Hey mate, I know it's been done about 2 million times by every other youtuber. But I'd be really interested in seeing a video on how you clean your rifles (how often, what products, ect...) cheers legend
That's why I buy weatherby vanguards weather guard bronze models. Same really accurate howa action and barrel but the fit n finish is done by weatherby and it's smooth as silk. They put it through alot better process to smooth n lap machine marks and there cerakote is a lot better applied
Hey mate, you can buy lighter trigger springs for Howa two stage triggers. High Velocity Hunting Australia and The Gun Bloke sell them (I'm pretty sure I know who you'll get one from) only $15 and they work. Wal
This channel is the best. Reviewing rifles that are actually in reach of the average person. I love it!! Have 2 howas, Still completely devastated they don’t offer left handed actions otherwise I’d have 7 more. This is still high on the list as yet another bolt action I’d need to reach across the scope to reload
The Howa trigger adjustment screw you referred to can only adjust the 1st stage trigger weight. The second stage, from memory, is set by the heavy looking spring under the tilting firing pin sear. As far as I know, the only way to adjust the second pull weight is to replace that spring which, is not advisable as the spring is a kind of counter balance/pressure settup in combination with the firing pin spring pressure exerted 90 degrees to the firing pin spring direction. The heavy spring in the trigger is set up as a firing pin spring reduction ratio whereby that main sear spring takes most of the firing pin spring 90 deg offset pressure, allowing the the trigger sear proper to act under a ratio far less than the firing pin spring pressure would exert directly upon the sear. In other words, it can/is very dodgy to fuck with that spring weight. The trigger can be taken apart via the side plate cover. You can see how they work as a kind of balance settup or sort of torque limiter for the very fine trigger sear.
Thanks & excellent vid by the way. Something else I've found which you may find useful with the Howa trigger is to keep a thin smear of grease on top of that firing pin sear/catch. Because of the way that trigger system operates, the firing pin catch has to drag along the sear due to the constant upward spring pressure after the firing pin is released. I started applying grease when I noticed the firing pin fall sounded different with nearly every trigger pull & sometimes it looked & sounded quite anaemic. The grease improved the firing pin fall a good deal.
This comment shows your lack of intelligence. 6.5CM does everything you need and nothing you don’t 🤷♂️. Perfect hunting calibre- 6.5x55 swede has been dropping moose across Europe for generations.
I have one in 308 and have found the the front piller isn't flat and have had to bed the rifle to get it to shoot moa had mine about 6 months now dream to carry
I don’t understand those guys who buy a gun at this price point and then start complaining about it when they could’ve gone to Smith or custom shop and get one for around $12-$15,000
High velocity hunting Australia has a 1.5 lbs trigger spring for the howa’s for $15 plus postage I think. Pretty easy install and makes the tigger a lot nicer than factory. Cheap and easy fix rather then buying a timney tigger or screwing around with the internals to much. Only thing is, you’re kinda stuck with what you got unless you mess around with it a bit further.
Great review mate. Have been looking at these for a while. Didn't get one as i also wanted it in 7mm08. I also have a rem 783 (in 308). Has not falted me yet.
Interesting. I've been getting rid of most of my Talleys in favor of pic rails. Makes it so much easier for eye relief adjustments. Plus, I use the rings with the 1/2" bolt so I can level ONE scope and transition it from rifle to rifle - stays locked in the rings, just loosen the bolt and move rifle to rifle. I now have 2 Tikka 6.5 CM, one a stainless lite, the other a stainless super lite. Killed a whitetail with it. Did the exact same thing as my old 300 RUM. Dead deer, tag filled, snack stix, jerky, summer sausage in the fridge and freezer. It is now the smallest cartridge I own. Prior to that, the 6.5-284 Norma which is still one of my all time favorites.
@@fhckoutdoors I do a lot of handloading and it's just much easier on me to use a range scope and switch it from rifle to rifle. When you have 8-10 at the range it seems to work well so far. Keeps me from having to buy a scope for each rifle. I do have a few still with Talleys but I now prefer pic rails.
@@Paul-lk4np Yes. But what I've noticed is if the cartridge is similar, say a 270 Win and a 280 Rem or 30-06, it's not off by much. However, I did find that taking the scope system off a 6.5 Creedmoor and putting it on my 300 Win Mag, it was not even on paper so I do the usual and take the bolt out, look through the bore, center it up on target at 100 yards, and adjust the scope accordingly. This is the one downside but it saves a TON of money by not having to buy a scope for every rifle. My problem is I have a LOT of rifles and that gets expensive. I came to the conclusion I can't hunt with them all at the same time and when I do go on a hunt I always take 2 rifles in case something happens to one and each has it's own scope sighted in of course but I'm talking about rangetime and convenience while swapping scope rifle to rifle. In the above situation I mentioned from Creedmoor to 300WM, I didn't think it would be so drastic because both are identical stainless Tikka T3x Lite rifles with identical Leupold scope rails. I do agree with the guy who made this video in regards to Talley rings. I do love them and still have a few but until I decide I want ONE scope for ONE rifle and shoots to my satisfaction, it's getting the rail and changeable scope until I work up a load or end up selling the rifle or sometimes I'll customize it and keep it. I had to do this with my first Tikka T3x stainless in 308. Just didn't shoot to Tikka's MOA guarantee and I didn't want the hassle of sending it to the manufacturer so I put a cut-rifled Brux barrel on it and an AG Composite stock still in 308 and it's insane accurate now.
I nearly bought one of these in .308 3 months ago but I reckon it would have danced around a bit and felt a little chincy. There was a Bergara B14 crest on the shelf thats roughly .5kg heavier and im glad I went down that path
Just picked my pieces up in 308, didn't realise the shop was meant to assemble! I'm a newer shooter and have a Beretta shotgun, cz457 and tikka t3x 223 lite, and this feels like a bucket of shit in comparison. I haven't shot it yet but realised I walk around with a rifle 99.99% of the time not shooting so that Tikka bolt everyone froths over was a waste. Hoping for the best and have a lite muzzle brake for the sight in next weekend!
ha ha ha ha ha. yeh I bought an elite In 6.5CM and had to do heaps to it! Stock touching barrel in few places, a shitty shim in-between front pillar, bolt sounds like my swag zapper. ha ha ha. all sorted now with a zerotech sending it. I will say I did get mine down to 1.3 break. and lock tightened 🍻
considering how cheap they are not too bad, usually the barrels aren't too great finish wise from the factory. once they're broken in they seem to shoot fine. Doesn't help the cheap stocks with they come with aren't the greatest
Correct me if I’m wrong but with a 20” barrel the 308 actually beats a 6.5 in every aspect out to 300 or so metres yeah? Faster, flatter more energy ect The 6.5 needs a much longer barrel to actually achieve what it’s capable of as far as what iv learnt from the InTErnEt 😅there for the 308 is a much better option in this rifle or any 20” barrelled hunting rifle really
You can push an equal weight projectile faster out of a 308 but because of how low the BC is it loses velocity quickly, drops faster and does not retain energy. You can push heavier bullets, but then you lose trajectory. I’ll do a video explaining the two out of a 20” barrel.
308 might start out faster but I bet the 6.5 with it's high BC bullet will be going faster at 300 yards with almost the same energy level as the 308 with a lot less drop and wind drift. The only advantage for 308 would be heavier bullets for close range shots at elk,, moose, bear. For most all other varmit, deer, antelope, and even elk with solid copper bullets I would prefer the 6.5 due to better trajectory and lower recoil.
Well aware of the legal minimum for sambar in Vic. Arbitrary to say the least, considering 357mag is legal, and has much, much less capability than any of the 6.5 cartridges.
Yeah in the US they are available in 308, 6.5, 243 and 7-08. In Australian only 308 and 6.5. Not sure if they’ll bother sending the other calibers here though
@@jeffcopenhaver2217 less recoil, short action vs long action etc etc etc... Blokes who are far better shooters than you created it, so I guess they know what they're doing. The only problem with the Creedmoor is it got TOO hyped up and promoted, and people started thinking it was being described as the ultimate everything calibre, when in fact it was designed specifically for long range target shooting. Simple. And it does that extremely well.
Need the man bun now...bhahahhaha. i think howa need to come out with some pimped rifles. I guess they are cheap i guess because they are basic. Obviously a business strategy
Wrecked the plastic bottom “metal” on my HOWA Mini Action in 7.62 X 39 just torquing it down during assembly. It was pretty flimsy; that one looks a bit better…