[Indo Defense 2018] Hurricane SF Precision Rifle from Steel Core Designs
Steel Core Designs had on display one of their latest additions to their precision rifle product line, the Hurricane SF, based off of their Hurricane Hunter/Varmint rifles. The rifle is intended to be their short action variant, while the Thunderbolt rifle is their long action chambered in .338 Lapua, and the Cyclone being the anti-materiel rifle variant chambered in .50 BMG. All of their rifles are minimalist and simplistic in nature, constructed out of a solid metal chassis with Picatinny rail segments for the attachment of optics and laser designators. Their rifles use a 4-lug bolt that is simply scaled up or down for use in the different calibers offered for the Hurricane, Thunderbolt, and Cyclone rifles. One design feature of the bolt is that the ejector does not incorporate a spring in it, being actuated by a pin in the receiver as the bolt completes its rearward travel. This allows a shooter to slowly work the bolt, allowing the empty shell to drop out of the rifle’s ejection port, or if the bolt is rapidly racked, the ejector will kick the shell out quickly.
We first came across Steel Core Designs at SHOT 2015 and since then we’ve even reported on the use of the rifles in Iraq by Captain Al Mokdad al-Seady, an Iraqi Emergency Response Brigade officer who employed his .50 BMG Cyclone against the so-called Islamic State last year. The company has tried to make headroads into the United States precision rifle market, but where Steel Core is really finding success is among security forces in the Gulf states where the simplicity of the design has worked well in the arid and desert climate.
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The rifle deserves benefit of doubt, but that ergo... The bolt handle, even worser than butterknifes. The cheek...rest (saved a fortune on plastic, huh?).
I think you forgot to add "...80% of the rifle chassis is a 1" aluminum square tubing picked up from the hardware store..."
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