There are two locations in the accessory rail that allows the forearm to be attached either forward or rearward according the shooters desires. The rail will accept any of the standard AnschГјtz accessories while the forearm is attached with two hex bolts. With the rail on the base stock, it can be shot as a three position rifle or the forearm can be attached for standing shooting. The Forearm is made of the basic metal stock has a standard accessory. It makes it very easy to position it into a comfortable position. It moves front to back, swings left and right and it turns. The pistol grip moves in just about all directions. It offers additional adjustments that a standard stock won't afford, such as a forearm adjustment and a grip adjustment. The heart of the metal stock is made of aluminum with contact points made of laminated wood. The metal stock offers a bit better fit of the rifle to the shooter and it makes it a whole lot cooler looking at the same time. What has changed is the new metal stock that is being offered with the rifle. The 2002 action hasn't changed significantly over the past year or two. The release is clean and crisp but without a hint of creep. What can I say about the 2002 trigger? It is probably one of the top trigger units available on the market. With the rifle action removed from the stock, the adjustments were very easy to perform. The trigger unit is adjustable for all typical adjustments including first stage weight, first stage travel, second stage weight, second stage travel (sear engagement), over travel, trigger angle and trigger cant.

The 2002 has the AnschГјtz match trigger that is standard fare for their match air rifles. Out of the box the trigger was a bit too heavy for my taste so adjusted it down to a single stage trigger with about a half pound of pull weight. The cocking handle is rotated back forward, closing the loading port and making the rifle ready to fire. With the loading port opened, a single pellet is loaded directly into the breech. of cocking effort was almost imperceptable. With the 3 1/2' cocking handle, the 8 lbs. The 2002 is cocked by grabbing the cocking handle located on the right side of the action and rotating it up and rearward in a counterclockwise direction to open the loading port and set the trigger. After closing the valve and bleeding the small amount of excess air, I reinstalled the reservoir by first cocking the rifle (don't forget this or you will vent a lot of air down the barrel) and simply screwing the reservoir back onto the rifle. If you want to dry firing, you must follow this procedure without actually removing the air reservoir to practice by dry firing.ДЄfter attaching the reservoir to the DIN filling adapter, the valve on the air tank was opened and the needle in the air pressure gauge that is attached to the end of the reservoir began to slowly move up to the recommended maximum 200 bar (2750 psi) mark. One note, the 2002 doesn't have a dedicated dry firing mechanism. The reservoir can then be removed easily and safely.

The air reservoir is removed by unscrewing the reservoir one turn an then firing the rifle 2-3 times to drain any excess air in the system. This will require an A-Frame to DIN adapter to interface to most air tanks used in the US. The 2002 is equipped with a removable air reservoir but the 2002 is shipped with a DIN type adapter instead of the more common A-Frame adapter.

With the lower power, it thrusts upwards of 200 pellets down range before requiring the reservoir to be refilled. I am sure that if I had a vise that I could lock the rifle into that it would put them through the same hole without much difficulty.ДЄs with most 10 meter rifles, the 2002 spits out match grade pellets around the 6 ft. It did this with Crosman Premier Match, Dynamit Nobel R10, and JSB S100 Match Diabolo pellets. The 2002 basically shot single hole groups that were just a touch larger than the pellets themselves. Having owned and shot many different AnschГјtz rifles over the years I had high expectations of the 2002 and I wasn't disappointed. I found out that AnschГјtz was producing a metal stock for the 2002 air rifles so when the opportunity to test a 2002 was presented to me I figured I would get it with a metal stock and check it out at the same time. I have wanted a Olympic grade 10 meter rifle for some time to practice my standing shooting so I decided to take a look at the AnschГјtz 2002CA. 22 rimfire that I bought several years ago. I have had the pleasure of owning and shooting many AnschГјtz rifles over my lifetime and have been very impressed with all of them, even the vintage 1963 model 63. AnschГјtz is a name well recognized in shooting circles around the world, their rifles are well known for their superb accuracy and craftsmanship.

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