Heym HPPR
HEYM Waffenfabrik GmbH · Sniper Rifle · In Production
Also known as: Heym High-Performance Precision Rifle, HEYM HPPR
Overview
The Heym HPPR (High-Performance Precision Rifle) is a German bolt-action precision rifle built by HEYM Waffenfabrik around the company's SR 21 three-lug turn-bolt or SR 30 straight-pull action. Chambered in .308 Winchester, 7mm Remington Magnum and .300 Winchester Magnum, it wears a 26-inch cold hammer-forged Krupp-steel barrel produced in-house and a hand-checkered European walnut stock. Each rifle carries a factory accuracy guarantee of five successive shots into 20 mm or less at 100 meters, and ships with its own test target.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3629 g (128.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1170 mm (46.06") |
| Barrel Length | 660 mm (25.98") |
| Action Type | Bolt Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Striker Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Trigger Pull | 13.3 N (3.0 lbf) |
| Magazine Capacity | 5 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Muzzle Velocity | 838 m/s (2749 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 3412 J (2517 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 550 m (601 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right-Hand |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Cold Hammer-Forged Krupp Steel |
| Stock Material | European Walnut |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .308 Winchester · primary · 7.62x51mm NATO — also known as .308 Win, 308 Winchester, 7.62x51mm NATO
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Three-Position Side-Swing Safety
- Features: Cold Hammer-Forged In-House Barrel, Three-Lug Turn-Bolt Action (SR 21), Sub-20mm Five-Shot Factory Accuracy Guarantee At 100 M, Hand-Checkered Oil-Finished Walnut Stock, Detachable Box Magazine
Production
Built to order in HEYM's Gleichamberg manufactory; no public production totals.
Origin
Country of origin: Germany
Notes
Overall length is estimated from the 26-inch barrel and a bolt-action receiver; year introduced and detailed twist-rate figures were not published in the sourced material.
Background
HEYM, founded in 1865, cold hammer-forges roughly 6,000 barrels a year and supplies a large share of them to other European gunmakers, a reputation for barrel quality that underpins the HPPR precision line.