As you may or may not know, Howa is making a Mini these days.

A Vixen it is not. But full UBER it is.

This is the #2 and 22" version.


Trigger is a two stage and required no adjusting. It's downright UBER.

2.3 is about the max you can get for COL out of the 10 round mag. You can touch lands with the 50gr. V-Max and the 60gr. V-Max in my rifle.



60's shot great, 75gr. BTHP shot great, 50's were UBE, 75gr. V-Max was... horrid. I have only used CFE223, Lapua brass, and the 7 1/2 at this point. Stuck with the 60's because I have 500 or so of them and wanted to try them on dogs.




Dave

I bedded mine and opened the barrel channel right out of the gate. Used a Bushnell 10X for initial work up and all seemed well.



7lbs with the Bushnell:

One of our own (MtnBoomer) slimmed this stock down for me.

Holy freakin' UBER compared to the initial handle. The Mini action is great. The barrel contour is great. The trigger is great. The handle is NOT proportioned to the rest of the gun from the factory.

MtnBoomer fixed all that.

Mine generally resides in Idaho where I have a need for a truck gun but it is a 6# 8x57.

I ended up having to decide what scope I wanted to ride on this. Low weight was sorta the goal. And I love the idea of a 10 round mini-carbine twisted 1-9".

So with that I threw a Leupold 1-4X on top and so far so good.

Take a few more ounces off this since MtnBoomer removed material. We're not in Kimber MT range, but when you consider this is a $329 starter kit, you can look past that.

Little bit of group shooting and confirmation of zero this evening.

Things are looking good. All I need to do now is find some dogs...







Travis

Your's is the nicest Howa Mini I have laid eyes on.

And I had zero idea they had those in Idaho....

Nice looking handle Flave. Looks like Mtnboomer knows how to handle a stOCK.

He handled my handle oh-so-well.



Travis

Lotsa dogs running around in Browning.

That's why I bought a can.




Travis

Now that I think of it, next time I drive through there I'm gonna give each kid a can of bear spray and roll down their respective windows.




Travis

Stop derailing my thread.




Clark

Yah, ya'lls a hoot.... One thing 'bout Flav. He let me handle it without much convincing!

You could have saved a lot of time and money, and gotten a RAR!

Looks good Travis, these Howa 1500s have my interest, but now I may need to look into these minis. I would like to pick up a 223 that I could later upgrade and rebarrel. So I have a few questions:

How did MtnBoomer go about shaving down the handle?

Would these actions be considered nice enough to rebarrell down the road?

The mini would require a different inlet than stnd 1500 S/A, No?

Are you considering threading yours for a can, or is the bbl too thin?

Sounds good Trav....

I might have to consider getting me one of those also...

since you've had such good luck with yours...

Cool looking rifle and great write up...

if yours in an Uber... then I'll have to look at the Unter Model..

If I dropped your name... ya think where ya got it from would give me a discount?

Flave, that does look downright ube!

No idea. I just let artists work.



Absolutely. They are very solid and finished well.




Yes. McMillan does not currently inlet for the Mini. If you purchase 50, they will make a mold. If you buy 100, you will have exclusive rights to the inlet. I thought about this, but got drunk instead.



I have no doubt they could be threaded but I will probably leave this one as is. Although I may hacksaw the barrel to 19".




Clark

You know you want to handle my mini.





Dave

How loud is the safety, think it'd be an issue if the truck was just idling?

Sweet looking rig. I picked one up for that killer price as well.

Hoping that mntboomer will fix the stock similar to yours, and I'm not ashamed to say that I copied this idea from you.

No innuendos about dutch-ruddering, or handling required.

Nice Rig

Huge improvement looks-wise. Any effect on fore end stiffness?

I just spit coffee all over my keyboard. Dammit, Sam.

I'm more concerned about the protruding magazine, it could bump the horn while you are trying to get the rifle shoved out the window. It also lacks a slot in the forearm to lock onto the top of your window glass. Apparently, Howa's engineers have no practical experience with truck guns.

I like it. I'm thinking .243 would be nice if ever available.

Only 204 and 223 offered currently, and I hear rumor it will be offered in 222 Rem? 222 might be interesting.

I don't think a .243 will fit. 6.5 Grendel and 7.62x39 are in the works for late next year. Don't know if I can wait that long.

Kinda figured 308-based cartridges might be too big. But the 222 would interest me.

More importantly is it too 'mini' to reach the mirror/rifle rest?


Travis, I REALLY like the concept.......

It's pretty good. Three position. Much more solid than my previous Howa's.

Not a big fan of safety's in general, but this one is not likely to get bumped when slung.




Travis

If I wasn't me I'd try to be more like me too.




Travis

Mine is stiff as ever.

The stock too.




Clark

The detachable mag box is not the most bestest thought out design ever. But it is very functional and I have had zero issues with feeding, extracting, ejecting.

They'd be smart to start shipping them with both standard bottom metal and the DBM.



Travis

Won't fit.

(That's what she said)




Travis

There is honestly no real practical purpose in the Mini action other than weight savings and cool factory.

If you want to run heavies obviously the Mini kinda fugks you.

But I like the old Vixen and Rhiimaki type actions so wanted to try a modern version.



Travis

Ditto.

Also notable, the long, ultra sensitive, mag release lever has made it too easy to stroke unintentionally and drop the mag prematurely.

So I have heard.

A more thorough window/mirror/rifle evaluation will be conducted this weekend.

I've found the size of the truck to be more important than the size of the rifle when road hunting however.



Travis

Good point.


It lets me know that you have not only researched this subject matter, but that you have practical experience at it as well...

Quote of the month award winner IMO!

Cool rifle Travis.

I'm less than impressed with the distance between the window and the mirrors on a lot of these newer 1/2 tons.

They really need to bridge that gap better if one expects to get a solid rest.

The Tacoma and 4Runners are still about perfect for hunting IME.




Travis

Nice truck gun!! Good work!! Hope to see it with a couple coyotes soon..

You and me both... grin.





Dave

Laughin'!

Cool rifle, Travis. Are you going to paint it so that it blends in with your truck/window/beer can?

Travis, check out the night hunting videos on the Fieldsports Channel on Youtube. Those boys got it goin' on. Night vision, "moderators", through-the-scope video, the works. For a place that is so anti-, Britain's got some serious killing going on.

Their little suvs have all kinds of elecronical crap hanging out the top. Must be some serious cash involved as everything there costs an arm and a leg by our standard.

Someone said 7.62x39?
I do like the sound of that. Been looking for a decent rifle in that caliber that I don't care if it gets banged up a little in the truck. don't want to do that to the a 700$ cz.
I have two 223s. a howa 1500 stainless hogue stock and a t3. Think one (howa) is going to go, to get the. 7.62x39 if they come out.

I'm begging them to add 6x45 and 6.8 SPC II. They've told me to GFM so far...

What about a .35 Grendal for us Hoosiers? I'm guessing it would get the same answer.

On to a more realistic question, what about lefty's? A sponsored TV personality shared that they were hoping to have LH rifles out in 2016. Are you hearing the same?

Are you talking to Howa or Legacy?

Working on a Budweiser/Big Sky theme currently.




Travis

Pappy,

I would check that out but unfortunately, I despise foreigners and anything they do with their time.

Women excluded. Obviously.



Travis

Obviously.

Yellow, red, black, and white...

Blind, crippled, or crazy.

It's all good. Some are just better than others. If you turn one down, you'll always be one behind, and can never catch up.

There; I think some part of that should have offended just about everyone.

I'd like a 6x45 myself, but the Grendel bridges that gap pretty well. I'd happily settle for that.

You losers sit around waiting for those bastard cartridges while I keep shooting my .223 out the window.




Travis

I thought your stiff was mini...errr...your mini was stiff.

Goes in and out of the scabbard with ease.





Travis

The ol' Scabbard... I think that's what they called the one working gal at McDermitt...

MtnBoomer - nice work on the stock!

Not sure if it's legal but given all the spooky cock as of late, I think this mini-gun would be awesome for road hunting and ground pounding.

Good point.

They use the same scope mounts as the other Howas?

Ditto. Especially like the flutes on the comb. Looks Montana-ish.

Gee, why don't you guys just suck his cock?

Nobody takes the time to mention: "Good job ordering the gun 'flave." "Good job sending the stock to be slimmed down 'flave." "Good drunk bedding job 'flave."

Ungrateful fugks.



Dave

That was pretty special.

Uhhh...I'm not sure that drunk bedding job was good.

Thank you.



Dave

Good enough is good enough.

GFY>



Dave

Yay! I win!

The float looked like he used some sort of blunt object, possibly an old claw hammer?

You know, all this sucking of cock talk would likely get you scolded from the PRK (again), if said scolder actually hunted, shot, owned rifles, etc., and looked into forums about those things.

Flave? Naww. I've seen his work bench. The guy is a master craftsman.

If his work bench makes him a master craftsman, what does his boat make him?

A drunk fisherman?

That's just gross dude.

And we do not need to hear what you used for a release agent.


Moderators???

Well, that's a given, but what do fishermen do? To the hook...

Oh, Oh...I know... Throw it in the lake!

TFF.

Easily the finest application of masking tape I've seen today. Masterful. You should share your talent with the world on Youtube."Travis' Tape Tips"

I wonder if Flave also spluged on the 'tang'. Ehh. I don't wanna know.

Yes Horshack, they throw it in the lake.

Thanks Mr Kotter!


Maybe we should call Flave 'Master Bates' from here forward. He seems to be quite the 'handy' young man.

"Urban Camo." Otherwise known as roadhunter camo. Don't forget to wear a shirt the same color as your truck.

Master roadhunter tips brought to you by Bob.

I'm thinking one rebarreled to 17 rem would make one hell of a fur gun

More importantly, how accurate will you be?

That depends on how well the truck is tuned. A rough idling truck is definitely an impediment to accuracy, but so is having a lardass passenger squirming around while you're trying to squeeze off a shot.

You're lucky I blacked out that night otherwise I'd tell you what I really used. Then you'd look foolish.




Clark

One Shot will yield more than one shot.

Hint.



Dave

Not this time.





Travis

The one thing you tyros have left out of this road hunting scenario is what my nephew referred to as "going stealth" on them....he would turn off the radio ......

Hilarious.

I did a bedding job on the McFlame when I had the flu and was heavily medicated.


Had to have a gunsmith fix that one.....

Laughin'.

Any road hunter worth a damn will make the shot regardless of motor, make, model, or year.




Travis

Re-laughin'.

This thread should be a sticky. Nevermind, it already is.

Might be necessary in high pressure areas, but I have access to the good stuff.

My places aren't easy to find either. Years of logging waypoints without your friends knowing takes dedication.



Travis

I just go by Shrapnels maps.....

Oh, and his Adele soundtrack will have the animals mesmerized.

You're a rookie. His maps are nothing but printed lies.




Travis

I AM new to all of this, but I've logged on trying to learn.....


my goal is to shoot a deer one day.

This is a good time of year to do so. Very few hunters out right now.




Travis

Funniest thing I've read all day!

It still ain't no Vixen...

That's a pretty nice stick on that rifle. Is that factory wood?

Couldn't you just turn the radio up?

Those are a dime a dozen.



Travis

Nope, wood courtesy of Dennis Olson...

Hard to see, but I thought the edge of the cheekpiece looked a bit "off". Like to see a pic of the whole thing.

A guy that works at a local gunsmith whittled out an outstanding stock for his own .218. Absoulutely a first-class job. He sent it off to be checkered by some lady in PA, who also did beautiful work.

Sweet little rifles.

Holy cow MtnBoomer that stock looks amazing. I don't mind the stock of my new Mini Action, but it does seem like it ought to be a little more streamlined. You could go into business with mini action owners, and I'd be first in line!

I blew the pizz out of my drivers side mirror on my '79 CJ-5 trying to whack a nice rooster pheasant with my Remington M34 many, many years ago. Yeah illegal and out of season to boot but what a 16 year old did back then. I kilt him with the second shot dropped him off at Noni's and she waspleased as can be.

The next excuse to buy another gun is going to be....."it's for the puppy".
No way wife will be able to argue against that.

My canine friend does NOT like the blast from a cab fired 243 so it only makes sense to get something that burns way less powder.

I was looking last night and see Weatherby makes a #3 contoured 22" 223. Other than the techno stock it's look pretty ube.

Went on Howa's site and couldn't find Flaves new mini.

There's nothing off about any of those rifles. I assure you.



Travis

Your 16 year old self sounds a lot like my 38 year old self...



Travis

Sam,

Mine is HMA60203A.

http://www.legacysports.com/mini-action-rife



Dave

Flave, thanks for showing me your mini.

I show it to everybody.

Your the first to show any interest.

Did you know Gruff is moving to Aceville?




Dave

Like shrapnel said, it is no Vixen. But what is?

Vixen on the right and Mini on the left.

Here is the standard Howa bolt vs. the Mini.

Keep in mind mine is the #2 contour and not the ultralight. The UL will probably stay under 6lbs with scope.





Dave

Gruff is heading west?!


I hope the rough and tumble logger/biker crowd doesn't scare him!

I told him to steer clear.

Dangerous place.

Anyway, he is dead to me now. I'm currently accepting applications for a new BFF.




Travis

Good luck getting through this rough patch of rebound BFF time.

Prayers sent.

Is that why you axed when I was visiting Havre?

Yes.




Dave

Yup. Thirty years later, I still regret the one I traded off for something that's also long gone.

I gave my Forester to my son.

Now this is the only one I've got left.....

Do you have a list of requirements? Want to make sure I'm qualified before going to the trouble of filling out that dang application.

Pappy,

I have Forester and Vixen I never really use. But I can't bring myself to sell either of them. They're just too fugking nice.




Travis

Alcoholism preferred.

Casual indifference to laws/policy/regulations.

Obnoxiously loud.

Deeply committed to helping me achieve whatever I'm trying to achieve at any given moment.

Must be easily taken advantage of.

Alcoholism preferred.

Must put firearms above people.

Must put 'flave above people.

Alcoholism preferred.

Good at lying.

Ability to execute immediate protocols in the event of severe accident or death.





Dave

Later, you'll be glad you kept them.

I just picked up a nice Browning Light 12 to replace the one I foolishly let go because someone flashed a wad of bills in my face. This one will still be around when I leave.

You ought to air yours out once in a while. They're a pleasure to use as well as own.

I'm sure I have seven of the eleven requirements covered. Covered well, actually.

That rifle looks pretty sweet. How rigid is that stock?

I had the Vixen out earlier in the year.

Not a McMillan of course but not a Ruger American either.

I'd just call it serviceable.




Travis

Sounds good. Didn't know how it felt after it was slimmed a bit.

More pics of Flav's stiff mini.

Nice.

.222?

MtnBoomer how much would you charge to do that to my Mini Action stock?

Check.



The world would be pretty dull without it.



Yes, by nature and profession.



So long as it is hunting/shooting related, yes.



If you use rufies, yes.



Check.



Already do.



Can do, but cannot put flave above firearms.



Check. Rehab is for quitters.



I do it everyday. Gotta pay the bills somehow.



A BFF naturally deletes all brower history in such circumstances. Its so obvious I'm surprised you even mentioned it.

Hey Flave... Will there be a bigger sister to the lil Howa? Mebbeee a .243 or 6.5 of some FLAVE...GRIN..Like a custom set of Truck guns...ScottyO. PS I really like the way it turned out!!!

MtnBoomer's sanding and polishing of my Mini did not reduce its rigidity.




Dave

I might have missed it but what paint?

Looks like a nice, grippy finish.


My 243 MT has lost it's rough finish and has become a little slick, was thinking about a topcoat.

These are my two favorites. Both Howa/Vangaurd actions.

I have no idea.

Hopefully MtnBoomer will respond.

Tearful good-bye last night with Gruff. I mean, my wife was really crying. Like a lot.

Eyebrows raised here...



Dave

You hangin'?

My Mini?




Dave

You guys want me to do the McMillan deal for the mini? If I did it, I'd do 100 so the mold was mine.

We need to decide on a pattern...

Yes.

Compact.




Travis

Crap. I knew you say that. I wish the comb was higher on the Compact/Hunters Edge.

What about a Kimber Montana stock? I could send them a stock and say, "Do this, but for this.."..

Montana stock would be UBE.

A miniaturized Sako Hunter would be pretty bad ass also.



Travis

The Sako Hunter is by far my favorite in the McM line.

Yes. I love wrapping my hands around it and pressing it to my face.





Dave

Yes. Something compact but that goes without saying.

Not even gone yet and I'm getting the cold shoulder.

That mini is pretty phugging cool. No doubt.

At least you'll be closer to the promised land....

Hungover, you friendless Howa lover.

Gruff, you really leaving??? Where to if I may ask..

Has the mini truck gun slain any critters???

Do we know each other?




Dave

Hangovers are for people that don't drink in the AM.




Dave

Not really. We went calling last weekend and got skunked. Some dude was flying around and blasting dogs from the sky and I think that kinda hurt our chances. 5 stands and nothing.

Did find a wabbit shortly after purchase though.

I believe not only closer, but in the promised land. A place with trees. and water.

Thinking on getting a mini for my daughter to gut shoot wolves off the deck.

Flave, glad you have shot something with the piece!!

Gruff, best of luck with the new digs!!

Flav's is a mix of three different Rustoleum cans. Multicolored Textured first, dusted with another color (Forest Green from the camo line) and then about a can of matte clearcoat. You can just keep adding clear till it flows out how you want. Working on a way to do something similarly uber with Duracoat.

Basically the same thing I did with my 721RSPT&G but obviously went darker green than on Flavs which had a tan base.

Here's the stock with just Rustoleum Grey Multicolor Texture, 7Express phase 2. It can go on thick and absolutely needs to cure for days but seems to be a pretty solid product. There's brown and a harder to find green too that look ok out of the can but dusting over with another color looks good to my eye.

Before in its original 80's RS glory

As a 270 SS BDL, solid lighter green. Good looking combo.

And another time in it's first 7 Express phase without texture...

It's part beaver!




Got another one on the way and will have a better idea after working it up. It's fairly time consuming but wayyy under a Micky LOL. PMs welcome.

Pretty fancy Boomer, nice work!



Thanks for the info, pretty sure I've seen the textured Rustoleum paint at the hardware store.

Painful memory.

Literally.




Dave

Happy Holiday, buddy.

That looks like it may have been in the tipi. If so, is that why you got rid of it?

Painful, dark , memories.



Clark

Yes please. Snagged the last mini you guys had, and already planned on trying my hand at stock slimming. Would be nice to have a backup plan for after I butcher it...

It seems that Howa has a new "alpine" rifle on the website with a high tech stock on it. Wonder what the chances are that they'd inlet stocks for the mini action...

You can call them and ask but I don't see any company committing until they see a commitment.

McMillan won't even inlet for a Rhiimaki and those things have been around since BC.




Dave

What does this rifle run, I've looked for a mintue and only found rifle/scope combos forsale?

Darrik was selling them for $329...screaming deal....

I bought mine from Whittaker Guns. $329.

No brainer.




Dave

Sounds like a sweet deal, this threads got me thinking it'd work great riding in the tractor cab all summer.

Hence being sold out.

Hahahahaha! Snooze you lose you lazy fugkers.

Darrik will get more. I'd request the ultralight version just for schits and grins.




Dave

Mean people suck...

Yah, what a .....

Yep

My apologies for being so mean spirited on Christmas.

Guitar Hero was really kicking my ass.




Dave

Since you took the time to set up the wabbit for a photo, you could have left the wabbit guts out of the pic.

Another Christmas ruined.

It's a shame that someone at Howa don't shoot,so they could connect dots.

Were it 1-8" and driving a mag system of greater COAL latitude,they'd of had it. Couple same in S/S and you are there. If forced to suffer 2.300" COAL constraints,I'd just as soon go Krunchenticker mags,if only because they abound and are proven in their rugged reliability. Going to a proprietary system that doesn't share mags and is of such trite latitude,is a right proper Goat Fhuqk.

S/S Stoners will grant more COAL than that and are 10 Clams a throw. With them,one can keep 75A-Max ogives above casemouths and reduce the leap to boot.

Because boolits matter more than a smidge,mags matter more than a smidge and the parcel can be no better than it's weakest link. When one becomes Twistchow and COALchow,the goodness is gone by default.

When talking .378" casehead DBM's,AM steals the show,as 2.500" is easily arranged.



Their 5rd is of modest profile,as compared to say a Stoner 10rd.




I'd much rather drive a blind magbox of far greater latitude,than a DBM squeeze which precludes the good stuff.

'Twere a 105A-Max and 75A-Max Show yesterday,with a single magfed smooched poke each. The 270 launches the 105's at 2525fps from it's 18.5" spout('335) and The Rocktucky is squirting 75gr formloads at 2980fps from it's 21" tube(Lever').




With PSA S/S Freedom 16" Middie Rifle Kits for under 350 Clams and stripped lowers for under 50,when talking bang for the buck...I'm going Krunchenticker to reap a S/S spout and eek more COAL,as well as reserve RPM at 1-7". Mags of course abound are are vastly superior to boot.

They rock with a 6x MQ on top.

Hint.

While Howa is better than a bunch,they failed miserably and only scratched the surface on this attempt..................

I concur.




Dave

I agree as well but all the above isn't needed to pop things at 1,2,3,4,5,600 yards.

Mike

Heck I'd be happy if Ruger would make a decent length mag for my properly twisted RAR.

Mike

I wrote multiple emails and made several calls before the launch. I begged for the 8" twist and a 2.50" mag box. I wasn't a fan of the proprietary DBM either. I've even made calls and sent emails in the last couple of months at the request of my rep. All to no avail...

Weatherby sent me a questionnaire a few months ago asking for thoughts about Howa's mini. I told them the exact same thing I'd told Howa.....wanna bet they don't listen either?

Some day, somebody will connect the dots and everybody else will be left in the dust.

Not at all and I'll hang onto the Mini, but they need to start hiring gun people when they want to develop a new gun.




Travis

It's almost as if the industry is being pressured by some entity or interest not to do rifles right!

Seems the gun industry can be the slowest and least innovative at times!

.223's specifically have been using fast twist, long length bullets for 20 years now at least.

Mike

Yes Sir and that was my point it's still a cool little truck gun!

Mike

God bless the factory 1-14" twist 22/250's too.

Me too.

But the thread is uber!

You sunofabitch.




Dave

STFU you Obama loving retard.




Dave

Izzactly what I thought about the stock as the plastique was shreading.... They've got good material but musta never handled a rifle with classic lines? Even these clubs had some slimness.

Rookie! Just turn up the 8-track, they'll never hear the safety.

Sycamore

Has THE truck gun killed any more game???????

Or floorboards?????

Or mirrors??????

THE truck gun has not.

Did some road hunting two weekends back and saw 4 but I was about 45 seconds behind each one. Way far out and sixth gear when spotted.

Will try again this weekend. Almanac says good things.



Travis

Only dog I found off a road today was 50yds from the rancher's driveway.

This bunny is almost the same size though.

Ingwe?

Uber rabbit Flave.


Yesterday I saw a trailer LOAD of frozen coyotes go through town. What's a decent one worth?

$40 here.

Wages, $40 on the hoof or skinned?

Few years ago a guy was paying $25 for a carcass but I have no idea on the current market.

Hoof,
With a reasonable wound hole.

In your AOR?

Should fetch $25 in the round. MINIMUM.



Travis

Bunnywrecker!

I love this fugkin' gun.

That has to count for something...



Travis

OK I couldnt let Travis have all the fun
I read all the hubbub on the Minis and had to have one.I have a CZ 527 in 223 but this seemed like an even better cheap trunk gun (Thanks shortactionsmoker). In following this post I loved the idea of reshaping the stock. I dont think it was bad from the factory, but now I think its great

I contacted MtnBoomer (Carl) and asked him if he would work on mine. We talked about it and he agreed and I was VERY excited. I asked him to finish the stock and not tell me what it would look like. I had no idea what to expect. The Lovely Ms Peggy said what if you dont like it, I responed fat chance. I knew that if you ask a talented man to do what he does you would get something COOL. I also ask wait staff at a resturant "what do I want" They know whats good I get some great meals.

Anyway How cool is this? Carl took 4.2 oz of weight
reshaped the stock to a nice trim feel.The stock is rigid enough that it still feels very solid.There is a very small area inside the stock that you can see the old color and when you compare it stock really looks crappy.

I have not shot it since I got the stock back it just came today. I really have only shot the Howa recommended break in. I expect a lot, time will tell.

Thank You Very Much Carl
I Love it
The pictures are not really doing it justice its a dark shade of brown with the highlights


Before



After






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These show the color better

Damn! That sweet!



Now you bastids have me thinking I need one!

frosted chocolate

Nice. Haven't seen one quite like that.

Dang Boat. You're bench is nearly as clean and organized as 'Flave's.

I like it!

Looks danged good. Looking forward to a range report.

Dave.

EarthFractone!



Another fun project and think I may have the shaping figured out.

A few more.





Pre-shaping weight marked, 34.5oz, 30.3oz final.




A bit more work around the grip than Flav's.


Not this. I took a bunch of pics of Hank's stock before I started but can't find them. It wasn't all hacked up in the barrel channel like that other guy's! LOL

Hot damm - that is nice!

Again
Thank You
Carl

Hank

You're welcome! It was all Flav's idea you know...

Please remove this part of your post.

Looks like you've found a calling.

My bench looks like this too - but with silver webbing!

Mine looks so ghetto plain jane in the original factory finish....and the Tasco Pronghorn 3 x 9 by 32 ( $39.95) on top... with Simmons $6.00 set of rings...

I bet it still shoots and is still a bunch of fun
Hank

Nice work Hank and Boomer!

That sumbitch looks good.

FYI that 10 round capacity comes in handy on running targets...





Travis

Style and class goes a long way into the fun factor also....

but since Clark Griswold is having enough fun for the pair of us..

I can just spend my time shooting mine...

all it is getting is range action at the moment courtesy of old Man Winter....

but come spring she'll see a few thousand rounds or more exploding Sage Rats....and the occasional seagull or coyote that might be after the remains of the little rodents...

I may put some webbing on the stock just to 'class it up' a bit...

Kinda like taking a Fiat, putting 20 inch rims with spinners on them and Montana plates.... and a gun rack in the back window...

Gulls? Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918..... Dohhhh!

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/hunting/

Stock looks great MtnBoomer! I'm surprised it still weighs 30 oz. SAS- any word on doing an edge or if Howa might potentially be interested in doing a run of high tech stocks like on their new "alpine" rifle?

Spaced off weighing before the paint. Maybe a couple or ounces less. Lots of fumes/small garage

Pretty snazzy looking. What kind of accuracy are folks seeing with the Mini's?

Mine plunks the 60gr. V-Max into little holes at the 100 and 200.




Dave

Just fyi Trav....

the 53 V Max has a better BC and is flatter shooting... than the 60 V Max.....and has proven more accurate in my other 223s...

haven't tried them in the Howa... just because I quit buying most V Maxes except the 40s and the 53s now...

I have shot a batch of the 60 grain Hornady SPs.... those are sure darn accurate in the Howa when fueled by H 322...

"I have been drinking..."

How do we know if it's THEE Truck Gun, if you ain't shootin' out of a truck?

9 for 10!


Fricken amazing Flave.

OH HO HO.......

Flave.

That was amazing!


You are soooooooo good that you remind me of......



ME!

I's GOTTA be THEEE Truck Gun...'cause no way 'Flave is that good.

Thats true, nobody is a good as me......

Do not question.




Dace

Dave is amazing.



Dave

I won't lie, I was kinda impressed. Of course, the fact that you'd been drinking could be seen as an unfair advantage.

The campaign begins.



Dave

The uberness bar has been set high...

I'm too drunk, to taste this chicken.




Colonel Sanders

BRO!

Imports rock.



Dave

I've always kinda figured a guy from Canaduh would be impressed by anything.

Do you guys get SNL? Should be starting soon.



DavetheClark

It's all in how it feels when you wrap your hands around it.

What?



Daveid

Road trip tomorrow...

THEE road trip.



Dave

This has been moved to Tuesday.



Travis

Film at 11?

Uber. How 'bout photo of the gong and its dimensions?

What and how much you were drinking?

This should be a standard Campfire Member Drill!

It's actually 18 degrees here right meow, but no snow, Evah!

Got a half-bottle of Jameson's cooling on the deck and the Tikkler has 10 in its belly.

What a great way to spend this holiday!

Holiday?











Nevermind.

I believe it's 12" in diamater (That's what she said)

Bent Nail. LOTS and LOTS of Bent Nail.

Few can hang with 'Flave.

18 degrees is swim trunks weather.

Get off your ass, drink the Jameson's, shoot for score.



Dave

The trip to civilization will likely be documented.




Travis

THEE, holiday.




Clark

That video is internet gold! Right up there with the proper rifle break in vid. Of course I wouldn't expect less from 'flave.

'Flave is pretty amazing when he's sober. Or drunk.


'Flave

Gotta retrieve my MGM rifle steel from a buddy's property. Will paint a 12-in. Circle on it.

Try to shoot next week. Hell, I might even get a dang new camcorder!

Gonna drink the Jameson's tonight to maintain conditioning.

Get.

It.

Done.



Clark

That is the UBERest video in the history of UBER videos..

THEE Truck gun.

Are we killing rabbits next month?




Dave

What a classic example of "behind the camera, off screen editing" which means Pepper is sitting in a child carrier in the snow bank with a pot and wooden spoon. When the rifle goes bang, Pepper hits the pot and then is rewarded with a gummy bear.

It is commonly known as the Pepper pot bear scam...

Yet another internet "expert" talking out his ass.

She was not sitting in a child carrier.



Travis

who got that 10th gummybear?

The trash can.

If you can't fake success, you have no place in my family.



Dave

Leave it to shrapnel to tell it like it is, and clear up every thread that needs clearing up.

Dammit 'Flave, at least put a coat on that kid, but keep that danged ugly scarf for yourself.

Finally someone stands up for decency AND fashion.

I made a feeble video today.

Actually it was pretty awesome, not nearly as awesome as Flave(of course), but 3 for 4 at 100ish yards is pretty amazing....

If you had more ammo you would have been 9/10 , go with that Sam

Salty, it ended up 6 for 8 and then the POS Kimber failed to push up a cartridge and I got pizzed and sidetracked for about half an hour.


Video is almost downloaded, I'm sure you can't wait....grin

The awesome is strong here can't wait ..

Sam, need to get you one of them there Howa's like Bob David uses...

Vid won't work for me...wants me to sign in...

Does it work now?

Yes it does

Sure do - TFF!

Feeble is the part where you forgot to have your blue heeler sitting behind the camera with a pan and a wooden spoon to imitate the hits on a steel target.

Your dog ain't no good ifn' he can't run the camera and a pot and spoon to boot...

Dammit, Sam...where's the picnic table for Rez to lean against? No wonder he missed one outta four!

Extra points for shooting a Man's gun. The 270 Win MANGLEUM.

beauty! no rest and saving the brass that's hardcore..

Sam; that was f---in funny

All in good fun!

It's like a magnum without saying so.

Best part.

You should have said "we're gonna need a bigger boat!"

Damn, in HD too!

French Canadian edition.

Rez Buck,

100yds?

You need a .223 my friend.




Dave

OK best part of video
Please vote

Glad the picnic table is here I have been drinking

I make so much let Lapua brass sit in the snow

Christ came back as a rifle

Or Da Bears sweater

I just Dont know

Hank

It's a scarf!

THEE, scarf.





Dave

None of the above. It's the kid with the spoon and pan. 'Flave's probably mad about the poor, cold child missing the que on that "miss".

Rez Buck? Too funny Sam. How's your cuz up in Rocky Boy.

Kids

Hank

Awesome video RezBuck!

Lovin' the Canadian/Hispanic/Irish accent!

?

Is that what that was? I swear I heard German and Vietnamese.

I lie about many things.

But not shooting.



Clark

Whatever it was, it can be summed up in one word....

Sexy.

Disturbing...really.

I can't wait for Hank to make a video with "Frosted Chocolate"!

I may have to volunteer to run the camera....

UBER sexy?





Dave

Scott
at the show ordered gongs
for Guy57 to show us how

But to keep up with the Jones I will wear my Walter Payton Jersey (if it still fits) You know I had a kid

Hank

Sounds like a porn flick.

Gotta speak up too - It's Earth Fractone. Frosted Chocolate, Iced Expresso, and Gizzled Brown were all thrown out as they're clearly leftwing cupcake porn related terms already in use.

WTF kinda porn film would earth fractone be?

Exactly!

Does the color help proliferate brain cells? Just thinking of what 'fractones' are.

colored girl quartet.

Eartha is the lead singer. And the biggest girl in the group. Kinda like a chocolate safariman.

Maybe a psychologists and neurologist orgy. Possibly a mind fruck.

Boomer is messing with minds! It's a puzzle...Flave is frucked.

Earth Fractones???? You do realize Hank is a polish fella from Chicago???? Frosted Chocolate seems more appropriate.......He always wanted one...

I gotta admit, I'm one helluva shot.



'Flave 2016

What this world really needs is a Flave vs. Rez Buck shoot out video! I'd pay bug bux... er, well, I'd sure as hell watch it anyway

The Uberness flows from this thread....

I will let Rez Buck know that he needs to get another 223 and that some of you enjoyed his lame video.

Surprised Dave is allowing one of his threads to be about anyone but Dave.

Campaign strategy.




Dave

WTF? Where's Clark and Travis?

Campaigning.




Clark and Travis

What're you campaigning fer?

Exclusive power over all of mankind.




Dave

Pussy has that wrapped up.

Exactly. Just get a vajayjay installed.

Davette

Hank,
My mini mauser and i could NEVER shoot as well as 'Flave or Rez Buck. My mini mauser isn't twisted tight enough for those looong 100yd shots, and some folks think i'm twisted a little TOO tight. However if you already bought the gongs, maybe you could let me borrow Frosted Chocolate, and we could get Scott to run the spoon and pan while i shoot and you film, just sayin

Ain't no cupcake...

Spoons...pans...frosted chocolate...Betty Crocker!

that takes the cake. ..

Guy
this needs to be done the
The Midwest needs to build the fun factor,right now the
Fireboys from the West seem to have all the fun

OK maybe we can only shoot 100 yards without hitting trees but it will make the gong louder so we need to hit the bucket harder

We will use two kids no misses

I dont know if the members know how handsome we are
we will look like the cast of Oceans Eleven make a Fire video

You remember when we were all up for the elk hunt and the locals thought it was a fashion shoot for Cosmo?

Hank

Now things are starting to get weird?

Oh we are past that
Hank

Campaign has been a distraction. What's important is this.

Has THEE truck gun kilt any gummy bears yet?

'Flave had to go to Arizona for a week.

The Mini has sat idle.




Dave

Take it on THEE campaign trail with you.

Somebody with Photoshop could put your favorite IPA in there.

Shrapnel has all the cool guns

Not all of them.

Some of them.




Travis

You're right. The Howa Mini is pretty dang

Arizona is probably not a swing state.

Then he should take Shrapnel.

AZ is a schit hole. Period.




Clark

#3 Fresh off the UBER-machine. Was requested to make it "smooth", it'll be hydro-dipped. Finished with sanding primer then Duracoat, a blend of three colors that's dang near like the others started but this one started out black... It was different than the green ones, more gooey to work with and ended up with dozens upon dozens of pinholes to deal with. Stiff but sucked ballz to work up, at least two extra hours than Flave's and Hank's. Went from 36 to 29 ounces as pictured without studs. Glad it's done. Will hopefully satisfy the owner.

Excellent work.

Thanks - you have a good eye for these things.

7# Chicken,

TRT is funny [bleep] !

Found this, much more informative than flave, or rez buck's videos.

I was starting to wonder if that had gone over everyone's head

Rez Buck would love to "send some lead" down her range.......(grunts...)


Great vid 99's!

I found it disturbing.....










That schitt like that didn't happen when I was young!

Rez Buck is a dirty mother/fuucker......
with a lead COCK?
I love him.

Poobs, I know you're sand-baggin' with that comment.

Sure they might be black and white pics and 1-piece suits but post that chit up!



Wages, you KNOW the Buck is in rut 24/7/365.......

I love her...a lot

This thread has really slid into the gutter...









I like it!

I was starting to wonder.

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.

Seven,

Ship it off to Boomer. You'll be glad you did. He turns stuff around pretty quick.

I still might. Just couldn't resist the urge to mess with it. Like I said, I got impatient...

Here's how the last one looked midstream. The black is more gooey than the green.

MtnBoomer - I have a green Mini that's going on a diet asap. What thickness is the stock there at the mag well area? I want to be sure I don't go too thin. Thanks.

bhh, welcome to the Fire. I don't know, maybe someone could measure one for you, however, the material is stiff and strong so no real worries. The green is superior plastic to anything else I've dug into, as far as plastic goes.

Thanks, MtnBoomer. I'll just use the tlar method until it feels good.

Not sure where Clark's been. Here's #4.