Have y'all seen this?

[tmarshall]

Wondering what people on here think of this actions potential? Kind of neat I think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiOIAX9Tauk

[Jason]

Could be a cheaper way to get the same functionality as an Anschutz biathlon rifle. I'd have to see a couple made into very accurate rifles before I dropped the cash, though.

[1armoured]

Looks interesting.

Smart thinking and engineering from a forward looker.

We've had the Russian 'Izhmash' biathlon action appear now and then here, and reasonably priced.

cheers,
SS

[ldholton]

best use for a 10-22 action i've seen yet

[Jetmugg]

I'm actually working on an Izhmash 7-2 rifle project for a standard class Silhouette rifle. The Izhmash actions are slick, and the triggers are among the very best for a $400-ish rifle (2 stage and semi-adjustable)

In my opinion, the limiting factor with the Ruger conversion would still be the trigger assembly.

SteveM.

[Trent]

The reviews over on RFC of the trigger group on that rifle are pretty good so far. People are comparing it to the KIDD triggers.

[Jetmugg]

I'm not really up to speed on that Ruger toggle-action conversion.

Does it use a standard Ruger trigger group?

SteveM

[ywltzucanrknrl]

Jetmugg, I'm curious about your 7-2 project. I have one, it shoots well and I can get the trigger and rifle to make hunter weight rules. I've been told I can't shoot it in hunter because the barrel has no taper. I've thought about getting a new barrel on it with taper, but not sure I can justify that. I would like to shoot it in both classes.
Why did you decide to make yours a standard rifle? I would like to see some pictures of yours when you finish and/or get details of what you are planning.

[Jetmugg]

With the stock 7-2 barrel, it is restricted to Std. class. This is mostly a "project gun" for me. I have a 1712 FWT that is the rifle I trust fully. The 7-2 is something I can tinker with. I'll post some pics tomorrow, I'm going to be working on this project again.

I bought a Boyd's Evo uninletted stock for $20, and just started messing around with inletting for the 7-2. The inletting turned out fine, so I made an aluminum trigger guard and forend extension (the Boyd's forend wasn't quite long enough). Now I'm working on an aluminum cheekpiece which sits on top of 2 aluminum pillars drilled through the rear of the stock.

The looks are not for everyone, but it's been a fun project.

Pics will follow.

[Jetmugg]

These pics were taken before the Al cheekpiece began to take shape, and before the scope was raised by 1/2"

[Jetmugg]

Here are a couple more pics, after the addition of a raised cheek piece (just under the C/L of bore) and a bloop tube. The rifle still needs a lot of finishing work, but it is functional. Last weekend, I shot a better-than-average score by my standards using this rifle.





SteveM