J. G. Anschütz

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J.G. Anschütz GmbH & Co. KG

Type	GmbH & Co. KG
Industry	firearms
Founded	1856; 165 years ago (1856)
Founder	Julius Gottfried Anschütz
Headquarters	Ulm, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg , Germany
Area served	worldwide
Key people	(President)
Products	rifles, shotguns, pistols, shooting accessories
Owner	Jochen Anschütz
Website	www.anschuetz-sport.com
Footnotes / references Was defunct from 1945 to 1950 when the operation was moved to Ulm

J. G. Anschütz GmbH & Co. KG is a sporting firearms manufacturer based in Ulm, Germany, that makes rimfire and centerfire rifles as well as air rifles and air pistols for target and competition shooting, as well as hunting.^[1] Anschütz rifles are used by many competitive shooters participating in the Summer Olympics 50 meter rifle events and is the maker of the standard biathlon rifle used at the Winter Olympics.

J. G. Anschütz old logo

The ahg-Anschütz company (a "twin" company from J. G. Anschütz) is mostly dedicated to the international trade of shooting accessories like shooting jackets and boots.

J. G. Anschütz company is also the major shareholder of the Austrian target firearms manufacturer Steyr Sportwaffen GmbH.

Models[]

Current models[]

Anschütz 1903 MS R Silhouette (.22 LR)

Biathlon rifles (.22 LR)

• 64 Biathlon (bolt action)
• Fortner 1727 Biathlon (straight pull) (discontinued)
• Fortner 1827 Biathlon (straight pull)
• Laserpower III training rifle

Both the 1727 and 1827 are produced by System Fortner under licence from Anschütz.^[2] The Fortner rifles are currently the most used biathlon rifles in olympic competitions. The 1727 and 1827 share the same action, and the main upgrade with the 1827 model was a different stock and barrel. The straight pull mechanism uses 6 ball bearings to lock the bolt.

Small bore match rifles (.22 LR)

• 54.30
• F27
• 1903
• 1907
• 1913

Match air rifles (4.5mm)

• 9015

Straight pull hunting models

• 1727 (.17 HMR and .22 LR)

Bolt action hunting models

• 65 MP (.22 LR)
• 1416 (.22 LR)
• 1441/42 (.22 LR)
• 1516 (.22 WMR)
• 1517 (.17 HMR)
• 1710 (.22 LR)
• 1712 (.22 LR)
• 1761 (.22 LR, .17 HMR, .22 WMR)
• 1771 (4.6x30, .17 Hornet, .204 Ruger, .222 Rem, .223 Rem, .300 BLK)

References[]

• Listing of Anschutz owners manuals

External links[]

• Anschütz Group website
• Anschütz North America website