I really like Howa Mini's.........have 2, and I also really like stainless rifles, but the only way I can get get myself interested in a stainless Mini is if it came from the factory with a stainless or aluminum bottom metal that matched the rest of the rifle. Maybe someday Howa will wise up.
You want a silver scope too so the entire ensemble matches? The barrel is no doubt a different SS alloy than the receiver (416R?), slightly different in color. Add another shade of silver for the floorplate, maybe nickeled rings for another, and the scope would be yet one more.
Maybe I should send the metal off for black nitriding, or have Bezos send me some Rustoleum……😜
