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Drift Wrote:Quick question. If I wanted to get the barrel cut back to 16" and have it threaded (to a 5/8-24 thread) for a suppressor, which profile barrel should buy?
My gut tells me the heavy barrel may be best to allow enough shoulder when utilizing the 5/8 - 24threads. Otherwise you may wish to opt for a lighter weight package using a 9/16 to 5/8-24 adaptor. If this was my choice i would opt for the heavier barrel. your intended use may lead you to a slightly lighter barrel.
Best of all worlds would be to contour a heavy barrel with a flare the muzzel end to allow for enough shoulder, similar to the RAR Predator barrels.
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SDguy Wrote:Whats it going to take to get the likes of Boyds to offer up a fine wood stock for the little mini Howa? I am sure the wood stock would compliment the Howa rifle and make the difference weather or not to pull the trigger to buy the Howa mini for many.
i know there are a few stock manufacturers that have asked about the mini. the mold cotst/development of making this stock is not a easy cost to swallow. With the gaining popularity of these rifles we expect to see some more stocks on the market soon!
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Matt @ LSI Wrote:i know there are a few stock manufacturers that have asked about the mini. the mold cotst/development of making this stock is not a easy cost to swallow. With the gaining popularity of these rifles we expect to see some more stocks on the market soon!
The Howa Mini Action inlet is remarkably close to the inlet for the Zastava Mini Mauser / m85.
If you are competent with a Dremel, bedding compound and are willing to paint the finished product then get yourself a Boyds Tacticool (or whatever they are called today) and have at it. Put the rear action screw in the same place, and take away what does not look like the inlet for a Howa Mini.
Sadly, with the natural inflationary growth in prices Boyds stocks are no longer available to the overseas market as they cost more than the old and arbitrary $100USD limit imposed by ITARs.
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Where can we pre-order/order? I'm actually part of a company with a FFL and we've got a couple people who'd LOVE this!
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Mwells72774 Wrote:Where can we pre-order/order? I'm actually part of a company with a FFL and we've got a couple people who'd LOVE this!
Go back and look in this thread, you'll find product #''s and the phone # to call
12.5" SBR Grendel - Need Barrel
Surge - Rugged Suppressor
Been a fan of the Grendel from the very beginning and haven't second guessed that choice one time.
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got round to painting my modified Boyd Zastava Mini thumbhole stock over the last few days, its the 223 so settled down lol but ya get the jist
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I do have to ask about the over sized cut out for the bolt handle
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Von Gruff Wrote:I do have to ask about the over sized cut out for the bolt handle
My guess is that it'd be because the stock was originally designed for a different rifle (Zastava M85) and has been modified to suit
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Yep JGAU youre on the money, the Zastava mini's bolt handle is a little more forward on the action and obviously I had to cut the Howa's slot, but yeah its not the best look and I guess I could have bogged it up with fibreglass but Im selling to a mate shortly for fox n bunny duties and hes not fussed.
Just hope Boyds get onto these fantastic little actions soon .....
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[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1dY5BNEAvw[/video]
a quick clip from today
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Great clip Matt sure does hit with alot more authority than the 223, nice ending.....
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Well good news everyone. I just heard back from Boyds regarding a request I had about adding the Mini action to their offered stock replacements. Boyds WILL be offering a replacement stock for the Mini action however the process will take about 2 months. Hopefully come September, Boyds will have them up for sell.
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MrDraco Wrote:Well good news everyone. I just heard back from Boyds regarding a request I had about adding the Mini action to their offered stock replacements. Boyds WILL be offering a replacement stock for the Mini action however the process will take about 2 months. Hopefully come September, Boyds will have them up for sell.
Nice work, Draco!
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Hopefully Boyds will offer heavy barrel options also
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Sputnik Wrote:Hopefully Boyds will offer heavy barrel options also
In the e-mail I received it states "...there are three different contours." So I'm assuming they will be offering heavy barrel stocks as well.
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[ think the good new is the mini 6.5s are about ready to ship! I cant wait!!!
