bolt action pistols

[heavenIsAlie]

i remember reading about them in a magazine ~6 years ago, they intrested me then but since i couldnt own guns at the time nothing came of it

wondering if anyone here has one? i know they arent much use here compared to the states since we cant hunt with them but im curious

 

[ian_in_vic]

That would be the Remington XP100, I think they discontinued them, here in Canada they offered the costs of a rifle with the useability of pistol.

 

[heavenIsAlie]

not exactly the ones i remember, but same thought i guess

wish i still had that magazine, the guns looked amazing

 

[aftermidnight]

theres a few available..savage made one...weatherby made one.. theres an anschutz .22..and something called "Ultra Light Model 20 REB" as of '99...maybe more these days.

 

[vagrantviking]

There are some silhouette matchs and bench matchs that these are used for and they tend to go to custom guns pretty quick. Custom short actions and very oddball chamberings.

I have always been interested in them too but its just not that popular in this country. $3000 + for a gun that you can hardly use? Just can't justify that. Now if we could hunt with them that would be a different story!

 

[heavenIsAlie]

There are some silhouette matchs and bench matchs that these are used for and they tend to go to custom guns pretty quick. Custom short actions and very oddball chamberings.

I have always been interested in them too but its just not that popular in this country. $3000 + for a gun that you can hardly use? Just can't justify that. Now if we could hunt with them that would be a different story!

yea i dont think i could ever justify one to myself because it needs to be on a range. would be pretty cool to have one in .22 hornet for shooting gophers

 

[KRASHED]

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/21_398

These savage guns are actually quite affordable. I own a savage .22 which is bomb proof and I would expect the same level of quality in these, they look pretty slick.

 

[dan belisle]

RemXP100, The Savage Striker, Anschutz made one, as did Weatherby and Wichita (and Ultra Light Arms, now that I think of it). All used for silhouette competition in this country, and for hunting where sane gun laws prevail. I had an XP100 some years back, in 7 BR, very, very accurate gun, much more so then me. Some of the silhouette guys I used to shoot with made a fair bit of money competing against guys with rifles during the annual pre-hunting season sight ins at the range. Most rifle guys have no real idea of how accurate these types of guns really can be, and if you shoot a lot of silouette, you tend to be a much better then average shot. - dan