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Leupold VX-Freedom with Ultimate Slam reticle on mine...


Oregon Gunsmithing stock on mine too.

Who here has purpose built a Mini Grendel for their kids?

Wasn't purpose built, but my youngest has taken over my mini Grendel. When he goes with me, that's what he wants. We've spent a fair amount of time shooting them both and I keep trying to talk him into carrying the mini ARC but he likes the Grendel. I'm pretty sure it's the name....

Could you use a new in the wrapper Possum Hollow #326 bore guide specifically for the Mini Grendel?

I wanted to, but the youth models were unavailable at the time so I got my grandson a 7.62x39 instead. No flies on that as a deer killer. He’s grown out of the stock, but I had MtnBoomer trim up a spare standard Hogue and paint it. Since, I’ve upgraded the Bushnell scope with a FFII, and replaced the magazine with a Wayne York floorplate.

They haven’t swapped the stock out yet so this year he’s using another Grandpa Special Howa, an Alpine .243. Got one down the other day.

Same one on mine.

A lightweight 3-9x40 seems not inappropriate:

My Mini Grendel sits in a Stockys carbon fiber stock, with the OG bottom metal. Wanting to keep it as light as possible, and also give me as much magnification as possible, I have a Bushnell 3200 3X9 on mine in Talley rings. The Grendel is not a long range cartridge, so the 3X9 is just about perfect for me.

I got a Howa gun with a Vortex Crossfire 6-18 I think. I’m not a Vortex fan, but it works so far. My bigger issue at the moment is I plan on replacing the Howa factory stock soon. I went with DIP bottom metal back in the summer and like it so far. I wanted a Jefferson optics or OGS bottom metal, but they were out of stock at the time.

How easy is the mag to remove now?


Is it pretty positive?

At just a shade over 6 pounds, it's a joy to carry in the field.

It’s in there, I had it fall out of the all plastic crap Howa puts on there. None since then.

Very nice rifle. Is that the 22" barrel?

Thanks.

Frank

Yes it is Frank. This is a very good shooting rifle. I'm using 95 grain Nosler Varmegeddons for coyotes, and 123 SST's for deer.

I think I need to have one.

Awesome!


Thanks. I have struggled with the original version. Glad you like it.

I bought a Howa Mini Action for my kids to use than put a Boyds laminate stock on it with a 12 or 12.5" LOP. They love it because of its low recoil and accuracy. They have since outgrown the stock, but with a slip-on pad they can use it again. May have to put the original stock back on. I scoped it with a Leupold 2-7 VX-R. They have taken several deer with it including this year.

I replaced the mag well on mine too. The mag was always falling out, but now it stays solidly in and drops out without a problem.

Not a Howa Mini but a CZ-527 in 6.5 Grendel. I have a Leupold VX6 2-12x42 on mine which I like quite well.

I had originally wanted the kids to hunt with mine....but knew the mag would never make it back.