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I am a seasoned hunter, but planning a new type of hunting tactic. I would like to camp with a tent in Northern climate (cold, moist, hot, dry, depending on the season) and stalk small pest predators with a scoped rifle. At the range I simulated the first-shot conditions. After each shot I put...

Recently bought a Howa 1500 barreled action in .308, I bought the oryx chassis and glass bed it to the action. Rifle has Timney trigger, mdt 20moa base and the Burris xtr ii scope. When I first got this rifle put together I ran tubbs lapping rounds through it to lap the barrel before figuring...