The barrel has a light taper and measures just 16.5” (420mm) long, which is quite simply one of the key weight-saving features of this Superlite rifle. There is a slight lateral gap around the barrel ...

Heidi Alexander told a gathering of rail industry leaders in Manchester that cancellations on the state-run Northern are at "more than 10%" and many in the "region have been let down for too long".

The material used is 6061-T6 aluminium, manufactured to the true MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny rail profile, ensuring compatibility with wide recoil-lugged scope mounts that wouldn’t fit thinner Weaver rails ...