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A few more pics.

At the moment this is the best of all the Mini actions. Zastava's not in the game and Sako's L461 are 45 yr old collector pieces.

hoping to get a range session this sunday.

That's a great work bench, BTW.

Yeah ole mate use to be an engine builder in his previous life.

Barreled actions or the whole gun?



Travis

That is ridiculously cheap for a fine Japanese made rifle !

we have to pay double that downunder !!

And is that for the lightweight or standard or heavy barreled gun?

I'm also wondering about magazine length. The 1/9 twist isn't ideal for heavies, but does the magazine allow for seating the medium/heavies out where they should be?

Depends how it's throated but I would say that if you are wanting to play with the longer bullets, the standard SA is going to be the safest bet.



Travis

The Howa model number is HMA60203+. It's a complete gun. This one has the OD Green plastic stock.

As to barrel contour, their website shows it as a #2. I currently have one on the shelf and it's more like a #1...22" long.

These are the specs for the non-Mini barreled actions. They rotate some off when they stop pushing them into distribution, but they often still have inventory. Generally, the rifles are one of these in some kind of stock.

http://www.legacysports.com/barreled-actions

69/70gr proj should be the upper limit for the 1:9 twist, the rifle should be at the range testing some 70s tmw

How does the Howa MA mags dimension compare to other 223 mags

Remington Model 7 - 60mm
Howa Mini Action - 59mm
Mini MarkX Mauser (aka Zastava m85) - 58mm
AICS 223 - 65mm

Ole mate has been working on a fixed butt stock with an adjustable cheekpiece. We have different gun laws across the different states 8n Australia, so collapsible and folding stocks arent an option for me. Should be finished this week

So currently the mini is available in .204 and .223. Any other rumors out there besides 6.5 Grendel? SAS is the batch you have incoming 204's and 223's?

6.5 Grendel will be available by mid next year 7.62x39 late in 2016.

The batch is 223 -- they came in today. $329.99...

SAS is there any prospect of a hinged floorplate version?

I hate those magazines protruding down.

Hey Stevil,

Desperate thread revival happening...

Im looking for a chassis for the mini and seems my only option is a mdt from cleavers.

Where is your chassis from?

Cheers mate.

Welcome to the forum. Expect politically incorrect responses to your arrival. You may be expected to live up to them. Rifle loonies are always welcome.

kwg