Thoughts on Howa mini action rifles?

I may be wrong but pretty certain that Howa makes the Weatherby Vanguard line of rifles.

I have a Vanguard in .257wby and it's a lazer beam.

They make a good rifle.

I will say that my 11yr old had no issues shooting my .308 (Ruger American Predator) or my 6.5 CM (AR-10 heavy gun).

I have a Grendel in an AR platform that I plan to hunt with next year. It’s a sweet little round and apparently does pretty good on deer

I forgot to add that I used to have Howa bolt action in 30-06 back in the early 90's. It was a very accurate gun. The gun was labeled as a Smith&Wesson, but was made by Howa. In the same time period, Howa also made a bolt action rifle for Mossberg. And yes, Howa has also made bolt actions for Weatherby.

The Grendel should be a good deer gun, especially for a youth. I've killed close to 30
head of big game w/ a T/C Contender using a 14" barrel chambered in 6.5 JDJ. My favorite load for the gun used a 120 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip bullet at a muzzle velocity of approx 2450 fps; my most distant kill was 325 yards (although I hit a little back in the paunch and had to make a second shot at 175 yds). 6.5 mm bullets have a well deserved reputation as being very deadly on big game. It looks like ballistically similar loads are available for the 6.5 Grendel.

If you buy one, please give us a review!