Thread: The Howikka Test Bed

So I recently setup a new 223 now I've run the Tikka a year and am happy to hunt with it almost exclusively.

The new rifle is as follows:

A Modified Stainless Howa Mini action with a take off 16 inch 223 barrel and a DPT Mini with 2 baffles and the brake attachment.

The barrel is torqued on to the action TIGHT.

It's been fitted to a Stockys VGM stock and quickly bedded using JB Weld.

Has a 6 round Jeffersons hinged floorplate.

Action screws are torqued to 65 inch pounds

Scope mounts has a 7mm recoil pin machined into them that engages the custom action pin locations to take the shear of the screws.

Currently has a Maven RS1.2 in MIL fitted.

I plan to test a whole bunch of different reloading and rifle building ideas with this rifle as well as hunt with it. Some ideas of things to try would be appreciated.

Here's some pictures to get started. I have put 120 rounds through it the last few evenings already. Will sort that data out at some stage.