I have recently purchased a Howa .308 s/s varmint barrel in the Hogue stock. Not had too much chance to shoot it, but was putting 175gr SMK into 1MOA at 100yds last Bisley outing. Have loaded a number of rounds for load testing next time out, 175gr and 168gr SMK over RS50 powder.
Interesting to see the results from the 150gr. Will give these a try next.
If I can make this shoot much better, I may also look at a Howa in 6.5x55 too, as already have one of these in M96 guise and this is a sweet shooter - accurate and low recoil.
Regards
Mark