QuarterBoreGunner
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In another thread discussing Russian .22 rifles there were some requests for more information on the Izhmash CM-2 (also known as the SM-2) target rifle.
So here we go.
I was able to get the rifle special ordered from the Izhmash factory to their US distributor
Kalashnikov USACost was $549.00 plus taxes and other fees, in California about a year ago. I had read about it one of the gun rags and I’m a sucker for unique .22 rifles.
The rifle arrived with no problems in about two weeks. It was shipped in a plastic hard case. Two different slings are also shipped with the rifle; a standard canvas type carrying sling and a leather shooting sling for use with a shooting jacket. It also came with their version of a coated cleaning rod (a one piece deal with what looks like a thin fabric lacquered to the rod.), bore brush and jag.
The rifles rear sight assembly is very much like the Anschutz #6834. It was supplied with five different sized rear aperture disks and about eight different sized inserts for the globe type front sight. The rear sight is removable and can be moved forward and rearward on the integral receiver rail. The rear sight is secured by two thumbscrews and locks down solid. The front sight is not removable and is fixed to the barrel with a band. The receiver is not drilled or tapped for optics.
Rifle weight without sling is about 11 lbs. Barrel length is 26 ¾ inches, and appears to be spiral hammer forged. It is deeply counter bored at the muzzle to protect the crown. The barrel looks like it’s either press fir or threaded into the receiver as when I removed the action from the stock to inspect the trigger mechanism, I saw no way to remove the barrel from the receiver. This is a single shot rifle with a solid one-piece receiver that is machined like a rasp file on its flat bottom to grip the wood of the stock. The stock is, I believe, beech wood. It is adjustable for length-of-pull via spacers, and is also adjustable for cant. Earlier I had stated that it had an adjustable cheek-piece, which was incorrect for this model. The stock features had stippling on the pistol grip and forend. The barrel is fully floated all the way to the receiver, which is secured with two screws through the one piece trigger guard and floor plate.
The trigger is adjustable for weight of pull and overtravel, without removing the action from the stock. I currently have the trigger weight at about 14 oz. The rifle does not have a manual safety. The trigger is pretty crisp at break but a little mushy on take-up.
There is an accessory rail in the forend that will accept standard rail accessories; a quick-adjustable sling swivel is supplied.
Range results have been pretty darn good with a variety of rimfire ammunition; coincidently the best I’ve done is with Russian Wolf Gold Match .22. I don’t have any pictures of group results but groups off-hand at 25 yards have been about six inches for 10 rounds. Off bench I’ve gotten down to about 1†at 50 yards. Which I think is pretty darn good with iron sights.
No complaints at all for the rifle, though one minor point is that the sculpting for the pistol grip is a little off for my hand so in the future I may take a file to it and re-fit it for my hand.
Point of trivia. When I picked up the rifle it had a small bright yellow plastic hang-tag on the trigger guard that was printed with “SHOT show 2003â€. Ok, I thought, so this was a display rifle at the show. I inspected the rifle when it came in and there were no flaws anywhere that I could see (no pitting on the breech face that indicated a lot of dry firing). So I signed off on it.
When I got the rifle home and stripped the bolt out for cleaning I noticed something a little odd.
No firing pin. No firing pin? Nope. I’ve pointed out the missing piece in the picture below. Kalashnikov USA finally shipped me out a whole spare bolt head with firing pin so I was able to put things right after a little work. But when I inspected the rifle initially, it never occurred to me to check to see if the firing pin was in place. It’s something I’ve never even thought about.
I’ve since learned that all the firearms and ammunition at the SHOT show are disabled, and apparently the importer forgot to ‘re-able’ this particular rifle. Live and learn.
So here we go.
I was able to get the rifle special ordered from the Izhmash factory to their US distributor
Kalashnikov USACost was $549.00 plus taxes and other fees, in California about a year ago. I had read about it one of the gun rags and I’m a sucker for unique .22 rifles.
The rifle arrived with no problems in about two weeks. It was shipped in a plastic hard case. Two different slings are also shipped with the rifle; a standard canvas type carrying sling and a leather shooting sling for use with a shooting jacket. It also came with their version of a coated cleaning rod (a one piece deal with what looks like a thin fabric lacquered to the rod.), bore brush and jag.
The rifles rear sight assembly is very much like the Anschutz #6834. It was supplied with five different sized rear aperture disks and about eight different sized inserts for the globe type front sight. The rear sight is removable and can be moved forward and rearward on the integral receiver rail. The rear sight is secured by two thumbscrews and locks down solid. The front sight is not removable and is fixed to the barrel with a band. The receiver is not drilled or tapped for optics.
Rifle weight without sling is about 11 lbs. Barrel length is 26 ¾ inches, and appears to be spiral hammer forged. It is deeply counter bored at the muzzle to protect the crown. The barrel looks like it’s either press fir or threaded into the receiver as when I removed the action from the stock to inspect the trigger mechanism, I saw no way to remove the barrel from the receiver. This is a single shot rifle with a solid one-piece receiver that is machined like a rasp file on its flat bottom to grip the wood of the stock. The stock is, I believe, beech wood. It is adjustable for length-of-pull via spacers, and is also adjustable for cant. Earlier I had stated that it had an adjustable cheek-piece, which was incorrect for this model. The stock features had stippling on the pistol grip and forend. The barrel is fully floated all the way to the receiver, which is secured with two screws through the one piece trigger guard and floor plate.
The trigger is adjustable for weight of pull and overtravel, without removing the action from the stock. I currently have the trigger weight at about 14 oz. The rifle does not have a manual safety. The trigger is pretty crisp at break but a little mushy on take-up.
There is an accessory rail in the forend that will accept standard rail accessories; a quick-adjustable sling swivel is supplied.
Range results have been pretty darn good with a variety of rimfire ammunition; coincidently the best I’ve done is with Russian Wolf Gold Match .22. I don’t have any pictures of group results but groups off-hand at 25 yards have been about six inches for 10 rounds. Off bench I’ve gotten down to about 1†at 50 yards. Which I think is pretty darn good with iron sights.
No complaints at all for the rifle, though one minor point is that the sculpting for the pistol grip is a little off for my hand so in the future I may take a file to it and re-fit it for my hand.
Point of trivia. When I picked up the rifle it had a small bright yellow plastic hang-tag on the trigger guard that was printed with “SHOT show 2003â€. Ok, I thought, so this was a display rifle at the show. I inspected the rifle when it came in and there were no flaws anywhere that I could see (no pitting on the breech face that indicated a lot of dry firing). So I signed off on it.
When I got the rifle home and stripped the bolt out for cleaning I noticed something a little odd.
No firing pin. No firing pin? Nope. I’ve pointed out the missing piece in the picture below. Kalashnikov USA finally shipped me out a whole spare bolt head with firing pin so I was able to put things right after a little work. But when I inspected the rifle initially, it never occurred to me to check to see if the firing pin was in place. It’s something I’ve never even thought about.
I’ve since learned that all the firearms and ammunition at the SHOT show are disabled, and apparently the importer forgot to ‘re-able’ this particular rifle. Live and learn.
If it was, what is your opinion of customer service?
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