Trufflehunting
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Anyone any thoughts on them
Regards
TH
Regards
TH
I didn't look at any Russian ones (At least I didn't recognize any as Ruskys) - I did however take a very quick look at the straight pull (Lynx I think) offerings on the Alan Rhone stand & was very disappointed in the finish. One thing that really spoiled them was the safety catch - unfinished & had sharp burrs all round - enough to catch on clothing & rip/abrade it. Also there are lots of square corners on the metalwork (bolt lever in particular). These give the rifle a "modern" "UN-tacticool" look & to me the whole range of these rifles just looked unfinished & tatty! - So much so that I walked away without really examining them as closely as I would normally do. - I certainly wouldn't buy one!
This spoiled what may be a good rifle design concept. Pity.
Ian
Yep, can’t help feeling a wee clean up of all these marks with wirewool wouldn’t have done any harm:
Cheers
K
My head really liked the Lynx, the action is really simple and seemed smooth and fast, but it did look somehow “plain”, utilitarian.
The Helix pulled on my heart strings, I like the way it looks but the action seems more complex.
ATB
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Merkel RX ,, Can say first hand, that its very very well made , not yet had time to sort mine out ,, if there,s anything not 100% will be posting on SD ,,,, CONS ,, cost!!! ,,had it six weeks and the wife,s not stoped reminding me about that, ,, more to follow ,, handling ,, useability and shot groups
Very pretty. BUT Don't believe all that you see in the glossy brochures. The rifles that I handled on the stand didn't look owt like your piccy. If they had been finished by a master gunsmith they wouldn't be as I saw. Or their definition of "master" is different from mine.
As I said I saw poorly finished rifles - was disappointed & walked away without looking at the complete range on display. --- They were that good!
Ian
I see no reason why we may not have it all. Especially when one is paying top $ and given of a certain imagination/sensibility!
I'm henceforth going to call it the 3 F's:
Form. Function. Finnish.
K
I was listening to the sound of farm gates being slammed,........ ooops!, no some guy was working those straight pull thingies!
The lynx 94 is made in Finland not Russia.
soon to be taken over by russiaThe lynx 94 is made in Finland not Russia.