Does the Howa come in anything other than the Hogue rubber stock?
My understanding of the stock on the Mini is that it is a Hogue, with the rubber exterior removed.
It is nothing special but it is serviceable.
I had to float and bed mine, but I don't think I was adequately drunk the first time I bedded it. It had some stringing and other signs of not UBERness.
So I got re-drunker the next day and bedded it again. When it plopped four this close together in a full value, 15-20mph wind, I went home and loaded up 50 more.
These are the 60gr. V-Max and 27.5gr's of CFE 223. Why this bullet and powder? No idea. Drunk 'flave was running this project so I just stayed out of his way.
Dave