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54
Afterthemanysuccessesinnationalandin-
ternationalmatches,itsurelywasnotdifficult
todecideonanAnschutzMatchRifle.You
willhavealotoffunandifyouconcentrate,
asasuccessfulshootermust,youwillfollow
inthefootstepsoftheleadersinthisgame
ofskill.
Asyouknowitisnottheriflebuttheshooter
whomustdothejob.Thisbookletismeant
togiveyousomeusefulhintsinorderthat
youmaybecomemorefamiliarwithyour
Model54AnschutzMatchRifle.Bylearning
theoperationandthepropercoreofyour
rifle,youandyourAnschutzbecomeateam.
Pleaserememberthatwearebehindyouas
forastheperformanceandprecisionofyour
Anschutzrifleisconcerned.Ifyoutokecore
ofyourrifle,itwillenableyoutoreachthe
winningscoresyoudesire.
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Index
DecadesofLabor
Thebarrel-TheStock
MatchTriggers
HowtodisassembletheBolt
HowtheReassembletheBolt
AnschutzMicroSightwithscale
AdjustingtheMicroSight
ZeroSettingoftheSpecialMicroSight
AnschutzMicrosightandadjustment
Accessories
FrontSightandExtension
TwoRiflesusingonestock
SmallBoreRifleCare
ZimmerstutzenCare
AnschutzMatchAirRifle
SparePartsListforMod.54
TheAnschutzActionMod.54
Notes
AnschutzRiflesandtheirSuccess

Deodesoflabor

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Ithastakenmanyyearsofcollectingpofes-
sionalknowhowtoreachthisgoal.Thegreat
loveforriflecompetitionhasmadetheAn-
schutzRiflewhatitistoday.Manylonghours
andsleeplessnightshavebeenspentsothat
everydesirabledesignfeaturecouldbetested
andretested.
Wecannowsay,withhumblepridethat
Anschutzmanufacturestheworldsbestknown
matchrifles.Forthiswearethankfultothe
menandwomenwhoaredoingsuchafine
jobatourplant.YourAnschutzrifleisthe
resultofdedicatedcraftsmen,yearsofex-
perience,andthefineststeelintheworld.
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TheAnschutz
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ThebarrelsteelusedbyAnschutzisofthebest
gradeespeciallyselectedforRiflebarrels.Suchare
ofmaximumweightwhichallowabalanceofthe
riflewhichisverymuchinitsfavorandgivesuch
fineaccuracyneverthoughtpossibleuptonow.
Eachonehas8Landsofthemostexactsculptureand
allstandard.22cartridgesofanyreliablemakewill
givegoodresults.ManyGuneditorshavemen-
tionedthisintheirreportstotheShooter.
Belowshowsoctuolsize50.shot
groupfiredot50meters(55
yords)ottheInternotionolSmoll-
BoreTorget.Suchgroupsore
routineforAnschutz.Model54
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Onlywellseasonedwalnutwillgointoastockfor
yourAnschutzRifle.Stocklength,Shape,Cheekrest
andtheanatomicpistolgriparetheresultof
manyyearsoftestsbyprominentShooters.Particu-
larattentionwasgiventodifferentsizeofmen
aswellasvariousshootingpositions.Allstocksar~
rubbed.dow.nandoiledbutnotpolished.Apolished
stockwillslidetooeasyandascratchwillshowup
atonce.Afewdropsofoilrubbedinfromtimeto
timeisalwaysagoodidea.
The
Anschutz2-stageHAIR
MatchtriggerNo.1404-U8

TheANSCHUTZ2.stogehoirmotchtrig.
gerrequirestwoodiustments:Byloos.
ening(onti.clockwise)ortightening(clock.
wise)thetriggerspringodjustmentscrew
No.28,thelengthoftroveIofthefirst
stogeconbeshortenedorlengthened
occordingly.BymeonsofthetriggerpullleverscrewNo.25thedegreeof
engogementofthecotchlinkNo.23inconiunctionwiththecotchNo.27,con
beodjusted.BylooseningscrewNo.25(onti.clockwise)thesensitivityisreduc.
edondbytightening(clockwise)increosed.Attheultimotepointofengoge-
menttheseorisheldotonly0few1/100mm.However,itshouldbenotedthot
toofineonodiustmentwillcouseuncertaintyofcookingondifreversedwill
cousedrogondcreepofthetrigger.TriggerNo.20moybemovedforocco-
modotionof0smollorlorge
hondo
TheAnschutz3IbsonestageMatchtriggerNo.1411-U8

Eoch3Ibstriggerisfoctoryregulotedto0pullof3Ibs.Toincreosetheweight
ofpullturnscrewNo.28clockwise.Toremovethecreepofthetrigger,ithos
tobeodiustedintheoppositewoyliketwostogehoirtrigger.
TriggerNo.20moybemovedforoccomodotionof0smollorlorgehondo

TheAnschutzcombineddoubleset/singletriggermechanism
No.5039

Thecombineddoublesetlsingletriggerhostwopossibilities.Itconbeusedos
0supersensitivesingletriggerondolsoos02-stogehoirtrigger,intheloiter
cosetheodiustmentbeingthesomelikethenormolANSCHUTZ2-stogehoir
Motchtrigger.Usingthesingletriggeronlytheodjustmentisosfollows:Push
triggerlevelNo.200forwordthetrigger
level20issetondreodyforuse.
Toincreosesensitivity,thetriggerspring
odjustmentscrewNo.28mustbeturn.
edonti.clockwise.Itisodvisabletoturn
thisscrewsoforthatthetriggergoes
offbyitself.thenturnscrewclockwise
by0quorterturntoproduce0veryfine
pull.TriggerNo.20moybemovedfor
occomodationof0smallorlargehondo
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Howtodisassemble
theBolt

,Pushbackonleftside
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toCktheboltstop
anremovebolt(1IIu-
straIb~No.1)
2.TurncC\l,[1terciockwise
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safetyin~ositedi-
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thetopasillustration
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TheBolt
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TheAnschutzLockhas..beeeptpurposelyheavyandis£tl)
finestconstrucJ.i.o~T11eboltandcamaregroundintogi~~it
thatsa!jp...fe-etingwheninmotionandhastwolocks.The~irg
sfet110cksthefiringpinandalsothebolthandle.When~afetY
ISinsafepositiontheboltcannotbeopened.Thefirinli/pinIs
keptaslightaspossibleandtravelsatlightningspeedverthe
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shortestspaceforinstantignition.
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Re-AssemblingofBolt

Thereassemblingisac-
complishedbyfollowin
theprocedurerevers
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statedunderA.
A.Putbolthandlebckin
place,makesljtethe
lockingpin~titersin
thesecondotchto
keepthesitinthefir-
ingpinfree(seeillustra-
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B.Putfirgpininplace.
C.Put~oltnutwithsafety
in.I.place,pullsafety
apabolthandleapart
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ndpushsafetydown
(seeillustrationNo.6).
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Ifshot
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ishighturnistotheright
elevationturnwindage
screwtoscrewtoright.
theright.
Ifshot

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islowturnistotheleft
totheleft.turn
totheleft.

TheAnschutz
MicroSight
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No.6702

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FortheAnschutzMatchRiflethereisachoice
of2sightstheNo.6702Microsightwith
scaleortheMicrosightNa.6700.Therear
sightismountedonarailwhichslidesonthe
groovedreceiverbridge.Twoknurledpress-
urescrewsareprovidedforlockingtherail
tothereceiver.Thereceiversightisadjust-
abletoobtaindesiredeye-distance.
Peepsightdiscsmaybehadwithvarious
aperturessuchas1,1and1,2m/mdiam.Any
othersizemaybeorderedspecial.Thesmall
sizeisrecommendedforstronglightandthe
largeronewhenlesslightisavailable.
ForbestresultswerecommendtheNo.6702
AnschutzSpecialMicrometerSightwithscale
preferabletouseinconnectionwiththenew
INTERNATIONALSMALLBORETarget.

AdjustingtheMicroSight

HowtoadjusttheAnschutzMicroSightNa.
6702.ItisawellknownfactthattheAnschutz
No.6702holdsitsadjustmentduetoitspre-
ciseclickarrangementfromclicktoclick
at50metersabout2,5m/mperclickadjustment(1/6minute)
at100metersabout5m/mperclick
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ZeroSettingoftheMicroSight

Atnormalweather-windandlightcondi-
tion-torgetinyourAnschutzatDeadCenter.
Thenproceedosfollows:
A)Loosenupthe2retoiningscrewsofthe
twoindicotors,setthewindageindicator
exactlyonthecenterlinemorkingandthe
elevationindicatorexoctlyatthedistance
(ForExampleifitis50Meterson50)ond
tightenthelockscrews.
B)ThereisunderneaththeKnurledKnobs
farelevationandwindogealockscrew
tobeopenedupsufficientlytoollowthe
liftingofbothKnurledKnobstobeturned
withoutclick,easysetting.
C)Turnsothotthenumber0(Zero)isvis-
ibleinthedirectionoftheshooter,ollow
Knobtodropback.
D)Tightenupbothlockscrews.
NowyourMicroSightiszeroedinforNor-
malshootingrange.
AnschutzMicrosightNo.6700adjustment.
TheNo.6700isaprecisioninstrumentoffine
quality.
1)Elevationtheadjustmentknobhasstops.
Fromstoptostopthereisat50meter
2,5m/mandat100meter5m/melevation
difference.
2)WindageiscontrolledbytwoKnurledset
screwsworkingosateom.Thiseliminates
anychongeofthesightsettingnotwanted.
Thesetwosetscrewshave6surfaces.From
surfacetosurfacearetobefiguredachange
of2,5m/mfor50metersdistanceand5m/m
for100meters.Inbetweensettingconbe
madeasfoundnecessoryastherearena
clicks.Iftherifleshootstotheright,releose
leftscrewondtightenuptherightsidescrew
andthesomereversedprocedureifrifle
shootstotheleft.
No.
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Peepsightdiscs
No.6700-5
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Rubberdisc
No.6700-20
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Orthocolor
YellowLens
No.7860
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FrontSights
PostType
No.6522-5
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FrontSights
ApertureType
INo.6522-3

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areavailableinvariousapertures.Themost
popularare1,1and1,2m/mandarealways
instock.Othersizesonspecialorder.The
smallapertureisforstrongsunlightandlar-
geroneforpoorlight.
fitsontothepeepsightsteeldisc..Ithasa
groovedprotectiontubewhichtheshooteris
abletocutoffgroovebygroovedepending
thelengthrequired.Intheinsideaoptical
lensorayellowsunfiltermaybeset.
hastwotypesofinterchangeableinsertsone
withasquarepostandonewitharound
aperture.Theposttypemaybehadin5dif-
ferentsizes1,7,2,0,2,3,2,6and3,4m/mwidth.
Theroundaperturesightcanbefurnishedin
sizes1,7to5,5m/meach0,1m/mmoreinsize.
However,experiencehasprovedthatsuch
roundapertureswithasmallholearebadfor
theeyeanddocauseerrorsinShooting.For
thisreasonfor50metersattheInternatianal
SmallBoreTargetaroundapertureshould
notbesmallerthan3,5m/mandfor100meters
2,9m/m.
ThedesignoftheGlobefrontsightserves
asafrontsightprotectoraswellasalightI
controlandtheinsertcanbechangedby.
releasingthelockscrew.Ifthelightisvery
strongtwocylindricalextensionscanbe
attachedasillustrated.(OrderNo.6525/26).
TheAnschutzSpirit-Level
TheANSCHUTZSpirit-level(forFrontSight
6522-1)enablestheshootertocorrectimme-
diatelyhispositionbeforefiringeachsingle
round.it
TheANSCHUTZSpirit-levelisinsertedinto!.
theGlobeForesightandcanbeeasilyturned
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insuchamannerthatwhenaimingwiththe
rifleinacomfortablepositionthebubbleof
thespirit-levelequalizesabovethepOinter
l.
Inthispositionthespirit-levelissetbymeans
ofacarefulturnofthescrew.A.clockwise.
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TheAnschutzIris
givesyau8differentapertures0,8--1,7m/m
whichgivesyouthefacilitytoshootunder
anylightcondition.Youdontneedtocarry
anyfurthervariousdiscsastheIrisopens
likeacamerashutterandisalwaysperfectly
roundduetoitsuniqueconstruction.
TheAnschutzSlingStrap
fortheShootersoimportantmaybehadfor
righthandorhefthand.Throughthesetting
oftheloopwhichiscoveredwithspecial
rubberafirmgripofthearmslingisassured
andmakesiteasytomakeanyfurthercor-
rectioninstantlyandwithoutanydifficulty.
Speciallydesirableforproneandinknee
positionshooting.
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Anti.GloreTubes
No.6525/26

Iris-DiscNo.6711

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Sling
No.7400
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TwoRiflesinonestockwithAnschutz.22lR
andZimmerstutzenBarreledActionCal.4mm
WhenyoupurchasedanAnschutzMatchRifleyouhavebecome
amemberoftheAnschutzSystemwhichgivesyouafurther
possibilitytoenlargeyourselectionofshootingequipment.

ForExample
I.
PurchasinganextraSuperMatchstockyourModel54Match
RiflebecomesaspecialrifleforparticipationinanyInternatio-
nalMatches.

2.The
purchaseofaZimmerstutzenbarreledActionwillfitthe
sameButtstockwhichgivesyouanIndoorMatchRifleofthefinest
quality.Thereissimplynothingbetteranywhere.
3.TheAnschutzIndoorMatchRiflealsoknownastheZimmer-
stutzencanbetransformedinstantlyintoa.22LRMatchRifle
bypurchasingaModel54Matchbarreledaction.Theadvantages
arealwaysthesamefit,shootingallyeararound,sameweight
andsights.Yousaveasyouneedonlyonesetofsights.When
changingoveralwaysmakesuretotightentherearassembly
screwfirst,thenthefrontassemblyscrew.Againinthesameturn
tightenbothscrewsgoodandtight.Besurethatthetopoffront
assemblyscrewandabuttmentplatearenotintouchwiththe
correspondingholeandrabbetoftheaction.

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SmallBoreRifleCare

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No.4401The
CleaningRodGuide
Beforestartingalwaysdryswabthebarrel
ofyourRifle.Afteryouarethroughshooting
itisalwaysbesttocleanandoilyourrifle.
Removethebolt,toavoiddamagingitis
alwaysbesttoinsertacleaningRodGuide
astheNo.
4401illustratedabove
inthe
breech.
Ifthereissome
GunFlannel
useitas

otherwiseitwillnottake
the
groovesprop-
erly.
Pushthe
cleaning
rodforward
untilthe
beginningcanbeseen
atthemuzzle.
Incase
youpushed
the
cleaningplugthroughallthe
waynevertrytopullback.
Just
dismountthe
plugandthenwithdrawtheRod.Renewpatch
until
it
staysclean,thenspray
onafew
drops

of
goodgunoiland
swab
thebarrelonce

more.Neverusesteelorwire
brushes,
never

scratcharound
inthebarrel,alwaysafull
lengthstroke.
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