07-26-2020, 02:47 AM
I'd never been able to remove a regular Howa 1500 bbl without taking a relief cut on the bbl shank with a parting tool right up against the receiver face - until they started equipping their actions with the HACT 2-stage triggers. After that, I found that it was easier to remove a factory Howa bbl than it generally is to remove a Rem M700, using a good bbl vise & Brownells action wrench. For use on a Mini action, I slit a piece of fairly heavy rubber hose and slipped it over the top of the Mini action before clamping the action into a M70 top on the Brownells action wrench. The OEM Mini bbls break loose pretty easily.