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Browning Maral As if by Magic

There are plenty of hand-cocked straight-pull repeater rifles already on the market. But its self-closing bolt - thanks to a return spring - puts the new Browning Maral in a league of its own. But does this really help you in the field?

At first glance the Browning It is a simple bolt with a hammer and two The trigger motion is similar to that of a Maral .30-06 calibre test rifle reminded coil springs. Before the first shot, the self-loading rifle. The first stage is light me of the BAR Zenith by the same weapon is cocked using a cocking slide at (approx. 1 mm and 400 g resistance). Then manufacturer – obviously the self- the back of the receiver. To do so you the trigger unfortunately “crawls” loading rifle served as the blueprint for need strong thumb pressure, as you have somewhat (“Danach kriecht er leider the Maral’s design process. Naturally to push the cocking slide upwards at a etwas”) before it fires with 1510 gr production reaps the benefits from the steep angle. If you perform the motion resistance. The trigger resistance is still synergy. Where the BAR Zenith has a quickly, there is an audible click as the acceptable. This is an average trigger that safety button in the trigger guard, the cocking slide comes to a stop and the requires training and practice [to work Maral has a blanking plate to close the release button pops out of the slide. To well]. hole. The plastic receiver with bolt, un-cock you have to press the release trigger, magazine lock and trigger guard button, which produces very little sound. are pinned to an alloy box. 55 lo 22/2013

The rotating head bolt moves entirely inside its box. This is a disadvantage when it comes to cleaning the barrel, In Brief which is only possible by using a pull- through. If you use a cleaning rod there is Plus a risk of damaging the muzzle, and this also leaves the cartridge chamber » Excellent shooting performance » uncleaned. Another thing I did not like is Very fast straight pull system » Compact turning lock the large opening for the bolt handle. In » Hand cocking the field this makes it easier for dirt to » Cold forged, fluted barrel enter the weapon. Experiments with twigs » Excellent sight and sand did not affect the weapon’s » Clip magazine function. Even so, the weapon must be » Replaceable butt end thoroughly cleaned and moisture is never » Nicely oiled stock a good thing to have in a weapon. » Detachable stock » Very good finishing The magazine for four standard-size » Good balance rounds has a handy plastic bottom. The » Lots of bang for the buck magazine is unlocked with a button in front of the trigger guard. Minus

Detachable sling swivels » Average trigger » Sluggish cocking slide Stock and hand guard contain sockets for detachable swivels with push-button fasteners. Stock and hand guard are The test weapon was fitted with a 20 mm separate items, both are screwed unto thick Inflex II butt end; thanks to a the receiver. The stock can easily be supplied 7 mm adapter piece, the trigger detached for transport thanks to the length (the distance from the trigger to the screw behind the pistol grip. The edge of the butt end) was extended from modular design lets the customer build 360 mm to 367 mm. The contact surface is "his own” weapon. It is possible for well structured, and the stock easily slides instance to replace the wood pieces on in place when aiming. the side with metal plates engraved with The Maral is manufactured with great animal scenes. There are three grades of care. Its walnut stock is nicely polished and wood and several different stock designs perfectly oiled. The receiver is hard available. Among them are hand guards anodized. The barrel received a deep black with or without tulip-shaped front ends, Foto: Roland Zeitler Roland Foto: bronzing treatment. The bolt carrier, bolt and stocks in the Bavarian, German or head and steel magazine were also Monte-Carlo styles. bronzed. There are today better The stock ends with a replaceable Inflex alternatives for corrosion protection, but II rubber butt in the “Old English” style. this was no problem in this case. A bit of These rubber butts are available in 12, 20 rain on parts that were not cleaned did not or 25 millimetres. cause any corrosion. Foto: Roland Zeitler Roland Foto:

(above) Rod set with internal coiled return spring (left) when extended 56 Ausrüstung Waffe & Schuss lo 22/2013

Rapid removal of the stock makes the Browning Maral “ready for the road”

Foto: Browning New repeater rifle feel

The difference between the Maral When the bolt is opened, the rotating lock The force required for opening and straight pull system and other straight is turned via a machined cam and thus closing the Blaser R8 and the Heym SR30 pull systems lies in the so called unlocked. Of course one must overcome is similar, quite small. For the Helix, it is “Quick Reloading System”: there are the spring’s pressure (approx. 5 kg) when slightly higher, but thanks to the gearing rails at the bolt carrier that are pulling back the action. This means that a the stroke is quite short and the attached to a block underneath the strong pull is needed. In comparison: the movement of the handle only half as long. barrel. A leaf spring that rolls back actions of the Blaser R8 and the Heym SR30 Increased force required onto itself functions as a return spring. move towards the face, but for the Merkel Its bend however also touches the RX and the Browning Maral they remain Opening the action of the Maral requires barrel. When the bolt is closed there is inside the receiver. more effort because you are tensioning no notable force acting on the barrel. the retaining spring. That also means Testwaffe-Streukreise* that you can simply release it once the bolt handle is pulled all the way back. Laborierung 1. gruppe 2.gruppe The action closes automatically. That RWS 11,9 g EVO 26 mm 26 mm makes a bit more noise, but that is to be RWS 8,8 g EVO Green 29 mm 32 mm expected with self-loading rifles. Thus RWS 10,7 g DK 30 mm 32 mm the repeater action for the Maral is much Norma 9,7 g Kalahari 28 mm 30 mm faster and in my opinion the rifle is Hornady 10,7 g BTSP 30 mm 28 mm much steadier against the shoulder. The return distance of the hand to the pistol Brenneke 11,7 g TUG 27 mm 29 mm grip is very short: this is an advantage Brenneke 8,5 g TUG nature 31 mm 33 mm compared to other repeater rifles. Vor-Tx 10,9 g Barnes TTSX 53 mm 55 mm Winchester 11,7 g Power Max 42 mm 36 mm Winchester 9,7 g Power-Core 95/5 40 mm 42 mm Geco 10,7 g Express 52 mm 50 mm

*Je fünf Schuss Werksmunition .30-06 auf 100 Meter.

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A Leica Magnus 1 – 6,3x24 was mounted With regard to the trigger, compact design and on the test rifle using an EAW flexible changing the barrel, the competition is slightly mount. On the range the .30-06 Maral’s ahead. But on the other hand, the Browning performance was constant. Muzzle lift Maral with its oiled chestnut stock is yours for was noticeable, but recoil was well less than two-and-a-half thousand Euros. absorbed. Several series were fired with only a few mm variation in pattern. Firing the RWS 11.9 gr EVO at 100 m Roland Zeitler produced a five-shot dispersion of 26 mm, the Norma 9.7 g Kalahari a 28 mm dispersion and the Brenneke 8.5 g TUG As standard: Red light- a 31 mm dispersion. collecting foresight and fluted Reliable performance barrel

The Maral was performing reliably all the time, heating of the barrel produced no problems, even with a piping hot barrel the shooting in the film target shooting range presented no problems. In the short test-shoot the rifle performed very well in both the deer hunt and the boar hunt in the cornfields. The straight-pull repeater Maral lies well in the hands, it is nicely balanced and thanks to the innovative repeater system and a high-contrast aiming system it is a “rapid” rifle. It performs without problems and shoots very well. Magnus Foto: Roland Zeitler Roland Foto: 1 – 6.3 x 24. Technology at a glance Maximales Sehfeld – Weapon Browning Maral perfekt bis ins Detail. Type of weapon Hand-operated straight-pull repeater rifle Calibres .30-06 (Tested), .308 Win., .300 Win.Mag. and 9.3x62 Dieses High-End-Zielfernrohr ist ein Meis- Sicherung Handspanner terstück in jeder Hinsicht. Mit seinem kom- Straight-pull bolt with Quick Reloading System, turning head System locking with 7 lugs, alloy receiver, cocking handle extended to the fortablen Sehfeld bietet Ihnen das Magnus rear. 1– 6.3 x 24 maximalen Überblick und Trigger Direct trigger with pre-pull maximale Sicherheit in allen Situationen. Clip magazine for 4 rounds (10-round magazine available for .30-06) and 3 Magazine Gerade bei Bewegungsjagden erfassen rounds for 9.3x62 and .300 Win Sie Ihr Ziel schnell und absolut treffsicher. Oiled chestnut in two parts, hand guard with handgrips, stock in Stock Bavarian style with pistol grip, Inflex II butt-plate, detachable sling swivels Panorama-Sehfeld Top rib with two illuminated spots and white middle line, bright- Open sights bright- 6,3facher Zoomfaktor red foresight adjustable in height. hervorragend in puncto Ergonomie Barrel 56 cm, cold-forged, fluted und Bedienbarkeit – selbst mit Sightline 37 cm Handschuhen Length 110,5 cm brillant sichtbarer Leuchtpunkt Weight 3,1 kg Included in deliver Hartschalenkoffer, Zwischenstück, Wechselvisier, Abzugsschloss Jede Jagd wird zu einem ganz besonderen Price (Recommended) 2390 € Erlebnis. Erfahren Sie mehr unter Manufacturer Browning International S.A., Herstal (Belgien), www.browning.eu www.leica-sportoptik.de