dh1633pm
Contributing Member
On a whim I purchased a Steyr RFR in 17 HMR. Always wanted a Steyr and I had a need for a 17. What other reason is there in that I just wanted one.
Picked it up and I immediately liked it. I didn't see much written about it ahead of time. It comes in a nice plastic Steyr gun case. It is jut a hair better than the cheap ones you buy at the stores. Upon opening I saw that it has a full length rail on top of the barrel that is attached to the stock. There is also a dove tail on top of the receiver for a rear mounted scope. Took advantage and put and old scope that I had on it using the included weaver mounts. There were five allen wrenches in the box to ensure that if you loss some, you weren't out of business.
Action is toggle and it opens with a spring like move and closes with a good push on the oversized lever. Safety is in the front of the trigger guard and movement to engage is short. Trigger pull was excellent, I don't have a way to measure. Didn't have time to really sight it in, just shot about 20 rounds for function testing. One round wouldn't extract. It was a split case Remington. It was easily pushed out with a cleaning rod.
The magazine holds ten. It has a ridge in the front and goes in easy. There is no toggle hold open after the last round.
I found the stock comfortable and overall fit and finish to be nice. Barrel is blued and threaded. The receiver has a black finish. I will take it out when I can for some accuracy testing. I grabbed a 1K box of Hornady ammo as well when my money was burning a hole in my pocket.
Picked it up and I immediately liked it. I didn't see much written about it ahead of time. It comes in a nice plastic Steyr gun case. It is jut a hair better than the cheap ones you buy at the stores. Upon opening I saw that it has a full length rail on top of the barrel that is attached to the stock. There is also a dove tail on top of the receiver for a rear mounted scope. Took advantage and put and old scope that I had on it using the included weaver mounts. There were five allen wrenches in the box to ensure that if you loss some, you weren't out of business.
Action is toggle and it opens with a spring like move and closes with a good push on the oversized lever. Safety is in the front of the trigger guard and movement to engage is short. Trigger pull was excellent, I don't have a way to measure. Didn't have time to really sight it in, just shot about 20 rounds for function testing. One round wouldn't extract. It was a split case Remington. It was easily pushed out with a cleaning rod.
The magazine holds ten. It has a ridge in the front and goes in easy. There is no toggle hold open after the last round.
I found the stock comfortable and overall fit and finish to be nice. Barrel is blued and threaded. The receiver has a black finish. I will take it out when I can for some accuracy testing. I grabbed a 1K box of Hornady ammo as well when my money was burning a hole in my pocket.