A year ago I had the privilege to range test a 1761 in a sporter style stock. Rifle from Nordic Marksman. I mounted a Sightron 36x SII scope that I had bought from Hirsch Precision. I used a Caldwell soft 9" high front bag and Protector brand rear bag. The range was outdoors, 50yds, temp 7C, overcast with light winds of 5-10km.
The fit and finish of the rifle was as per Anschutz quality. I own several Annies, and this one is as nice as any. I would have preferred to shoot the thumbhole stock that has a flatter forend. I just prefer the flatter bottom. This one had the more rounded sporter style. Just a matter of taste. The stock was nice walnut and nice deep bluing. The new action design is smooth with short throw and lower 60deg lift. The trigger was great; it broke clean. I shot it without any changes to it. I really like the new magazine style. It is so much easier to release the magazine. I think this rifle makes for a competitive rifle shooting in any sporter benchrest shoots. Getting pretty close to accuracy of the 54 sporter series. Of course , they sport Anschutz barrels. They 1700 series cost more, and you do get more, but this rifle has good value, and it shoots.
I fired numerous types of ammo. It shot them all quite well. I went for 10 shot groups and no extra fouling shots between brands nor extra cleaning. Ammo was bought from Nordic Marksman.
Ammo shot: SK Biathlon 0.487", SK Pistol Match 0.700"' SK Flatnose Basic 0.548", SK Flatnose Match 0.461", Lapua Biathlon Polar 0.520", RWS SemiAuto 0.776", and Eley Match 0.474". Measurements are c/c.
Then , since I had some IBS style 50 BR targets ( 0.50" bulls), I shot them. I did not have the full target which is 25 bulls, but each was 19bulls. One scored 190x9 of total 190x19 score with Center-X. The other scored 185x5 with SK Rifle Match. I had two unexplained flyers...an 8 and a bad 7! lol
So, I hope this short report will give you some idea about this new Anschutz model. For further technical details check the Anschutz site or Nordic Marksman..
