06-19-2020, 12:02 PM
I have not seen any howa mini actions on sale by themselves.
Also the howa has metric thread pitches so "Savage" barrels/nuts per se won't work in them.
Bolt face depth for the AR is supposed to be 0.136 ("type 2") there are some at 0.125 (the old 7.62x39-style bolts). I guess for a bolt action it is not as critical as long as head-spaced correctly for that action; but don't remember the face depth of my howa (since been sold).
Head spacing the chamber involves using go and no-go gauges with the action and bolt, and adjusting the barrel in/out until correct depth, then tighten down the remage nut to ft-lbs specified. Always double and triple check that head space at all stages, and at the end after torqueing down the nut.
Also the howa has metric thread pitches so "Savage" barrels/nuts per se won't work in them.
Bolt face depth for the AR is supposed to be 0.136 ("type 2") there are some at 0.125 (the old 7.62x39-style bolts). I guess for a bolt action it is not as critical as long as head-spaced correctly for that action; but don't remember the face depth of my howa (since been sold).
Head spacing the chamber involves using go and no-go gauges with the action and bolt, and adjusting the barrel in/out until correct depth, then tighten down the remage nut to ft-lbs specified. Always double and triple check that head space at all stages, and at the end after torqueing down the nut.
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