We are posting this thread due to the response and interest generated from another thread.

The Luxus Arms website will be up soon.

In the meantime, here is a photo of the rifle.
Though it is not yet checkered in this photo the checkering pattern is very similar to the H&H point pattern.


Rifle as pictured, $2,995.

A range of extra barrels/calibers are available, there is no limits to the calibers you can swap out with, meaning no "family" of calibers...you can have what ever you wish.
Muzzle-loading and shotgun barrels coming too.

The rifle with a 24" barrel (as pictured) measures just under 40".
The rifle weighs around 6.5 - 7 pounds +/- depending on the wood. It is Very trim and fast handling.
It is a break open action with a very positive extractor actuated by the movement of the barrel opening.

It is a year and a half in development with many prototypes that came before it. They shoot very well.
They are in limited production now. Limited sales are being accepted.
They will come with test targets and you can choose your stock after it has been turned, that's a first in the industry.
Some options are available on these rifles.
Call or email for details.

A larger production, and lower cost, is scheduled.

Please email or call with questions or orders.
If you wish to ask questions here, that is fine too, I will be happy to answer them.

A sample of some of the stocks already spoken for on some rifles being built/assembled now...

Looks good!
What is the largest casehead it can take? Can it go up to 577 NE? Larger?

boomstick,
There is no limit as there is no traditional case head. It is essentially a bushed firing pin design that is flat in nature, much the same as a double rifles breech face.

You want a .22 hornet barrel and a 500 3" barrel, ok, done. Throw in a shotgun barrel too.
The rifle design is not limited by the cartridges design.

That said, the rifle is trin and light weight and as such we are (at Luxus) deciding how large a caliber we will build barrels in. The reason is weight.
A 577 needs to weigh a certain amount. The only way to reach that amount with this rifle we designed is by adding the weight into the barrel.
I do not feel that is the best way to reach the weight.

At this time, we will probably only chamber barrels UP to about 375 H&H and various other cartridges similar in recoil to the grand ole 375.

Well the big bore crowd will be happy to hear this. Might want to add a link on the big bore forum. Some would not mind an 11 lb 577 single shot.
Would be interesting to learn how quick and easy it would be to switch barrels.
So can this take a 50 bmg size case for target shooting? Weight would be added for sure.

boomstick, while the rifle is large enough to accept a 50 BMG I would not do it until some tests have been conducted.
It is not the action I would worry about first but the recoil surface area, and the stocks splitting.
The action, and consequently the stock, was not designed with the 50 BMG in mind.
The amount of recoil surface area we have on the action is generous, but now you are talking about a cartridge which has mean recoil.

The recoil from a 375 or 416, and such, is no problem.

Once you get up to the big 40's, even the 416 Rigby, you start to get into recoil, as in heavy recoil.
Black powder and low pressure rounds, like a 450/400 are pussycats and I would not worry about them.

This rifle of ours is designed and intended to be a pleasure to carry and shoot. It is extremely trim and lightning fast handling, rather British flavor.
Our grip is about 1.6" tall and about 1.3" wide which translates to slightly over 4.5" circumference. Thats not big and certainly not what I would want to hold when shooting a 50 BMG. You can make the grip larger but at the cost of pleasing stock lines.

From small .22 to the 375 (ish) rounds is what we will offer as standard.

Thanks for the info. Most big bore people might want say a 450 NE or the like but was wondering what the limits of this action were. Would be interesting to see what insight others could add ass to recoil absorption.

Those wood stocks and blanks are fantastic. What kind of price range are the stocks that are pictured. thanks!

bigdoggy700,
Those blanks come standard, included with the purchase of the rifle we are calling the Legacy model.
The price for the rifle is $2,995 and again, those stocks are included in the price of the rifle.

We will have another model coming out soon that is a lower cost. It will cost about $1,895 msrp.
It will have high grade Turkish walnut on it as well. Albeit not as high as those, but certainly what most guys call exhibition grade these days.

I'm certainly game...for that wood and what is promised? Hell yes.

Biscut,
Thanks. We are also offering something rather unique as mentioned above. We are allowing buyers to pick their stock...after it has been turned. No mystery in what the blank will look like after it has been turned.

Very nice to be able to pick a stock after it is turned. It sure makes a beautiful rifle!

Agreed. So far, the only thing I've seen better than the quality of the wood is the professionalism of the guys at Luxusarms. First class guys.

Afreeman, could I get this barreled in 20 gauge with a rifled barrel?

Cliff,
Thanks for the kind words.

J.zola,
As of right now no, in the future, yes I believe so. I personally want one as do a few others I know. I think a 20 and a 12 bore barrel fully rifled will be popular.
Great for eastern deer hunting and bear as well.

That's great news on the 20 and 12. Lets get them done before deer season.

i'm with you J_Zola. if they can make a nice looking 20 gauge as accurate as my encore then i got to get me one of them for deer season.

i'm waiting for them to come out with plastic stocks that way they won't have any of the problems that them thar wood ones do

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Originally posted by butchloc:
i'm waiting for them to come out with plastic stocks that way they won't have any of the problems that them thar wood ones do

Carbon fiber please

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i'm waiting for them to come out with plastic stocks

Plastic? Carbon fiber? You guys could screw up a wet dream!!!! :-)

A stock should be as reliable or more so than the action. With big bores the last resort is a club. Even more so with a single shot. Maybe a matching howdah pistol should be in order

Well, a synthetic rifle as well as a stainless action/barrel rifle is on the list of rifles that we want to build very soon.
In the future...

But for now, considering the simple fact that nice walnut is our strong suit, it would be silly not to use it, we are leading off with a blue and walnut rifle(s).

That combo and the low price for the rifle are the appealing aspects of it for now, and for the great majority of people it will always be an appealing draw.
Show me another new gun anywhere on the market that comes with high grade Turkish walnut all for under $2k.
It does not exist.
Under $3k and you get the highest grade Turkish stock along with a fully CNC made rifle comparable to any gun costing 2 to 4 times that amount.

A broader range of rifles built on this platform will follow as things progress.

Thanks guys.

Looks good.

Could you please post detailed pics of the action and maybe a video of a barrel swap?

Adam,
What would be the additional charge if you case-colored the receiver? With the quality of the wood you guys are dropping on these rifles a case -colored action would be extremely classy! Nice work as usual!

Russell,
A great many of the orders we have been getting have opted for the option of case colors. Most of those are getting everything but the barrel colored. Action, bottom lever, trigger, quarter rib and rings etc...everything but the barrel.
The cost is $400.

Here is a photo to illustrate the checkering pattern.
It is a wrap-around.

Georgous, but it looks like a knuckle breaker

richj, Thanks, and as to the grip/knuckle relationship...nope, it is not a buster. The grip to bow is actually rather long, more so than other single shots like a Ruger 1.
I will take a photo to illustrate.

The grip on our rifle is actually open with a lot of room. It was modeled after, and inspired by, the Rigby stocks of the golden era.

richj
here is a photo below...

Like I mentioned, the Luxus rifle was built and designed utilizing many of the successes of great builders of the past, like Rigby.

Personally, I do not think there are stocks any better conceived, and as a matter of form following function to a wonderfully beautiful line, I would even go so far to say that there are none more pretty than a Rigby.
I do however feel there are others as pretty in line, but not many.
Of course that is just personal opinion.
What really matters most is how wonderfully effecient the Rigby stock was/is.



The distance from the grip forward edge on our model 11 is around about 4.5" which is as it should be for modern men.
Also, our LOP is about 14" which greatly helps in recoil and not getting your knuckles busted.
The Ruger stock allows for about 3.5" from tip of grip cap to trigger, as do most stock designs presently being built, +/- a little.

As you can clearly see from the photo above, you have a much greater chance of getting a knuckle bruised from a Ruger than the Luxus model 11.

A nice point you brought up and I hope this would clear up any similar thoughts from others reading the thread.
Thanks,

Adam

Adam

Ah. It was hard to see the transition from the stock to the rear of guard. I see the lower tang better now.

rich

Adam,
I have been thinking that seeing progress pictures would make the wait easier. I was wrong (but don't stop posting pictures).
Mike

richj, No problemo! lol, it is a little bit of a quartering away shot in that photo so it is easy to understand why one would think that.

Mike, you my friend will be smiling for years to come when you see your blank turned and on your rifle.
It is stunning and just the color we expected.
I am going to want to use it in a photo for something.

Hi gentleman

We have a thread going in the European Forum perhaps you might like to drop by

http://forums.accuratereloadin...811079551#4811079551

Thanks for the email guys and as promised...more photo(s).

Three more that are near completion.
There are presently about 4 dozen (of this grade rifle) at various levels of completion, but I will not take photos of them all unless the customer(s) request it.

These three just lent themselves to photos and we are working on the brochure and as such needed to snap some photos.

Adam.

I have a question.

Are the actions on those rifles all steel?

Configured as shown, what is the weight without a scope?

jim,
Everything is steel (except for the stocks).

Machined from 4140 to be exact.

Adam,
Any one of those a .243?

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Originally posted by AFreeman:
jim,
Everything is steel (except for the stocks).

Machined from 4140 to be exact.

What are the weights without optics?

Cliff, if I'm not mistaken, one of those rifles is yours.

Jim, the weight of course can, and does, vary depending on the wood and barrel contour but as seen and without optics the rifles weigh at or just over 6 lbs.

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Originally posted by AFreeman:
Cliff, if I'm not mistaken, one of those rifles is yours.

Jim, the weight of course can, and does, vary depending on the wood and barrel contour but as seen and without optics the rifles weigh at or just over 6 lbs.

Adam.

thanks for that info.