Howa Mini Rifles, Builds, and Upgrades

[PC356]

That’s nice! What are you seeing for velocity on the 80s?

30.2 grains of Lever is hittin 2850

 

[Metzger]

30.2 grains of Lever is hittin 2850

What are you getting with factory ammo?

 

[tall]

One I jazzed up a little for the ol man. Cerakote on factory barreled action and cut to 16”. Bedded into a Stockys. Shoots 80 ELD Xs very well.

Very nice build. I like that color scheme.

 

[Schroedernd]

One I jazzed up a little for the ol man. Cerakote on factory barreled action and cut to 16”. Bedded into a Stockys. Shoots 80 ELD Xs very well.

Did you just drop off the whole barreled action and have it cerakoted? I am wanting to do something similar.

 

[tall]

Here's a 6 ARC I just put together to spot-and-stalk blacktail in thick timber on the west side of the Cascades.

 

[droptine818]

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Here's a 6 ARC I just put together to spot-and-stalk blacktail in thick timber on the west side of the Cascades.

That thing is awesome. Did you put another bottom metal on it? Kinda looks like you have a hinged floor plate on there but I can’t tell

 

[tall]

That thing is awesome. Did you put another bottom metal on it? Kinda looks like you have a hinged floor plate on there but I can’t tell

Thank you. I can wait to put it to good use. That’s the Jefferson Outdoors hinged footplate.

 

[PC356]

Did you just drop off the whole barreled action and have it cerakoted? I am wanting to do something similar.

I did

 

[Schroedernd]

Anyone find a bore guide that works good in these howa mini's, specifically for a 6mm arc?

 

[tall]

Anyone find a bore guide that works good in these howa mini's, specifically for a 6mm arc?

Possum Hollow will make a custom one if you email them. FYI, IIRC, it was weeks before they responded to my email.

 

[Choot]

Here’s my 6 arc build. I set it up for mountain whitetail hunting with the 2 point sling to front carry, Iv started carrying my guns like this and love it.

Howa mini 6 arc
Trijicon AccuPoint 3-9 with mil dot
Outer impact 20moa rail
Warne mtn tech rings
Bedded into the stockys stock
Qd flush cups
Wiser precision picatinny rail
Dip bottom metal
Flush cut mag
UM bubble level
UM thread adapter
Airlock industries 6.5 suppressor
Trigger set at 1.5 lbs
Barrel cut to 16.5 in
OAL 39.25 in
Weight 6lb 11oz

 

[Schroedernd]

Here’s my 6 arc build. I set it up for mountain whitetail hunting with the 2 point sling to front carry, Iv started carrying my guns like this and love it.

Howa mini 6 arc
Trijicon AccuPoint 3-9 with mil dot
Outer impact 20moa rail
Warne mtn tech rings
Bedded into the stockys stock
Qd flush cups
Wiser precision picatinny rail
Dip bottom metal
Flush cut mag
UM bubble level
UM thread adapter
Airlock industries 6.5 suppressor
Trigger set at 1.5 lbs
Barrel cut to 16.5 in
OAL 39.25 in
Weight 6lb 11oz
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Have you chronographed some velocity with that short of a barrel?

 

[tall]

Have you chronographed some velocity with that short of a barrel?

Out of my 16 inch Howa mini 6 arc with 100 rounds down the barrel and DDC LTI suppressor attached.

Hornady factory ammo

105 BTHP @ 2476
108 ELD M @ 2510

 

[Schroedernd]

Out of my 16 inch Howa mini 6 arc with 100 rounds down the barrel and DDC LTI suppressor attached.

Hornady factory ammo

105 BTHP @ 2476
108 ELD M @ 2510

Any chance you tried 90s? I have a 22" howa I would like to cut down but wonder how much velocity I'll be giving up.

 

[tall]

Any chance you tried 90s? I have a 22" howa I would like to cut down but wonder how much velocity I'll be giving up.

I haven’t tried the 90s. Feel free to PM me if you want to send a few to chronograph.

 

[UnckleBob]

Here’s my 6 arc build. I set it up for mountain whitetail hunting with the 2 point sling to front carry, Iv started carrying my guns like this and love it.

Howa mini 6 arc
Trijicon AccuPoint 3-9 with mil dot
Outer impact 20moa rail
Warne mtn tech rings
Bedded into the stockys stock
Qd flush cups
Wiser precision picatinny rail
Dip bottom metal
Flush cut mag
UM bubble level
UM thread adapter
Airlock industries 6.5 suppressor
Trigger set at 1.5 lbs
Barrel cut to 16.5 in
OAL 39.25 in
Weight 6lb 11oz
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Where/how did you get a flush magazine?

 

[Schroedernd]

I haven’t tried the 90s. Feel free to PM me if you want to send a few to chronograph.

I'm getting 2900fps roughly with the 90s out of 22" barrel, but I want to chop it down!

 

[Choot]

Where/how did you get a flush magazine?

You take a regular mag, pull it apart, and cut it down. There’s a how to in another thread, but I think if you go back a couple pages someone has it posted in here to

 

[tall]

Where/how did you get a flush magazine?

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Thread 'Cut a Howa Mini .223 magazine down to 5 round'

Sep 18, 2018

So yeah, every body seems to want a shorter magazine and there seems to be a few who have tried to make flush bottom metal but I've only found one reference to cutting a magazine down and that was on the 6.5Grendal forum, which I seem to no longer be a member of or able to join again.

So I decided to make a go of it and started with one of the factory 10 round .223 magazines:

First I disassembled the magazine which is particularly easy on these magazines:

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[Middle_Ridge]

I just got my Stocky's VG1. Should it be weighing this much out of the box? I thought they advertised 17 - 20 oz for the Howa Mini inlet. Mine is coming in at 25.25 oz.