Howa Superlite

[Trapper330]

Wondering if anyone has experience with the short barelled (16.25") Howa Superlite? I'm looking at getting one in 308 and running a suppressor on it to keep the length reasonable- I like a 20" or so barell. Any input is appreciated!

 

[cbuck516]

I just built an 18” 308Win, my first 308, and the recoil is way more than I expected in my 11.5# rifle. Staying on target is very difficult with the 168gr projectiles I have been using for barrel break in, but I intend to hunt with 135gr projectiles so I’m hoping recoil is much less for those loads. Realistically, I will probably only have scope magnification on 4x-6x when hunting with this 308Win, but anything above that is super hard to stay on target in my gun. It’s great for a trainer rifle, but no way would I ever want an ultralight 308. If you want ultralight go with the 6.5CM or smaller. There is nothing a 308 can do that a 6.5CM can’t. I own a 16.25” Howa 1500 in 6.5CM and love shooting that gun. Recoil with the 6.5 and 140gr projectiles feels way less than the 308 with 168gr. These are my two newest cartridges so I do have limited experience with both, but I am used to shooting -06 derives cartridges and magnums. I truly expected way less recoil in the 308Win based on my readings.

I’m not sure what your intended use case is for this rifle, but if you end up going with the 16.25” CM I would gladly share my load data with you as a reference point.