Some Anshutz 64 questions (UPDATE - recently shot provincials)

AdrianM

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I just bought this little gem tonight. It's an Anshutz Model 64 and it's pretty mint. I got a nice deal from a local gentleman.

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I've just joined a club with an indoor rimfire range. I plan to shoot a little this fall and winter.

I have a couple questions about general maintenance and use of the rifle:

1. How should I store the bolt? It appears as though I can turn the cocking piece to take the tension off the firing spring. Am I right?

2. The sights are moving freely up and down but they are stiff from side to side. Are they locked or just seized from lack of use? I don't want to force anything or strip the screws so I've got oil on it now.

3. The pistol grip area is worn and the checkering looks really dry. Should I use some boiled linseed oil on it to condition it?

I'd also like to find out how old it is...can anyone tell me? I'd love to hear any other information or tips anyone has for getting the most out of this baby.

The only downside is now I won't have any excuses for poor performance at the range. :(

Adrian
 
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It appears the grip has been modified versus wear.
The bolt can be left in the rifle but the firing pin spring should be relaxed by decocking.
The elevation was probably adjusted more than the windage. Once you have settled on a particular ammo there will be very little adjustment required.
I doubt the dry appearance of the wood should be a problem.
When I asked Anschutz for information in respect to torquing the action screws they responded in a couple of days. Google Anschutz and also check comments on Rimfirecentral.com.
Indoor shooting fall and winter? Regardless when the groundhog emerges you willo either have six more weeks of winter or spring will arrive in six weeks.
 
My Anschutz 190 grip looked exactly like yours. That is the original type of "stippling" on that model and it is very effective. Needs no treatment with anything.
 
You can leave the bolt cocked without harming anything. Quality springs don't relax simply from being compressed.
 
After I found out where to look I now see it's a '76. Somebody really looked after it. I plan to do the same. So with that in mind I soaked the rear sight in hoppe's gun oil and it's free to adjust windage now. I just worked it back and forth gently and it moves pretty easy now.

I also put a generous coat of BLO on the stippled grip. It's open grain wood that's been worked to provide grip, but there is no coating of any kind. It was very dry and fragile (I assume from getting wet with sweat and drying out in the gun safe) so it drank up the BLO and is still just as grippy as ever.

Adrian
 
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Nice score on the gun. I have one that looks the same stamped Anschutz 190. The 67 I have is stamped CIL Anschutz 190 Is yours stamped similar? What was the price ? Fred
 
Mine is stamped 'Anshutz - Modell Match 64'.

It wasn't cheap, but I managed to get it for the same kinda money that people are asking for good used 190's. I've been told that one difference is that this one has a bull barrel.

What's really driving me crazy is I still haven't shot it. Crazy week with stuff to do each night after work. I'm hoping to try it out on the weekend. I must say, after cleaning it up the other night, it is in like-new condition.

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dgl1948 said:
I think you will find it is a model 1403 with the 64 action. I used to have one.
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Super...what's that mean? hahaha

I'm serious, I'm spanking new to target shooting and I know very little about Anshutz rifles. I've seen a couple in action at the club I just joined and was impressed. Some of the guys that use them suggested I look for a 190 and I ended up with this.
 
The 190 model is good for shooting in sporting rifle competitions. The 1403 is an entry level match rifle. Its cannot be used in the sporting rifle completion because of the heavier barrel and stock configuration. Anschutz 22 calibre rifles have two actions. The 54 and 64 with the 54 being the better action.
You have a fine rifle and will enjoy shooting it.
 
AdrianM,

You have a nice rifle made by a top notch manufacturer.
If you cleaned the bore, discount your first shots as fouling will be necessary, but the accuracy will be back in no time.
If you shoot good quality waxed ammo you hardly ever need to clean them out, and you never clean them before a competition, unless you can foul them before the actual match.
 
Thanks for the info fellas.

A friend at my club told me it would take a box to foul it up to shoot well. I didn't clean the bore, but the previous owner must have cleaned it before he sold it.
 
Sighted in and a group

As promised I took a couple pics while I sighted my rifle in to 20m. I'm just getting ready for the indoor season to start in September so I thought I better get it close.
The trigger is good, but I might lighten the pull. We'll see, I'll shoot it a bit first.

First is a 3 shot group after I sighted in. The top hole is a sighter.

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This is a 5 shot group off my elbows on a table. It's about 3/4" from outside edge to edge. I wasn't really happy with this. I shot a couple more but they were all about the same. I could make a lot of excuses about a new gun, homemade targets, the sun and all kinds of other crap that would just cheapen the thread. I think the rifle is good...I'll just have to wait and see how I do when I'm inside.

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You guys sure that is the date of manufacture on the barrel, just ahead of the receiver?
On this 1403 there is a couple symbols and the letters "IG," but no numbers.
How do you tell the differnce between action?
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H4831
Yours is a 64. Still a nice rifle. The 54 usually has black anodize and blued bolt. The bolt is heavier, the safety is on the left or a wing on the tail end of the bolt on earlier versions and the bolt release is on the left side of the receiver. The newer 54s have a ratcheting tail cone on the bolt and a cocking indicator projecting from it. All the new ones I have seen also have an elbow in the bolt handle to facilitate operation. They are very smooth actions.
 
Ammo was just a brick of dirt cheap Winchester from Walmart. I just used that to get it sighted in close.

I have some better Lapua stuff to try in it at the range next month. The barrel was also clean. Hopefully with some fouling, good ammo, and the perfect conditions indoors; I'll be able to shoot some decent scores.
 
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