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FEATURE Hyperion Tac Adjustable Scope Mount PIROSPORT MOUNTS LOOKING FOR STRONG SALES Pirosport, the Dutch-based long-range rifle specialist, has a new addition to its range – the Hyperion Tac Adjustable Scope Mount. Gun Trade World spoke with owner, Pim De Waard to find out more. All of Pirosports’ creations are heavily field-tested before being released and the Hyperion Tac Adjustable Scope Mount is no different. “I’d like to thank the professional testers for taking the time out to trial the Hyperion Tac Adjustable Scope Mount to discover if i t is capable of suiting their professional needs,” says Pim de Waard, Owner, Pirosport. “I have already taken the liberty to change the levers for screws with heavy recoil and professional use in mind,” says Pim. “The aforementioned screws can also be loosened/tightened with the supplied hex key.” The mount has a minimum of 40 MOA and a maximum of 200 MOA pre-set installed. Should your customers’ want to alter this to their own preference, they can do so. For smaller calibres the levers can be re-installed, however Pim advises that, for heavy use, the current set up is best. Also available is a mounting bracket as well as (modular) rails so extra accessories can be added to suit each shooter’s personal preference. Furthermore, a new version called the Hyperion THD (Tactical Heavy Duty) is being produced as we speak. “The THD version is almost the same but uses accessible bolts to ensure a tight(er) grip on the mount base and thus maintaining a zero or added elevation,” says Pim. “This modification was done with heavy recoil and heavy duty use in mind despite the fact that the system was able to maintain a zero on an M82A1 Barret in .50 BMG. “Should you have an interest in my scope mount design I would of course be willing to supply you one for further evaluation and testing. I am quite convinced it would suit your needs better than the current version. Nonetheless the supplied version should also be able to give you an idea about its capabilities and (added) options.” The Hyperion TAC and the newer model Hyperion THD have an adjustment range from 0 to 210 MOA or 60 Milradians. Dutch Long Arms As well as Prisport, Pim also runs a separate brand called Dutch Long Arms, specialising in long range rifles. The Ascalon is one of 34 WWW.GUNTRADEWORLD.COM
Hyperion THD “I’d like to thank the professional testers for taking the time out to trial the Hyperion Tac Adjustable Scope Mount to discover if it is capable of suiting their professional needs.” PIROSPORT the key models within the range, here, Pim describes the significant characteristics of the rifle. “On top of the innovative bolt design, I took the below matters into consideration and came up with following…” Tolerances A lot of time and effort is taken into chambering Ascalon barrels. In fact, with the larger calibres a collaboration with my favourite South African bullet magician (Alliwyn Oberholster) is often the case. Obviously Ascalon’s are not designed to only shoot Peregrines, but I often pick Alliwyn’s brain to decide on tolerances, throat angles and land/groove dimensions. Not to mention twist rates and bullet weights. The bolt also runs tightly in its action, but not too tight. Too often I have seen shooters having to end their game due to a stuck bolt. However, the placement of where the trigger engages the firing pin is placed halfway of the bolt whereas conventional bolt actions engage the firing pin at the rear. This ensures the bolt to stay level and thus not slightly diagonal (as with conventional actions) when the firing pin engages the trigger. Furthermore, the Ascalon bolt is equipped with a floating and replaceable bolt head. This too ensures proper cartridge alignment, but also gives the option of using more than one calibre. The Ascalon XL can use cartridges from .308 to .408 and the soon available Ascalon XXL is even capable of firing cartridges up to .50 BMG. Rigidity Okay, so that huge chunk of metal between the barrel and the action is not just there because I had some spare metal in my workshop. It is in fact the heart of the Ascalon and ensures the rigidity of the entire system. Yes, it also acts as a recoil lug, a way to easily swap barrels and a safety measure, but more importantly it enables the Ascalon to hold extremely thick, 40-inch-long barrels in place with no trouble at all and thus creating a very rigid but also heavy system. The stock The design of the Ascalon is actually more or less “stockless”. On top of the action (and connected to the barrel block) is a rail to hold (and elevate) scopes and underneath is only a sort of housing for the trigger mechanism and something to attach your grip to. Both also help direct the recoil through the two rods (mounted above and underneath the action) towards the shoulder piece and eventually the shoulder. However, without revealing too many secrets this is also done in such a manner that heavy calibres are a lot easier on the shooters shoulder. Finally, it is designed in such a way that the shooter is able to comfortably lie behind it for long periods of time. The trigger I intentionally chose to use Rem 700 style triggers since these have the largest aftermarket possibilities. However, Ascalon rifles are standard equipped with Bix’n Andy triggers from Austria. Simply one of the best triggers on the market. By the way, these triggers are without a safety. As can be seen Ascalon rifles only know a safety to be engaged by moving the Bolt upward. We all know only to load a round in a safe direction and keeping the bolt handle upwards is by far the safest way to secure a rifle since it is impossible for it to go off in that condition. Lock time A short as possible lock time is achieved by a strong firing pin spring, a light body, a short travel and the fact that the trigger engages the trigger half-way on the bolt eliminating the need for long springs and strikers. The brake All Ascalon’s are equipped with in-house designed brakes that do what they are supposed to. They reduce recoil to what we believe is the utmost minimum. My still intact shoulder and eyebrow can testify that we managed to make them work. +31-641402038 info@pirosport.nl shoot@dutchlongarms.com www.pirosport.nl www.dutchlongarms.com WWW.GUNTRADEWORLD.COM 35
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