The RAW HM1000 Micro Hunter!

Martin designed this rifle about five years ago to be a pure hunter. It is meant to be relatively light and compact with enough 20+ fpe shots for an afternoon in the woods. Airforce offered it briefly and then it was shelved. It has now been reissued and may become the first rifle bearing the RAW name that is made completely in Texas.
 
Martin designed this rifle about five years ago to be a pure hunter. It is meant to be relatively light and compact with enough 20+ fpe shots for an afternoon in the woods. Airforce offered it briefly and then it was shelved. It has now been reissued and may become the first rifle bearing the RAW name that is made completely in Texas.
Last time I talked to RAW, ALL their rifles were being made in Minor Hills Tennesse.
 
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There has been quite a fairy tale going around here on AGN that Airforce ruined the RAW. In fact, while they produce the parts in Texas, every part and every RAW is sent to Martin for assembly and tuning and quality control. The RAW is, in fact, still a Martin Rutterford production, albeit sped along by Airforce producing parts and stocks. Quality hasn't suffered - I own an older version and a brand new version without the large LDC and, while I prefer the larger LDC version, they both shoot lights out. Sorry for the rant, but disinformation runs rampant.
 
There has been quite a fairy tale going around here on AGN that Airforce ruined the RAW. In fact, while they produce the parts in Texas, every part and every RAW is sent to Martin for assembly and tuning and quality control. The RAW is, in fact, still a Martin Rutterford production, albeit sped along by Airforce producing parts and stocks. Quality hasn't suffered - I own an older version and a brand new version without the large LDC and, while I prefer the larger LDC version, they both shoot lights out. Sorry for the rant, but disinformation runs rampant.
I’ve worked on 3-4 of these gun some pre Airforce and some post Airforce.

My experience is the quality of the machine work is degraded.
Possibly I had a couple of bad parts…..but right now, if I bought one I’d look for an older version.

Also…the wood stocks currently shipping with the guns don’t compare to martins stocks.
 
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