They are an interesting rifle and team. I had a, now sadly passed away, RFD friend who knew the people behind them very well.
The rifles are a very tough action that came out of target type disciplines, and I believe they put forward rifles alongside the Accuracy International and Parker Hale for the replacement of the Lee Enfield sniper rifles.
They were a spin out of/ related to one of the major Scottish armament / naval shipbuilding on the Clyde.
They built a number of sporting rifles - pretty bespoke and aimed at the top end of the market. Like Accuracy International they were pretty undercapitalised, and not winning major military order book, meant they never attracted big money into the business.
There was a discussion about 10 or so years ago about taking over the patents and putting them back into production. However they would need to be at a premium price to justify the level of work in making them. But the people behind it got old and new interest got ill so it all fizzled out.
I have handled a few and quite like them. They are certainly well built and I understand they shoot well.
They are the sort of gun that will at some point be the cornerstone of collections on firearms development, in the same way that David Lloyd rifles also are. They are sort of rifle that would probably be a good buy at an auction if you did not have all the restrictions of licensing, in the same way that a side lever sidelock, or a darne shotgun is an interesting gun to have in your cabinet.
