I got the rare opportunity to test fire the new CSR (Caracal Sniper Rifle) designed here in the UAE where I live and work.
Of all the sniper rifles I have fired in my life, and its been a lot...all I can say is WOW. They did a very good job on this gun.
It weighs in at a flat 5 kilos without the scope. They have made some changes from the first prototype. They replaced the front stock with a full length full rail. They also re-designed the trigger mechanism which now has very few moving parts. They engineered tolerances in the bolt and trigger to allow for grit and sand ala the same design theory as the AI-AW.
It is a half minute gun, 20 inch Lothar Walther barrel with an 1/11.25 inch twist. The gun's center of gravity is perfect. There is almost no jump when firing and the recoil is surprisingly light for a rifle in its weight class. The rifle is basically finished accept for the butt stock which is still being finalized for a folding mechanism and the magazine which will be re-designed (its not the AI version). There will also be optional/removable picatinny rails for the left and right side of the rail.
This gun also has an unusually thin profile and when they finish designing the folding stock, it will be a peach to jump with. Even though it is not a bullpup design, it is no longer than the DSR.
The trigger is a two-stage and is very crisp (Fully adjustable).
For such a tiny country with no experience designing sniper rifles, they have knocked this one out of the park.
More to follow when I get to fire it again (hopefully soon). This is a photo of it that I found elsewhere on the web of it being displayed at IDEX here earlier this spring. The rifle in this pic is the second prototype which I fired.
Of all the sniper rifles I have fired in my life, and its been a lot...all I can say is WOW. They did a very good job on this gun.
It weighs in at a flat 5 kilos without the scope. They have made some changes from the first prototype. They replaced the front stock with a full length full rail. They also re-designed the trigger mechanism which now has very few moving parts. They engineered tolerances in the bolt and trigger to allow for grit and sand ala the same design theory as the AI-AW.
It is a half minute gun, 20 inch Lothar Walther barrel with an 1/11.25 inch twist. The gun's center of gravity is perfect. There is almost no jump when firing and the recoil is surprisingly light for a rifle in its weight class. The rifle is basically finished accept for the butt stock which is still being finalized for a folding mechanism and the magazine which will be re-designed (its not the AI version). There will also be optional/removable picatinny rails for the left and right side of the rail.
This gun also has an unusually thin profile and when they finish designing the folding stock, it will be a peach to jump with. Even though it is not a bullpup design, it is no longer than the DSR.
The trigger is a two-stage and is very crisp (Fully adjustable).
For such a tiny country with no experience designing sniper rifles, they have knocked this one out of the park.
More to follow when I get to fire it again (hopefully soon). This is a photo of it that I found elsewhere on the web of it being displayed at IDEX here earlier this spring. The rifle in this pic is the second prototype which I fired.
