New .223

[Stikbrandon]

Picked up a Howa Ranchland in .223- I wanted a red dot on it because I love how easy it is to acquire targets And considering it the was my 10/22 is set up and wanting that same target acquisition time I decided to go with the Leupold RDS. This gun is going to be my primary yote gun and should turn out. It currently sits way to high with the 1 piece ring system it came with so I ordered up some new rings. Should be here by Friday. I’ll keep this thread updated as we go from start to finish.

 

[BangBangBrandon]

Love my Howa. Purty rifle!

 

[RKE]

Love my Howa. Purty rifle!

Me too!

 

[Stikbrandon]

Me too!

Man I love the feel of this rig

 

[RKE]

Man I love the feel of this rig

The only downside to these rifles, to me anyway, is their weight. Well worth the bang for the buck!

 

[Stikbrandon]

Yea little heavy but that’s alright

 

[HATCHET1]

Love the Howa...same as a weatherby vanguard...My Howa is a 25-06...it's kills alot of shit ..nice rig dude.

 

[Dawnandusk]

I went with his tween brother, Weatherby Vanguard on .243 , so far... one season one buck

 

[HATCHET1]

Great gun..great caliber...

 

[Ahidog]

Need some yote control on our duck club

 

[Stikbrandon]

Need some yote control on our duck club

Let’s do it !

 

[HATCHET1]

Duck eaters gotta go!!

 

[Stikbrandon]

Got the rings in, she sits perfect. Yotes better watch out! Got this boom stick to the range and let me tell you what, This .223 fixin to bark with a yellow fluffy thing doing the death spins.

 

[Stikbrandon]

No pics of range results but she sendin them down range at the 1 MOA mark. Think a turkey gun with a red dot. Quick target acquisition mixed with a laser beam =‘s DEAD…

 

[RKE]

What is the range on a setup like that? I haven't dabbled much in the red dot world, and my understanding was that they were for short ranges?

 

[Stikbrandon]

@RKE I stretched her out to 500 and rang steel but with no magnification shit starts looking real small. Basically iron sights so your guess is mine. I’ll be honest tho, the BDS on this particular Red Dot is pretty rad. Just spin it to the distance out to 550 and let it rip, it’s built for a 55gr 3200 fps .223 and it’s Pretty cool.

 

[RKE]

@RKE I stretched her out to 500 and rang steel but with no magnification shit starts looking real small. Basically iron sights so your guess is mine. I’ll be honest tho, the BDS on this particular Red Dot is pretty rad. Just spin it to the distance out to 550 and let it rip, it’s built for a 55gr 3200 fps .223 and it’s Pretty cool.

Thanks for the info! Seems like a great option (or something similar) for the .243 I have sitting in the safe right now. I've been kicking around how to best set it up for deer season.

 

[HATCHET1]

@RKE I stretched her out to 500 and rang steel but with no magnification shit starts looking real small. Basically iron sights so your guess is mine. I’ll be honest tho, the BDS on this particular Red Dot is pretty rad. Just spin it to the distance out to 550 and let it rip, it’s built for a 55gr 3200 fps .223 and it’s Pretty cool.View attachment 53356

Bro...need 3 of those flathats!! I'd say 4 but I can't do it, ..way to old....they available for purchase?

 

[TRICER]

Kill something!

 

[Stikbrandon]

Bro...need 3 of those flathats!! I'd say 4 but I can't do it, ..way to old....they available for purchase?

Back order my friend, when they arrive all send them your way