Anschutz 1700 - 22 Hornet

[dfletcher]

I have a Ruger 77HB in 22 Hornet & have never really been happy with it. Accurate enough, nice gun, but the Hornet seems like it should be in a rifle that doesn't have a laminated stock and grey finished metal. I just bought a single shot Anschutz 1700 (about $750.00) in excellent shape but - I know nothing about the darn thing.

Double set trigger, skip line checkering, slight Monte Carlo stock & a rosewood forend tip. The barrel diameter at the last inch or so at the muzzle is of a slightly larger diameter. Are there different grades or styles of this model?

Metal and wood are fine, however the front trigger guard screw is missing. And the screw that holds the receiver to the stock looks like an aftermarket, protrudes above the bottom of the stock. Am I in for aggravation finding replacement parts or are they not hard to come by? Does the front trigger guard screw do anything to anchor the action to the stock, or is it a plain "wood screw".

I don't see a Model 1700 listed in Numrich Arms - for the above parts, which model should I be looking for?

Any info, anyone who has one - likes and dislikes, reloading suggestions?

[Darto]

google hornet and Lil' Gun which seems to be a magic powder in the hornet. But hard to find, which is why I use 296 in my cheapo hornet rifle.

With your expensive rifle, I would lay a campaign to get Lil' Gun by any means possible. The hornet is a wonderful varmint gun in civilized areas where you need to keep the noise down.

[russ69]

...Double set trigger, skip line checkering, slight Monte Carlo stock & a rosewood forend tip. The barrel diameter at the last inch or so at the muzzle is of a slightly larger diameter. Are there different grades or styles of this model?...

Yes they have different grades but all the same basic gun. They have been making these guns for a long time, parts should be available. Contact any Anschutz distributor, they will help you.

[Dutch Henry]

Owners Instruction Manual for the 1700. Go here: http://stevespages.com/pdf/anschutz_1700.pdf

Warranty and Service Locations are on the last page. Good Luck!

[dfletcher]

Yes they have different grades but all the same basic gun. They have been making these guns for a long time, parts should be available. Contact any Anschutz distributor, they will help you.

As near as I can tell from my old Blue Book, this is the 1700D Custom which was previously the 1432D and then became something else. However the Blue Book doesn't list a single shot.

I think the fix should be pretty straightforward (although I'm beginning to understand why the previous owner said "the hell with it" and cobbled it together) with new trigger guard screw and new receiver screw. These would seem like "in common" parts for the 54 receiver.

[TROYSD]

.22 hornet, choice of deer poachers everywhere

[dfletcher]

I did a bit more digging and posted on Rimfire Central, including pictures:

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=552572

The info I'm getting suggests this single shot Hornet was a "made for the West German market" rifle and could have been a personal import - maybe a GI stationed over there and bringing it back to the US. This rifle is not found in the Blue Book at all. Anyone have experience living overseas, or can comment on whether it's true the German market was more open to "custom order" rifles?

[russ69]

It looks like a modified gun to me (not an expert but I own a couple of Anschutz rifles). The barrel looks like a match rifle barrel that was shortened. The end taper is the same as my 1980s target guns. So it looks like a re-barrel job to me. I don't remember any sporter Anschultz with that taper.

[dfletcher]

It looks like a modified gun to me (not an expert but I own a couple of Anschutz rifles). The barrel looks like a match rifle barrel that was shortened. The end taper is the same as my 1980s target guns. So it looks like a re-barrel job to me. I don't remember any sporter Anschultz with that taper.

I figure even with an Anschutz a rebarrel is readily doable and it's plain the action is a repeater with a single shot modification - factory or aftermarket, I don't know. But what I don't quite get is the stock - single shot from the factory, but "sporter" style.

If it's true that the German market allowed for some degree of choice I suppose this is a "light varmint" rifle. But again, that stock - I can't imagine a company going so far as to offer it "factory issue" like that. I can see some sort of block inserted to an already made repeater stock, but that's not the case. Then again, given the German penchant for exactitude - maybe they did make it as single shot.

I swapped a Ruger 77H and $100.00 for this rifle, so whatever it is I'm happy.

[Sutcliffe]

Might wanting to consider rechambering to K-Hornet

Never owned the Hornet, but many people say that recutting to K-Hornet makes a huge difference in velocity and accuracy.

[russ69]

..But again, that stock - I can't imagine a company going so far as to offer it "factory issue" like that.

My target guns are cutout for a magazine but have a single loading ramp and different bottom metal. Easily converted to magazine feed.