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What Kind of .22 is Used in the Biathlon?
So, like most everyone else in the world right now, I've been watching the Winter Olympics. I was watching the Biathlon, one of my favorites, and I got to thinking: WHAT rifles do they use in that thing? Are these all custom made or what? But they all pretty much look the same. And what is up with the action? It's a straight-pull, but it looks like they literally just tap it and it reloads! Is it spring loaded or do they have like super strength thumbs or what??
This site lists some actual brands for the rifles: http://biathlete.org/equ.html
I like the look of the 1451. But I'm still not sure how exactly the action works on them.
The site also says "I noticed a few athletes on the German team using lever action rifles from Krico or Suhl as well. The lever action rotates the grip to reload. "
What does that mean? Do you twist the grip and it reloads??
5 Answers
- John de WittLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
Anschuetz' 1827 is a straight-pull bolt action similar to the Blaser we hunters have always drooled over but can't afford. I'm not mechanically inclined and certainly no gunsmith, but it seems to work on a camming action. Straight-pull bolts aren't anything new, though the Canadians don't exactly spend a lot of time bragging on the Ross rifle of 1903 or its later iterations, having had to withdraw it from service in the middle of the Great War.
I don't want to lie about the Krico 360, and it's been years since I eyeballed one, but I think the pistol grip was the lever that drew back the bolt.
- John J. SLv 77 years ago
Anshutz bolt action ($4000) at least for the barrel and receiver. May have custom stocks and grips, but Anshutz is THE precision match grade .22LR rifle.
- 7 years ago
That would depend upon the individual. I would say they use a variety of match grade manufactured ammo.
In addition I would not be surprised in the least if the IOC has very strict guidelines on the ammo: Length, bullet weight, velocity, etc
- Space CowboyLv 77 years ago
Anshutz wrote the book on high-end, competition rifles. There are probably numerous speciality places as well.
