This looks promising, NZ made too. Nil plastic
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This looks promising, NZ made too. Nil plastic
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Looks awesome. What's the OAL as shown, and what barrel length is that?
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From measuring with my fingers on the photo, guessing around a 12" barrel. Would assume over the magic 30" OALQuote:
Originally Posted by stretch
This Howa Mini is available in some extremely handy chamberings now. A 350 Legend or 450 Bushmaster would make a helluva short range bush rifle, you could carry something like this all day in one hand you wouldn’t even know it was there. The sub sonic options are pretty awesome too. Swap out the barrelled action for a 6.5 Grendel and its a whole different rifle.
Cool!
@Tommy So is the chassis and butt stock and tube and so on all alloy or what?
When ,where ,and price? The missus rifle might need an upgrade.... then I'll claim it as my own..lol
It looks like stock tube and cheek riser are carbon fiber?
Looks interesting, got a link?
@Flyblown, looks like the buttstock tube and cheek riser are carbon, and the chassis and butt are alloy of some description, not plastic. I'd have one for sureQuote:
Originally Posted by Flyblown
Yeah I definitely want one of these.
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Me too.
So that weight in the photo, 1.8kg, add suppressor and a sensible lightweight optic and its comfortably less than a 5lb all up rifle.
With decent suppression and a reflex red dot more like 4.5lb. Jeepers.
A few will still have ODL titanium suppressors, will make a good match.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flyblown
Looks rad.
It's a replica of mine.
Sharps bro heat seeker without the carbon handgaurd... Hence why the forend looks hideous lol
So does anyone have any actual details in this fuked if I can find anything on the internet about it
Wouldn't be anything to do with Hardys would it. It looks like one of their cans and the barrel is carbon...?
Ken at 55six just released pics that looks just like this of the new grey birch 22.... Looks almost identical.
Quite possibly the fugliest gun I have ever seen..
Fugly and practical are often two different things altogether. Just look at those narrow Jap cars...
Meh. Too star-wars for my liking. But each to their own. :)
Cool that it's made in NZ. Looks like a quality product.
Packs up pretty small by the looks
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I take back what I said.Quote:
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Be an ideal backpack setup.
So where are you finding all this @Tommy?
Or are you going to tease us and let us live in suspense for a while....
Enough with the teasing, I want to know, when, where and how much? I want it, and Im hunting next weekend, get it to me, and I will take it for a walk!
The 10/22 one on 55six is made by Enoch industries, and their website indicates they only make them for rugers, my money is on Hardy for the mini howa chassis, their barrel and can by the look of the photos, and a Nightforce?
@tommygun who is feeding you the howa mini porn? Any idea if these are in the pipeline or if they are ready to go?
You mean @TommyQuote:
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@Tommy, need to know your supplier, im itching for a fix!
@Tommy, need to know your supplier, im itching for a fix!
Just pics off Facebook
Geez @Tommy....the way you're able to circle around the subject without actually answering a direct question makes me think you're a labour politician...lol
@kiwi-adam , he's gunna make us work for this one I think....
And I don't do Facebook.
It does look like the new grey birch 22 chassis almost exactly.... you're not some sort of computer Photoshop expert just winding us up are you Tommy?
Probably a load of shit if it's on get a life book believe it when you see it in real life
IThere is only so many ways to skin a cat, this new chassis shares similarities to lots of modern chassis. The trend of fitting picatinny rail attachment points for pistol brace type stocks seems to be a widely excepted new method lately.
The only similarity I can see to the grey birch .22lr chassis it the cut out shape above the pistol grip which is nothing new. Lots of brands have this as its a way of lightening its without removing strength. Most of these chassis if not all are designed on CAD programs which run stress analysis on the model, this leaves very much the same basic designs of where material can or cant be removed.
I certainly dont see any resemblance to the Sharps heat seeker, totally different shape and its half the weight! I looks more like Pork sword , DPT and MDT influence but none of them make a Howa mini chassis.
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While on the topic of mini chassis does anyone know if the southern cross one is available in nz
@northdude yes, 1 on trademe at the moment, currently at $400!
Forgot to add a photo of the pork sword.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintie
Whenever this NZ chassis goes to production ill put my name down for one. Just gotta choose a cal to replace my 223 and 308.
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They do all seem to be much the same. Don't often see them with short carbon barrels or carbon stock tubes though... which is why the grey birch seems to most strongly resemble the howa pics. If they are really nz made and going into production I will be keen in doing one in 223. Not into folding stocks as that would require a full length barrel to keep it under oal laws here wouldn't it?
The Ghost isn't a folder for exactly that reason I guess, the folder in the pic of mine is just one from USA. I've never really liked folders, find the lock up on them always wiggles and just doesn't feel firm.Quote:
Originally Posted by berg243
As long as the overall length of the firearm with the stock folded is 762mm or over, then it doesn't matter how it folds.Quote:
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I was talking to Ken about it today, but he didn't let on much other than he was gauging interest or something.
I like the weight but ive never been a fan of the chassis look.
Im picking the guys who previously had AR15s will be loving the look.
Today ive just started attacking my factory howa mini stock removing material to thin it down, shorten the forend by 1 and 3/4 inches and reduce weight.
