07-28-2020, 02:40 AM
I just purchased the MDT Picatinny Scope Rail (20MOA) for my Howa Mini. It is well made and the rail extends beyond the front of receiver out over the barrel for additional space for scope placement. I plan to scallop/machine away some of the metal directly over the ejection port to facilitate loading. I went to install the base for test fitting / mach-up of where to machine away metal. The forward most screw hole that secures the scope rings/base is located directly over the chamber leaving very little receiver metal before contacting the barrel tenon. I discovered a minor issue... the forward screw was bottoming out prematurely (extra shank exposed). The screws provided by MDT are all the same length so I will need to cut down one of them in order fit the front attachment position and not make contact with the barrel tenon. No big deal...just a heads up.