is around 3157.
Moving up to 37.0 gr, the bolt gets a little sticky and is pushing them out at 3240 FPS. Both very accurate loads in Lapua brass.
I have a Howa 1500 I purchased last year in .223. It has the hogue stock which I think is the weak link. However, the gun feeds like it has eyes. Extraction is solid. It shoots somewhere between 3/4-1 MOA. However, I think this is due to the stock. If it’s priced right, I’d buy it. I like the...
You will like the TriggerTech. I’ve had Shilen, Timney and Jewell and they are all good triggers. However, none of them are as crisp when it breaks as the TT.