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From the website:
"Velocity: To Be Announced..."

Must not have found a volunteer yet to test fire the thing.

I had a type 97 Carbon 15 AR Pistol 15 years ago.
Paid $1k, shot it in the woods once, went to the range once, sold for $850.
Too loud for me.

This is my MiniMauser in 220 Russian. It weighs 5 lbs. without scope. A lightweight stock would help.

Charles Daly/Zastava mini-mauser, 527, Sako L461 top to bottom

While the 527's action is a bit shorter, what kills it weight wise are the solid steel rings, trigger guard/mag well, mag, and ,most importantly, lack of light weight stock options. If there were a Banser or Edge available things might be different.

I have a buddy that has a 527FS. He chopped off most of the stock, swiss cheesed the mag well, and lightened some other things. It's still heavier than my "light" baby Sako I didn't put in the picture.

To put that into perspective, neither are nearly as light as a factory Kimber Montana and the Montana doesn't limit you to a 2.28" COAL like all the others.

Many thanks.
I'll try to get a photo comparing the 527 and the Mauser Model 4000.
The 4000 will take a longer round.