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Heym Express

Name: Heym Express
Brand: Heym

Bolt action · .375 H&H Magnum · introduced 1989

Also known as Heym Express Magnum, Heym Express by Martini

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About the Heym Express

The Heym Express is a premium German bolt-action dangerous-game rifle built around an oversized Mauser-type magnum action with controlled-round feed and a long claw extractor. Chambered for big-bore safari cartridges from the .375 H&H Magnum up to the .450 Rigby, it pairs a hammer-forged Krupp-steel barrel with select European walnut, express iron sights and a three-position side-swing safety. Each rifle uses a cartridge-specific drop-box magazine and is hand-built for reliable feeding under heavy recoil on the African plains.

Heym's Express line is regarded as one of the most refined factory big-bore bolt rifles for African dangerous game, competing with the British best-quality makers while using a beefed-up Mauser action whose bolt diameter exceeds standard military Mausers to withstand heavy magnum recoil.

Heym Express specifications

General

Type: Rifle
Action: Bolt action
Firing mechanism: Hammer-fired
Trigger: Single action
Trigger pull: 1.6 kg (3.6 lb)
Calibres: .375 H&H Magnum
Magazine capacity: 4 rounds
Magazine: Fixed box

Dimensions

Barrel length: 610 mm (24.0 in)
Overall length: 1140 mm (44.9 in)
Weight (empty): 4.30 kg (9.48 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: Right hand

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Stock: Walnut
Finish: blued

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 823 m/s (2700 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical): 6585 J (4857 ft·lb)
Effective range: 200 m

History

Introduced: 1989
Production status: In production
Country of origin: DE
Designer: Ralf Martini

Features

Controlled round feed
Claw extractor
Mauser type action
Express iron sights
Cartridge specific magazine
Rubber recoil pad

Safety

Three position safety

HEYM manufactures cartridge-specific magazine boxes and tailors the action to each caliber. The Express Magnum, a 25th-anniversary redesign with reworked stock geometry by Ralf Martini, was introduced in 2013.