Schießsport, Sammeln, Recht und Jagd Deutschland 5,45 € · EU-Ausland 6,30 € · Schweiz 10,90 SFr Newsportal: www.dwj.de Onlineshop: www.dwj-medien.de 01/14 usgabe 583usgabe A Für Westernschützen Die aktuellen Doppelflintenmodelle und Pump Guns 01/14 01/14 Das Magazin für Waffenbesitzer für das Cowboy-Action-Schießen Seite 18 SEITEN 5 6 TESTS Halbautomat ALR .338 Lapua Magnum aus Schweinfurt Seite 52 Sportliches G3 Türkischer Nachbau T41 in .308 Winchester Seite 38 Browning Maral Neunschüsser Schnellster Repetierer von High Standard Seite 70 mit Geradzugverschluss und Handspannung Seite 122 Uzi in Kleinkaliber Seite 46 +++ Gewinnen Sie ein Fernglas Nikon Prostaff 7 WP 8×42 – Seite 145 +++ Schießsport, Sammeln, Recht und Jagd Sonderveröffentlichung · Deutsches Waffen-Journal · www.dwj.de · info@dwj. de SONDERPUBLIKATION Das Magazin für Waffenbesitzer Repetierbüchse Browning Maral ALMOST A bautomat Straight-pull repeaters are enjoying Increasing quantities of boar, and steadily For repeater rifles, development work has increasing popularity with battue increasing distances at driven hunts are been favouring rapid reloading. A number hunters. They are not subject to causing many hunters to choose a special of straight pull repeaters were produced rifle for battues, to profit from the that eliminated lifting and lowering the restrictions on magazine capacity, opportunities it offers as a weapon bolt lock. Krieghoff produced an inline- and they offer rapid rates of fire. specially adapted for firing rapid shots at repeater with the Semprio that re- The new Browning Maral makes quick-moving targets undoubtedly has a chambers the cartridge by moving the front part forward and back. the repeater-process even easier. number of advantages. For the first shot, no particular gun offers any advantage. The chaff is separated from the wheat when the first shot is fired and when it is important to have a rapid series of shots. Be it either to place another shot in a target that was not hit optimally the first time or 7 NORBERT KLUPS to kill a second animal in the herd. In brief 1 Very fast. With the new Browning Maral straight pull repeater, the shooter can quickly fire Advantages several aimed shots after each other. Just pull the 7 Very fast straight pull system bolt backwards; a spring will pull it back forward. 7 Cocked by hand 7 Very good sights for drive hunting 7 Clip magazine 7 Modular build 7 Good shooting power Disadvantages 7 Somewhat rough trigger action 7 Difficult to clean 1 SONDERPUBLIKATION AUS DWJ 01/2014 – WWW.DWJ.DE Repetierbüchse Browning Maral Fast ein Hal SEMI-AUTO Browning opens a new round in the Modular system. The Maral is very This modular building method offers the fight for higher re-chambering speeds. reminiscent of the Browning BAR buyer a large number of options in terms The new system means that the firer Zenith. From the left-hand side, of different fore-ends, stocks and side must pull the bolt backwards. The firer both weapons look alike. Browning plates that can be combined in many then lets it go and the rest is done by uses many components for both ways. a system of springs. To be exact, it is a rifles. “hand operated self-loading rifle”, since Browning offers several stock models in This is most noticeable in the receiver the reloading process of a semi- three wood qualities, and instead of the unit. On the BAR, the safety button sits automatic rifle works almost the same, wooden side plates, engraved panels can be in the trigger guard, on the Maral, which only that the gas pressure deals with fitted. has manual loading the button is not unlocking and pulling back the bolt. It needed. The opening is simply blanked Our test weapon was fitted with a Bavarian is a rifle for hunters that do not want off. cheek piece and a fore-end with tulip- to carry a self-loading rifle, but can shaped ends. Also wooden side plates were appreciate its advantages. fitted. The rubber recoil pad is soft and smooth, and it fits well into position on the shoulder. SONDERPUBLIKATION AUS DWJ 01/2014 – WWW.DWJ.DE Repetierbüchse Browning Maral 2 3 6 4 7 2 Elegant. The Maral gives a good impression 5 with its fluted barrel and beautiful wooden stock. 3 + 4 Leaf spring Under the barrel you will find a spring box with a leaf spring that coils up onto itself. This spring closes the chamber. 5In two parts. The modular construction of the Maral is dismantled for travel. You will find the head of the fixing bolt just behind the pistol grip. Browning has given the name of Inflex II to A practical feature is the easy way in which Rotating bolt lock with return spring. The its recoil pad. Pads are easy to change. A 20 the stock can be dismantled. The stock is Maral, just like the self-loading BAR, mm pad was fitted and other 12 and 20 not attached with a long screw hidden has a rotating bolt lock that locks into mm pads are available. Finally a 7 mm behind the butt end, but is unscrewed the barrel with seven studs. The spring- thick connecting piece is fitted to the gun, from the back of the pistol grip. The head loaded extractor is integrated into one so that it is easy to adapt the stock to of the screw is easy to reach, and using the of the locking studs. The bottom with different people. The stock is 360 mm long screwdriver supplied, it can be removed in its integrated ejector bolt is offset with the 20 mm rubber recoil pad in place. 20 seconds. The Browning Maral will then backwards. The receiver is made in fit into the accompanying plastic gun case. aluminium. Because the bolt is locked This is a more practical system than using directly into the barrel, an aluminium a long gun case for transport. receiver is not a disadvantage when it comes to durability, and it considerably reduces the gun’s weight. With a 56 cm barrel, the 110.5 cm long test gun weighs 3.1 kg, - a real light-weight. SONDERPUBLIKATION AUS DWJ 01/2014 – WWW.DWJ.DE Repetierbüchse Browning Maral 6 Quickly dismantled. The stock is removed by unscrewing a bolt behind the pistol grip. 7 Disassembly. The trigger group is removable by removing two pins. This makes the rifle easy to clean. The bolt remains inside the receiver all the Between the bolt carrier and the bolt han- In addition, the barrel cannot be time when re-chambering a new round, no dle, there is a moving piece of metal that dismantled for cleaning and a part of the bolt protrudes from the back. A covers the ejector opening when the bolt is cleaning rod cannot be inserted from particular detail that makes the Maral locked. Unfortunately there is a big open the back. The barrel must be cleaned instantaneously recognisable is the handle slot behind it. This may be a problem, from the muzzle, or one must use a that is attached to the slide. It deserves the since dirt, snow or rain can get in here. If pull-through. Cleaning the cartridge name slide handle, since it runs most of this space becomes dirty, the only solution chamber is a fiddly job. the distance on the side of the receiver, is to clean the inside of the receiver via the The four-round magazine is designed before it turns down into a ball that lies magazine opening. The bolt cannot be as a clip magazine and is easy to near the trigger. Obviously Browning dismantled because Browning has pinned change. The magazine catch is close wanted to avoid making the same mistake the bolt head to the slide. This helps when at hand in front of the trigger guard, as the Rössler Titan 16, by placing the bolt dismantling the trigger unit, which is as is the case with the BAR Zenith. handle to far forward, thus making the achieved by removing two pins. After- The trigger releases at 1400g, user move his hand too far forward, with wards more space is available for cleaning. unfortunately the release was not the risk that the rifle may slide off his clean. The trigger action could be shoulder. Browning has done quite well felt, and we also detected a slightly with the Maral; here the ball is correctly rough feeling. Although acceptable for placed. a self-loading rifle, this is not acceptable for a repeater rifle. Trigger weight cannot be adjusted. aktuell X schießsport fun & action sicherheit Innere sammeln Werte wissen anzeigen Scan mich! übersichtlich fundiert jagd überzeugend geschichten IHR MAGAZIN. Image Innere Werte 210x110.indd 1 23.04.13 09:47 Repetierbüchse Browning Maral 8 9 8 Opened. The bolt does not protrude backwards The cocking slide is behind the receiver and has a steep upward movement. It takes some during cycling. force to cock the rifle, but it is almost 9 Straight up. The cocking button must be soundless if you press the button used to pushed upward forcefully at a relatively steep angle. uncock the rifle with your thumb. For repeated shots, the cocking slide stays in the q Small parts Above the adapter piece for the stock, upper position, and the bolt is automatically left the adjustable foresight and the rear sight base, right cocked. The shooter shouldn’t forget to the sling fittings. move down the cocking slide by hand when w R eady to travel Since the stock is easy to take off, he/she has finished shooting.