The 2002 action hasnt changed significantly over the past year or two.Anschtz is a name well recognized in shooting circles around the world, their rifles are well known for their superb accuracy and craftsmanship.
I have had the pleasure of owning and shooting many Anschtz rifles over my lifetime and have been very impressed with all of them, even the vintage 1963 model 63.22 rimfire that I bought several years ago. I have wanted a Olympic grade 10 meter rifle for some time to practice my standing shooting so I decided to take a look at the Anschtz 2002CA. I found out that Anschtz was producing a metal stock for the 2002 air rifles so when the opportunity to test a 2002 was presented to me I figured I would get it with a metal stock and check it out at the same time. Having owned and shot many different Anschtz rifles over the years I had high expectations of the 2002 and I wasnt disappointed. The 2002 basically shot single hole groups that were just a touch larger than the pellets themselves. It did this with Crosman Premier Match, Dynamit Nobel R10, and JSB S100 Match Diabolo pellets. I am sure that if I had a vise that I could lock the rifle into that it would put them through the same hole without much difficulty. As with most 10 meter rifles, the 2002 spits out match grade pellets around the 6 ft. With the lower power, it thrusts upwards of 200 pellets down range before requiring the reservoir to be refilled. ![]() This will require an A-Frame to DIN adapter to interface to most air tanks used in the US. The air reservoir is removed by unscrewing the reservoir one turn an then firing the rifle 2-3 times to drain any excess air in the system. One note, the 2002 doesnt have a dedicated dry firing mechanism. If you want to dry firing, you must follow this procedure without actually removing the air reservoir to practice by dry firing. After attaching the reservoir to the DIN filling adapter, the valve on the air tank was opened and the needle in the air pressure gauge that is attached to the end of the reservoir began to slowly move up to the recommended maximum 200 bar (2750 psi) mark. After closing the valve and bleeding the small amount of excess air, I reinstalled the reservoir by first cocking the rifle (dont forget this or you will vent a lot of air down the barrel) and simply screwing the reservoir back onto the rifle. The 2002 is cocked by grabbing the cocking handle located on the right side of the action and rotating it up and rearward in a counterclockwise direction to open the loading port and set the trigger. With the loading port opened, a single pellet is loaded directly into the breech. The cocking handle is rotated back forward, closing the loading port and making the rifle ready to fire. Out of the box the trigger was a bit too heavy for my taste so adjusted it down to a single stage trigger with about a half pound of pull weight. The 2002 has the Anschtz match trigger that is standard fare for their match air rifles. The trigger unit is adjustable for all typical adjustments including first stage weight, first stage travel, second stage weight, second stage travel (sear engagement), over travel, trigger angle and trigger cant. With the rifle action removed from the stock, the adjustments were very easy to perform. What can I say about the 2002 trigger It is probably one of the top trigger units available on the market.
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