Howa Mini Action, slabbed/fluted, the Ultralight Project resumes

[Stinky Coyote]

SC,
the slow progression from what I bought 4 or so years ago, to what I ended up with was indeed a wallet emptying exercise, but not all at once, which makes it a wee bit more palatable. Also, like you, I thoroughly enjoy tinkering and improving my rifle, making it be what "it should have been". It is always more fun hunting with a rifle you've improved, at least to me it is. Have fun hunting with your ultralight mini. I hope it cements many fond hunting memory in the time to come.
best to you,
-tdbru

We shall see, if it shoots I'll field it for a season or two and hope it grows on me. I'm at least somewhat excited about handling what it should/could have been from the get go. It's hard to look at the ruger in my safe that needed nothing extra for the same initial price and not be pissed off at the howa in just about every way possible.