tim s

This is predominantly a smallbore forum, kit can be legal for one discipline but not the other. As I wrote, might be worth mentioning if the cuff is 40mm+, as it's not NSRA legal.

Is this NSRA legal? If the cuff is over 40mm, might be wise to add a caveat.

Surplus to requirements chez Tim: Anschutz 5018 trigger, came from an 1813. £120. System Gemini RH grip- size small laminated wood. £100 + post. Bacs preferred. Pictures on request. I'm in Somerset if anyone wants to collect/meet face to face.

Phil Anschutz started out marking barrels with the specific name/number for the barrel/stock combo: Super Match 54, 1413 Super-Match etc. They changed this to a generic "Modell Match 54" in 1965 or so, until 1980 when they switched to "Mod 1813 Super-Match" for all 69cm heavy barrels, and "Mod 1807" for all 66cm barrels regardless of the stock. Throw in continual stock updates, and it can be hard to tell what flavour of Match 54 one has. There were also the 1409/1410 rifles which were cheaper versions if the 1413. Through the 1950s and 1960s these omitted LOP adjustment. Single piece hooks were just the norm until about 1970. It's been a long time since I used one, but I remember it being more comfortable than the replacement, which only contacted at the heel and tip of the hook. Yes, the single claw bolts are a pain. The case drags on the loading loading tray, and pops out from under the extractor. I've never noticed a difference in lock up though; as far as I know the lugs have not changed ever. 14xx bolts do have a different spring plunger to ensure the lugs are seated. That might be what you feel, other than wear. If Anschutz have changed the chamber spec, that would affect bullet engagement.

Phil, I agree with your comments. I just have a couple of points to clarify: 1) An 1813 does not normally have an X. You're thinking of the 1813's predecessor, the 1613. There are rumours that the X indicates a selected barrel, but I don't believe that's true*. Every Match 54 made at this time has the X. Anschutz added an X, because they still marketed these improved Match 54s as 1413/11/07. Before they hit upon 16xx, they needed some way to differentiate a 1413 with the new bolt and trigger from a 1413 with the old wing-safety bolt. Some very early 18xx rifles were built on unused 16xx receivers/ barreled-receivers (mostly LH rifles from experience), but most 1813s are not, and so have no X after the serial number. I have a circa 1981 1813 with an X, but it's an oddity. An 1813 has very few parts in common with a 1613; bolt, bolt handle, firing pin, springs, trigger, barrel are all different. 2) Supermatch doesn't just mean an 1813. Anschutz have used the term to refer to their top-of-the-line Olympic Free Rifle since 1954. It was originally the Super Match 54, later Super-Match. They were possibly influenced by Western Supermatch cartridges, then a world leader. Remember, Anschutz didn't use model numbers until ca 1960. So before then, they had the prone-orientated Match 54 (later 1411), the basic 3P proto-Standard Rifle Match 54 Lightweight (later 1407, and influencing the 1408) and the Super Match 54 Free Rifle. Walther just called everything KKM at the time! A 1950s Supermatch is still a Supermatch, even if there is only one claw, one barrel retaining pin, an old trigger, no adjustable cheekpiece, a short wall behind the LH lug recess, or any other feature of an early Match 54. Some sellers do incorrectly describe these older rifles rifles 1813 or 1913, but calling one a Supermatch is not wrong. Apologies for the thread hijack, please resume normal programming. *Now 1613 barrels are fractionally thicker that the muzzle than an 1813 or 1413. Someone pointed this out to me a few years ago. Every 1613 I've been able to measure has Bourne this out. No idea if it affects accuracy, but it's there.

I took the "precious" to mean that some owners overvalued their rifles; an 1813 will be 35-40 years old, yet some sellers price like nearly new. I think he meant it's worth haggling, rather than Anschutz rifles aren't any good.

Is the sling the MEC/Centra (with the twiddle bit), or the MEC Startline? I'm interested if it's the MEC Centra.

Thank Bruce, but I've got an 1813 M22. Mine is a no 4 for a 12in tube, and I'm now in a 3-6in tube.

I don't think BSA ever made a hook for the Mk V. There might be a homemade hook out there though.

I'd take an old style 14/1813 dovetail too.

Still looking.

Yes it would. Anschutz 14/16 (X barrels)/18/19 and the latest 54.30 are largely interchangeable in terms of stocks. There are some specific caveats, but none that apply to a 16xx and a Tec-Hro stock. The 1613 in the For Sale section isn't the cheapest mind you, especially as there are no sights (budget a couple of hundred for these). Althouhh you could sell the wood stock to offset some of the cost.

I think he means a trigger blade that's 5mm wide at the front.

Chris, Looks to be a replacement carrier (in-out bit) for an Anschutz wood stock, w/o the centre threaded rod. I'd say it allows easy removal for storage/cleaning without moving the plate.

Hi Phil, Glove, bipod, and a few cleaning bits on the way. Tim

Jimlad, I'm afraid forum rules don't allow asking for for prices in the sales section. You need to state a price with the ad.

If you already have stock, could anyone at help club fit hardware? There is a chap making copies of the old Anschutz 1413-1813 adjustable gubbins: https://www.warrenedwards.co.uk/shop.php?cat=3 Might be cheaper than a complete new stock. And it will be easier to use than the 1807, with it's UIT Standard compliant wedge and screw system.

That looks more like an Anschutz 9740 than a Centra Vario. Didn't know those came in M22 size.

Mike, What fitting is the score tunnel? I think you mean foresight elements. Irises are the screw-in adjustable type, not the drop-in single aperture elements.

The Freeland Stand is not a Tucker knock off, it's more convergent evolution (or Tucker knocking-off Freeland). Al(bin) Freeland was in business from the 1930s, a good 30 years before Andrew Tucker. I think he was at least 70, when Tucker started making the X-Ring stand.

Norland Malcom Tucker? That sounds like a mashup of Freeland and Andrew Tucker, possibly with Malcolm Cooper thrown in.

Pippin, Have a look at the Bisley brand plates. There are usually some on eBay for about £20. Those adjust for height and cant. The curvature should be with the 20mm NRA maximum.

Think it's your browser/device Coiln, as I can.

Ranter, forum rules stipulate that you state a price. BTW, the Match 54 is a 1407 in particular.

Spotting telescope, or telescopic sight?