Hi All
Can any body tell me what model this heym rifle is all i know it is a 7x57
http://www.alguns.com.au/used%20rifles.html

Cheers
Stephen

sorry guys the link does not work you have to type the last bit of the web address in manually... rifles/5.jpg

I fixed the link for you.


Regards,

Terry

It is hard to see well, but that may be Heym's push feed bolt gun. Not a bargain at that price, IMO.

I take it this is the rifle you are looking at??



The picture does not exactly show a lot of detail, but from the looks of the bolt shroud, it would be one of the "20" series. I don't know if the Heym actions have special designations, but a standard Heym factory rifle built on that action and in that caliber would probably carry the designation SR20N. (I don't know if the LH build would change the designation??)

I don't know if the rifle has a factory tube, but if it does, Heym barrels have a pretty good reputation.

European rifles of this model would come with a single set trigger, from the position of the trigger shoe, that *could* be the case for this rifle as well??

Note the barrel band sling swivel as well. This is typical for a Central European (in particular German) rifle. It is primarily intended to allow carry in the Germanic fashion (under the "off" shoulder, barrel pointed forward and up). Typically, very long slings are used for this method of carry, and the swivel moved forward to improve the balance of the rifle when carried on the sling.

It is hard to see what the scope is, apart from it being of European manufacture. From the looks of the ocular end, it might be an S&B - probably a few years old.

Nice rifle. I take it, the price is listed in Aussie $?? It certainly makes a difference whether this rifle is for sale in Aussie-Land or the US - at least price wise. Comments relating to US prices are not very relevant to a gun sold in Aussie...

- mike

This rifle looks similar to my Heym SR20N, but with a custom stock.
These are well built push feed rifles.
ozhunter

Thanks guys
Yeah 500 i nearly bought it but i dont know much about heyms the rifle looks heaps better than in the pic. theres no markings on it to say what model it is.Ill have a look tommorow and note what it does say on it..Yeah the price is $3300Au which is about $2500US i might buy it if i can get at least $800AU of the price

Cheers
Stephen

If the scope is a S&B 1.5-6 or 3-12, it alone is worth over $1000.

Stephen300wby:

I won't comment on prices because I'm not qualified to do so. I can comment that Heym is an old name {and a very good one} and you have it in a very fine cartridge. Seems to me that all you have to do is go ahead and enjoy a quality rifle chambered for a great cartridge. Maybe it's wrong but I always put out of my mind whether I got a "good deal" or not. I wanted the particular firearm and I got it. Go ahead and enjoy it. You didn't get an absolute piece of junk so nothing else matters. That's my thoughts.

Gerrys375,
Your advice is dead on. I have never understood the compulsion to get a rifle for the absolute lowest price. In life, you get what you pay for. Rifles and cars are the two items I am amazed at as people will dicker you to death on buying one.

A person should buy a gun for what he wants to use it for, not for bragging rights on the price...

Oh, well...

I can't tell exactly from the photo, but it looks like a LH HEYM mauser action. I forget the model numbers, but they made two sizes of small mausers up until a few years ago.

In LH, they made a mauser for cartridge length up to 375 and a short mauser too.

Aside from the action, nothing else looks factory to me. I suspect that it is a custom gun built around a HEYM action (FWTW) as most of the HEYMs come with open sights and a forend cap of wood.