Lightweight rifles?

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............snip...........Stevil, are you saying that you didn't have to do plenty of fine tuning with your Howa ? Must be a one off as every other one I have heard about needs a lot of work, same as most factory rifles. Cant really see the trigger being better than the ones on Zastavas, are they fully adjustable by the owner ? Most I have seen have been sent off to the trigger bloke on Ebay.........snip.........

Hi Camel. My Howa isn't a mini, but it ran fine straight from the box. Trigger adjusted down to about 3lb and works fine, but didn't want to go lower. I use a Timney at 8oz for competition though.

Can't comment on the Zasty, as I've never shot one.........

..... bugga, I forgot, I'm s'posed to be munching on popcorn!

Yep only thing I've ever done to my Howa's was get the trigger tuned and all mine sit in Boyds (not into plastic crap so I just buy the barreled actions only) - they all shoot fantastic for varmints etc.

I haven't bought a Howa Mini as yet but will in the near future - my mate bought one a while back and he's happy with it, 20 shots into a 20c piece size group with factory ammo from memory - can't complain about that sort of performance for the $$ they cost. Apparently giving the Trigger release a trim sorts this bumping the mag free issue so that's a dead set simple mod to do if you find it an issue.

I always work my triggers on all rifles I own cos they are usually not where I like them and most respond well to doing so (sadly the Sako never really got to where I wanted it) anyway that's someone elses problem now as I pissed it off and bought a Tikka 308 to replace it - hopefully that thing shoots fine or it too will be sent out the door! Thankfully the trigger isn't too bad in it once adjusted to it lightest but I will be changing the spring and doing a few other mods to it down the track to bring it up to the Howa's which are nice and light/crisp. The Tikklers crisp it just need to be a little lighter for my liking and a spring should see that sorted from my understanding which is good as it's a simple cheap mod to do.

I've got no interest in putting up with crap rifles because they have a "Great Rep" I don't care what brands stamped on the side of my firearms, they either shoot and work well or they get fucked off - that simple with me.

If you like playing with your triggers you will be severely dissapointed with a howa mini.
As for the tikka why don't you just send kickinback a msg he seems to have sorted the tikka trigger out

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[The Raven]

Without rereading the entire five pages of posts I ask "what weight are you seeking"?

It shouldn't be hard to reference various catalogues to determine what may suit, and there is plenty a low cost rifle in this range...albeit most with plastic stocks.

As someone who bought a relatively light weight sporter rifle I found the Boyds to add signifiant weight. It was a choice I made to avoid some questionable accuracy, which has proven a wise choice. In hindsight I should have sought a varmint style barrel...

I recall mention of it being for your daughter, so unless a varmint barrel is required I think the choices are wide and varied. The issue will be the budget.

Mention of Howa's are not inappropriate, not that I have personally used one. They appear to be of good value. However, other brands should also be capable of meeting your needs.