Heym SR21 take down

[Southern]

That Heym looks like a bargain to me.

I built one, like that Heym, with the help of a machinist / gunsmith friend. We found the matching takedown iron set at a gun show for $600 and he duplicated several sets of it from my drawings. The mechanism was Holland & Holland, and I knew it worked because I had handled a Mannlicher 6.5x54 rifle they had built in the 1930s. I did not take enough photos of the project along the way, but will post them.

So you should look for a vintage rifle from H&H, Westley Richards, etc. I bet you can find one in 6.5x55, 7x57mm or such, for under $3,000 with all the accessories and case. Don't pass over the Sauer 202 takedown without trying it in the field.

This fellow builds them, reasonably, as you want. He has a Ruger 77 Hawkeye in .338 Win Mag for sale for $1,450, IIRC.
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Randy Selby, Pres.
Randy's Custom Rifles
P.O. Box 221
108 Dunn Creek Road
Wapiti, WY 82450 USA
(307) 587-6152

 

[McKenzie]

You two obviously missed the part about stock design... Edward Fox looks like he's about to smack himself in the eye with the scope there. As for Westley Richards, yes, I agree, an ideal choice! Perhaps with one or two zeroes fewer than on the current price though.

Here's a question for people who know about such things: presumably it's not that complicated to change a bolt handle to one that doesn't look like something picked from the little plastic drawers in an ironmongers'?

I saw this & thought of you....

Instagram photo by @_westleyrichards_ (Westley Richards & Co. Ltd.) | Iconosquare

 

[Southern]

Finally, let's be honest, the take down feature will never really be used unless you happen to travel a lot on buses and trains where having a smaller case just happens to be very convenient, and takedowns and just adds moving parts to a rifle which is never a good idea.

That said, why not a standard rifle with a good solid bedding platform and torque wrench that can ensure take-apart and re-assembly with perfect consistency and zero, there's hardly any length difference and you can custom make a nice case for it.

As already stated, just taking a bolt action out of the stock and torquing it back together the same actually works well; You just need to put the floor plate and trigger guard back on with some temporary bolts or spacer pillars. The scope can be sit in QD rings so that it can also be removed and protected better.

One advantage is size; the luggage is smaller. The other is being discreet; a single shot, or a bolt action where the barrel removes easily, makes for a small case, which will fit into the bottom of a rolling duffel, and attract no attention. It is easier to pack into a car, train, SUV, or float plane than a full length Pelican or SKB hard case.

 

[Pine Marten]

Yesterday I headed down to Holt's to have a look at a few lots, do some window shopping. Amongst these was a Heym SR21 in .30-06 which just handled beautifully, a great rifle. Next to it was a Sauer 202 in 6.5x55 which was also lovely, but somehow, I don't know, didn't seem to come to the shoulder as well, and just felt heavy somehow. Is the Sauer 202 particularly heavy or was it just the fit and handling that made it feel that way? Apparently the Sauer 202 Take-down is heavier, so it could well be a somewhat unwieldy rifle.

 

[Southern]

I have a Sauer 200, and it is very solid, feels heavy with the scope on it. It actually weighs just under 8 lbs with the iron sights on a 24.6-inch ( 600mm) barrel.

According to the catalogs, the Heym 21 weighs 4.15 to 4.25 Kg for a 21-inch or 24-inch barrel, the Sauer 202 Takedown 3.9 Kg. So it may be balance, or where you naturally hold either of them.

You cannot go by catalogs 100%, because the density of the wood makes a difference, too. I had a Winchester Model 70 Express in .375 H&H with a 22.5-inch barrel that weighed 9.25 lbs unloaded and just iron sights, but it handled so well - better than my other, lighter Model 70s with longer barrels. The wood was very dense Black Walnut, which is good for strength under that recoil. You have to handle these things, mount them, and try them, especially if it is for stalking with the rifle in the hands and having to shoot offhand with iron sights, like moving boar.

 

[Mungo]

Shame that Heym only has a 20" barrel.

I have one in .308 with a 24" barrel, and it is a truly superb rifle. Somehow just 'fits', and I find it hard to shoot badly with it.

If you're ever up here, pop in and I'll let you have a a go!

 

[Drl]

Heym will do almost anything for you at a reasonable price (at least in DE). If you're ever in the region give them a call and maybe you can hop in on a tour around the factory.

Craftsmenship at work there.


BTW: The new SR precisions are available with The GRS stock and come with 20mm 5 shot garantie.