05-25-2020, 02:55 PM
I have a couple howa's in mdt chassis, one is in an original lss that started life at 1 lb 13 oz bare, my machinest found 7 ounces of fat in it though so whittled it down to 1 lb 6 oz and currently a 20" lightweight howa rides in it with talley's a leupold vx3 3.5-10x40 cds, ergo original slim grip, mission first tactical minimalist butt stock and the whole package weighs exactly 6 lb 10.5 oz. Use this one for the kids. My oldest just dropped his first deer last year at 238 yards with it.
I have another in the mdt lss-xl gen 2...they took some notes from the work i did on the first one and there's really nothing to whittle away on these, it weighed 1 lb 12 oz bare, which is great as it's longer and has a wider barrel channel etc. so they were far more efficient. This one has a howa action with a 24" proof research carbon barrel, slabbed action, fluted bolt with hollowed bolt handle, ergo fat grip, magpul ctr butt stock, leupold vx3 4.5-14x40 (30mm side focus) cds in talley rings and weighs exactly 8 lb 3.5 oz.
My only issue with howa's seem to be the magazines, two or three rounds go fine, after that it's a crap shoot whether or not they rest tip downward into the magazine. Would love to hear any solutions to this. They are accurate, love the metal, bolt/trigger/barrel...but the plastic they do is awful, their magazines are awful. A 10 round AR mag is nearly the same length and sleeker.
I have another in the mdt lss-xl gen 2...they took some notes from the work i did on the first one and there's really nothing to whittle away on these, it weighed 1 lb 12 oz bare, which is great as it's longer and has a wider barrel channel etc. so they were far more efficient. This one has a howa action with a 24" proof research carbon barrel, slabbed action, fluted bolt with hollowed bolt handle, ergo fat grip, magpul ctr butt stock, leupold vx3 4.5-14x40 (30mm side focus) cds in talley rings and weighs exactly 8 lb 3.5 oz.
My only issue with howa's seem to be the magazines, two or three rounds go fine, after that it's a crap shoot whether or not they rest tip downward into the magazine. Would love to hear any solutions to this. They are accurate, love the metal, bolt/trigger/barrel...but the plastic they do is awful, their magazines are awful. A 10 round AR mag is nearly the same length and sleeker.