Hacker News Reader

Wow, thanks! My kids had been researching biathlon rifles and the only ones that they found were from either Germany or Russia, and the Russian ones were no longer being imported. We talked with biathletes training at Craftsbury this season (they were National Guard members), and they were all using imported rifles, but I'm glad to see there are other options.

View on HN

You're very welcome.

The Ruger 10/22, which lists at $260 to $400 from what I just found on Google from Ruger, has an awesome ecosystem and is relatively easily worked on.

Heck, everything can be bought from someone else (all patents expired by now), and I'm sure there are many alternatives that could get you started.

Also see http://www.gunbroker.com/All/BI.aspx?Keywords=biathlon e.g. there's a Russian rifle which often goes for less than a thousand there. As well as an Anschutz with "Walnut German Stock" for the usual $$$$$$.

The Ruger 10/22 has been in production a long time.

I have one that was a gift for my 12'th birthday. I'm 45.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com