Buzzsaw
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Any Answer please? Jard good? or bad?
Howa mini actions?
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R.Thompson
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I gunsmithed full time for 30 years. Now tired and retired. 35 or so years ago, I bought a factory SAKO 222 HB for my own use. The little SAKO was the only mini bolt available at that time, and was about the same size as the Howa and Mauser minis. ----- Used a 12x fixed power Leupold and slew prairie dogs with it. Accuracy was poor. It was a wood stock, of course. After a while, I decided the problem was the mini action. The frame rails cross section was miniscule compared to the barrel, and the action must be flexing depending on hold and balance point when shooting. I added a screw and stock anchor point about 5 inches ahead of the front action screw. Re-Epoxy bedded front ring and about 6 inches of the barrel. Cleared out other bedding so the rest of the entire action free floated, including magazine/trigger guard. Metal spacer at the rear screw held that in place on the action, but none of it touched. ----- That really tightened up the shooting, but it was a lot of fuss and feathers that would have been unnecessary with a stiffer action.
VarmintBob
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I bought a Howa mini action in 223. I found the barrel contour to be too small for a .223. Tried everything to make it shoot well and it finally settled down when I hung a tuner (steel turd) on the end of the barrel. The tuning function of the tuner did not do anything but having that weight on the end of the barrel slowed down the barrel vibrations enough to let it group. The target is with the tuner hung on.
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I love my Jard trigger. Zero slop. Clean break.
VLD Pilot
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I purchased one for a lightweight 6.5 Grendel build. Haven't started the build yet but eventually will. Should be a great little whitetail woods rifle
Mark carter
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I own 2 of them they are a great action and for the money you can't beat it better than a mini Mauser
cant beat a cz 527 mini mauser if u can find one at a fair price. they have shot up since discontinued. the Howard and Tikka are both good choices as well.
u can't go wrong with a cz 527 mini mauser. harder to find and price has risen a lot since they are discontinued. the Howard is very nice also. Tikka I like but not a mini action
I would like to try one in 6 ARC ! Does anyone make a a single shot sled replacement mag or a something like a High Score SS mag adapter ?
I have a mini rebarreled in 6 ARC and bedded Into a Boyd's laminated stock. The action certainly is not as smooth as a Tikka. Having said that the bolt lugs made very square and even contact with the abutments. Aside from the Tupperware bottom "metal", which I replaced with a BDL style metal, I really like the package. And it shoots a nice group. 
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dang spell check keep changing
dang spell check keeps changing howa to Howard.
can't beat Wayne Yorks. aka. Oregon gunsmith. stocks
if building a 30 cal on a mini for hunting, look at the 300 hamr by Wilson. I thing it is a superior hunting round unless u are wanting sub sonic super heavy.
That's shot seated with only a backpack for a rest.
