Thread: Interesting rimfire models: your reviews, pics, comments

My Unique 51 Bis in action. Purchased around 15 yrs ago from Hamills in Tauranga for $350 . I am the second owner and it has been no safe queen under my ownership with a lot of rounds shot and rabbits taken. I seldom use it now and it's a sunny weather rifle.
The build quality is very high and they were semi hand built in France. They can be semi or turned into single shot. Mine will do over a thousand rounds of sub sonic before it even thinks about jamming and accuracy is very very good.
Lovely to carry and a pleasure to shoot. I have the rear sight stored away and have two 5 shot mags with it.
I found one for a good mate about 8 years back and his performs just as well. Just one of those rifles with the X factor and very highly regarded by anyone who has owned or used one. Bit Quirky, super cool and very French , love my Unique.

Originally Posted by viper

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My Unique 51 Bis in action. Purchased around 15 yrs ago from Hamills in Tauranga for $350 . I am the second owner and it has been no safe queen under my ownership with a lot of rounds shot and rabbits taken. I seldom use it now and it's a sunny weather rifle.
The build quality is very high and they were semi hand built in France. They can be semi or turned into single shot. Mine will do over a thousand rounds of sub sonic before it even thinks about jamming and accuracy is very very good.
Lovely to carry and a pleasure to shoot. I have the rear sight stored away and have two 5 shot mags with it.
I found one for a good mate about 8 years back and his performs just as well. Just one of those rifles with the X factor and very highly regarded by anyone who has owned or used one. Bit Quirky, super cool and very French , love my Unique.

I can’t agree more. I first saw one in the 80’s and thought then I would like to own one of those one day. My cousin has one that came with silencer, booklet and case. Mine came with the booklet and I subsequently secured a silencer from a forum member.
My cousins also has the gloss finish like yours and it’s build date is earlier than mine. As you can see by the photo of mine it is the later oiled version.
They also came engraved with a nickel finish. One of these would be nice.
Magazines are difficult to get.

Here’s some pics for the net of a nice collection.

Originally Posted by viper

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My Unique 51 Bis in action. Purchased around 15 yrs ago from Hamills in Tauranga for $350 . I am the second owner and it has been no safe queen under my ownership with a lot of rounds shot and rabbits taken. I seldom use it now and it's a sunny weather rifle.
The build quality is very high and they were semi hand built in France. They can be semi or turned into single shot. Mine will do over a thousand rounds of sub sonic before it even thinks about jamming and accuracy is very very good.
Lovely to carry and a pleasure to shoot. I have the rear sight stored away and have two 5 shot mags with it.
I found one for a good mate about 8 years back and his performs just as well. Just one of those rifles with the X factor and very highly regarded by anyone who has owned or used one. Bit Quirky, super cool and very French , love my Unique.

I have a Unique Audax which is their very rare bolt action. I don't know how they do it but even my bolt gun has a French quirkiness to it.

Originally Posted by zimmer

I have a Unique Audax which is their very rare bolt action. I don't know how they do it but even my bolt gun has a French quirkiness to it.

There was one on TM about a month or so ago, I should have grabbed it. First bolt action Unique I have ever seen.
Now TM have banned semi's finding a 51 Bis semi will be very hard to find.

Originally Posted by zimmer

I have a Unique Audax which is their very rare bolt action. I don't know how they do it but even my bolt gun has a French quirkiness to it.

Never seen one how about a squizz?