Orion rifle.

[John Gryphon]

Australian-made Wedgetail Orion bolt-action rifle due November for $3300 - Sporting Shooter

Details and background of the new Australian Wedgetail Industries Orion Hunter bolt-action rifle, designed in collaboration with Hardy Rifles

sportingshooter.com.au

 

[NewForester]

Australian-made Wedgetail Orion bolt-action rifle due November for $3300 - Sporting Shooter

Details and background of the new Australian Wedgetail Industries Orion Hunter bolt-action rifle, designed in collaboration with Hardy Rifles

sportingshooter.com.au

Not clear to me what the advantage is of this action.

And is aluminium really strong enough?

 

[Ronin]

The article states the barrel is fitted with an extension and the bolt is steel (head) so the cartridge is encapsulated in steel not alloy - the the barrel extension is held in the alloy receiver

I like the stock design

Aics mags is good

Not sure about the rest

 

[John Gryphon]

Not sure about the rest

Price? Good? Bad? 1600 quid? I imagine that it will attract those that like Sakos but wont pay the $5000 for them.
As stated before,I like classic stocked rifles...old PH with modern hardware.

 

[scotch_egg]

Price is excellent if the finish is up to standard. That’s Tikka T3 money with a Tupperware stock.

 

[John Gryphon]

with a Tupperware stock.

My synthetic stock journey in life started with a hand made fibreglass stock and I do believe that I may have been first in Australia to shoot a trophy sambar stag using a rifle stocked with a 'syn'. Absolutely loved the whole concept as we were hunting wet bush every weekend over hounds for eight months of the year along with side pursuits of stalking the same beasts mid week.
Graduating to multi B+C and McMillan stocks my love for the synthetics hasn't changed. I don't have any CF stocks,which brings me to "CF aint Tupperware"

 

[bullet chucker]

SUPPRESSORS are almost as much as the rifle.

BC.

 

[John Gryphon]

SUPPRESSORS are almost as much as the rifle.

BC.

Unless with enough power to suck a golf ball through a half inch tube then one won`t ever get a suppressor in Australia.

 

[scotch_egg]

My synthetic stock journey in life started with a hand made fibreglass stock and I do believe that I may have been first in Australia to shoot a trophy sambar stag using a rifle stocked with a 'syn'. Absolutely loved the whole concept as we were hunting wet bush every weekend over hounds for eight months of the year along with side pursuits of stalking the same beasts mid week.
Graduating to multi B+C and McMillan stocks my love for the synthetics hasn't changed. I don't have any CF stocks,which brings me to "CF aint Tupperware"

If isn’t but poor carbon fibre isn’t as good as a composite stock such as McMillan/Manners/PSE. Some of the cheap carbon fibre from china you wouldn’t want on a rifle stock and they have to be cutting costs somehow.

Just look at the price of a PSE carbon stock, I think they are around £1700.