Geam Guns .22lr Rifle

[Bishop]

The Corbett 22 from Geam Guns is proudly the first semi-automatic .22 LR rifle that is entirely made in India.

The Corbett 22 also boasts of an accurized match grade “chrome-moly” steel barrel that is made in-house, which is in itself a testament to Geam Guns’ advance engineering capabilities. In addition, it features a competition trigger that breaks at under 3 lbs, fully adjustable sporter sights, a 10 round rotary magazine and a Picatinny rail that allows you to easily mount any scope or red dot sight.

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Model Corbet 22
Caliber .22LR
Operation System Autoloading, Recoil Operated
Action Semi Automatic
Feed system 10-round rotary or 15- and 25-round box magazine
Barrel Material Mil Spec, High Strength Carbon Alloy Steel
Barrel Type Match Grade
Barrel Length 18.5 Inches
Grooves 6
Twist 1:16 RH
Bolt Ultra High Strength Imported Steel
Receiver Imported Aircraft Grade Alloy
Mount Monolith Picatanny
Firing Pin Imported Air Hardened Cold Work Steel
Extractor Imported Air Hardened Cold Work Steel
Sights Adjustable Sporting Sights
Trigger Match Grade with Safety
Stock Wood Sporter

[marksman_dd]

Well, that looks like a beauty

[Bishop]

25 mtrs 5 shots grouping.

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[Able]

That's impressive, Bishop. Almost the same hole.

[airguns]

Has the looks of the Ruger 1022.
Grouping that tight from 25 metres 5 shots, seems ???.
Let more details emerge, user reviews, price etc..

[timmy]

I went over to the Geam Guns website:

https://geamguns.com/

It appears as if this Corbett 22 rifle is their first offering, but that they also intend to offer handguns and shotguns in the future. It will be interesting to see these models when they come to market.

Regarding the Corbett 22 rifle, I agree that it has the looks of the Ruger 10/22, but I would go further and say that it appears to be a full copy of the 10/22. The rotary magazine, along with the extended magazine release offered by the aftermarket (I'm not at all sure that this extended release would be of interest to me, as it looks as if it would be inadvertantly operated), the aluminum receiver, and the details of the pictures lead me to observe this.

There are so many accessories available for the Ruger 10/22 that whole rifles are built that have not one single Ruger part. This reminds me of the copies of the British Lister Cold Start diesel engines! So that another such copy of the 10/22 would be available in India is not surprising, and if this turns out to be a quality rifle, another welcome copy to the party. After all, Bill Ruger designed his guns to not only offer a solid, practical rifle that shooters wanted, but also to manufacture it easily and inexpensively from materials that would do the job. This kept the price of a servicable and desireable gun within the budget of the average person. Hopefully, these qualities will be available in the Corbett 22.

Looking at the pictures, I very much like the look of the wood stock, but also notice that the wood to metal fit would not be up to my expectations. For this reason, and because of humidity and temperature reasons, I'd prefer the composite black stock that is shown.

Regarding the pictures of grouping, if these are supposed to be the results of a 25 yard/meter group, I'm afraid that I'd have to see it to believe it.

All in all, this looks like an interesting rifle that will command attention when released.

[marksman_dd]

what about the price tag??

[Bishop]

Since there is no competition, expect it to be priced North of 2 lakh INR.

[dev]

I want a nice bolt action after having had a semi for most of my life. I hope they make one.

[dsingh]

It looks nice but will be known whhen someone fires with it.

[gurbir22]

Looks promising

[gwattal]

has anyone tried this ? who is supplying the technical knowledge ?

[marksman]

It looks a cross between a Weatherby and Ruger. Both reputed rifles. But in my humble opinion, I'd rather they gave it a classic look in some models with less wood wrapped around it.

Marksman

[Arpit]

How is built quality?

[alameinite]

The reviews I got from friends who test fired the Geam 22 Corbett are surprisingly good. They praised it for being well balanced, damn accurate and the USPs being that its a semi-automic, with smooth cycling and the ten shot magazine thats concealed in the stock. Open sights are adjustable and the front sight has a sight protector too. The picattiny rail is well made and pretty sturdy to take on medium to heavy scopes too. Thick barrel, adjustable trigger and Ruger-type action is a refreshing new feature amongst the Winchesters, Brnos and our poor IOF. The GEAM guys are organising Shooting practise at various locations and are welcoming shooters, next location being Chandigarh. You just need to be in possession of a Valid license to test fire the Corbett. And I love the name" Geam Corbett-- reminds of Great Jim Corbett. Waiting to lay my hands on it soon. I own a Brno Mod 2 by the way, and would love to see how Corbett stacks against my good old Brno.