I finally took delivery of the mini I put on layaway right before Christmas. Shot it today. Immediately came home and broke out the orbital sander. I wanted to send it off to MtnBoomer, but my patience was gone after waiting so long to get it out of layaway. The stock started at 954 grams, which is 33.65 ounces, and now it's at 795- 28.04 ounces. It still needs paint and isn't as pretty as MtnBoomers, but it's a lot more comfortable and obviously I'm glad to have 5.5 ounces off of it.
