Howa 222 mini action

[PAGOAT]

First I'd like to thank Randy for having such a great site and Howa for supporting his business and the site. I won in November a Howa mini action 222 from hunt talk, after getting the rifle I had shot some PPU ammo in it to break in the barrel, that ammo did well for that but was floating around the 2" group at 100 yard range. I then shot some Hornady superformance 50 grain in it and it is now around 3/4 to 1 inch. This all shooting off of my pack at the range as I try to shoot the way I will be hunting and not in a lead sled. That said I really like the rifle and would recommend this one to anyone looking for a nice varmint rifle but I did shoot a ground hog in my yard the other day and I'll say the Hornady load is not going to be fur friendly. I never really looked at them before but now I think I want one in 308. It is a nice light rifle that just feels good in my hands.

Goat

 

[marksjeep]

Awesome round, thanks for the report. I shoot the .222 out of a old Remington 788. It's a tad heavy, but the accuracy and performance on prairie dogs is outstanding (40 grain Nosler over Accurate 2015.) The mini in .222 is on my short list.

 

[Big Fin]

Glad to hear it worked out great for you. I have the same rifle and it is very fun to shoot.

 

[brockel]

Been looking at picking one up in a 204 to go in my pack for the trapline. Only thing holding me back is I wish they'd make a floorplate for them as I think the magazing hanging down will hang up in my scabbard and then the magazine will fall out. Is it easy to bump the magazine release on these mini actions?

 

[PAGOAT]

I do think the magazine drops out kinda easy, once I get home from working on my other house I'm going to order the 5 round mag for it so it's not sticking down so far. An option to put a floor plate in would be great yes.

Goat

 

[HowaMini]

The floor plate would be a nice option. I looped a heavy rubber band through the trigger guard and flipped the loose end over the magazine.