I just picked up a used Howa mini heavy barrel in 223 Remington. I'm noticing the bolt lift after pulling the trigger is extremely heavy. I need to have a firm grasp of the rifle to open the belt. I am not familiar with this model, is this normal?
Howa Mini 223 Heavy Bolt
- Thread starter Caba
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Thanks for the reply. I guess there's not much I can do to improve it. I thought maybe it was a defect, I've never had to exert so much force to cock the bolt on any other file I owned. I got the rifle for a good price, I'll try and get used to it.
Like other's have said the throw is as bit heavy , when new, the bolt sounded like a zipper when I cycled the action . I keep it lubed and it has got much better over time .
