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B&C sporter image in 22" std bbl mini howa - tdbru - 03-14-2020
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for those that wanted to see what it looks like with the howa mini std bbl (22") in the B&C sporter stock.
weighs 7lbs 6oz as it appears, ready to go sans ammo.
-tdbru
B&C sporter image in 22" std bbl mini howa - HokeyPokeyKid - 03-14-2020
that looks good!
B&C sporter image in 22" std bbl mini howa - tdbru - 03-14-2020
thanks, but it'll look much better with your flush bottom metal on it HPK!!
-tdbru
B&C sporter image in 22" std bbl mini howa - HokeyPokeyKid - 03-14-2020
tdbru Wrote:thanks, but it'll look much better with your flush bottom metal on it HPK!!
-tdbru
soon!
B&C sporter image in 22" std bbl mini howa - Sun_and_Steel_77 - 03-14-2020
nice! What is your scope and ring set-up?
B&C sporter image in 22" std bbl mini howa - tdbru - 03-14-2020
scope is a Leupold VXR Patrol 3-9x40mm (30mm), which i see has been discontinued. no wonder i got it at a big discount... the rings are Leupold backcountry rings, and the rail is an EGW 20moa rail for the mini howa. i was looking originally for the Leupold FXII 4x33 as it's short and compact and only 9 oz and size looks good in proportion to this micro rifle. with 80MOA of adjustment and very very rugged and to be honest, 4x is plenty for big game out to 250 yards or so. the retailer didn't have any of those (i guess they've been discontinued too) but had this 3x9 on deep discount. i though it is a bit big for the petite rifle, but hey, it is what it is. it has the firedot. not sure, yet, if that's a useful feature or just a gadget to get shoppers to bite. i'm also not sure yet if the TMR reticle is a great thing or another fad. one thing though, this scope has adjustments in mils not moa. so it matches the reticle graduations. that is handy. but for shooting targets i'm not sure if a tmr reticle is a big deal. for hunting... still not sure yet. so for me the jury is still out on the scope, not that it matters. i find on variables i usually use them at one power setting only, so why not just go with a fixed? it's shorter, more reliable, more rugged, and lighter. oh, and the power has to be on max (9x) to get the ranging measurements to come out correctly. so essentially what i've got is a long fixed 9x scope, which makes me chuckle. hope to get out and try some coyote calling soon. perhaps i'll change my mind about fixed vs variable. who knows?
-tdbru
B&C sporter image in 22" std bbl mini howa - HokeyPokeyKid - 03-14-2020
I only have on variable scope and it's on my ground squirrel rifle, the rest are fixed powers from 4x to 6x and a 10x on my Grendel
B&C sporter image in 22" std bbl mini howa - tdbru - 03-14-2020
for the most part i prefer fixed power scopes on my big game hunting rifles for many reasons. heck, you can see deer and elk a mile away with your eyeballs. so for most big game hunting, where shots are 90% of the time inside of 250 yards (mine have been) i do not see a fixed power scope as a disadvantage. but.... almost everyone else wants a variable, and so i guess there just must not be enough market volume for fixed power scopes for Leupold to continue to offer them. bummer. if you look again at the image, even a 3x9 is kind of long and is dominating on these diminutive howa rifles. an FX-II 4x33 would look much more proportionally balanced i would think. and it would make a lighter weight rig too. however Leupold no longer makes the FX-II 4x33 and this one that i put on the rifle was highly discounted so it is what it is. i'll use it.
-tdbru
B&C sporter image in 22" std bbl mini howa - FloorPoor - 03-15-2020
Looks nice. I will likely aquire a B&C stock in the future, provided this virus panic doesn't bankrupt me.