So, now that I finally have my Howa mini in .223, I'm starting to get it set up. I'm looking at scope bases. Now for a .223, and living here in MD, I don't need any built in elevation. I've seen the EGW and a (new to me) Outerimpact. The Outerimpact certainly has the edge in price. However I'm very familiar with EGW and their quality. I see that the EGW uses 7075 and the OI uses 6061-T6. Any one better than the other?
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Never heard of the other. Therefor I would go egw.
And a 20moa base won’t hurt anything and will only help should you ever get the opportunity to make use of it.
And a 20moa base won’t hurt anything and will only help should you ever get the opportunity to make use of it.
I've had an EGW mount on a Remington 700 in .308 for several years with no issues.
No complaints with EGW
EGW, as mentioned 20 Moa does not hurt, get steel if they offer it
When looking at both alloys in the -T6 condition (meaning solution heat-treated then artificially aged), several noticeable differences are observed. First off is that the tensile strength of 7075-T6 is nearly double that of 6061-T6. The shear strength of 7075-T6 is roughly 1.5 times that of 6061-T6. The former is substantially harder as well.
EGW is the way to go on this. Beside the fact that George is a great guy to deal with, he produces nothing but quality hardware. His lightened hammer and hard sear are my go-to for any 1911. I've been a customer of his since he was in Doylestown in the 90s.
EGW is the way to go on this. Beside the fact that George is a great guy to deal with, he produces nothing but quality hardware. His lightened hammer and hard sear are my go-to for any 1911. I've been a customer of his since he was in Doylestown in the 90s.
I've put new custom barrels & stocks in five Howa Minis, from 20 Tactical to 6.5 Grendel, and have used both EGW & Warne 20 MOA sloped scope rails. No issues with either brand, although the EGW was considerably less money than the Warne, and extends a bit further forward of the receiver, and is a bit thicker between the front & rear base areas where the screws thread into the receiver. I've used EGW rails on a bunch of custom rifles built for myself and customers, and have not had a problem with any of them in over 20yrs of use.
Thanks guys! I didn't even see that MDT does one as well. Looks like I'm either going that route or EGW.
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