Howa Mini Action in .223 and .204

[madashell]

They make it according to the 2016 catalogue

Yeah I read that after someone pointed it out in another thread.

Now the question is light, standard or heavy barrel. Inclined to keep it light weight.

 

[lone-wolf]

And more importantly how many rounds of .50 beowulf fit in a 10 round magazine.

Why?

I had a short action howa in 308, looking forward to a heavy barrel mini action in .223 if the price isn't nuts.

 

[Hitzy]

Howa makes the Mini in stainless, but I haven't seen it show up on Legacy Sport's website. I've seen it on the New Zealand forums though. I've been looking for a Sako L461 or AI in 223 REM, but these are the next best thing. I've been looking specifically for an action sized to the 223 REM round, and I'm not a fan of the other micro sized bolt actions out there.
Whittaker Guns in the USA has been selling these for awhile at $330 USD, so hopefully these come in around $600 CAD, but we'll see. I'm not sure if the Howa rifles in Canada are coming from Legacy Sports or directly from Howa in Japan, anyone have one to check (it'll be stamped Legacy Sports if that's who imported it)?

I got one from Frontier, one from Prophet, both show LSI on them.

 

[DMS1]

The ligjtweight barreled action is 3.77lbs....I guess it depends what stock you put on it.
Howa receivers are pretty big n heavy...

If the barreled action is 3.77 lbs and the finished gun is 5.7lbs, then the factory stock must weigh 31ounces. With a 24 ounce McMillan edge stock, the rifle would be 5.25lbs. Be nice to see this in a 20 ounce stock, would be under 5lbs.

 

[double gun]

I got one from Frontier, one from Prophet, both show LSI on them.

Stainless mini actions?

 

[Hitzy]

Stainless mini actions?

It was a reply for who imported the Howa guns.... No not mini's, one short and one long action rifle.

 

[double gun]

Oh. You had my hopes up....

 

[madashell]

Been looking at the specs on this rifle and the above comments regarding the action not being so "mini" made me think of the entire rifle as not so mini.

My Remington 600 Mohawk in .308 has an OAL of 35 1/2". This Howa mini action is 39 1/2" OAL in the light weight and heavy weight versions, 41 1/2 OAL in the standard weight version.

4" difference (lightweight Howa compared to Rem. 600) yet the Howa barrel is only 1 1/2" longer.

This thing is not so mini and compact imo. Not as much as it should be anyway.

 

[lone-wolf]

Been looking at the specs on this rifle and the above comments regarding the action not being so "mini" made me think of the entire rifle as not so mini.

My Remington 600 Mohawk in .308 has an OAL of 35 1/2". This Howa mini action is 39 1/2" OAL in the light weight and heavy weight versions, 41 1/2 OAL in the standard weight version.

4" difference (lightweight Howa compared to Rem. 600) yet the Howa barrel is only 1 1/2" longer.


This thing is not so mini and compact imo. Not as much as it should be anyway.

It's mini compared to their standard action. The mohawk's action is tiny! Nano sized. My uncle has one, they're nice.

 

[Rembo]

The Howa Mini is not really a "mini" action in the true sense. The receiver and bolt are the same outside dimensions as the long and short actions, it's just shorter.

The CZ527 and the Sako L461/AI's are what I consider a mini action. The outside dimensions and the bolt diameter, as well as the length of course, are reduced from the medium and long actions.

Someone mentioned a Mohawk,....it's just a shortened 700 really, same outside dimensions and bolt diameter. Same magazine length as a short action 700. Not a "mini" action at all.