Simon J Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 has anyone handled or even better shot their 1780 full bore rifle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raifuru Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I had a 1770 that I paid shedloads for about 10 years ago. It was the full bells and whistles version and was a lovely looking gun. Unfortunately it was incredibly unreliable and inaccurate. It was sent back for new firing pins, new springs and an complete change in the end. Grouped like a shotgun regardless of what ammo was used. With Norma, Remington or Winchester ammunition it would fire about 40%, the rest would fail to ignite. I ended up swapping for a Sako and never looked back. I know Adenbourne in Oxford stopped stocking Anschutz because of similar issues. Maybe the new uglier guns will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon J Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Interesting. I'm a sceptic because the actions are alloy, rather than steel. I know the bolt locks into the barrel, but I just can't bring myself to trust alloy to last .... so nix to Blaser and Merkel Helix too, which is handy as they cost far too much anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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