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Fajen "Acra" .284 Win.

Michibay
In the early 70's Fajen imported Santa Barbara actions fitted them with 24" Star contoured barrels and glass-bedded these to their stocks...these are listed in the 1973 Gun Digest. One of the models is called the "Acra"...a term for glass-bedding. They were offered in several calibers including the .284 Win. One is available to me in 284 Winchester in very good condition. There have been very few bolt actions made in .284...on that basis...what would be a fair price?
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  • Grasshopper
    IF I remember correctly Santa Barbs were mauser type actions, very reliable utility guns. Ballpark 400-450- imo maybe more for a 284 shooter guy as the rifles are very limited in that caliber...as you state....imo..nambu
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  • nononsense
    Michibay,

    "One is available to me in 284 Winchester in very good condition."

    The only way for us to judge the condition and potential value is to see properly lit and sharp photographs. 'Very good' doesn't really say much in the field of firearms values.

    These actions were produced by the Empresa Nacional Santa Barbara de Industrias Militares, S.A. in La Coruna, Spain. They are a complete copy of the original Mauser M98 except for the manufacturing methods. These rifles and actions were never considered to be anything but moderate quality actions. Values have always been low when compared to other Mauser manufacturers. De HAAS has a nice comprehensive write up on these in his book Bolt Action Rifles.

    From another source:

    "The actions and barreled actions were first for sale around 1968. I think I last recall seeing them for sale in the early or mid '80's. Could be wrong about that. They were sold with either an alloy trigger guard or you could pay an extra few dollars and get a steel unit. At one time the old Fajen GunStock company built complete rifles on these barreled actions with their stocks of course and called them 'Acu-Rifles' or 'Acra-Rifles'..something like that. They also sold the actions and barreled actions in their catalog. The actions were available in different sizes to accomodate most everything up to the 458. The barrels were US made in most cases on the barrels actions, from a PA firm I think (Flaigs?)
    The actions were a little rough on the inside, & alot of people thought they may have been investment cast..a terrible gun word back then! I've seen alot of rifles built on these and they all seem to have survived the last 30 to 40 years just fine. They were not built and sold as a high ticket item but rather a commercial 98 Mauser type action for the gunsmith or hobbiest to build a rifle on. They seem to have accomplished that goal. They must have sold a boat load of them as they were marketed by several different firms through the years. I think Parker Hale/England & Golden State arms used them to build rifles."

    RRGUNS in Kansas have a bunch of these actions listed for stupidly inflated prices:

    http://www.rrguns.us/contact.html

    Post some photographs and let's have a look at what you might have.

    Best.
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  • tsr1965
    Hello Michibay,

    I am not sure what
    quote:One of the models is called the "Acra"...a term for glass-bedding.
    Is supposed to mean, but Acra in refference to glass bedding is a Trademark by Brownells.

    The spainish as far as I am concerned only had one decent firearm, and it was the CETME, and the Germans copied it to the G3. The Santa Barbara Mauser, like nononsense stated is of not the best quality...not so much the workmanship sometimes as it is the actual materials. 284 is a damn good caliber though, and if you are looking for a Mauser style, look for a Winchester Model 70 classic, or a Ruger 77 MK II or Hawkeye.

    Best
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