Does anyone know what happened to Soroka rifles?

[Returnspring]

Hi All. I was reading the thread on this forum titled "Farquharson 450/400" and saw the links provided for the New Zealand firm, Soroka Rifles, that had been making a Farquharson, but with coil springs and an internal redesign to reduce the risk of broken springs and firing pins. Best I can tell from using the wayback machine is that their website went dormant in the first half of 2021. Anyone know what did them in? Seemed like a great rifle, albeit at a high price (roughly a $10K premium to a Dakota Model 10 and a $16K premium to the old Ruger No1.)

(I'm referring to sorokarifles.com)

Thanks,
Chris

 

[Sarg]

I know the guy Glen Sharon who later changed his name to Soroka who had a hand in making these, even helped with some ideas myself, not all taken up but some went towards the firing mechanism.

Looked very nice & had some excellent marketing & photos !

That’s all I have to say on an open public forum !!

 

[odonata]

On the Facebook page for Piper Rifles in Arizona, they mention that they make Soroka rifles. There's also a SOLD listing on Guns International that has an American-made Soroka 07 by the Piper Rifle Co.

What that means, I don't know. It is just some clues that Google produced.

 

[Nevada Mike]

Those rifles were (are?) awesome. I followed them when they were communicating on the web. Achingly elegant rifle that seemed to be made with great skill. Wanted one, but the price was a little high for me. I expect that was the case for many potential buyers. Just guessing.

 

[Huvius]

When Glen was in the development stage of his rifle he promoted it quite heavily and we sparred a bit over its superiority over the classic falling block rifles of the golden age.
Now, seeing what the British industry is up to, I regret giving him so much crap over it.
They aren’t exactly my kettle of fish, but they are still pretty damn nice rifles.