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Join the contest Subscribeits ok but heavier than I would have liked for such a small rifle.
Anyone know if the Boyd's walnut wood stocks are lighter than the laminates? I would assume so, but can't confirm. I see they don't offer the adjustable comb with the walnut stock. Perhaps due to the lighter density?
Howa will sell you a chassis for about $250 bucks if you call them
What I want to know is does the oryx and howa chassis require you to use specialized mini action magazines or will it work with standard aics mags for the respective caliber?
I recently got one of the Mini Actions in .223 and have been looking at replacing the stock and called Howa about ordering just one of their chassis. I was quoted $519 and it is something they will have to piece it together as the catalog has changed for 2019. I will be looking at either Boyds or Oryx for a replacement.
Check out B&C's new M40-style stock for the Mini:
http://www.bellandcarlson.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_ID=1139
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rookie7 - Thanks for the complement. Since I posted that reply, I've bought another B&C #1003 stock, this one in gray w/black web, to replace the Boyds stock on the 22 Grendel. Kind of a messy photo, but the LED lights out in the shop are good for showing actual color. I need to list the royal jacaronda Boyds Prairie Hunter stock that was on that rifle for sale....@flatland1 very nicely done with the colors on the mini with the B & C stock.
It's ridiculously tempting to snatch up a mini action and turn it into a 6mm AR/6 Grendel...
That's exactly what I felt when Howa announced the Mini with the Grendel boltface. I'd already built a 6 RAT on a CZ 527 7.62x39 carbine, and as neat as the little 527 actions are, and as well as the 527 RAT turned out, I preferred Howa's push-feed action for shooting 105gr loads that are too long to fit into a magazine. At that time, I was able to buy bbl'd actions direct from LSI (importers of Howa), and the pricing was pretty decent. Cost aside, the biggest issue facing a prospective Mini owner is still the magazine. I'd hoped that by now, Howa would've seen fit to come up with a workable solution to the magazine issue, or that some other aftermarket company would've done so. I think if it weren't for that one issue, we'd have an even wider selection of custom stocks for the Mini. Not knocking B&C or Boyds - just saying that both companies have paid a price for making stocks with the Mini inlet, due to problems with those plastic magazines.It's ridiculously tempting to snatch up a mini action and turn it into a 6mm AR/6 Grendel...
The other option is to run a regular short action and use .223 length MDT AICS mags.That's exactly what I felt when Howa announced the Mini with the Grendel boltface. I'd already built a 6 RAT on a CZ 527 7.62x39 carbine, and as neat as the little 527 actions are, and as well as the 527 RAT turned out, I preferred Howa's push-feed action for shooting 105gr loads that are too long to fit into a magazine. At that time, I was able to buy bbl'd actions direct from LSI (importers of Howa), and the pricing was pretty decent. Cost aside, the biggest issue facing a prospective Mini owner is still the magazine. I'd hoped that by now, Howa would've seen fit to come up with a workable solution to the magazine issue, or that some other aftermarket company would've done so. I think if it weren't for that one issue, we'd have an even wider selection of custom stocks for the Mini. Not knocking B&C or Boyds - just saying that both companies have paid a price for making stocks with the Mini inlet, due to problems with those plastic magazines.
Has anyone used a Boyd's At-One stock for their Mini? Trying to outfit one for my 8 year old grandson and the 12.5 LOP and adjust ability looks like a very big plus...