giant groups from new Mini

[Flipt86]

If your Howa Mini 1500 isn't shooting well. Send it back. I did. Glad I did.

Agreed, send it back.
My very first 5 shot group with factory Hornady ammo (Hornady Custom 123gr SST) printed at .78" @ 100 yds. That was with 8 rounds total fired out of the gun, no cleaning in-between rounds, first 3 were sighters. Completely factory rifle, no mods.

Just recently shot a .28" 4 shot group using the 120gr SMK and 27.5gr of 8208XBR. I pulled the 5th shot, but it was still a .5" group overall.
The only thing I had done to it prior to shooting this group was to add the DIP bottom metal.