Oregunsmithing Offering Howa Mini Bottom Metal (Hinged Floorplate)

[Dinny]

I talked to Wayne via email the other day. He's cautious to mention a release date, but said he hopes for the end of this month. The first run will be slow to ship as he still needs to program in the Grendel Monster for laser etching the floorplate and cerakoting will be done in the customer's choice of color.

Thanks, Dinny

[Paul Heppner]

Yes, cash is burning a hole in my pocket. Make mine black cerakote and I don't need an engraved monster. I'm holding my breath.

[nuthead]

Same I'm interested in a plain black one!

Can he ship them to Australia?

[Stevil]

Nuthead Ill be grabbing 1 and you can tack on to my order when he is finalized, if he doesnt ship direct I have a US address.

[nuthead]

Nuthead Ill be grabbing 1 and you can tack on to my order when he is finalized, if he doesnt ship direct I have a US address.

Legend Stevil! Much appreciated - Just tell me where to send the money when he gets them ready

[Stevil]

roger

[1075 tech]

Good deal. Black for me as well. Logo would be a nice touch.

I see a bunch of used DIP bottoms coming up for sale.

[Tharg47]

heck yeah just let me know when ready

[usmcm16a2]

Having increasing difficulty not reaching for wallet. A2

[Owyhee H]

Black and no logo. Ready to order.

[tward1604]

This is what the howa needed from the start!

[jason miller]

Black and no logo. Ready to order.

Same. For like 4 years now.

[Laman]

This is what the howa needed from the start!

Then you would not have had a $350-400 price point on the Grendel, a fact which I believe has hastened the acceptance and use of the Grendel, especially by the (gasp) non AR folks. I know it did for me as I just wanted to experiment with the cartridge and the Mini was the way to do it with out sinking a lot of money into another rifle (and I have sunk a lot of money into other rifles lol).
Now I am ready to buy this bottom metal because I surprisingly will probably make this my rifle for 80% of my deer hunting. So will the two friends that bought mini's after shooting mine.

[jason miller]

Then you would not have had a $350-400 price point on the Grendel, a fact which I believe has hastened the acceptance and use of the Grendel, especially by the (gasp) non AR folks. I know it did for me as I just wanted to experiment with the cartridge and the Mini was the way to do it with out sinking a lot of money into another rifle (and I have sunk a lot of money into other rifles lol).
Now I am ready to buy this bottom metal because I surprisingly will probably make this my rifle for 80% of my deer hunting. So will the two friends that bought mini's after shooting mine.

There were $329 Howas with regular steel bottom metal for years before the Mini came out, and still even after the Mini came out. And I don?t see how it was cheaper for them to come up with a completely new detachable magazine system than it would have been to just scale down the floor plate like they did with the action itself. Rather, I think the detachable magazine was more likely an ?upgrade? that they thought would draw more buyers- kinda like the chassis and threaded barrels that they?ve come out with since. And the reality might be that the overall buying market is more likely to buy the detachable magazine, even if it is plastic, just like everything else tending towards the ?tacticool? crowd that is making companies money for the last several years now.

[Muleman]

I saw and handled this bottom metal the other day. It'll work nicely. Waiting for it to hit production! I did notice it had a coil spring vs. a flat spring. It was a little tricky to close but seemed to fit well in the standard inlet.