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Looks like stainless Howa Minis may be on the horizon in the States, if this Brownells barreled action new product is any indication.

https://www.brownells.com/gun-parts...5-grendel-barreled-action/?sku=430107692

Wonder if we'll hear more about it next week during SHOT Show?

That would be great! Never made sense why they wouldn’t offer them here in the US

Yeah i wish they would build the Superlite model in stainless, i would definitely be a buyer....Hb

That would be great. Make mine a 6 ARC

Looks like it has regular bottom metal on the stainless model as well based on the picture

Make it a 223

.062 free ore

Give it a 2.45” mag box

8 twist I can suffer.

Now if leupold can get that 2.5-10 mark4 hold zero 2024 might be the year gun/optics take a swing in the right direction

Finally.

I’m definitely blaming you!

lol


That’s fantastic news.

That is pretty good news.

C’mon .22 ARC!!!

That's what I am hoping for!

Make it a blind mag and Stainless and I'll buy one of each caliber and some spares to rebore/rebarrel

Chamber a .222R and put it in a really strong lightweight stock.
I'd buy two.

They’d sell a pile.

Gotta wonder if Brownells is going to become another U.S. distributer, for the barreled actions, if they’re not already.

Love me some Howas for certain. Never an issue with any I’ve had.

Oh hell yes....

This is the one item that keeps me from buying one of these. I know there are aftermarket options but in my opinion, a hinged floor plate mini would rock! Let’s hope the picture is correct!

I don't see the appeal of a Howa Mini in 22 ARC. The reason being that a bunch of us are going to replace the bottom metal anyway. With that being the case, we eliminate the primary appeal of the 22 ARC over the 223, namely fitting longer bullets into a magazine, since the ARC and 223 length Jefferson Outdoor mags are both 2.450”. The velocity advantage of the ARC over the 223 isn’t great, and certainly isn’t enough in my mind to overcome the vast logistical advantage of the 223.
The only place I could see the 22 ARC being an advantage over a 223 in the Mini is for the guy who only shoots factory ammo.

is that pic representative of an actual mini-action? mag box looks a little long, hinged floor plate? not that stupid giant plastic hunk of crap 5 round detach mag? and plastic bottom metal?

clarify that bottom metal before you put your orders in to know if you need to still buy Jefferson outdoors bottom end which you may need to request silver finish on the aluminum vs black if you want matchy matchy, he probably hasn't seen this yet to know there may be a need for some silver finish runs, if that mini is actually coming with hinged bottom in silver already then these concerns all go away

a step in the right direction, good barrel length, threaded, to the oz counters for sheep builds you can slab that action and flute bolt, hollow bolt handle and lose 3.0 oz total from the action/bolt/handle

Looks to be a stock photo, as it appears to be the same photo whether looking at the stainless Mini 6.5 Grendel, the 1500 stainless 6.5 Prick, or the stainless 300 Win Mag.