6mm arc build Howa Mini or buy complete

[KY_coop]

Did some work on the stock and got the barrel channel cleared out enough. Just in time to put some rounds on paper. The heavy barrel seems to like the 108 factory loads. Pics are of a 3 and 6 rd group. The athlon scope definitely isn't much for precision, the center dot covers an inch square. But it will make a hell of a whitetail and target shooting scope for me.

 

[General RE LEE]

Did some work on the stock and got the barrel channel cleared out enough. Just in time to put some rounds on paper. The heavy barrel seems to like the 108 factory loads. Pics are of a 3 and 6 rd group. The athlon scope definitely isn't much for precision, the center dot covers an inch square. But it will make a hell of a whitetail and target shooting scope for me.
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Nice. Keep shooting I bet it gets tighter. What Athlon scope?

 

[KY_coop]

Athlon helos btr 2-12.
Keep shooting is the plan. I have close to 300 rds I've slowly acquired. Probably should around half of them then use the brass to start loading and testing my own. I don't know if I'll shoot this as much as I shoot my 223 but it will more then likely be a close second. Signed up for some skills division nrl hunter and may take this to one of those once I get more rounds down it.

 

[TimberHunter]

I ordered a 20” HB 6 ARC and a Stockys VG stock. Consensus to bed or not to bed the stock/action?


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[The Guide]

I ordered a 20” HB 6 ARC and a Stockys VG stock. Consensus to bed or not to bed the stock/action?


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Bed it after you shoot it. Mine and others didn't need bedding. Others have. I wouldn't start with it unless needed.

Jay

 

[KY_coop]

I ordered a 20” HB 6 ARC and a Stockys VG stock. Consensus to bed or not to bed the stock/action?


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I've never bedded anything before, I read where alot of people are bedding these for the howa minis. I was thinking of bedding it right away just to learn, but decided to see how it shoots first. Not a huge sample size but the first few groups show that it can shoot well enough for hunting and intermediate range steel. May revisit the idea later but it will be after a good amount more testing.

 

[Qholum37]

Yep I always shoot first and see how they do. The 6.5G Mini I’ve been working on is definitely getting a bedding job this week!

 

[General RE LEE]

Since the action screw goes directly into recoil lug, how are y’all bedding the lug in a Howa?

 

[bpitcher]

Since the action screw goes directly into recoil lug, how are y’all bedding the lug in a Howa?

I used a piece of appropriately sized all-thread coated with release agent. No issues.

 

[mahonsr]

I used the actions screws with release agent - think I used some mink oil I had. The front action screw into the recoil lug, doesn’t go all the way through into the action - at least as best I can tell.

 

[MEdude]

I have used one shot a couple times on the action and action screws as a release agent, and it worked well.
Marine Tex epoxy as bedding material.

 

[TimberHunter]

Stockys is saying about 6-8 weeks for a stock to be made and shipped (all of their Howa mini colors are out of stock). Is that how long it took those of you that ordered an out of stock color?


Edit. I’m not in a huge rush but decided to check their other stock availability. Not sure I want the conventional style stock. They have some of those in stock though. Kind of interesting visual, I just screen shot and added a straight line. The drop from barrel line is close to the same. Looks like the main difference is the vertical grip like the name says. Wonder if it’s worth the wait…

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[black dawg]

I used a piece of appropriately sized all-thread coated with release agent. No issues.

I used a longer bolt with the threaded portion cut short so that no threads were out of the recoil lug.

Mine needed bedded badly, because the stockys stock fit so poorly. Main problem was the recess that the recoil lug went into was too deep. Any torque on that front action screw, and it would deform the stock until the stock was pulled tight against the lug, and pulling the front of the stock into hard contact with the barrel.

 

[KY_coop]

Took about 7 weeks from order to delivery. Last stockys I ordered was 3 weeks from order to delivery. Just luck of the draw sometimes I feel like

 

[TimberHunter]

Anyone used both the VG grip stock and the conventional style stockys stock? If so what are your thoughts between the two? I’m currrntly shooting factory tikka stock with a vertical grip. VG on the tikka is nice but didn’t make a massive change to how I shoot


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[KY_coop]

Stockys vg is a very nice improvement over any sporter style stock I've ever shot. Never used there standard model though.

 

[General RE LEE]

Only thing giving me pause on Stocky's is QC.

 

[General RE LEE]

I used the actions screws with release agent - think I used some mink oil I had. The front action screw into the recoil lug, doesn’t go all the way through into the action - at least as best I can tell.

So you fill the lug channel with epoxy, drop in the barreled action, and install the front action screw? Seems like that would push a bunch of epoxy up into the threading. I’ve bedded before but it was a Bergara.

 

[Cantharellus]

Stockys is saying about 6-8 weeks for a stock to be made and shipped (all of their Howa mini colors are out of stock). Is that how long it took those of you that ordered an out of stock color?


Edit. I’m not in a huge rush but decided to check their other stock availability. Not sure I want the conventional style stock. They have some of those in stock though. Kind of interesting visual, I just screen shot and added a straight line. The drop from barrel line is close to the same. Looks like the main difference is the vertical grip like the name says. Wonder if it’s worth the wait…

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I ordered a VG for my Howa Mini build on Jan 3. Got the shipping notification for it today. I called before I ordered and they said 4-6 weeks.

 

[Lentuk]

For threaded lugs I like to use all thread to start, spread release agent generously on the threads and then pre-thread it into the lug, I then use it as a guide to line up the hole on the stock, once you get the stock pressed on remove the all thread and clean up the hole with q-tips before inserting the action screw that has been lubed and then torque.