Thread: Kiwi made Howa mini ultralight chassis a reality?

Originally Posted by AR7

Attachment 228426 Something different to add to your photos
.223 running a 300 mm barrel loads from .223 sub. to 22 Hornet Cheers

Nice butt stock. Who makes it?

Originally Posted by Kiwi.bloke

Nice butt stock. Who makes it?

Be super easy to make a version of that. I'll be looking into something similar for the next howa chassis design

Originally Posted by Kiwi.bloke

Nice butt stock. Who makes it?

That is a Grey Birch from out of Canada, another great company who were keen to make the 1913 sig butt stock attachment system the same as the one on mine to make it an industry std size so we can all use each other's stocks on our chassis. The origional plan was to make our forend attachment the same too but his 10-22 and cz/tika chassis is quite a bit wider than the elude so that didn't eventuate.

No Deer yet, but 5 Goats down.
These were 3 Goats with 2 Grendel Rounds, all headshots!

out there in the real world..that barrel doesnt look too long at all. how did it feel in hand/handle???

@Micky Duck, absolutely awesome in hand, beautiful to handle. A tad heavier than 3.2kg, The Grendel Suppressor is on the wifes 223, so the 270wsm Magnum Suppressor is on the Grendel. But still balances nicely, and no POI shift.

perfect...LEAVE IT ALONE for 12 months and then decide if want to shorten..... you may decide its good enough as it is,I know I like my wee shorty rifle at times but most of the time happy to carry a longer one.

Or... chop it.
There are only benefits from running a short compact Grendel, once you go short you'll never bother with a long barrel again. The animals won't know the difference at the ranges these small cartridges were inteded to be used at.
Even a longer 14.5" Grendel barrel gets 2500fps with 123gr.
"Long barrels are for getting inefficient old school magnum cartriges full of slow burning powder up to speed"
The Grendel runs about the same hunting energy as a .243win only it runs slower with a heavier bullet. As long as you use light jacketed varmint/tipped target bullets it will kill just like a .243win. I have dropped animals with my 10.5" barrel to a little over 500m however the Grendel really is a 300m cartridge unless you really trust yourself to hit a 6" target out at 500 consistently.
Know your rifle, know your ballistics and know your limits.

Good effort on the goats, another customer just sent some pics of his first deer with his Elude custom 6.5 Grendel too.

Originally Posted by Wingman

Or... chop it. The animals won't know the difference at the ranges these small cartridges were inteded to be used at.
2500fps with 123gr.
Know your rifle, know your ballistics and know your limits.

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this is what I meant...and was why I said my old 7.62x39mm was a 150 yard rifle and only needed enough accuracy to do that....

the line at top Ive left from your statement....it says it all really the INTENDED bit is oh so relevant.
as always,love your work,keep up the good fight.

sounds like a 7.62x39mm your describing........

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

sounds like a 7.62x39mm your describing........

Basically, only it runs better high BC bullets faster. The 6.5 Grendel is a 7.62x39 case necked down to 6.5 and blown forward to 30deg shoulder and the taper almost straight walled

Here's my balistic chart with my 10.5" running 120gr ELDMs

the funny bit is thats the ONLY advantage the 30aac/blackout has over the x39mm....fast twist and better projectiles yet its touted as oh so much better.....
you still have to find the animals and get em to stand still long enough...Im having a bit of trouble with that as of late.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

the funny bit is thats the ONLY advantage the 30aac/blackout has over the x39mm....fast twist and better projectiles yet its touted as oh so much better.....
you still have to find the animals and get em to stand still long enough...Im having a bit of trouble with that as of late.

It is better to be out there missing an animal than sitting on the sofa thinking about it

tomorrow......got gear out,new ground to cover.....big heavy rifle to cart LOL.