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New Howa Micro Action- POLL ADDED - am4966 - 08-22-2015
VASCAR2 Wrote:Thanks for posting the pictures adamjp! Now if Howa would just get the 6.5 Grendel's to the distributors. I think I'd like to try a Howa 20" bull barrel 6.5 Grendel in a Houge over molded stock. From your pictures the 1500 Micro Action 223 looks like it had the 22" tapered barrel, is that correct?
Yes, I'd like it with a 20"-22" barrel, I'd shoot the factory barrel for a little bit. Until I saved money for a new barrel, I've always wanted a Broughton 5C. But id have to think about what barrel when it came down to it.
New Howa Micro Action- POLL ADDED - adamjp - 08-22-2015
VASCAR2 Wrote:Thanks for posting the pictures adamjp! Now if Howa would just get the 6.5 Grendel's to the distributors. I think I'd like to try a Howa 20" bull barrel 6.5 Grendel in a Houge over molded stock. From your pictures the 1500 Micro Action 223 looks like it had the 22" tapered barrel, is that correct?I didn't measure the barrel length, but it was the sporter profile and the rifle was very light and balanced well as a stalker, not a varmiter.
As they don't list a barrel shorter than 20in, I'm going with 20in length.
New Howa Micro Action- POLL ADDED - Drift - 08-22-2015
You know, if Howa ever gets around to selling the Grendel as a lightweight hunting rifle to be used on North American whitetail deer, there gonna make a fortune. Factory ammo in multiple varieties will explode onto the shelf of sporting goods stores. Other hunting rifle manufactures will rush to compete and prices will go down.
New Howa Micro Action- POLL ADDED - SteveFrench - 09-23-2015
The comments in this article appear to be from a Legacy Sports rep and they confirm the Grendel for 2016.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/09/22/howa-expands-mini-action-line/
New Howa Micro Action- POLL ADDED - kmon - 09-24-2015
Very cool, will be glad when they are available
New Howa Micro Action- POLL ADDED - Drift - 11-13-2015
Lets see; 5.6 pounds. 20 inch barrel. So maybe put a 2x7 Leupold VX-R on it. You end up with a hunting rife that weighs in at 6lbs and shoots accurately to 1000 yards. What other production rifle even comes close?
New Howa Micro Action- POLL ADDED - BluntForceTrauma - 11-13-2015
VASCAR2 Wrote:With Hornady already having the ammo on the market with SST and Amax loads and
GMX coming . . . Andy McCormick, President, Legacy Sports International, Inc
Hmmm . . . Did Mr. McCormick actually let something slip about a new Hornady 6.5 Grendel GMX loading or was he only speaking in generalities?
Here's to please, God, not the existing, too-long 6.5mm 120 GMX but to a 6.5 Grendel with a dedicated 90, 95, or 100 GMX! (Sneaky, on the forum here, recently drilled a big Minnesota buck with his homemade 6.5mm 77gr GMX!)