10-03-2022, 10:41 PM
hmmm.... maybe get 1 each of the howa and Ruger? My howa 22" is pretty accurate, as I'm sure the Ruger would be as well. Statements about keeping the howa barreled action and starting from there were correct in my opinion, when the rifle first was released. were I starting over, knowing what I know now, I'd have picked up the barreled action from Brownells and gone from there. However Legacy Sports is offering a carbon fiber stocked mini Howa now that really looks light weight. Perhaps I'd go that way.
I've not found/handled a Ruger Predator in 6.5 Grendel yet. I suspect it'll be a bit heavier than the mini Howa, particularly if you pick up the mini howa with the CF stock. Big deal? You'll need to decide. Some folks seem to like using AR mags in a bolt gun, others do not. I suppose it depends on your tastes in rifles.
for those that don't like a detachable box magazine sticking out the bottom on the mini howa, I'm not sure how sticking an AR mag out the bottom of the Ruger predator would be any different.
the main draw I see with the Ruger Predator, for those that ALSO have a 6.5 Grendel in the AR platform, is that both rifles can use the same magazines. could be quite useful I suspect.
Now that I've tweaked my mini Howa to my liking, I'm not too inclined to pick up a Ruger Predator as well, but who knows.
-tdbru
I've not found/handled a Ruger Predator in 6.5 Grendel yet. I suspect it'll be a bit heavier than the mini Howa, particularly if you pick up the mini howa with the CF stock. Big deal? You'll need to decide. Some folks seem to like using AR mags in a bolt gun, others do not. I suppose it depends on your tastes in rifles.
for those that don't like a detachable box magazine sticking out the bottom on the mini howa, I'm not sure how sticking an AR mag out the bottom of the Ruger predator would be any different.
the main draw I see with the Ruger Predator, for those that ALSO have a 6.5 Grendel in the AR platform, is that both rifles can use the same magazines. could be quite useful I suspect.
Now that I've tweaked my mini Howa to my liking, I'm not too inclined to pick up a Ruger Predator as well, but who knows.
-tdbru