Post by TMan on Apr 20, 2007 15:14:11 GMT -5
I've been impressed with Russian made 22's. Therefore, when I saw that the Biathlon 7-2 was available in 22 WMR, I ordered one. It comes without sights and interestingly enough: it has a Weaver type rail vs the rimfire rail. It also comes with an award winning manual - an award for the worst English ever written.
It also came with a long one piece cleaning rod (made out of wood), a cleaning kit, a plastic bottle for oil, and two 10 round plastic magazines.
The bolt lever toggles outward and back sort of like a Luger on its side, and the safety is part of the trigger guard directly in front of the trigger. Being the show-off (and idiot) that I am, I had to tell my dealer that I'd let her dry-fire it.
I couldn't pull the bolt back to cock it. When I got home I read the manual, or tried to, fooled around with it, only to discover that you can't pull the bolt back if the safety is on.
Unlike the Biathlon 7-4, this rifle does not have an adjustable trigger, and is a little on the heavy side (2lbs) for a Russian 22 anyhow. Most of it appears to be coming from a big spring inside the trigger assembly. I may end up changing that at some point. However, the break is very crisp. The trigger rivals that of my Anshutz, which cost more than 4 times as much.
The one goofy thing is how you remove the bolt: there is a release on the bolt you have to press, and then you pull out a vertical pin. Question: Ahhh, how do you do that without first removing the scope? Answer: You don't.
There was a benchrest shooter two lanes down from me today and he had 4 wind vanes set up. It was windy. He was tuning the weight at the end of his rifle.
He is a really sharp guy, and I felt a little out of my league there with my el-cheapo Russian, but only for a little while.
I had a large target with several small shoot-n-c stickers on it. On the upper left, which was the one I shot after getting the scope adjusted, there was 20 rounds through a ragged hole. As he walked by me to look at his target, he remarked: "Hey, that is really good for a 22 Magnum."
Well, my day has been going too well - I have to go do yard work.
It also came with a long one piece cleaning rod (made out of wood), a cleaning kit, a plastic bottle for oil, and two 10 round plastic magazines.
The bolt lever toggles outward and back sort of like a Luger on its side, and the safety is part of the trigger guard directly in front of the trigger. Being the show-off (and idiot) that I am, I had to tell my dealer that I'd let her dry-fire it.
I couldn't pull the bolt back to cock it. When I got home I read the manual, or tried to, fooled around with it, only to discover that you can't pull the bolt back if the safety is on.Unlike the Biathlon 7-4, this rifle does not have an adjustable trigger, and is a little on the heavy side (2lbs) for a Russian 22 anyhow. Most of it appears to be coming from a big spring inside the trigger assembly. I may end up changing that at some point. However, the break is very crisp. The trigger rivals that of my Anshutz, which cost more than 4 times as much.
The one goofy thing is how you remove the bolt: there is a release on the bolt you have to press, and then you pull out a vertical pin. Question: Ahhh, how do you do that without first removing the scope? Answer: You don't.
There was a benchrest shooter two lanes down from me today and he had 4 wind vanes set up. It was windy. He was tuning the weight at the end of his rifle.
He is a really sharp guy, and I felt a little out of my league there with my el-cheapo Russian, but only for a little while. I had a large target with several small shoot-n-c stickers on it. On the upper left, which was the one I shot after getting the scope adjusted, there was 20 rounds through a ragged hole. As he walked by me to look at his target, he remarked: "Hey, that is really good for a 22 Magnum."
Well, my day has been going too well - I have to go do yard work.
