The phenomenal cartouche of the moult could not remain confined only to the exemplars of the exceptional Mod. Europa 66, who has it very tight, or in those transition models such as the still valid '94 and '96 or even the new M03 of the premium segment which, at the beginning of new millennium, marked a reconquest of spaces suitable for the history of this house. There was a need and the possibility of expanding the market of rifled hunting rods with a study where function and price were conjugated, a combination put in place not by minimalist theories in the execution, but by high-level technological innovations for performance and content of monetary outlay. There M12 summarizes several interesting solutions and, as we will observe, already in this second version, the adoption of that manual firing system system of the firing pin separated from the bolt action and therefore from the bore of the cartridge.
Castle, barrel and shutter
Metallurgy and control devices pushed to the highest levels of sophistication allow the creation of a classic castle in the setting, therefore with front ring and rear closed bridge, with adequate resistant sections without exceeding the weight, considering how the closure takes place directly between the bolt and barrel: the steel here makes a good impression with a total weight of the rifle around 3,1 kg considered today the right compromise for ease of carrying and the right reactions to the shot. From the round ring, under which the integral block protrudes for the unloading of forces, the flat sides start, connected to the bridge with a flattened arch cap: the ejection window shows small dimensions, subtracting little material suitable for the rigidity of the complex, a little more wide the lower slot where the removable magazine is inserted. One of the prerogatives of the model is the junction of the barrel to the castle obtained by welding the ring and the breech at a predetermined temperature: adequate automatic controls fix the axiality between the two parts and the head space, one of the basic elements for precision in shot.
The cylindrical bolt has these prerogatives: six conical section fins arranged in two rows and obtained downwards from the main section with closing directly in the mortises obtained in the breech of the barrel, the face with a strong depression for adequate support of the cartridge bottom, a the side of the firing pin hole protrude the two ejection pawls for a decisive action, but with better distributed energy; the extractor then follows the setting of very valid automatic weapons with a coil of harmonic wire wound on the cylinder, a right angle, the passage under a pair of fins and the insertion into a hole prepared in the nail. This is shaped like a prism of considerable thickness and with an adequate grip arc working orthogonally in its seat milled in the corresponding head fin: we believe that not even the most grumpy case can resist its action. Continuing with the examination we will observe the hot insertion of the handlebar, obtained from casting and with a very ... Mauser shape, therefore an added value: the tapered cylindrical arm, with a straight line, ends in the spherical knuckle, here in synthetic, which always represents the best in functionality and also in aesthetics. In the breech plug, from the line connected to the profile of the bridge, themanual tension that is, the safety and manual cocking system of the firing pin, bearing in mind that its spring is only partially tensioned by the movement of the handlebar. A comfortable lever with grip button and orthogonal axis can assume three positions: the first with safety inserted and locking of the handlebar, of the trigger, of the firing pin and deactivation of its spring to move with the chambered cartridge; the second with the locking of everything except the handlebar to release in complete tranquility, the third which unlocks the whole system by completing the tension of the spring to have the gun ready to fire. This arrangement allows the optics to be mounted very low and, again in terms of researching the detail, the button for releasing the shutter is placed in a small recess on the left side of the castle.
Kick and snap
The set-up of the model photographed has a light gray synthetic stock, a dress suitable for all climates and practical rigidity where the classic lines marry the very straight American-style axis, which is then the one with the best functionality to keep the target. under control, together with the elongated pistol grip and the round shaft, but with a flat bottom for a firm support in distance shooting. The shot also follows the style of the major rifled gun market with a direct release system that is ready, clean, suitably light (around 1.000 g) and without any defects whatsoever. The performances have been tested on several other specimens on other occasions and we have always verified an accuracy well beyond the average: with several types of cartridges it remains between ½ and ¾ of MOA, therefore with a yield well suited to the needs of even long shots. The quotation is more than affordable for the brand and for the complex of technical and manufacturing solutions: a shotgun therefore to be taken into serious consideration.
Technical detail:
Manufacturer: Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH - Ziegelstadel 1, D-88316 Isny im Allgäu - [email protected] - www.mauser.com
Importer: Bignami spa, via Lahn 1, 39040 Ora (BZ) - tel. 0471/803000 - fax. 0471/810899 - www.bignami.it - [email protected]
Model: M12 Handspannung
Type: rifle barrel
operation: sliding rotating shutter with ordinary repetition
Closure: six front flaps on two rows from three lowered - mortise in the breech of the barrel
Percussion: firing pin with coaxial spring inside the shutter activated by the safety system
Extractor: claw with orthogonal movement and flush register spring
Ejector: two spring buttons at the top of the shutter
canna: steel with 4 right-hand grooves, 1:10 "pitch (for cal. .270 Win.) obtained by hammering length 560 mm for standard calibers and 620 mm for magnums
Shoot: direct with single trigger calibrated at 1.030 g
Safety: lever with three positions in the bolt tail cap - 1) locks the firing pin, extending the spring, handlebar, trigger - 2) the same with freedom to maneuver the handlebar - 3) releases everything and completes the firing pin armament for firing . Side button to release the shutter at the end of its travel
loader: extractable two-wire package in polymer with 5 + 1 standard caliber cartridges - 4 + 1 magnum calibers
Look: U-shaped rear sight with drift adjustment and grain front sight with elevation adjustment - predisposition for attachment of the scope with 4 threaded holes on the castle
Stocking: one-piece in molded polymer with knurled grip points - shock absorbing pad
CALIBRO: .308 Win. (alternatively: .22-250 Rem. - .243 Win. –.270 Win. - .30-06 Sprg. - 6,5 × 55 - 7 × 64 - 8 × 57 IS - 9,3 × 62 - Magnum : 7 Rem. Mag. .300 Win. Mag. - .338 Win. Mag.)
Materials: forged and milled steel for yoke and bolt - carbon steel barrel
Length: 106,5 cm with 560 mm barrel - 112,5 cm 620 barrel
Weight :: approx. 3.100 g without mounts and optics (standard calibers) - 3.200 g (magnum calibers)
Finishes: central body polished shutter and burnishing of the remaining parts
Price: Not declared on trial.