I have a mild case of "Biathlon Rifle Fever" - just because they are so cool. I seem to remember someone here building a rifle based on an Anschutz Fortner action - how did that project work out?

I have also seen a guy shooting at the Green Valley, MO silhouette matches with one of the Russian Biathlon Basic rifles. That thing was pretty slick, also. I think that if I found someone with a Biathlon Basic rifle locally, I just might have to pick one up. The triggers are supposed to be pretty good right out of the box. I can't tell from the photos of those Basic rifles if the barrels are tapered, however. They look like they might be straight, bull barrels.

SteveM.

Steve, the Russian Biathalon has too deep of a stock for regulation rifle, but is a great and remarkably accurate rifle to shoot, the model I have does have a tapered barrel. THere are several Fortner actions out there, Pat Steiger has one (or more), as does El Puma (the one I shot in the AZ smallbore states last Oct)...nice rifles. As they said to Mikey, "Try it, you'll like it."

Innocent Mary

Steve, My friend and I each had Anschutz 1827's made in to Std Silhouette rifles, his was a lefty and mine was the correct way ;).

We had Neal Johnson put the barreled actions into McMillen thumbhole stocks with the standard 5 shot short magazine well and magazine from the 54.18 Slhouette rifle. They were sweet. Since then we both sold them though. I decided to go to one rifle and had a Frankenhunter built by Evelio.
Miss that Fortner action though.


Her is a picture of it...

Great looking rifle Bob. I think I remember seeing one of the Fortner actions in a Pharr style stock as well. Seeing photos only makes me want one more.

The model I'd like to find is the Biathlon Basic. It's a fairly plain-jane rifle with a sporter style stock. Here's a link.

http://fuzzylimey.net/projects/bborigrh.jpg

SteveM.

Jetmugg wrote:Great looking rifle Bob. I think I remember seeing one of the Fortner actions in a Pharr style stock as well. Seeing photos only makes me want one more.

The model I'd like to find is the Biathlon Basic. It's a fairly plain-jane rifle with a sporter style stock. Here's a link.

http://fuzzylimey.net/projects/bborigrh.jpg

SteveM.

Yes seen them, one of our local shooters has one of them.

Getting caught up on the Olympics biathlon. Watching the women 12.5k mass start. Seeing 30 women in spandex, in the snow, with rifles is somehow exhilarating and terrifying at the same time!

jbolt....sounds like a personal problem to me. Have you sought counseling for your feelings???

Innocent

Sounds like Norse Valkyries coming to carry warriors killed in battle to Valhalla. I guess it depends on how you feel about Valhalla?

Sounds a lot like florida Hot as hell and full of equaly hot girls !!

how you feel about Valhalla

THey make a hell of a voltage standard that the ill-trained monkeys in the lab have not destroyed......yet.

Innocent

Innocent wrote:jbolt....sounds like a personal problem to me. Have you sought counseling for your feelings???

Innocent

When I saw all those women with rifles at the starting line my first thought was "Did I put the seat down?"

Hi voltage...sounds like something that I can use for my ill trained .........you fill in the blank

"Did I put the seat down?"

LOL

There are worse crimes, but not too worry, they will shoot anyway I'm sure.

Innocent

jbolt wrote:

Innocent wrote:jbolt....sounds like a personal problem to me. Have you sought counseling for your feelings???

Innocent

When I saw all those women with rifles at the starting line my first thought was "Did I put the seat down?"

That's SO not what I was thinking...

"Did I put the seat down?" Now that's funny. You made my morning.