Martini international isu... What a gun!

[mikeystew]

I've been experimenting with my latest purchase, an intl isu target rifle I picked up last week.
First off, it is as affordable as you will find for a gun that shoots this good. That I'm sure of. For $699 I had to have it.
It weighs In at 13.5 lbs and has a 28.5" barrel, and came equipped with PH aperture sights with 8 click to the min adjustment and 8 front sight inserts. The trigger pull is adjustable from .5 lb - 3 lb. This particular gem was born the same year as me in '78 but it is holding up much better than I am.
Today was my first time using quality ammo and the results speak for themselves. With federal 510's it will do .5" at 50m with little effort, but today the eley club showed real promise.

5 shots, 60 m

10 shots, 100m

Gotta love it! I'd highly recommend this as a starter benchrest rifle.

 

[Guy JR]

Do they still make these? Where did you find yours?(if you dont mind me asking)

 

[mikeystew]

No, they stopped making them in the early 80's, but you can find them if you look hard enough. I got mine at accuracy plus in Peterborough. It's easily the most accurate gun I've ever shot.

 

[super7]

Is it just the pic or is the 100yrd group almost as tight as the 50 yrd group ?

 

[DrawBlood]

Is it just the pic or is the 100yrd group almost as tight as the 50 yrd group ?

The 60m was 5 shots, and the 100m one was 10. I think that rifle is pretty amazing.

 

[mikeystew]

Almost as tight. The 100m was a fluke group out of four, the other 3 were closer to 1.5".

 

[DrawBlood]

Almost as tight. The 100m was a fluke group out of four, the other 3 were closer to 1.5".

Still, someone knew what they were doing in that factory.

 

[mikeystew]

Yeah, the bore was hand lapped in the factory and looks like a mirror. I think to leave the factory they had to shoot .5" at 100 m with test ammo from return to battery benches

 

[DrawBlood]

Wow.

 

[Kayser Sose]

now THAT's a good looking rifle!