Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

DPT Night Vision NZ


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Page 8 of 26 FirstFirst 12345678910111213141516171819202122 ... LastLast
Results 106 to 120 of 384
Like Tree653Likes

Thread: Kiwi made Howa mini ultralight chassis a reality?

  1. #106
    Member Wingman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2018
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    1,954
    Hey mate, you miss understand what I said.. I'm comparing 6mm offerings (6mm ARC 6ppc 6x45 etc) in the limited mag length howa mini rifle that these chassis are designed for... apple's and oranges comparing a 6mm Creedmore to a 12.5" 6.5 Grandel.
    The 12.5 grendel gets just under 2300fps with BM8208.
    To state the obvious at this point, a 12.5" 6mm ARC shooting 108s doesnt come close to a 6.5 Grendel shooting 123gr.
    There is a cross over point where most of the howa mini chamberings alighn, some flatter shooting and some harder hitting but I am a speaking from a longer range carried energy point of view. Maybe I should have made that more transparent. I have also had better luck with the 6.5 match bullets over the 6mm match bullets when it comes to 100% energy dump on animals with no pass through. So although the custom loaded 12.5" 6mm a has a little more muzzle velocity (2360fps) than the 6.5mm (2290fps) it doesn't kill as well as the grendel in my experience.
    As you well know I do enjoy a longer shot so this is how I tend to trade these things off against each other but either cartridge is as good as a full length .223rem at more moderate hunting ranges.

  2. #107
    Member Flyblown's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2018
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    3,341
    Ah I see sorry for the misunderstanding, my bad.
    Just...say...the...word

  3. #108
    Member Wingman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2018
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    1,954
    A couple more builds..
    A very custom prototype 9mm Luger in a Ceracoated flat dark earth Elude chassis. Runs 1911 9 round mags with a custom mag adaptor and custom control feed bolt.
    Stacks 147gr sub ammo out of the 11" vulcan fast 1-10" twist S/S barrel into neat little ragged hole groups at 50y.

    Name:  20221219_110625.jpg
Views: 1603
Size:  4.65 MB

    Also a mini thumper in .450 Bushmaster, 13" barrel with interchangeable muzzle break and suppressor for subs and supers. Topped of with the Leupold 1-4x20 Pig plex.. This one is a whole lot of fun..

    Name:  20221219_182014.jpg
Views: 1498
Size:  4.22 MB

    Name:  20221219_181708.jpg
Views: 1504
Size:  5.63 MB

    Name:  20221219_181854.jpg
Views: 1476
Size:  4.22 MB
    Last edited by Wingman; 19-12-2022 at 08:40 PM.
    Bill999, Gibo, Nick-D and 6 others like this.

  4. #109
    Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2019
    Location
    Tarras
    Posts
    1,398
    @Wingman what's the current wait list for 1of these set ups

  5. #110
    Member Wingman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2018
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    1,954
    Quote Originally Posted by Padox View Post
    @Wingman what's the current wait list for 1of these set ups
    Depends on what chambering you want. Some are available now others are due Feb.

  6. #111
    Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2019
    Location
    Pukekohe
    Posts
    48
    @Wingman are you selling just the chassis yet?

  7. #112
    Member Wingman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2018
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    1,954
    Yes

  8. #113
    Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2019
    Location
    Pukekohe
    Posts
    48
    @Wingman what's a chassis worth?

  9. #114
    Member Wingman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2018
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    1,954
    1k

  10. #115
    Member Micky Duck's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2015
    Location
    Geraldine
    Posts
    25,106
    when you decide to make a long action one for the HOWA1500 you will be even busier than you are now LOL....
    William likes this.
    75/15/10 black powder matters

  11. #116
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2021
    Location
    Auckland
    Posts
    58
    I picked up my xmas pressie but unfortunately no chance to shoot yet.
    It's a 6.5 Grendel with the carbon tensioned 12.5" barrel + DPT, topped with a 1-8x Nikko Stirling Octa.

    The chassis alone is unbelievably light! Truly a some great engineering there.



    (Temporarily removed the cheek riser until I sort out a decent cheek weld for my face... even though scope is sitting on medium rings, the butt stock tube is better for me.)
    Bill999, Chur Bay, Grantn and 3 others like this.

  12. #117
    Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2019
    Location
    Pukekohe
    Posts
    48
    @Wingman do you have any chassis in stock or are they all currently spoken for?

  13. #118
    Member Mintie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2015
    Location
    Hawkes Bay
    Posts
    2,130
    Quote Originally Posted by Scotts View Post
    @Wingman do you have any chassis in stock or are they all currently spoken for?
    There was one on the counter at Shooter Ready a few days ago, don't know if it was sold or not.

    Had mine out for a pest mission with my son this week, he absolutely loved shooting it!

    Name:  20230105_183642.jpg
Views: 1039
Size:  5.20 MB
    Chur Bay, Grantn, Ftx325 and 2 others like this.

  14. #119
    Member Ftx325's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2020
    Location
    Nelson
    Posts
    3,128
    Mine is finally up and running also.
    About to head out for the weekend and see if we can find some freezer fillers and see how it shoots.
    Also in grendel with 11inch barrel.
    Sighting in was promising - 3 rounds at 100 mtrs after sight in using the custom sst factory ammo

    Name:  IMG20221115084455.jpg
Views: 992
Size:  2.70 MB

    And the finished (ish) rifle...

    Name:  IMG20230107072707.jpg
Views: 974
Size:  4.35 MB
    born to hunt - forced to work

  15. #120
    Member Wingman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2018
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    1,954
    Quote Originally Posted by Mintie View Post
    There was one on the counter at Shooter Ready a few days ago, don't know if it was sold or not.
    Now in @Scotts hot little hands

 

 

Similar Threads

  1. New howa mini chassis
    By Tommy in forum Firearms, Optics and Accessories
    Replies: 52
    Last Post: 21-09-2020, 11:21 AM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!