How many people are happy with their Howa Mini?

[Te Hopo]

Curious regarding barrel removal or replacement. I have a 6.5 Grendel in 20”. I would prefer the 16” and two different smiths stated they could not remove my barrel without cutting the action or the barrel? Is this the case. So I need to buy a 16” and trash the 20”? I was planning on cutting the 20” to 16” and it appears that is not possible at this time. Suggestions are appreciated.

Sounds like you need to find a decent smith, any gunsmith worth their salt should be able to either remove the barrel or else do a chop and thread with the stripped action still attached.

 

[Stocky]

Most probably could headspace. They are well made. But, no prefit barrel maker I know makes shouldered prefits for Howa.

Carbon six makes prefits in the Savage style. If you go to their page and look at the contour, it doesn't have a shoulder. Looking at the contour link, it shows Savage, Remage, etc. which uses a barrel nut.

I see that now. Hardy here in NZ for Howa 1500 prefits. I just purchased an overrun in the contract to use as a donor for something else.

 

[Orchemo]

Anyone have a mini action with the EXCL chassis? I already have a 6ARC with a Pendleton stock - shoots great but curious about a HB in the chassis

Thanks

 

[UnckleBob]

Mine is new to me, but I like it so far. I loaded up 30 more rounds for my next range trip.

 

[Nomosendero]

Has anyone here bought a Mini in 22ARC ?

 

[The Guide]

Has anyone here bought a Mini in 22ARC ?

Yes.

Jay

 

[dsotm]

Very happy with my 6 ARC. Shoots under MOA with Hornady Match. Need to work up my own load though.

 

[Mike D Texas]

Has anyone here bought a Mini in 22ARC ?

bought a barreled action from Brownells and dropped it in my takeoff stock from my 6.5 Grendel mini. Decided to try an ARKEN EPL 4 4-16 scope.

Shoots 77TMK hand loads just over 3000fps.

Haven’t group tested/tuned it yet. Playing with it at 100 yards untested it shows accuracy potential.

 

[UnckleBob]

I am on a hunt right now. It carried well, but I am definitely get flush cups installed so I can carry it flat with the bolt away from my body.

No shot on day one. M

 

[bnsafe]

so if your buying one, 22 inch sporter or 20 inch heavy barrel??? Im leaning towards the heavy barrel in 6 arc tho its hard not to do the 22 arc. I bought the stocky blem hunter on the black friday deal in the heavy varmint version. hoping I wont have clearance issues with a heavy barrel.

 

[Schroedernd]

I’m very please with my Howa Mini 6mm ARC. I got the barreled action with the 22” sporter barrel from Brownells and put it in a Bell and Carlson M40 stock. I highly recommend the clamp on oversized bolt knob from Legacy Sports. It makes cycling it much better.



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Any idea what the recommended torque is for the bolts in the m40 stock?

 

[The Guide]

Any idea what the recommended torque is for the bolts in the m40 stock?

I've done 45 in/lb on plastic bottom metal and up to 65 on metal bottom metal.

Jay

 

[General RE LEE]

Any idea what the recommended torque is for the bolts in the m40 stock?

Might want to double check but I think the chintzy plastic bottom “metal” is a recommended 35 in/lbs. I do whatever Howa recommends. The stock is irrelevant.

 

[Kyguy]

Howa changed their torque specs a couple of years ago. It used to be 55 in lbs, and the bottom units were splitting regularly. They changed it to 35 inch lbs and the problems pretty much went away. Bell and Carlson recommends 65 in lbs for most of their stocks, as does HS Precision and most other companies that use bedding blocks. The reason being that metal to metal fit requires more torque to keep the action from moving in the stock from shot to shot, especially given that the lug area tends to be generous in bedding blocks. Glass bedding helps. If you're using the factory plastic bottom unit, you will crack it if you go much past 45 in lbs. Just spend the $150 to upgrade to a metal unit and that's one less component to fail in the system, especially with aftermarket stocks with bedding blocks.