Yup! Over-tightened the stock bolts & cracked the rear portion of the bottom plastic. How? The owners manual that came with my rifle had 55 inch pounds as the torque value for the stock screws. I called Legacy Sports & their agent told me their gunsmith said it should have been 35 inch pounds. The agent told me she would notify her manager of the misprint in the Howa mini owners manual. I don't know if the torque value in the manual has been corrected or not. I bought my Howa mini a year ago.
In the full-sized Howa Model 1500 rifle manual, 55 inch pounds is the correct torque value for its stock bolts with alloy bottom metal.
Even if you haven't broken the plastic bottom metal, I'd suggest you get the Jefferson Outdoor bottom metal for your mini. https://jeffersonoutdoor.com/bottom-metal/
The Jefferson Outdoor owner has new bottom metal in production now. Keep checking his website for availability.
In the full-sized Howa Model 1500 rifle manual, 55 inch pounds is the correct torque value for its stock bolts with alloy bottom metal.
Even if you haven't broken the plastic bottom metal, I'd suggest you get the Jefferson Outdoor bottom metal for your mini. https://jeffersonoutdoor.com/bottom-metal/
The Jefferson Outdoor owner has new bottom metal in production now. Keep checking his website for availability.
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