Daughter's new rifle

[muleman]

Mostly for blacktails but might take her to Wy for Antelope some day. It's a Howa 1500 in 6.5 Creedmoor stocked in a B&C youth stock. Just breaking it in, will start load work soon. It's a handy little rifle, weighs about 6.5 pounds. The trigger is really crisp and it's easy to shoot. I tried 120gr BTs to break it in. I'll probably keep the bullet weight below 130 grains to help with the recoil.

 

[DrMike]

Appears to be just perfect for what she'll hunt. Excellent acquisition. Looking forward to seeing the first blacktail she drops with her rifle.

 

[Thebear_78]

Hard to beat that combo


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[ShadeTree]

Nice set up. Should serve her well. Those 1500's tend to shoot.

 

[cloverleaf]

Hey- Ive managed to avoid the 6.5 mania. However, that sounds like a really neat, nice rifle. Look forward to pics with its first goat! CL

 

[Slimfinn]

Nice looking setup. I find it rather fun setting up a rifle for the daughters. Twice as fun when you have a Righty and a Lefty you get to set up

I load the 260 with 129 interlock and the starting load of H4895 mild recoil and accurate.

 

[6mm Remington]

Very nice looking rifle that will do what she wants without beating her up with excessive recoil! Nice choice.

 

[Guy Miner]

What a nice little rifle!

Scope choice for her?

A 6.5 with 120's should be an excellent deer & antelope rifle.

Guy

 

[Nimrod84]

Should be a great combo for her!

The 1500's are really good.

 

[Songdog]

Great way to go for a kid/female hunter!

I’ve seen my kids clobber all kinds of stuff (deer, antelope, elk) over the past several years, running 120-130 grain bullets out of a 20” barreled .260.

 

[Electron]

Nice looking set up for her. I can't help noticing the mounts in the background. You've done some fun hunting it seems.

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[NYDAN]

Your daughter has got to love that set-up. Good selection by Dad.

 

[muleman]

What a nice little rifle!

Scope choice for her?

A 6.5 with 120's should be an excellent deer & antelope rifle.

Guy

Guy,
Right now it's carrying a Nikon 3x9 but it's bulkier than I would like. I'm considering moving a Leupold 2x7 to it. It's half the size. We'll see...…

Scott

 

[gerry]

Great looking set up, hope she ends up bagging a lot of game over the years with it!

 

[SJB358]

Very nice outfit!