04-23-2019, 02:18 PM
I just got my Howa mini yesterday and scoped it last night. I used Warne two piece bases M902/876M and Weaver Grand Slam 1" medium rings #49303. The rear base does overhang the bolt chamber and the front mount will overhang the barrel or the bolt opening depending which way it's oriented. I used a basic Nikon4-12 X 40. The objective end clears the #6 heavy barrel by maybe .150" and the eye piece at 1.530 OD, clears the opened bolt with plenty of room. I bought the rings and bases at Cabelas just to get a scope on my new rifle. I haven't fired it yet, but if I can get the scope to zero without too much adjustment, I'll leave this base and ring combo on. The eye relief was easy to set, there's plenty of adjustability.