Goldfinger2020
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Hi. Does anyone have any experience with Schultz & Larsen rifles? I’m looking at the new synthetic thumb hole stock they do. Anyone got one?
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404Shooter
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S&L barrels and actions are exceptional and I love mine. I understand there have been some gripes about the cheek piece tilting but I have no first hand experience (mine has a wooden stock). I’d recommend you call Alan Rhône, the importer. Yes, he has a vested interest but I have found him to be a pleasure to deal with and I would value his opinion.
Ive got a Victory in 30-06, one of those rifles Ill never get rid of! beautifully made and very accurate. Its worth going and having a look and try one (Steve Beatty at Ivythorn in Somerset is your man there), see if it fits and how it handles. For me, much as Im happy with and enjoy synthetic stocked rifles, it would have to go some to overtake the appeal of well blued steel and wood on a schultz.
Goldfinger2020
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Cheers guys. Have spoken with Alan today and waiting for Steve to come back to me. I do agree they do look fantastic in wood but I’m looking for a synthetic stock for all the weather Scotland has to throw at us this coming season!
Brilliant rifles - mine in .308 but I restocked it as the standard (wood) Victory stock did not fit me comfortably (short, fat and with "stunted" arms - me not the rifle - different palm swell, pull length,
shoulder angle cheek piece etc.) Nothing wrong with the standard stock if you are more normal shape. Do not have the barrel shortened as it has cut rifling and a mild choke.
shoulder angle cheek piece etc.) Nothing wrong with the standard stock if you are more normal shape. Do not have the barrel shortened as it has cut rifling and a mild choke.
I know what you mean, its good to be weatherproof! I must say though that keeping the stock in good shape with linseed oil and wiping the steel over (which you’d need to do anyway) with an oily rag, keeps the wet Somerset weather off. If you really want to go weather proof, maybe stainless is a better option? If youre set on the Schultz, and I dont blame you if you are! an alternative is get the wood stock then buy an aftermarket KKC laminate.
to get a 30.06 victory grade 4 - fantastic rifle - Not fussy about ammo you put through it - well made - Goldfinger2020
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I haven’t got my heart set on a S&L. I currently have a Lynx in .243 and would get another as it’s a fanatic rifle. However they are heavy and I wanted something lighter for some new ground we have in Inverness. After speaking with Alan he introduced me to the S&L to look into.
Great idea having a look at a Schultz. Steve Beaty is not a million miles away from you and is bound to have some for you to handle.
The hunter synth is a decent looking rifle and sounds like it would give you the best of all worlds. Certainly the actions, triggers and barrels are comfortably beyond the average factory rifle. Although you can get them off the shelf, they just have that feel of character about them. Very very accurate barrels.
I have Anschutz, Mausers and the S&L. The S&L would be the last one I would sell and by some way.
The hunter synth is a decent looking rifle and sounds like it would give you the best of all worlds. Certainly the actions, triggers and barrels are comfortably beyond the average factory rifle. Although you can get them off the shelf, they just have that feel of character about them. Very very accurate barrels.
I have Anschutz, Mausers and the S&L. The S&L would be the last one I would sell and by some way.
diverdave
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I have a brace of S&L victories, 243 and 3006 and see no need to ever replace them. I have the mk1 synthetic stock, which moves from rifle to rifle depending on the season, 243 for roe and hinds, 3006 for stags. They wear their wood stock for nice days out though, which i enjoy as they are very pleasing to the eye. It has never changed zero when swapping stock. In fact it has never changed zero when i have removed the barrel, though of course are always checked. I have the S&L mod on them, with less baffles on the 243 version, they both wear the same scope, so the feel and sight picture of both is identical, and i have set the trigger as close to each other as i can, so in use the difference is simply bang v boom. Friends who have tried them have never really found a negative with them, though they are a little heavy, i guess this adds to their accuracy.
Antonyweeks
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I'm looking at a 7x57 thumbhole at the moment. Love the victory stock and whilst £500 more than than the 'Hunter' the ability to have a lovely walnut Victory stock in future tips it for me. Handled one a while back (thumbhole stock) and preferred it to the Blaser/Sauer equivalent.
Goldfinger2020
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Off to Steve Beety next week to try one out.
I have two of them - both Victories, in .25-06 and .300WM.
Mine are both wooden stocked and not had any issues with them with inclement weather in Scotland to be honest. They are both very accurate and do what I need them to, plus they look great! The thing I really like about having two the same is those two cartridges are pretty similar ballisticly and all the controls are the same as well so I dont have to think about "wheres my safety, wheres my mag release, whats the trigger pull like?" as they are all the same, as are my drops at range. Both have a 200y zero as well, so its point and shoot.
I'm a massive fan of S&L rifles, they are very well made, have the looks and they shoot great too. Its well worth a trip up to see Steve at Ivythorn Sporting, get on the range and see what they're about.
Mine are both wooden stocked and not had any issues with them with inclement weather in Scotland to be honest. They are both very accurate and do what I need them to, plus they look great! The thing I really like about having two the same is those two cartridges are pretty similar ballisticly and all the controls are the same as well so I dont have to think about "wheres my safety, wheres my mag release, whats the trigger pull like?" as they are all the same, as are my drops at range. Both have a 200y zero as well, so its point and shoot.
I'm a massive fan of S&L rifles, they are very well made, have the looks and they shoot great too. Its well worth a trip up to see Steve at Ivythorn Sporting, get on the range and see what they're about.
Nothing new to add here, but I have a Victory in .308 - it's just beautifully engineered (in an old-school, proper way).
I have a lovely grade 2 wood stock but picked up a standard synthetic one from Alan Rhone for inclement weather! I think it's the same as that used on the Classic but inletted for the Victory. Doesn't look so nice but I've switched between them with practically no shift in zero.
I have a lovely grade 2 wood stock but picked up a standard synthetic one from Alan Rhone for inclement weather! I think it's the same as that used on the Classic but inletted for the Victory. Doesn't look so nice but I've switched between them with practically no shift in zero.
Woodsy
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I couldn’t be happier with my Shultz and Larsen - a classic DL in 7mm08. I’m out with it almost daily on Dartmoor in all weathers (wood stock - no issues). Not only is it very well made, accurate etc as you would expect, but for me one of the huge benefits is the fact that both Steve Beaty at Ivythorn Sporting, (where you can shoot to try any of the S and L rifles before you buy), and Alan Rhône, the importer are both so good when it comes to customer service. Both of them have gone out of there way to help and advise. I can not recommend them and Shultz and Larsen rifles highly enough.
I am with you there both for the rifle (although I restocked mine to fit me - photo attached
) and as regards Steve Beatty and Alan Rhone - usual disclaimers apply.Antonyweeks
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Lovely stock. Where did you get that done if you don't mind me asking?
Bought the blank on ebay - it came from Australia and I think they are still advertising on ebay. I did the stocking to fit me - pull length, palm swell, forend shape and very slight cast (about 1/3 inch) and of course the checkering (22 lines per inch) - as to the checkering panels I thought I would vary the rear of the forend panels to reflect the slot for the bolt but on further reflection I think that was a little clumsy - usually I keep to the normal panel shape dictated by the diamond pattern (7 to 2 ratio). I am a very amateur "stocker" but it can be an absorbing hobby and as it is not done on a commercial basis I can take my time - the oil finishing alone usually takes me 3 months or so.
Woodsy
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Lovely work on that stock! You say you’re an amateur stock maker; do you take commissions at all or is this just for your own rifles?
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