Howa mini-action in grendel to be released in mid-2016

[BjornF16]

I've recommended my oldest son to look at this rifle (22" standard profile) versus getting a 308 Win that he had been planning on. Primarily because he has young kids who are getting into shooting and I think the Grendel would be perfect platform for them to move into from .22 LR.

Personally, I would rather see the Grendel on the short action versus micro action as it is only 3 oz heavier and has a longer magazine length for hand loaders. 2.30" COAL micro action limitation of magazine could be a turn off for hand loaders. Von Gruff gets 2.405" COAL in his Grendel Max . I've loaded over 2.35" in my Savage "Grendel" so far.

Von Gruff's magazine length:

This will get me the OAL for the Grendel-Max at 2.405 COAL with 2.470 internal mag length.

http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthrea...#post36528