Biathlon Rifle IZHMASH

[pahwraith]

Dollars.

[cloudycolacorp]

That action is awesome, if I were a billionaire I'd buy one just to plink with

[pahwraith]

@cloudycolacorp They sell a Biathlon Basic that has the same action in a normal stock. It's about 300-400 instead of 1200. It's not cheap, but it's about the same for a good CZ or similar rifle. They're deadly accurate. I want one myself.

[cloudycolacorp]

@pahwraith in what currency?

[0puest0]

.22 ?

[JAldrich2008]

These poor kids don't know what they're missing... they would have nightmares if they knew what other guns Izhmash made... (Saiga 12)

[xialong123]

@JAldrich2008 do you really think a 80lb kid could shoot a saiga 12? get real dude.... have you ever even shot a 12 gauge?

[JAldrich2008]

@xialong123 Yeah I do, and yes, I've got several thousand rounds through my Saiga 12.

[Shegal1535]

Thery're undeniably russian guns(unfinished barrels, sorta cheap looking all round) the accuracy is OK but not on par with the Anschutz Fortner actions. I like the toggle action though it's novel and gets lot's of questions. Really though not a whole lot of gun for $1200+. The "SOBOL" basic is again novel but for the $ you'd be better off with a CZ .22 they are tack drivers and cheap as dirt!\

P.S. I'm told, back in the day they used to shoot biathlon with high-power rifles!

[ruskie20]

anyone know the rounds this rifle fires?

[bigge0369]

@ruskie20 >22 lr.I just picked up the basic model of this gun.Great gun.

[ruskie20]

@bigge0369 Though so, it doesn't have recoil and is extremely stable

[jdmramon]

what is the name for the style of action that this rifle has I really like it.

[kixigvak]

I'm more of an archer than a gunpowder guy. I'd like to see archery used in the biathlon. And I don't mean compounds. Real English longbows, or traditional longbows.

[coloradotaco]

that sounds like they're just shooting primers

[2canmanwilber]

That's a very quiet .22.....in Canada were not aloud to shoot with anything over 500fps (with out a fire arms licence) so .22's are not used in competition and we use air rifles instead :(

[Northernsharpshooter]

@2canmanwilber hey so your Canadian? me too. I live in Hamilton, Ontario...how/where can I get started with training for Biathalon ( i am 16) and how much money would i need?...i am use to shooting guns because I shoot skeet so i already have my PAL

[kixigvak]

Biathlon formerly used 30-06 rifles and shot at 200 meters. The sport began as a military competition. I'll bet before too long they force us to use air guns, as they have in the pentathlon.

[Broommaster2000]

Air guns are cheaper to maintain. Ammunition for airguns is cheaper too. Airguns can have enough power to shoot up to at least a 100 yards. This is pushing it, and would need a lot of fine tuning, but with a PCP with regulator it can be done.

And that kid wouldn't be able to shoot with a 30-06, would he?

[EwFreDDe]

@kixigvak well now they are changing the "EVIL " air guns into laser guns!

[lolpk8]

@kixigvak öö u know they use 22lr not airguns

[fixdeluxe1]

Nothing beats original smallbore rifle shooting!

[darklion53]

creators of the biathalon. "how can we make skiing appeal to rednecks?" answered by "shootin' guns while they is skiin"

[484684984]

Umm, more like "how can we help defend our country from the Germans?" Answered by "equip the rifleman with skies to better maneuver through the snow covered woods".

[debramster123]

@darklion53

thats so true:P

[egil77]

heia norge :)

[EcoRover]

Someone needs to tell little Anders to stop jerking that trigger--it's a rifle, not a squirt gun.

[Sinjid296]

best

anti zombie gun

evar

[disturbedone5009]

A bolt action .22 target rifle?

Probably the least effective other than a rifle with no ammo.

[Sinjid296]

if u have as good a aim to shoot thru the eye as the ones who actually use this in competitions or if it miraculously breaks through the skull, it would ricochet inside the skull, making the brain into a smoothie

i kinda exagerated when i said 'best' and 'evar'

lol

[Shrantic]

Not exactly. An empty Mosin still makes a supreme club, pike, and firewood.

[broomstick74]

what bullet does a biathalon rifle shoot

[VlRGlL]

.22 caliber

[jurmain01]

@broomstick74 .22 caliber bitch

[wolvekr3w]

should be using his finger to reload faster an not mess up his aim but hes jus a young one

[tony24243]

sick person .

[DaRemixer101]

how much for one?

[wolvekr3w]

like 1,299

ive been looking for cheap biathlon rifles

[Airsoftred]

Horrible trigger control on this boy. Good shooting tho for what I can tell

[Alexanderdanice]

de er kun mari som husker det bløde aftrik

[5520211]

Russian rifles are best :)

[esh325]

I understand these rifles have a practical purpose, but damn they are the wimpiest looking guns I've ever seen.

[Skidracer21]

function over form is the name of the game here. same philosophy with the AK-47. it may be as ugly as a dog with lopsided bollocks, but damn if it doesn't kill a whole lot of motherfuckers around the world every year.

[monypril]

They are light and fast and easy to use,they also aren't meant to kill things.

[wolvekr3w]

ya theyre ment to hit tiny targets an theyre carried on a skiers back when the race is going on

[cs512tr]

the girl Mari, she handled it all well indeed.

good stuff

[00oBladeo00]

I like the action, seems very solid, granitic to say at least. I have a smallbore CZ and with it's standard bolt and handle seems like a toy, the handle "throttle style" of this rifle rocks !

[cookingbefuddled]

I own one of the older versions of this rifle. They are fantastic pieces of equipment. Admittedly, the bolt action is not nearly as elegant as that of the anschutz rifles and they tend to be heavier, but they are significantly cheaper, the bolt comes apart SIGNIFICANTLY easier for cleaning (I really cannot stress that last point enough, cleaning an anschutz is like disassembling your watch) , and you can dry-fire them forever as the firing pin does not go all the way forward (risking breakage)

[apecreater22]

wahts the fun in shooting that no recoil or is it one of them target rifles but just really small rounds

[apecreater22]

i would rather shoot an airsoft gun then that lol

[larshenrik91]

Any good reason for that?

[Devil9h]

ive seen rusians using that rifle, you see Norwegians rifles are best.

[larshenrik91]

We dont make our own rifles, lol

And many Norwegian Biathletes use this Izhmash-action

[triumph675]

There is a good reason that you have seen Russians using this rifle. It is made in Russia.

[gishgos]

i used the exact same gun up at whistler

[IncognitoQ]

The second shooter isn't preloading the first stage travel at all. They're just jerking the trigger completely. You can see the tendons in his forearm as he jerks the trigger.

[iwillwait]

The girl in black has her eyes to close to rear sight...

[ec08b]

everyone in this video should press their fingers in longer and not like shoot and reload as fast as they can

[larshenrik91]

Well in Biathlon its all about hitting the targets as fast as possible, you dont need to hit dead center all the time..

[ec08b]

Yeah, i know, but if they don´t pull the trigger longer, it´s a bigger chance they miss the target. I live in Sweden and have been training biathlon 3-4 years now, and just started in junior class(17-19), and i have been trained by an old champion (Tord Wiksten) he was best in shooting of skiing and shooting and he says that you first gonna train to do as little moves as possible and then shoot a little faster. And if you have tested laser shooting you can see at a screen how much you move.

[tacfoley]

The 'red sock cap' with 'black/white cross' is national flag of Norway.

Please feel free to ski 30km in temperatures of 20C below zero and shoot out five targets in a row from standing, kneeling and prone, before you can say you can do better...

Better still, come over here and show us how to do it.

tak

[esh325]

Americans are alot better then this :P

[bbqwoa]

Ahhhhahahahaha

[maddeshitt]

NOT, they suck, haha... This is from Norway, Ole Einar Bjørndalens country, so shut up ;)

[martin0470]

these are recruits, they have probably just learned how to shot, give a fat american kid a biathlon rifle and see how well he fares... however the girl at 2.00 is pretty good, she's 15 and know how to shoot, so back of or do it better yourself

[v7gle]

The Kid with red sock cap with black/white cross on it HAD to be making bad shots. I can't believe how he was jumping on the trigger.

[buffolife]

the sound isnt along with the shot. its the recoil. hes not jumping on it

[Romario2007]

Echt cool, so sieht hartes Training aus.

Das sind die Nachfolger von Ole Einar Björndalen. Schade dass es kein Trefferbild gibt.

[sk8theDrake]

nice leather pance kid lol :P