Looking for a F-Class rifle

[Dangermouse]

I have a friend who is selling this rifle through Fulton's at Bisley

6.5X47 Surgeon Bolt Action Sniper Rifle. Manufacturer boasts extreme accuracy of rifle production using high grade steel. Overall finish is olive green. Comes with Jewell trigger, Bell and Carson stock and 5 and 10 Round magazines. Sound Moderator available.

Fulton's have said that should the buyer find a seller they will charge their handling fee, around £30 on top of what the seller agrees.

The seller will take £1500 which I think is a good price for the action (.308 bolt), trigger and stock. As I said I know the shooter and would be surprised if he has put anywhere near 500 rounds down the barrel, so the barrel will be good for a while yet.
But should you fancy having a .308, you could get it re barrelled for a wee bit over £600 depending on Gunsmith etc.

PM me if you are interested,

DM

[MartinS]

I have a friend who is selling this rifle through Fulton's at Bisley

6.5X47 Surgeon Bolt Action Sniper Rifle. Manufacturer boasts extreme accuracy of rifle production using high grade steel. Overall finish is olive green. Comes with Jewell trigger, Bell and Carson stock and 5 and 10 Round magazines. Sound Moderator available.

Fulton's have said that should the buyer find a seller they will charge their handling fee, around £30 on top of what the seller agrees.

The seller will take £1500 which I think is a good price for the action (.308 bolt), trigger and stock. As I said I know the shooter and would be surprised if he has put anywhere near 500 rounds down the barrel, so the barrel will be good for a while yet.
But should you fancy having a .308, you could get it re barrelled for a wee bit over £600 depending on Gunsmith etc.

PM me if you are interested,

DM

Thanks DM for the info

I've seen it advertised on the Fultons website but I don't think there's any photos there yet of it. I'll keep it in mind but I think it's stretching our budget though it does sound a good bit of kit for the price.

Cheers sign92

[MartinS]

Here's a few pic's of the old girl! :cheers:

[MartinS]

Here's a couple more. First to shoot's were low then kept dancing around the V bull. In total just three V's eight 5's and the rest 4's and 3's so for me it wasn't so bad except the cold froideur

[MartinS]

Would a Swing Mk3 7.62 with adjustable cheek piece make a good F class shooter? It needs a scope fitted and Bipod! Is this possible on this rifle? Any thought's please?? Thanks

[rox]

Would a Swing Mk3 7.62 with adjustable cheek piece make a good F class shooter? It needs a scope fitted and Bipod! Is this possible on this rifle? Any thought's please?? Thanks

A good Swing mk III will shoot, but you'll probably have the issue of very heavy bolt lift (people of smaller stature used to use extension tubes for extra leverage, even with the butt on the ground). I recently bought a mk III as a club gun. I seem to remember that the trigger wasn't great and that we fitted a Paramount style bolt release, since the original was unreliable or missing. Having said that, with a scope and bipod it spent the morning knocking the cr*p out of a TR V-bull at 600x with mil surp, driven by a beginner at our last Wappenschaw.

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[MartinS]

Would a Swing Mk3 7.62 with adjustable cheek piece make a good F class shooter? It needs a scope fitted and Bipod! Is this possible on this rifle? Any thought's please?? Thanks

A good Swing mk III will shoot, but you'll probably have the issue of very heavy bolt lift (people of smaller stature used to use extension tubes for extra leverage, even with the butt on the ground). I recently bought a mk III as a club gun. I seem to remember that the trigger wasn't great and that we fitted a Paramount style bolt release, since the original was unreliable or missing. Having said that, with a scope and bipod it spent the morning knocking the cr*p out of a TR V-bull at 600x with mil surp, driven by a beginner at our last Wappenschaw.

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They are that stiff on the bolt. I shot a Mk4 and didn't seem to bad from what I can remember. This rifle has a quadbolt with a stainless barrel. I've got to think of cost of have a rail fitted plus scope as well as a good Bipod!!
How's the bolt on the Remy 700 compared to the Swing I wonder! I bet it's easyer than the Swing!!

[MartinS]

Any idea's how old a Swing MK3 is as they ceased production in 1989 of the Mk4/5? I'm just trying to get as much info I can to weigh thing's up..

[rox]

How's the bolt on the Remy 700 compared to the Swing I wonder! I bet it's easyer than the Swing!!
Any idea's how old a Swing MK3 is as they ceased production in 1989 of the Mk4/5? I'm just trying to get as much info I can to weigh thing's up..

Can't help with either of these I'm afraid. Never shot a Remy and I don't know the dates of the different Swing marks. Great though the Swing was, I don't think it would form the basis of a good F Class rifle. Bolt lift, general trigger quality & range of adjustment and availability of parts could be concerns. They are still reasonably popular as entry level (or club) TR rifles, so you don't usually find them particularly cheap. It's not an action that I've seen being used in competitive F Class, although that doesn't necessarily mean it should be discounted.

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[MartinS]

How's the bolt on the Remy 700 compared to the Swing I wonder! I bet it's easyer than the Swing!!
Any idea's how old a Swing MK3 is as they ceased production in 1989 of the Mk4/5? I'm just trying to get as much info I can to weigh thing's up..

Can't help with either of these I'm afraid. Never shot a Remy and I don't know the dates of the different Swing marks. Great though the Swing was, I don't think it would form the basis of a good F Class rifle. Bolt lift, general trigger quality & range of adjustment and availability of parts could be concerns. They are still reasonably popular as entry level (or club) TR rifles, so you don't usually find them particularly cheap. It's not an action that I've seen being used in competitive F Class, although that doesn't necessarily mean it should be discounted.

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Cheers Rox

Thanks for the info. It must be getting on a bit which isn't to much of a problem, maybe 1983 to 1985! But I'm thinking of how long I would be keeping it for and it's going to be a while to be honest. I don't know if the age would be a problem with parts breaking! I'm sure there's someone out there who can shed a bit more light. sign92