User:Hemmers/Draft of G&E

Grünig + Elmiger AG is a Swiss engineering firm based in Malters, Switzerland. G+E specialise in the manufacture of rifles designed for use in ISSF target shooting, along with associated accessories and ancillary components. Unlike their larger competitors (e.g. J. G. Anschütz or Feinwerkbau), G+E has a narrow product range with no hunting line, and no entry level or intermediate models in their target line. Much like fellow Swiss manufacturer Bleiker, their product line is designed to be competitive at World Championship and Olympic Games level, although many shooters without international aspirations also use their products due to their premium quality.

Production sites
Grünig + Elmiger AG is based in Malters, Switzerland.

Smallbore Actions
G&E's range of stocks and actions is used extensively on the ISSF world circuit. G+E offer complete systems built around their System Racer World Cup (RWC) and System X Racer actions, as well as offering the Anschütz 1913 and 2013 actions in their RS III stock as a factory option.

The System Racer actions are notable for a short bolt design with a 6 o'clock striker and the cocking handle mounted mid-bolt similar to the Bleiker Challenger. The use of a short bolt brings the breech face rearwards in the stock and closer to the shooter, allowing smaller and slightly-built shooters to load more easily. When properly set up, some users are able to load without raising their elbow off the ground, which over the course of an ISSF Prone match offers a competitive advantage when trying to maintain a consistent position compared with actions using longer bolts that require more movement to reload.


 * Racer RWC
 * X Racer

300m Rifles
Grunig + Elmiger's FT300 Centrefire Rifles are used extensively in ISSF 300metre Prone and Three Position shooting using both Anschutz-derived stocks and their own RS III stock.