Steel Action
- Thread starter Uillie
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They had a stand at the Stalking Show, I had a bit of a play around with a straight pull action. Seemed like a good bit of kit to me but knobbing about with an action at a show and using one for real is quite different
I think these guys deal in Steel Action rifles, in Edinburgh
www.harknessetal.co.uk
Harkness et al — Precision rifles, optics & fieldwear
Discover Steel Action rifles, Schmidt & Bender optics and carefully chosen fieldwear from Harkness et al.
www.harknessetal.co.uk
Uillie
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Yeah not fussed about having barrel switched. They look good solid rifles.
HonestJohn
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Amazing rifles! Shot a few. Shoot 1/2 moa out of the box or better!
Alistair Harkness is the importer. He’s a great friend of mine and I can vouch for his business, service deliverables and quality of product.
You’ll be able to see and try them in a few places, but I’d recommend contacting him directly and handling / trying them.
They’re turn bolt in a straight pull, so have the strength and integrity of a turn bolt action, in a straight pull, which underpins their accuracy, along with Lothar Walther match barrels.
He also imports and sells Schmidt and Bender scopes and good quality mounting options, and can put together a package for you. Price wise, they’re actually really good value compared to a Blaser R8, in fact, the business (Steel action) was founded by a previous Blaser engineer, so it’s, let’s just say, what the R8 ‘should’ have been.
Pm me if you’d like his contact details
Alistair Harkness is the importer. He’s a great friend of mine and I can vouch for his business, service deliverables and quality of product.
You’ll be able to see and try them in a few places, but I’d recommend contacting him directly and handling / trying them.
They’re turn bolt in a straight pull, so have the strength and integrity of a turn bolt action, in a straight pull, which underpins their accuracy, along with Lothar Walther match barrels.
He also imports and sells Schmidt and Bender scopes and good quality mounting options, and can put together a package for you. Price wise, they’re actually really good value compared to a Blaser R8, in fact, the business (Steel action) was founded by a previous Blaser engineer, so it’s, let’s just say, what the R8 ‘should’ have been.
Pm me if you’d like his contact details
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Uillie
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That's a tight group out of the box! Would love to have a look at one. I'll drop you a PM
HonestJohn
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Wasn’t just one either - Took three to Bisley straight from the airport after they landed from Germany, factory ammo, all just landed shot on shot on shot in 6-10 round groups. One, we just kept shooting more rounds into the group waiting for it to open up, it didn’t
Uillie
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Wasn’t just one either - Took three to Bisley straight from the airport after they landed from Germany, factory ammo, all just landed shot on shot on shot in 6-10 round groups. One, we just kept shooting more rounds into the group waiting for it to open up, it didn’t
Its certainly a good start when you get a new rifle. Am i right in thinking they have a machined in picatinny reciever?
Jagare
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A couple of gunshops reasonably near to me sell them. I'm impressed with the build quality and they are not a too heavy rifle. I fondled one with a carbon stock that was very light weight. I fancy the MX version with the stock that is adjustable for length. It would make a great driven boar rifle when wear winter clothing.
Wow!Wasn’t just one either - Took three to Bisley straight from the airport after they landed from Germany, factory ammo, all just landed shot on shot on shot in 6-10 round groups. One, we just kept shooting more rounds into the group waiting for it to open up, it didn’t
Nice rifle; not quite as noisy as a Blaser, certainly very accurate, I'd really like to see the synthetic one
HonestJohn
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Yes, but not full length
Uillie
Active Member
They’re very appealing rifles. Are they common in Europe I wonder?
Had several in the shop
Drop me a line if we can help
Drop me a line if we can help
Heym SR20
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The integral piccatiny does look a bit inelegant but it’s very strong and one less thing to worry about. Once you mount a scope they rather disappear.
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