Anschutz model 54 match

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Just picked this up, have yet to shoot her. Planning on trying her out this weekend. Wanted some of the experts to give me their two cents as to the worth, and any interesting factoids.

It's a 1973, and has a z stamp next to the Anschutz logo, the rifle itself is mint, the bluing is 90% plus and aside from a couple of marks on the stock, it's like it was kept in a case its whole life.



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That's a nice looking 1411 prone rifle with a 27" heavy profile barrel. Check the bedding to ensure the action screws weren't over tightened.

The rearsight is 1/8 minute version (model 6702?) that moves POI clockwise left, clockwise down. The rear aperture is adjustable with some colour filters and maybe a twin polarizer -- it's an older model I haven't seen outside of pictures. And it's hard to tell, but I think you have an adjustable front aperture with a bubble.

Give it a good cleaning, check the crown for damage, and go shoot the heck out of it -- with the right ammo it will shoot tiny groups out to 100 yds (and likely beyond).

Jason
 
That's a Model 1411. The stock is a prone shooting stock (and not bad on the bench). It has the heavy 24mm diameter, 69 cm long barrel. The same barreled action was also used in the free rifle model with a thumbhole stock and adjustable butt hook, the 1413.




Yours rifle butt stock has an adjustable cheek piece, which was new on these models some time in 1973. My own 1973 1411 has the more conventional stock.

 
Thank you kindly gentlemen, I am taking her out for the first time this Sunday, will show groups when I do.

She looks like she has been treated kindly, but I won't know for sure until I sh

I will shoot her and then more closely inspect the bore. On a side note, the metal end hook and what looks to be a front bipod/rest for the rail, anyone have any idea where I can go about finding those.

I would love to complete the rifle, and have everything be from the same time period if possible. So it looks like I have to go digging to find them
 
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Imhiddenfromview said:
It's a 1973, and has a z stamp next to the Anschutz logo, the rifle itself is mint, the bluing is 90% plus and aside from a couple of marks on the stock, it's like it was kept in a case its whole life.
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Looking at your linked pictures once more, I have to ask if the date is correct at 1973. If it is, the trigger guard appears to be from a later rifle. Without giving your serial number away, what are the first three digits of the six digit serial number? Not likely, but is there an "X" at the end of the serial number?
 
113 are the first digits , and there is no x or letters of any kind, just the numbers from what I can remember, I can check again when I get home.

What does the x signify?

Production stamp says 73, but beside the Anschutz logo on the barrel, there is a z stamped beside it.

I have a good friend who is my gunsmith, and apparently the z designation was either an experimental in between model, or possibly made for an Olympic team? Could be just conjecture or rumor, he isn't %100 sure.

That trigger inside the guards exceedingly light, I barely touch it and she shoots. I don't have a pull gauge but the guy I bought it from said he had it right at. 8 Oz... And yes there is a mini bubble level hidden in the top machined block of the front sight

But there is an old yellow sticker on the front of the rifle with what looks like a judges signature, could be just from a common match though.
 
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Great looking match rifle!The trigger may seem light right now but when you get used to it you will learn to be able to jerk, flinch, and curse at the same time using it!:p
This is a prone rifle, shot with a shooting jacket and sling that hooks up to the hand stop under the forend- which BTW is installed backwards at the moment!:
Cat
 
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Yup, the handstop is on backwards. The swivel that comes with that style handstop is usually left attached to the sling (attached to the shooting jacket) and has a ball that snaps into the handstop.
 
Imhiddenfromview said:
113 are the first digits , and there is no x or letters of any kind, just the numbers from what I can remember, I can check again when I get home.

What does the x signify?

Production stamp says 73, but beside the Anschutz logo on the barrel, there is a z stamped beside it.

I have a good friend who is my gunsmith, and apparently the z designation was either an experimental in between model, or possibly made for an Olympic team? Could be just conjecture or rumor, he isn't %100 sure.

That trigger inside the guards exceedingly light, I barely touch it and she shoots. I don't have a pull gauge but the guy I bought it from said he had it right at. 8 Oz... And yes there is a mini bubble level hidden in the top machined block of the front sight

But there is an old yellow sticker on the front of the rifle with what looks like a judges signature, could be just from a common match though.
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If you are able to do so, can you provide a picture of the serial number, with the last three numbers obscured if you wish. It would help clarify things.

In any case, a serial number that begins with 113 confirms that the date of production should be 1973 as you say. You're gunsmith may be thinking of the "X" rifles, the Anschutz 14xx series made from about 1975 to 1980. These X rifles had an "X" at the end of the serial number and were colloquially called 16xx rifles (1610/1611/1613 models), although Anschutz itself continued to refer to them as 14xx. The so-called 16xx rifles had a different bolt, with a conical bolt cap, rather than the slightly rounded one on earlier 14xx's like yours. (Even earlier ones, those made before 1965, have a flat-end on the rear of the bolt.) The 16xx rifles also had a different trigger from the earlier 14xx's. Yours would appear to be the 1407-U9 trigger. Many Anschutz shooters report pull weights as low as 5 ounces.



The trigger guard appears to be from a later rifle. Below is a 1974-vintage 1411 with the correct trigger guard.

 
Will get pics of the area by the serial number first thing tomorrow morning. Thanks for the info, seriously interesting stuff.

I have always been interested in the older models of this rifle, even just for the sheer amount of learning to be done due to the variances over the years.
 
Yes, the trigger guard is from an 1811/13 or 1911/13 stock but yours has the wing safety cutout, so it's likely original. And yes, the yellow sticker indicates the rifle passed equipment check, likely at a national championships. I don't remember anyone checking my rifle at a provincial championships.


Jason
 
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