New ISSF toys

Sparks

Noted while reading the latest copy of the ISSF News (and yes, I know, "toys" is perhaps overly playful language as most of these are firearms - but you know what I meant, right?):

First off the new Anschutz straight-pull action ISSF rifle, the F-27A in the Precise stock:


And staying with the Precise stock, Anschutz now do it for an air rifle (not the 2002CA alas, but the 9000 series):


Centra UK have also done a small rearsight like the MEC Free sight, called the Spy, but I can't find a photo of it online Ten clicks to move one ring on the 10m target - even on the 50m target, thats 0.1 points per click Finally, you can adjust from 10.8 to 10.9

Feinwerkbau have a new model in the 700 series out, the 700 evolution.Minimalist looking, seems to be an entry-level P-700 :


Comes in lots of colours too:



Walther has the new LG30 which seems to be the old Hammerli AR30. Gosh I hope not, the AR30 was a POS rifle, we had 4 of them in WTSC and all 4 broke (internal parts) and the loading/cocking arm felt very flimsy.


Walther also have a new club air pistol, the LP300. Looks nice enough, but the price point is the key thing here and there wasn't any sign of it :


There was also an announcement of a new electronic trigger unit for the Steyr LP10 and LP50 - I hear lots of folks hate the mechanical trigger on those, so that'll sell!

FLOYDSTER

Got a glimpse of some of these at Plzen!;), a few people got a deal on the new Precise stocks!, really nice looking!!

Sparks

I love the way they let you 'click' the cheekpiece adjustments on those things. I love the fact that they're milled rather than sintered more - I've reason to distrust sintered stocks

fat-tony

Saw the Precise stock in Rathdrum at the National Indoors. Loads of adjustment all right:) Of course it was so cold (as usual) that the stock was dripping in condensation from the shooters breath...

Sparks

I was thinking that'd be a possible problem allright tony - though I was more worried that outdoors on a sunny day, you'd have to wear sunglasses if someone was using one of those things on the range

G17

Nice.

Goodness, I'm terribly sorry, I've just come.

FLOYDSTER

If I had bought a Percise it would have been getting a coat of paint!!;), possibly matt black!

Sparks

Bet you the moment you do that, you get wierd thermal problems

It wasn't me!

The ability to click adjustments with the Precise stock is fantastic. Was having a look at the one in question and it really is a lovely bit of kit.

Dunno how I feel about the straight-pull. Saw one in action in St. John's at Easter, AHG Challenger in the G&E stock and, well, it didn't seem to do anything different.

Sparks

I was thinking the straight-pull action was shorter than the match 54 action IWM - sortof a poor man's Bleiker

It wasn't me!

Sparks wrote: »

I was thinking the straight-pull action was shorter than the match 54 action IWM - sortof a poor man's Bleiker

He couldn't be that poor! I'd just buy the shaggin' Bleiker, weep and have done with it.

Sparks

Weep? Ha! I could only afford that by dipping into the getting-hitched fund and there'd be more than weeping if I did that

It wasn't me!

Sparks wrote: »

Weep? Ha! I could only afford that by dipping into the getting-hitched fund and there'd be more than weeping if I did that

Gnashing of teeth?

sfakiaman

Sparks wrote: »

Bet you the moment you do that, you get wierd thermal problems

Better not let clivej near it then, he has enough problems with the pink jocks.

Sparks

It wasn't me! wrote: »

Gnashing of teeth?

More cracking of skulls and breaking of trigger fingers I suspect