Anschutz have introduced a new line of rifles called APR (Anschutz Precision Rifle) that consists of their existing rifle models adapted for Precision Rifle Series shooting disciplines. Particularly, the APR series rifles are built with MDT chassis. The Anschutz APR [Read More…]
As it is known, Anschütz completely scooped gold at the Olympics this year; all gold medals in biathlon were won with weapons from the company. A performance that caused quite a stir and led to a closer look at the guns used. Although with a market share of 97%, this [Read More…]
The 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off at the beginning of February and with the start of this huge event came one of my favorite Winter Olympic sports of all time – the Biathlon. For those that don’t know, the Biathlon is a tandem event that combines [Read More…]
TFB’s Photo Of The Day is where you discover the world of firearms through a camera lens. Every day we run a new theme, a few selected pictures with a short story and credit to the person behind the story. Today we have a unicorn alert with the HK200 Biathlon Rifle. [Read More…]
3d Printed Bionic Biathlon New from Anschütz is the Bionic, a Fortner 1827 F action based rifle mated to a lightweight, fully adjustable biathlon stock. Anschütz is the de facto biathlon rifle, with “95% of athletes utilizing Anschütz rifles”. The 1827 [Read More…]
The Winter Olympics are here again, and this time it is held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The only sport in the Winter Olympics that uses a firearm is Biathlon. The rifles used in the sport are purpose built for this type of competition. Here is are two videos about the [Read More…]
Anschutz is celebrating its 160-year anniversary. They have announced last year that in celebration of that event they’ll release eight limited edition rifles each month starting from July 2016 to February 2017. The first of July is the day when the company was [Read More…]
I’m on the hunt for a rimfire rifle that will shoot microscopic groups at 50-100 yards. Of course, besides the gun itself, optics, mounts, ammunition and my trigger finger will also have to play a roll in this ‘precision decision’ process. And last but [Read More…]
J.G. Anschütz GmbH & Co. KG announced a new version of the 1771 rifle. This new gun, a 1771 D, is chambered in .222 Remington and has an action that was specifically designed for cartridges using the .222 Rem parent case. As a result, the guns have a shorter action [Read More…]
The biathlon has been an Olympic sport since 1960. It’s a combination of cross country skiing and rifle shooting in the prone and standing positions. Athlete’s get their heart rates going skiing a course, and then they have to shoot five circular metal [Read More…]
I has taken over two years, but finally the Anschütz MSR RX22 is hitting US shores. The gun is being imported by Steyr Arms and being sold for $895 for the standard black and desert colored models (below), and $995 for the precision model (top). From the press [Read More…]
Unveiled last year in Europe, the Anschutz MSR RX22 is now being imported into the United States by Steyr Arms. The Anschutz MSR RX22 was jointly developed by Anschütz, German Sport Guns and ESC Ulm. It is essentially a ISSC MSR MK22 upgraded with Anschütz trigger and [Read More…]
It will shock many to you to learn that once or twice in my life I have made a mistake1 . Yesterday you bore witness to that rare occurrence. I blogged about the Anschutz MSR RX22 but completely missed the fact that is it clearly a variant of ISSC’s MSR MK22 rifle [Read More…]
Earlier this year Anschutz unveiled their first tactical-style semi-automatic target rifle. The Anschutz MSR (Modern Sporting Rifle) RX 22 is clearly inspired by the AR-15 design. It has an upper aluminum receiver and lower polymer receiver. The folding stock and [Read More…]
Last month I wrote a highly critical post about Anschutz’s partnership with Armatix. The Managing Director of Anschutz, Jochen Anschutz, responded to my post by posting a comment. He said … armatix/ANSCHÜTZ Hunting Control System Obviously there are a lot [Read More…]
Earlier this year I blogged about a prototype pistol by the German firm Armatix which required the operator to wear a special wristwatch in order to fire it. I considered it a novel idea but ultimately useless invention that would never be adopted. Built-in gun locks [Read More…]
Anschutz has introduced a new line of centerfire hunting rifles. Currently a .308 Win. model is available with 30-06, 8x57mm IS and 9.3x62mm to be added to the lineup soon. The .308 model features a single stage trigger and 22″ barrel. It weights in at 7.27 lbs. [Read More…]