Lynx Rifles

Last updated
Pirkan ASE
Industry Firearms
Founded1979;40 years ago (1979) [1]
FounderTorsti Laaksonen
Key people
Harri Laaksonen
Products Rifles
Website lynxrifles.fi

Lynx Rifles is a brand of high-end straight pull rifles manufactured by Finnish firearms manufacturerer Pirkan ASE [1] both for the hunting, sport and tactical market. All rifles are handmade in Finland and feature a biathlon style cross bolt straight pull system consisting of relatively few parts. [2]

Rifle Common long range firearm

A rifle is a portable, long-barrelled firearm designed for accurate long-range shooting, to be held with both hands and braced against the shoulder for stability during firing, and with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the bore wall. The term was originally rifled gun, with the word "rifle" referring to the machining process of creating groovings with cutting tools, and is now used for any long handheld device designed for well-aimed discharge activated by a trigger, such as the personnel halting and stimulation response rifle. Rifles are used extensively in warfare, law enforcement, hunting and shooting sports.

Finland Republic in Northern Europe

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.

Hunting Searching, pursuing, catching and killing wild animals

Hunting is a practice in which a certain type of animal is killed in a certain way: the animal must be wild, it must be able to flee, the killing requires violence, and that violence must be premeditated. The violence must also be at the hunter's initiative. Hunting wildlife or feral animals is most commonly done by humans for food, recreation, to remove predators that can be dangerous to humans or domestic animals, or for trade. Lawful hunting is distinguished from poaching, which is the illegal killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species. The species that are hunted are referred to as game or prey and are usually mammals and birds.

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Models

The only current model is the Lynx 94 which was patented and introduced in 1994, and has been quoted as one of the "smoothest and most reliable straight-pull rifle[s] available". [3] The rifle has been marketed outside Finland since 2007, and in 2014 67% of all production was exported. The Lynx 94 is available in either a short (.223 length), medium (.308 length) or long (.30-06 length) action to suit different cartridges ranging from .222 Rem to .375 Ruger. The receiver and barrel can be delivered in either a blued or stainless finish.

.223 Remington Firearms cartridge

The .223 Remington is a rifle cartridge, developed in 1957, for the ArmaLite AR-15. In 1964, the ArmaLite AR-15 was adopted by the United States Army as the M16 rifle, and it would later become the standard U.S. military rifle. The military version of the cartridge uses a 55-gr full metal jacket bullet and was designated M193. In 1980, the .223 Remington was transformed into a new cartridge, a 62-gr full metal jacket bullet with a 7-gr steel core for better penetration and designated 5.56×45mm NATO.

.308 Winchester cartridge

The .308 Winchester is a rimless, bottlenecked rifle cartridge and is the commercial cartridge from which the 7.62×51mm NATO round was derived. The .308 Winchester was introduced in 1952, two years prior to the NATO adoption of the 7.62×51mm NATO T65. Winchester branded the cartridge and introduced it to the commercial hunting market as the .308 Winchester. Winchester's Model 70, model 100 and Model 88 rifles were subsequently chambered for the new cartridge. Since then, the .308 Winchester has become the most popular short-action, big-game hunting cartridge worldwide. It is also commonly used for hunting, target shooting, metallic silhouette, bench rest target shooting, palma, metal matches, military sniping, and police sharpshooting. The relatively short case makes the .308 Winchester especially well-adapted for short-action rifles. When loaded with a bullet that expands, tumbles, or fragments in tissue, this cartridge is capable of high terminal performance.

The .30-06 Springfield cartridge, 7.62×63mm in metric notation and called ".30 Gov't '06" by Winchester, was introduced to the United States Army in 1906 and later standardized; it remained in use until the late 1970s. The ".30" refers to the caliber of the bullet in inches. The "06" refers to the year the cartridge was adopted, 1906. It replaced the .30-03, 6mm Lee Navy, and .30-40 Krag cartridges. The .30-06 remained the U.S. Army's primary rifle and machine gun cartridge for nearly 50 years before being replaced by the 7.62×51mm NATO and 5.56×45mm NATO, both of which remain in current U.S. and NATO service. It remains a very popular sporting round, with ammunition produced by all major manufacturers.

Model designations depend mainly on stock and barrel configuration as follows:

TD15
Takedown stock (synthetic or walnut) to make travelling easier. [4] The stock of this particular model is split into different parts, with a milled aluminium block in the middle connecting the buttstock, handguard and barreled action.
Light Hunter
Lightweight barrel configuration and walnut stock.
Target
Heavy barrel and a laminated thumbhole stock for increased precision and weather stability. The stock also has an adjustable cheekpiece for height and cant, and two UIT rails for attaching a bipod and a sling.
English
Lightweight barrel configuration with a made-to-order English style walnut stock.
Presence 15
Chassis stock equipped with a handguard with picatinny rails, AR 15 style buttstock and grip, and AICS style magazines.

The 94 action itself has a tubular design with a sliding crossbar. [1] To provide a shorter bolt travel, the two locking lugs are located at the rear of the action, [5] and are directly opposed on the left and right side. [3] For mounting of a scope sight, the action features an integral 17 mm wide dovetail rail. [3] [1] Trigger pull weight can be adjusted between 500 and 1200 grams. The barrel is attached to the receiver using traditional action threads.

Dovetail rail

A dovetail rail or dovetail mount can refer to several types of sliding brackets found on firearms primarily for mounting telescopic sights. Colloquially, the term dovetail rail usually refer to any straight mounting bracket with an inverted trapezium (dovetail) cross-section running parallel to the bore for mounting a scope or diopter sight to a rifle. These are sometimes also called "tip-off" mounts, and allow the user to easily take on or off the sight. Dovetail mount can also refer to a dovetail track running perpendicular to the bore.

Trigger (firearms) mechanism that actuates the firing sequence of a firearm or crossbow

A trigger is a mechanism that actuates the firing sequence of a firearm, airgun, crossbow or speargun. A trigger may also start other non-shooting mechanisms such as a trap, a switch or a quick release. A small amount of energy applied to the trigger causes the release of much more energy.

In firearms, action threads refer to the screw threads used to attach a barrel to a receiver, most commonly used in rifles and revolvers, but also on some pistols and shotguns. The threads on the receiver are often called receiver action threads and are usually internal threads, with the matching threads on the barrel being called barrel action threads and are usually external threads. This method of fixing a barrel to a receiver has been used extensively by firearms manufacturers since before the 20th century, and can be viewed as a traditional barrel mounting method.

See also

The BMS Cam rifle is a series of British bolt action rifles made by BMS Trading Ltd chambered in the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge and using STANAG magazines. The rifle was introduced in 1980 and is still in production as of 2018. The rifle has been popular for hunting and sport shooting in the UK, and has also seen some limited use as a sharpshooter rifle by some British police and military units as well as some American police units.

Blaser R8

The Blaser R8 is a German straight-pull rifle known for its radially locking bolt system, modularity and its barrel mounted scope mount. The rifle also features a manual cocking system and a direct trigger. In 2015 there had been produced more than 100000 complete Blaser R8 rifles.

Heym SR 30 is a straight-pull rifle produced in Germany by Heym. The rifle is also available in a left hand version.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lynx 94 Review | Sporting Rifle magazine
  2. ↑ About - Lynx Rifles "the entire bolt action has only six parts"
  3. 1 2 3 Lynx 94 rifle review review - Shooting UK
  4. ↑ Lynx | Herron Security & Sport
  5. ↑ Lynx Rifle | Straight-Pull Rifles Reviews | Gun Mart
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