After 2+ years of planning and preparation, we're very pleased to say that the first rifles are now complete, and that the new HEYM "Martini" is in production.

Here is a 375 that I just unpacked. This is "standard" wood for this rifle.











And here's a look back a month or so at the machined parts







Of note here is the magazine box. Each is caliber-specific. Notice how this one "hugs" the sides of the 404 stack perfectly?



Here is part of the team in Germany last August with a completed rifle.



You can see this one and a few others at booth 3000 in Dallas.

Very nice! How much will these cost?

Very nice!

One question leaps to mind - will it be made available in the U.S.A. in left-hand?

George

That's a beautiful rifle but what makes it a "Martini"?

George S.,

+1

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Originally posted by Oldsarge:
That's a beautiful rifle but what makes it a "Martini"?

Ralph Martini

Very nice

GREAT !!!!

Ditto on the cost!
Peter.

Chris...Just beautiful!!
But checker the bolt knob...

When New_Guy first posted in this thread, the price was $9500. May have changed.

Update thread.

Nice. I like the Mauser flange.

Dave

The cartridge specific boxes are a nice feature, rarely seen these days.

Whatd does this rifle retail for it truly is beautiful !!

PC if you take the link in Charles_Helm's post you will see that it is probably around 10 grand. A beautiful rifle, but out of my price range for a bolt gun.
Peter.

It's a Martini because when you order one and you pull it out of the box with that wood on it, you just have to lay it across your warthog tusks and pour yourself a smooth one......

Well, I would anyway.

Very nice, Chris.

Still in love with my "old" Heym 404 and 500 Jeff's!

Gary
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Beautiful gun. I have a .375 Jeffery built late'40s and there are a lot of similarities in the stock design, etc.

Well done!

wHAT CALIBERS WILL IT BE AVAILABLE IN??

Why are the angles on the integral bases left so sharp? Ready to bite into tender flesh and rip it apart...

The only weapon with justifiable sharp edges is a blade. Any other weapon meant to be handled by a living being should have shapes that are friendly to the holder.

Nothing that can't be fixed, but it ought to be done by the builder. Just so as to give that human touch to the job...

Besides that, great looking rifle. Better than the original Heym Express, IMHO.

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Originally posted by Philip A.:
Any other weapon meant to be handled by a living being should have shapes that are friendly to the holder.

Yours may well be a majority opinion but for me, melted edges always look like an amateur got frisky with a belt sander.

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Yours may well be a majority opinion but for me, melted edges always look like an amateur got frisky with a belt sander.

Melted edges with a buffing wheel or belt sander are the hallmark of an accomplished butcherer, yes.

One of the first things that was knocked into our head as apprentices at precision machinists school in Switzerland, was to always "break the angles" on filed and finished jobs.

On complex parts, this can only be done by hand - and by a skilled hand at that.

Nowadays, with CNC machining, they just skip the process because it is time- and money-consuming, unless it is done by throwing the parts in a vibrating vat full of abrasive stones (which I don't think is advisable on a finished high-end rifle action).

Hence, a reallly sharp angle elicits the thought "sloppy computer machining job..." in the mind of those who know what a hand-crafted precision part looks like.

And I do insist: in a weapon, form must follow function. One of the most important functions is to be handler-friendly...

Philip, have you grabbed a Picatinny rail lately?

A Picatinny rail does not really qualify as a "traditional bespoke rifle" part...

I saw a friend of Jeff Wemmer's walking away with a new one in 416 Rigby at the DSC Saturday afternoon. He seemed quite pleased.

today I have shot the new Heym Martini Cal. 375 H&H in Gleichamberg......thats a fantastic rifle, shots very well...I order a 416 Rigby, thats my dream rifle, yes

video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5ENcS3-TPA

some pictures, Heym Martini Cal. 375 H&H

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Originally posted by Michael Robinson:
Philip, have you grabbed a Picatinny rail lately?

Must be like the Warn mounts on a rifle I picked up the other day, Very aggressive .
Like Plilip A. said. Sharp edges on a rifle built to be carried is not a great plan.

Bigdoggy

It will be avialable in 375 H&H, 404 Jeffery, 416 Rigby, and 458 Lott.

Each magazine box is specific for the calibre.

Pardon my ignorance, but what constitutes "Martini" ? Is it the short fore end on the stock?

I assume in all other cases it is a .375 H&H or whatever.

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Originally posted by dogcat:
Pardon my ignorance, but what constitutes "Martini" ? Is it the short fore end on the stock?

I assume in all other cases it is a .375 H&H or whatever.

The stock is Ralph Martini's design.

Mauser9.3x62,

Congratulations....what a great looking rifle!

Love the idead of a pair of Martini Heyms rifles in .375 H&H and .416 Rigby.

Do you have an African trip planned for these two?

We need some more pics...a little less dark this time!

Best,
Dave

I noticed that there is only a single front cross-bolt, as on any Holland & Holland, Westley Richards, or Hartmann & Weiss.

I've heard that a second rear cross-bolt can actually weaken the stock; wonder why other manufacturers put in a second?

Marketing from the new SCI magazine, Feb. 2012

Beautiful but tend to agree on the sharp edges issue.

Yowsa, on the wood...

I've received several calls on left-hand versions.

At this time, no left-hand version is available.

quote:

Originally posted by Philip A.:
Why are the angles on the integral bases left so sharp? Ready to bite into tender flesh and rip it apart...

The only weapon with justifiable sharp edges is a blade. Any other weapon meant to be handled by a living being should have shapes that are friendly to the holder.

Nothing that can't be fixed, but it ought to be done by the builder. Just so as to give that human touch to the job...

Besides that, great looking rifle. Better than the original Heym Express, IMHO.

Philip - here are the hand-broken edges you requested.

I really like this rifle a lot compared to the old version.

I can't imagine how much talking it took to get the German's to change their old way.

Chris you deserve a keg of beer. Good Job!!!!

Well! So as to maintain the German pride of cutting edge, how about offering it chambered in 9.5x70mm Tornado and 12.7x68mm Magnum Tornado?
That would be a do-all 2-rifle battery.
And how about getting rid of the wood and offering the better synthetic stock like a B&C Medalist?
And to clinch the sale on a pair of these: stainless steel throughout