"Boar" Hunting rifles. Carbines "Boar-12": technical specifications and reviews

Consumer properties of any weapon made up of the many features on which depends the popularity of each model. But the one quality that can perhaps be described as the most important, is valued most. This - the reliability of the weapon. This characteristic is relevant to any application, including hunting.

Market Overview

No doubt, the hunt is very important precision and accuracy of the battle, and in particular this applies to rifles, which are designed for firing at a distance of three hundred meters or more, especially for small and medium-size game. For example, to hunt wild boar and elk today created a sufficient number of types of self-loading rifles of both domestic and imported. Each of these models, as a rule, has its pluses and minuses, which directly affect the effectiveness of shooting, depending on the conditions of its implementation.

Of course, the semi-automatic weapons is indispensable primarily for battue hunts for wild boars. Often during their second shot of the need for fast moving prey. Therefore carbine on this hunt must have good handling, and its gauge - allows accurately to re-fight.

Autoloading cut "imported" more than guns adapted to a collective corral fishing. Often, they are made with acceptable weight and have the opportunity for wide use different sights. Gages foreign samples such as Browning BAR II, Merkel SR1, Winchester SXR and t. D., Fully comply with all requirements of hunting.

While some models of domestic production rifles, judging by the reviews, are overweight. And the bed with them, when compared with the imported counterparts, leaves much to be desired. And it's not that domestic weapon - bad, quite the contrary, but it is mostly not originally designed for hunting animals, but only for specific military purposes. It was designed for combat use, not only in order to shoot at the enemy, but also for close combat of the war.

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But at the national self-loading model series has many other advantages. As a rule, all of our guns is much cheaper than imported counterparts, their equipment is functioning much more reliable, even in harsh conditions. Precision domestic carbine is enough to engage this production, as wild boar and elk.

In addition, much less capricious in operation chromed trunks allow shooting even with a bullet in the bimetallic shell, which for the average Russian hunter is a very important point.

That is why the semi-automatic weapons Russian manufacturers are much more widely used by fishers. And most often it is carabiners "Wild Boar", "Saiga", "Golden Eagle", SCS, the "Tiger".

Overview

The popularity of domestic self-loading weapons, according to professionals due to factors such as the reliability and simplicity of design. Play a significant role and availability of a cartridge and a low price. Hunting carbines "Boar" is no exception.

Almost everyone who picks up a gun and goes after prey, are familiar with the models produced by the plant "Hammer", located in Vyatskiye Polyany. These are the different versions OP-SKS, self-loading "Snipe" and, of course, rifled and smoothbore carbines "Boar". The latter were established on the basis of manual RPK machine gun.

Weapons of the engineering association has now become quite recognizable. Many models are very popular even among foreign hunters. And it all began with the first-born "Hammer", from which originate all hunting rifles "Boar" - "Boar-308."

The history of the

In the early nineties of the last century in Vyatskiye Polyany started conversion production of civilian weapons. This was due to hard times, so this could be possible to retain personnel and technology, which until that time was issued Kalashnikov machine gun. As a result, Russian hunters before accustomed only to traditional Tula and Izhevsk guns, an unexpected "gift" was made. Many of them began to gradually move to the carabiners "Wild Boar" from Vyatskiye field. In 1994, there was the very first instance, made under the cartridge 7, 62h39, and then the plant became significantly expand the line. Today he released carbine "boar" in numerous performance and a variety of bullets. They are primarily intended for hunting medium and big game, but fans often prefer to buy it is a weapon.

Constructive Solutions

Today carabiners "Wild Boar" shoot cartridges 7, 62 * 39, * 51, * 45, * 54, * 63 mm and have a number of different modifications and variants. Automation of weapons built on the scheme Kalashnikov. It has a fairly high degree of reliability and almost unfailingly in a wide variety of operating conditions. Rifles "Wild Boar" have automatic overcharging, which occurs due to the energy of powder gas and the return spring, by removing them from the channel of stem into the chamber when fired.

To increase the life of the cartridge chamber is chrome-plated carabiner, and to minimize the outbreak on the muzzle of the installed non-removable flash suppressor. To eliminate inertial pinned capsule to import cartridges, the firing pin is spring-loaded shutter.

To increase their safety carabiners "Wild Boar" equipped with a safety lock lever type. The butt is made combined with a pistol grip, it has to reduce the impact of rubber recoil pad. The receiver is equipped with a base for fixing brackets "optics". Due to the design features of a sight leaf is provided on the effective shooting distance of up to three hundred meters. All these design features and made popular carbine "boar".

Lineup

Today the plant "Hammer" is considered to be quite well-known brand, under which produced not only hunting but also sporting guns. His models have been known worldwide for its high quality and performance characteristics. Are partners of the Americans, Germans, Greeks, Italians and distributors from many other countries.

The lineup of products is expanding every year. Some of execution are made in cooperation with international manufacturers. Today, judging by the reviews, the most popular smooth-bore carbines "Boar-12." They are designed by designers for sending and for export, including to comply with the help of law enforcement.

smooth-bore hunting weapon

Carbines "Boar-12 Hammer", is available in several versions, can now be bought for thirty-five thousand rubles. They may be removable or non flame arrester blocking the trigger mechanism and varying the length of the barrel. Carbines "Boar-12" is used not only for hunting, but also for sports and self-defense. Sighting range, which is the model, up to a hundred meters. The store is placed four or eight rounds. Several high weight, which produced the smooth-bore carbines "Boar" - up to four and a half kilograms, but the Russian fishers consider this disadvantage is not so significant, as evidenced by the numerous reviews.

Rifle classic gun

These carabiners "Wild Boar" have a whole box. Their trunk is equipped with a muzzle flash suppressor on the slot type. The trigger mechanism - a hammer type. It is located on the basis of the discharge. To this series belong carbines "Super Boar" with a good balance and a silent guard. The model distinguishes practical reliability comparable to PKK "handiness", and most importantly - the relative ease (4, 2 kg). Other version - carbine "boar Super 308" is available in several versions, for example, SOC-95M -97M or under the cartridges 7, or 5 62h51, 56h45 mm, have a number of advantages. The most important of these is the rapid cooling of the barrel due to the presence of the longitudinal grooves. Another advantage of this model - the combination of the gas chamber and pads.

"Hunter"

This series has a one-piece nut box on the type of classical and semi-pistol grip and cheek and neck rubber-shock. Carabiners "Wild Boar Hunter" are equipped with a newly designed trigger mechanism, which eliminates the adverse effects on the trigger of the moving system, as arranged on the basis of being dismantled easily. Efforts are also locking unit due to the greater area of ​​contact lugs and the receiver. There are two types of flies and arrangement: in the middle of the barrel, and near the muzzle. The first variant has an increased length of the aiming line, and the second has a lower cantilevered and radial oscillations when fired.

Features

Optical device, attached to the hooks of the series "Hunter" on the side walls, allow for aimed fire. To increase corrosion and erosive wear Persistence channel cartridge chamber and the gas chamber and the piston rod are chrome-plated.

cartridges

Rifled hunting rifles plant "Hammer" made for different cartridges. For example, the "Boar-308Cuper" shoots under .308Win caliber. His counterpart - "Hunter" - a precision shot with cartridges 7, 62h54R, 7, 62h51 mm. This sleek hunting rifle, equipped with a long and very comfortable lodge, judging by the reviews, semi-pistol grip, simply indispensable when shooting offhand. Massive barrel and caliber allows to obtain excellent accuracy.

Prices

On the import market, for example in the UK, the cost of the new carbine "boar" in the base set is about two and a half thousand dollars. But in our country the market price formed somewhat differently. For example, the "Boar-12 Molot" cost the Russian hunter thirty-five thousand. Threaded "Hunters" - a modern line - are more expensive: in the store to buy them for forty-one and a half thousand. A self-loading rifle in the "Boar - 308 Win" price starts at twenty-nine thousand rubles. The cheapest models are "HPE-133-K." Their cost ranges from fourteen or fifteen thousand.

User reviews

As the reviews, carabiners "Wild Boar" has its advantages, and, of course, disadvantages. Let's start with the disadvantages: due to its "reactive" DTK, they make quite a strong Silencing noise when fired. But this defect is almost imperceptible on the hunt, in contrast to the shooting on the stand. His second drawback - removable DTC, but it is also crucial: the factory can be ordered dismantled modification. Some users complain that the carabiners "Wild Boar" lack of accuracy. But their opponents argue that the shooting with two hundred meters of the weapon always enables precise lesions in slaughter spot elk, wild boar or deer.

But in "Boar" pretty good balance. He is particularly relevant in dense thickets and goes to shoulder much better than other domestic counterparts. A quiet fuse models such as the "Boar Super 308" and "Hunter" beyond reproach. The only thing that did not "love" is a weapon - bullets with a rounded nose section, but such cartridges in domestic production is practically non-existent.

The conclusion made based on user feedback, the following: carbine "boar" - Powerful, trouble-free in any, even the most extreme situations. They, of course, is a bit heavy, but it is not critical, and in some cases is even a plus: according to many, while shooting standing with his hands less, "shakes." In general, many "Wild Boar" very much. And they use it with pleasure.