The Armscor

Armscor (Philippines)

The Arms Corporation of the Philippines is familiar to many firearms enthusiasts for its inexpensive 1911-pattern pistols, revolvers, shotguns, sporting rifles, firearms parts and ammunition. It traces its beginnings to a Manila gun retail store in the year 1911, though the present corporation...

 M1700 is a compact, bolt-action

Bolt-action

Bolt action is a type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon...

 hunting rifle chambered for the .17 HMR

.17 HMR

.17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire, commonly known as the .17 HMR, is a rimfire rifle cartridge developed by the ammunition company Hornady in 2002. It descended from the .22 Magnum by necking down the .22 Magnum case to take a .17 caliber bullet, and it is more costly to shoot than traditional .22...

 cartridge

Cartridge (firearms)

A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm. The primer is a small charge of impact-sensitive chemical that may be located at the center of the case head or at its rim . Electrically...

. Originally designed for hunting, like its predecessor the Armscor M1600

Armscor M16 22

The Armscor M16 22 or m1600 is a semi-automatic rifle made by Armscor. The rifle bears a resemblance to the Colt M16 family of firearms but is chambered in .22 LR. As they are two entirely different firearms, there is no interchangability of parts.There are some prominent differences between the...

, it is also used for pest-control. Its light weight (6 lb) and short length (40.5 in), of which the barrel takes up 22 in, make it a comfortable weapon to shoot up to and sometimes beyond 100 m. It comes in either a blue or stainless steel finish, a wood stock, has a 5-round internal magazine, and a thumb-operated trigger block device for a safety. It comes standard with fiber optics front sights and adjustable rear sights and can be mounted with a scope

Telescopic sight

A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope, is a sighting device that is based on an optical refracting telescope. They are equipped with some form of graphic image pattern mounted in an optically appropriate position in their optical system to give an accurate aiming point...

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Data

• Caliber: .17HMR
• Length: 40.5in
• Barrel Length: 22in
• Weight: 6 lbs
• Stock: Wood
• Finish: Stainless/Blue
• Action: Bolt-action
• Sights: Fiber-optic front/Adjustable rear
• Magazine Capacity: 5 rounds