Thread: Howa Mini EXCL Lite Chassis

Hi All.
Kelly Country in Brightwater, Nelson had 15 odd I think. Phone 03 5423878 . Got mine so I'm happy.
Cheers Shane

No pillars but looks to be enough meat there to install some

@Flyblown Yes, Pillar bedded, black alloy pillers. Make sure it has the front action screw. Mine was missing, so had to stack some washers to make it work. Fair bit of twist in the front hand guard section, but plenty of barrel clearance so no contact points.

Originally Posted by 308mate

@Jewcati

Yeah I grabbed one, I have Howa 300blk Mini action with an Oceania Defence can and brake and a Swaro z6i 1-6 on it.

I'm going to throw it in the chassis and chop it to just after where the chassis ends (chassis itself is just over 762mm closed stock) so just the muzzle brake sticks out for the suppressor to lock onto. Barrel will still be 12-13" so that's fine for 300blk.

Should be a nice lightweight little subsonic rifle.

interested to see it when its done mate, im looking to do the same thing

Anyone got their hands on this? Be interested to see how it feels in hand

@CamFlatt, feels nice in hand, well balanced.
Balance point just infront of mag, mag release is excellent and no way it can be accidentally dropped.
Foregrip is flexible, if you have a bipod attached without a tilt function, there is enough flex to tilt.
This may sound like a negative, but it never feels fragile, and there is tonnes of clearance so no chance of barrel contact.

Unfortunately, nowhere near the original 500grams.
But still lighter than stock.
Also has pillars!

[QUOTE=kiwi-adam;1079496]@CamFlatt, feels nice in hand, well balanced.
Balance point just infront of mag, mag release is excellent and no way it can be accidentally dropped.
Foregrip is flexible, if you have a bipod attached without a tilt function, there is enough flex to tilt.
This may sound like a negative, but it never feels fragile, and there is tonnes of clearance so no chance of barrel contact.

Unfortunately, nowhere near the original 500grams.
But still lighter than stock.
Also has pillars!

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Thanks mate. With the variable LOP do you think the chassis could be utilised as a youth stock as well as more man sized one?

@CamFlatt absolutely!

Originally Posted by kiwi-adam

@CamFlatt absolutely!

Mint good to know! My daughter is keen to get into it, but my current rifle is too big for her and I can’t afford to get two different rifles

Originally Posted by kiwi-adam

@CamFlatt, feels nice in hand, well balanced.
Balance point just infront of mag, mag release is excellent and no way it can be accidentally dropped.
Foregrip is flexible, if you have a bipod attached without a tilt function, there is enough flex to tilt.
This may sound like a negative, but it never feels fragile, and there is tonnes of clearance so no chance of barrel contact.

Unfortunately, nowhere near the original 500grams.
But still lighter than stock.
Also has pillars!

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So what was the weight of the chassis?

@GWH I never weighed mine, but reported between 850-900grams.

Originally Posted by kiwi-adam

@GWH I never weighed mine, but reported between 850-900grams.

Holy smoke really?

Ive made my slimmed down factory plastic stock weigh less than that.

How the heck did they originally come up with 500grams.

Originally Posted by kiwi-adam

@GWH I never weighed mine, but reported between 850-900grams.

Was that without buffer tube and stock maybe....? That would probably be about right at 500 if whole set up is 850 plus. That seems to be how most other chassis systems are weighed such as mdt.

Originally Posted by kiwi-adam

@GWH I never weighed mine, but reported between 850-900grams.

The chassis was being advertised by Broncos as 500g. At the time they said they had weighed a sample.

I will be very keen to hear their answer next time I’m in there, when I ask them how it grew an additional 350g!

Yea, I waited on this for the purpose of a lightweight rig, at 500grams it was the lightest possible option. Even went with the standard profile barrel.
With it coming in at a piss poor 850grams, I have given up on lightweight, and now wish I had just gone heavy barrel.
The only hope i have left is that the chassis aids inconsistency and accuracy.