Howa Mini Rifles, Builds, and Upgrades

[glennjones]

I see a little slabby slab goin on there.

I had that done to a very early on grendel, fluted and bolt knob hollowed also, 2.5-3 oz deduct. Playing around with scopes and ring currently on my money pit as kids still like to kill stuff with it. Without scope and rings it’s 4 lb 13 oz, but includes the Burris steel bases, a sheet of talon grip, and a single slot alum weaver ahead of front sling stud you can slap a little o-light on for bedtime, oh forgot, the 22" is chopped to 18.5". It’s not bedded and touching the front stock it rattles off the barrel but doesn’t seem to stop it from shooting annoyingly tiny groups with factory 123 eldm black box. Jefferson hinged, feeds a little smoother than the cz 527 kit I have for it also, and is lighter but kids can't lose a magazine this way. Love to hate on this thing, and it has only stuck around because it shoots so good, it’s the first one to be offered to kids when they move out lol, fuggin howa, get it out of my house

We're you able to thread it 5/8 or did it have to be 1/2 at that length?

 

[Ferrulewax]

We're you able to thread it 5/8 or did it have to be 1/2 at that length?

If you want a proper shoulder, it’s pretty much impossible to cut a mini down enough to thread it 5/8s. Mine has an 11” barrel and still didn’t have enough meat for 5/8 without a shoulder added. At least on the sporter barrel

 

[Stinky Coyote]

We're you able to thread it 5/8 or did it have to be 1/2 at that length?

My smith won’t cut past 18.5” it’s a Canadian law thing. We don’t get mufflers here. Need you to come through with 51st state threat. Take Alberta first please!

You can buy factory gear with shorter barrels but cutting them has length limits here. Dumb af.

 

[glennjones]

My smith won’t cut past 18.5” it’s a Canadian law thing. We don’t get mufflers here. Need you to come through with 51st state threat. Take Alberta first please!

You can buy factory gear with shorter barrels but cutting them has length limits here. Dumb af.

Hate to hear that A. We still have stupid rules too like if you cut it shorter than 16" you have excessive paperwork to do in the 40 or so free States left in the union. We've got room for more good people if you promise not to vote in idiots like where you came from.

 

[Luke S]

If I didn't have access to suppressors I probably would not do a 16 inch barrel again legal or not. Just loud even with ear pro.

 

[glennjones]

My plan is to buy a 22" 223 cut the barrel to 18" and run an stockys carbon stock, an airlock nano, and some lightweight scope on it.

 

[Stinky Coyote]

Hate to hear that A. We still have stupid rules too like if you cut it shorter than 16" you have excessive paperwork to do in the 40 or so free States left in the union. We've got room for more good people if you promise not to vote in idiots like where you came from.

Oh we fackin promise! Hurry up and expose the election fraud down there as same shat been going on in our country too! You guys are leading the charge...let’s go. Friggin votes haven’t mattered in prolly 30 freakin years, don’t get me started haha

My tinfoil hat is bigger than yours haha, been building mine for 6 years steady.

 

[Stinky Coyote]

If I didn't have access to suppressors I probably would not do a 16 inch barrel again legal or not. Just loud even with ear pro.

100% low pressure factory grendel from 16.1” is about same as 20” 308, unmuzzled. About as rude as you want for the odd no ears hunting shot. Dreaming about the day we get mufflers here

 

[Chase4566]

Sent the first rounds through my 20” 6.5 Grendel yesterday. Shot some cheap Frontier stuff through it to get on paper and put 10 rounds through the barrel. Then my first round of handloads with 8208 and 120 gold dots. Couple show promise and I will play around with those. Mainly with seating depth. Thanks to Bbob I have a good idea of what I can work out to.

Going to try some TAC and Lever as well.