Last year Falkor Defense’s 7even showed up at the range ready to do work. And this year is no different. The action is mostly the same with enhancements to make it even slicker and quicker than before, if that’s possible. “Slicker than a greased up pool boy,” noted our trigger snob, and our super-user remarked “This is a race-ready rifle with their silky smooth 7even action. It’s lightning fast.” Last year the highlight was the action that was good enough to make up for the deficiencies in the CSS chassis. Now, Falkor has created a chassis to rival it’s action—the ROC (recoil optimized chassis).
Given the prowess of the action, the ROC needs to have every duck in a row to match it, and all of us agree that the ROC chassis is something special, but not without fault—the most notable being the LOP adjustment, which uses a small Pic rail section to lengthen or shorten this measurement. It’s difficult to nail down by yourself and becomes a two-man job if you want to get it adjusted with less frustration.
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Beyond this challenge, the chassis is top notch, comfy, great looking on its own, with more than ample modularity. The fore end can be lengthened and you can add internal and external weights. The mag release is adjustable as well. Those are just a few of its capabilities. It’s the most technologically advanced chassis and the only to feature the Really Right Stuff, R-Lock interface on the fore end.
The Falkor rifle is entirely Falkor-made and designed all the way to the highly effective muzzle brake, and sans the trigger, which you’d expect. The rifle was precise due to the Dracos barrel shooting sub half-MOA groups and it balanced well on barricades.
Now, Falkor Defense’s complete rifle presents as a serious well-rounded precision stick, ready to go out of the box. Plus, the operator can “do it up” as much as he or she wants. It’s reasonably priced, too, at $4,995, right with The AI. The Falkor ROC is the new kid on the block and is serious about taking the top spot.
