The Colonel
Active Member
Ive been looking at a straight pull for some time now and the usual "get yourself a Blaser" just doesn't work for me. As a result I started to look at the Merkel and came to the conclusion that, for the spec I wanted I would be looking in excess of £4K (At this point I can hear the wife calling a solicitor)
I trawled through the forums and one rifle kept coming up so I decided to have a look. The Strasser RS05. Great looking rifle with all the boxes ticked, fantastic action, great wood and considerably cheaper than the Merkel.................... you would think
Now look at the price of anything to do with the RS05 and think again. The Sling at over £135, The Carry case in excess of £200 and a spare 6 shot mag at over £250 !!! this doesn't get close to the scope mount at over £300 so be wary when you think this lovely little rifle is just the thing for you and check you can extend the overdraft to cover everything else or sell the kids !!
To add insult to injury there is no real stock of anything in the UK so you will be left wondering why everything needs to be ordered and shipped at a cost of £30 per time
Note to Strasser - If you want to get any sort of market hold in the UK (Straight Pull so difficult to start with) put together the package as a whole with the prices in plain view then take a leaf out of others and throw in a nice case when you expect over £2k for a rifle instead of what your current offer consists of which is a cardboard box !
Its like going back to the old days when you purchased a Mercedes and EVERYTHING was an optional extra
Rant over !
I trawled through the forums and one rifle kept coming up so I decided to have a look. The Strasser RS05. Great looking rifle with all the boxes ticked, fantastic action, great wood and considerably cheaper than the Merkel.................... you would think
Now look at the price of anything to do with the RS05 and think again. The Sling at over £135, The Carry case in excess of £200 and a spare 6 shot mag at over £250 !!! this doesn't get close to the scope mount at over £300 so be wary when you think this lovely little rifle is just the thing for you and check you can extend the overdraft to cover everything else or sell the kids !!
To add insult to injury there is no real stock of anything in the UK so you will be left wondering why everything needs to be ordered and shipped at a cost of £30 per time
Note to Strasser - If you want to get any sort of market hold in the UK (Straight Pull so difficult to start with) put together the package as a whole with the prices in plain view then take a leaf out of others and throw in a nice case when you expect over £2k for a rifle instead of what your current offer consists of which is a cardboard box !
Its like going back to the old days when you purchased a Mercedes and EVERYTHING was an optional extra
Rant over !