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Interesting discovery Howa Mini plastic vs aluminum bottom
I just discovered something interesting.
My Howa Mini had this weird behavior: every 4-5 shots, I would have an odd flyaway that would ruin the grouping. I blamed my shooting and reloading skills and dedicated a lot of time to trying to improve them. Nothing helped! I would start an incredibly tight group for the first three shots row, only to have one be 1" off to the side. Frustrating to no end! A month ago, I decided to replace the plastic bottom with a metal one from DIP which I torqued to 50lb. On the very next outing to the range, the odd flyaways disappeared! The metal bottom removed ALL unexplainable flyaways! Of course, some flyaways were caused by me, without a doubt. You know that feeling you get when you press the trigger and already know you messed up? I've been out twice and have shot north of 80 rounds at various distances: there were NO strays that I did not cause!
If anyone struggles with inconsistent precision, I strongly suggest you upgrade the bottom metal first!
My Howa Mini had this weird behavior: every 4-5 shots, I would have an odd flyaway that would ruin the grouping. I blamed my shooting and reloading skills and dedicated a lot of time to trying to improve them. Nothing helped! I would start an incredibly tight group for the first three shots row, only to have one be 1" off to the side. Frustrating to no end! A month ago, I decided to replace the plastic bottom with a metal one from DIP which I torqued to 50lb. On the very next outing to the range, the odd flyaways disappeared! The metal bottom removed ALL unexplainable flyaways! Of course, some flyaways were caused by me, without a doubt. You know that feeling you get when you press the trigger and already know you messed up? I've been out twice and have shot north of 80 rounds at various distances: there were NO strays that I did not cause!
If anyone struggles with inconsistent precision, I strongly suggest you upgrade the bottom metal first!
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