Biathlon rifles...

[jerp]

Watching the biathlon events at the Olympics I became intrigued by the rifles they use so I read-up on them a bit. Incredibly specialized for that specific purpose:

http://www.core77.com/posts/73277/Olympian-Susan-Dunklee-Breaks-Down-the-Design-of-Biathlon-Rifles

http://www.accurateshooter.com/competition/anatomy-of-an-olympic-biathlon-rifle/

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/02/08/winter-olympics-anatomy-22-biathlon-rifle.html

[kkp005]

Hmm.. pretty interesting!

[hog_down]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. I didn't see where they talked about the optics. Does anyone know?

[jerp]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. I didn't see where they talked about the optics. Does anyone know?

I wondered about that too - it's a diopter sight - similar to a peep

https://www.quora.com/What-scopes-are-used-on-biathlon-rifles

[TXHUNT3R]

Very cool, I enjoyed watching them this weekend! Has to be so hard to control your breathing to make those shots.

[Japeatr]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. I didn't see where they talked about the optics. Does anyone know?

last link in OP, it is a rear peep with front cross and "snow covers"

the fox vid was the best as far as detail

[RJH1]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. I didn't see where they talked about the optics. Does anyone know?

Optics? These are biathletes, not men's figure skaters . They don't need no stinkin' optics :-)

[Chad74]

Expensive squirrel killers!!!
I didn't see a price but I bet they aren't cheap

[RJH1]

Expensive squirrel killers!!!
I didn't see a price but I bet they aren't cheap

I just saw a dill on Facebook from either USA shooting or NBC Olympics and they said 1000 for the stock and 3000 for the action. IDK if the action included the barrel in that price but I would bet it didn't include the sights. I bet that they are close to 6000 turn key

[RShockley]

I just saw a dill on Facebook from either USA shooting or NBC Olympics and they said 1000 for the stock and 3000 for the action. IDK if the action included the barrel in that price but I would bet it didn't include the sights. I bet that they are close to 6000 turn key

You can get one for $3590

http://www.nordicmarksman.com/Biathlon-Rifles.html

[RJH1]

Cool. I guess they were adding a custom stock to something like that. I may be nuts but 3590 seems pretty reasonable

[Playa]

Expensive squirrel killers!!!
I didn't see a price but I bet they aren't cheap

Actions alone are around 2k from what I saw in a video earlier today and stocks can be equal to or more.

[rosco11]

I feel I could take the gold with my Rem 572 fieldmaster! Just gotta get better at skiing and breathing on top of a mountain!

[kumathebear]

I feel I could take the gold with my Rem 572 fieldmaster! Just gotta get better at skiing and breathing on top of a mountain!

LOL, yep....