Thread: Kiwi made Howa mini ultralight chassis a reality?

Originally Posted by Tahr

Caliber?

6.5 grendel for that one

Do these have an ARCA swiss rail machined into the forend area?

Originally Posted by caberslash

Do these have an ARCA swiss rail machined into the forend area?

Mine doesn't, but that would definitely be a welcome upgrade. I bolted a arca rail to the bottom of mine, but it does obviously add a bit of additional weight.

Originally Posted by quentin

Mine doesn't, but that would definitely be a welcome upgrade. I bolted a arca rail to the bottom of mine, but it does obviously add a bit of additional weight.

I have a design done up for one. It's a fair bit more machine work.

I'd buy that.
Going to be a lot prettier and more functional that what I'm running currently.

I had a look at how the grey birch chassis addresses putting in a arca rail, and their approach appears to be more of a slotting operation on the side of the forend. Still very secure when attaching the bipod or tripod.
Obviously requires the forend to be widened.

@Wingman Are these chassis suitable for full length barrel howa mini?

Originally Posted by Longrun

@Wingman Are these chassis suitable for full length barrel howa mini?

Yes but they look a bit odd. Why would you want it full length? They were designed to fill the AR15 carbine slot.. 11" to 14.5" is best

I prefer the ballistics of say an 18inch barrel

Originally Posted by Longrun

@Wingman Are these chassis suitable for full length barrel howa mini?

Sure are, gave my new 223 varmint a run Saturday nite

Cool, I was thinking of running one sans suppressor or chopped to 16 with.