Howa 1500 mini barrel cut?

[Stinky Coyote]

I’m finally building out my last howa project and it is a 22” cut down to 18.5”. Carbon stock and cz bottom end on order, stock has shipped already, the action is slabbed and bolt fluted with bolt handle hollowed(-1.5 oz each, -3.0 oz total) and 1” low talleys with Leupold fixed 6x36 with custom cds-zl turret installed should finish 5.5 lbs. First 5 rounds are down the tube, will get a box through it with a few cleanings in between then will get the chrony out and see what hornady black does, my 20” lightweight was 2503 fps broken in but took likely 60+ rounds to get there as it started 2475 fps(tight bore). I’m expecting 2450-2475 out of this 18.5”.