About four or so years ago I bought a new stainless Howa 1500 6.5 Creedmoor for less than $600. If Howa can manufacture the full size version for that price, they can most certainly make a Mini exactly as they do the regular size rifle, in the same price range. I believe in Howa's mind, they view the Mini as a rifle that the people using AR's want in a bolt action, and that means with a detachable magazine, and in calibers that are most seen in the AR's. If Howa would wake up and see the light, I believe they would see that what most people want in the Mini has nothing to do with a detachable plastic magazine. Of course, I also have little doubt that Howa will continue to make decisions that make little sense.
