Howa M1500 Mini Fence Line 223 Rem 22" Prairie Reaper Camo Rifle

The Mini Fence Line in 223 Rem is a predator and varmint rifle in a compact package. The Prairie Reaper camo covers the stock, which does its work on the open, grassy ground where coyotes get called in and where a black rifle shows up from a long way out. Barrel length is 22", long enough to let 223 Rem reach the velocity it was built around.

223 Rem earns its keep here. Ammunition is available at every counter that sells centerfire, recoil is light enough that you can spot your own hits through the scope, and the cartridge is accurate enough that people shoot it in competition on purpose. A bolt action tightens things further and keeps the rifle quiet in the field, which matters when you are working a call and hoping something commits from downwind. The rest is straightforward: put a scope on it, find the load your rifle likes, and let the camo do its job. For coyotes, for hogs where the season allows, and for paper on a slow afternoon, a compact rifle like this covers a lot of ground.