New Savage Impulse Straight-Pull Rifle

[RayPDA]

I was reading online and an article about this popped up...

I love my K31, and since I'm short a few grand of a Blaser R8, Heym SR30, or Merkel Helix, I was intrigued.

Then it was mentioned that it has a bolt handle that can be reversed for us lefties. Now I definitely want one.

I want one with iron sights and walnut in 6.5 swede; in the meantime, I think I want the Hog Hunter, in any one of the offered calibers.

https://www.savagearms.com/content?p=firearms&a=ImpulseS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4p4Aj-pbLY

So who's gonna be the first to buy one for a CG review?

[sigstroker]

Just in time for the coming semi-auto ban. Need one in 5.56 that takes AR mags.

Wonder if you could do the SMLE thing with pulling the trigger with your pinky.

[elSquid]

[elSquid]

Cutaway vid...

[200Apples]

So who's gonna be the first to buy one for a CG review?

You are! of course!

These could be really really neat rifles if they didn't weigh so much.

If I had to, I'd get the hog hunter, but then again, would the 8.8-pound! 6.5 Creed/Big Game (is that an oxymoron? Just kidding) might make a neat BENCH REST rifle.


I do certainly like that Hog Hunter, though. Just wish it were closer to 7 lbs..

[smle-man]

I said I was done buying firearms but this could change my mind. I'd rather have it in 6.5 but since I have several thousand .308 rounds I might have to consider that chambering.

A left handed straight pull! It's enough to make me sell my scoped K31 with the St. Marie LHA for this rifle.

[bergmen]

Looks like a very clever and innovative action. Close to 9 lbs, wow. No lumber for stock material, don't like that although composites are the direction firearms are going (not for me though).

Dan

[Preston-CLB]

Pretty cool action! Lots of mechanicals happening there.

Like Mr. Bergmen, I prefer a wood stock. .308, or better 6.5 CM for me.
-P

[Boarhuntor]

The aluminum receiver and 18" carbon BBL. how do they get to 9LB?
My 116 in stainless steel and 24" BBl only 7.4LB

[plumbum]

Cool, but not $1399 cool...

[Fjold]

Very interesting, it's another option for us lefties.

The 300 Win Mag has a 22" barrel and the same 8.8 Lbs. listed weight, which would make it a comfortable shooting gun.

The initial price of $1,400 is a little high but in a year they'll probably be going for $1,000 or so.

[k1dude]

Between the price and weight, no thanks.

If they could make one around 6.5 pounds at an under $1,000 price, I'd be all over it.

[homers]

cool looking but I'll wait for gen 2 or 3 before considering

[diver160651]

Very interesting, it's another option for us lefties.

The 300 Win Mag has a 22" barrel and the same 8.8 Lbs. listed weight, which would make it a comfortable shooting gun.

The initial price of $1,400 is a little high but in a year they'll probably be going for $1,000 or so.

[Fjold]

The more I look at this the more concerns that I have.

It has two flange halves at the bottom of the aluminum receiver that the four bolts clamp the steel barrel into.
Is headspace set by screwing the barrel into the extension and then the barrel insertion depth in the receiver set with the barrel nut?
Can I crack the receiver clamp extensions by over torqueing the barrel clamp bolts?
Do I trust that the four receiver clamp bolts will prevent any movement of the barrel extension in the receiver?