New Centre-fire Rifles from Anschütz
the rest went clean through). But hunters also love it because it operates on .223 sized actions which lend themselves to such trim, dainty little lightweight sporters which don’t recoil.
The 6x45 became a factory cartridge in 1999 when Senwes started producing the ammunition and making rifles chambered for it. Around 2002, PMP were producing the ammo under their own label and headstamped PMP 6x45. Sadly, cutbacks at PMP later saw manufacture of this calibre and the .300H&H dropped, but the many 6x45 owners were quite happy to handload for it. Here is the text of a letter from a long-standing Magnum reader who prefers to remain anonymous. He sent us this excellent photo of his rifle and an impala ram in magnificent condition that he felled with a single shot which, true to form, fully penetrated.
“I had a 6x45 built as a direct result Anschütz specializes in manufacturing small bore rifles, especially .22 rimfire and .177 PCP air rifles. Many of these firearms are used by world class shooters taking part in Olympic disciplines. The company was founded in 1856 and still remains a family business today, with Jochen Anschütz as president. His son Maximilian Anschütz is also part of the business.
After a young Namibian gunsmith joined the Anschütz team in Ulm, Germany, and spoke of the wonders of Southern Africa, visits by the Anschütz family to Namibia followed. This has happily resulted in the development of the new centre-fire Model 1782 hunting rifle.
From initial reports it seems that Anschütz have spared no effort in developing these remarkable bespoke rifles. Most significantly, the base technology
and engineering that Anschütz had developed for Olympic Gold-winning rifles, have been utilized for the Model 1782.
The rifles are exceptionally well balanced and come with adjustable triggers that can be set to either a single, or a twostage trigger pull. The actions have integrated Picatinny mounts.
According to Anschütz, each rifle undergoes more than 100 quality checks at the factory and, in addition, must pass a shooting test resulting in a group of less than 28mm (outside measurement) at 100m.
The Model 1782 is currently available in .243 Win, 6.5mm Creedmoor, .308 Win, .30-06 Springfield, 8x64 and 9.3x62. Later this year rifles in .300 Win Mag will be added to the range.
The Anschütz agent for South Africa, Cape Arms, recently received the first batch of Model 1782 rifles. Visit www. capearms.co.za for more information on prices and availability. Magnum intends testing one of these rifles in a future edition. – Phillip Hayes