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kickinback
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Howa action diameter

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Could someone measure up the diameter of a Howa magnum action for me please.

Thanks Glen
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Sorry Glen, but mine's a short action...............
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Thanks anyway ;)
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kickinback wrote:Could someone measure up the diameter of a Howa magnum action for me please.

Thanks Glen

me being a simple lad i don't know how you mean as they are not round so all i can give you is width coz i'm not
taking it out of the stock. and from memory there slightly concave on the sides but i will stand corrected on this

the measurement was 1.343"
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Thanks for that. For some reason I thought they were round.
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investment cast flat bottom with a intrical recoil lug

and this is the bit i said i thought was concave
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Again, thank you.
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