FRANCHI EXPAND ITS HORIZON: Franchi presented the first Bolt Action rifle to the international press at the IWA in Nuremberg "Horizon”… The name derives from the Latin horízon and is pronounced just as it is written! The Horizon is a modern and versatile rifle, with a stock in polymer reinforced with fiberglass, very ergonomic according to the style Exclusive Style which characterizes the production of the historic company from Urbino. Technically, the rifle has a three-wing bolt and a 560 mm long floating barrel (cal. .243 Remington, .270 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield, .308 Winchester) which rise to 620 mm for the .300 only Winchester magnum. The stock is fixed by two screws with bushings, while an effective aluminum bedding interacts with a double seat obtained in the action. The connections for the bases of the optics have a Remington700 thread.
'' A dream born from a great desire, the desire to dare and discover another horizon towards which to go, with the intention of trying something new. For us this is the adventure. ''
La Horizon it is available with iron sights, or completely smooth, has a rounded 15,5 mm muzzle with 1/2 inch thread and thread cover. The tank from 3 to 5 shots with sheet metal spring and polymer bottom. The trigger, direct, is adjustable with a variable pressure from 900 to 1.800 grams, with the option of the stecher on request. The Franchi Horizon adopts a recoil reduction system with a TSA_ADV recoil pad of three thicknesses, with a weight of 2.990 grams.
During testing it produced a 1 MOA grouping at 100 meters, an excellent result, and the product also comes with a 7-year warranty on the mechanical parts and available in early summer.