New anschutz stock

Sparks

Spotted in the anschutz tent at a recent match. Looks like the old MEC stock. Shiny

FLOYDSTER

Looks well!, I prefer this to the standard metal stock!;)

It wasn't me!

not as pretty as the 2213/2313 stock if you ask me, but machined aluminium, so I can see Sparks jumping at it already.

Sparks

If it was an air rifle stock maybe, but even then it'd have to wait till next year (Kuortane is coming up again and that's €1600 or so to set aside).

MikeD

It looks nice and solid alright, but it also appears to have a much wider fore-end, which is not so cool for those of us with the smaller hands....

I like their current stock, nice and small, yet rounded (which is where the Walther falls down a bit). It'd be a bit of a kick if this was the way they went from now on... FWB appear to be the only other small diameter fore-end on the market, but I don't like their buttplate assembly at all, it's not adjustable enough for my liking...

Sparks

More photos showed up on the Anschutz website. They're calling it the Precise stock, and offering it for the 1907/690, 2007/690 and 2013/690 rifles. Looks like a narrow foreend Mike...

It wasn't me!

At least as importantly (:p) it seems to be selling for the same price as their older stock.

MikeD

Ooh, she looks pretty!

Sparks

Very shiny - so now you have to wear a visor for the sun from above and the shine from below
And in winter, you've even more metal for the skin on your face to freeze to

dimebag249

Sorry, off topic, but I know nothing about these types of rifles. How accurate are they in terms of minute of angle, and roughly how expensive would a basic one, good enough for practice, cost? Is it three position 50m shooting the're used in?

Sparks

In terms of minute of angle, it varies depending on the ammunition used. A good, internationally competitive group size from batch tested ammunition would be about 12mm edge-to-edge at 50m, which works out at about 0.44 MOA (or about 26 seconds of arc if you prefer). That's MOA measured from the centrepoint of the furthest left to the centrepoint of the furthest right in the group, if you follow me. But that's down to the combination of shooter, stock, barrel, action and ammunition, so you won't always get those results - it's an upper limit of the system.

How expensive? Well, new you're looking at a range from £800 for an 1903:

...up to £2500 or so for a top-of-the-line 2313:


Those are UK prices and frankly look a little high to me, I don't have prices for Ireland but I'd have said the same but in euros.

They're used in three position shooting and in prone shooting, at 15/20/25yd indoor, 50m/100yd outdoor.

Looks like a combo of the FWB and KK stocks...

Someone get one, I want to try it!

IRLConor

Sparks wrote: »

How expensive? Well, new you're looking at a range from £800 for an 1903
...up to £2500 or so for a top-of-the-line 2313:

I've also seen a set of kit (rifle, sights, jacket, glove, spotting scope and other bits) go second-hand for £650 in the UK. There's good value to be had second-hand and a good rifle never really goes bad if it's maintained. DURC has several multi-decade old club rifles in regular use and still capable of outshooting almost anyone.




That stock looks lovely, although I would worry a bit about glare. There are a few south-facing ranges about and it's tough enough on a bright day as it is.

It wasn't me!

Having seen the prices rifles go for new, and the value to be obtained second-hand, I don't think I'd be in much of a hurry to buy a new rifle. If you were prepared to do some waiting and learn a few words of German, you could check out egun.de and find a quality gun for a few hundred. In fact, there was an Anschutz 1813 going on guntrader.co.uk the other night for £425 if anyone feels interested. Looked in lovely condition too.