Thread: Who Likes A Mannlicher?

mate of mine had my dream rifle mannlicher scoaneur 7x57 sporter with pecar scope .it had the set trigger fitted too. he shot quite a few deer with it -action etc smooth as silk

Originally Posted by imaca

M1903 Mannlicher in 6,5x54
The rotary mag is a thing of beauty

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That there is my dream rifle.

a more pertinent question would be..who doesnt like one??
they are things of beauty,saw one in .270 winchester,Grant Tipling owned it...... I can still picture it after 37 years.
Ive handled one other..and its been shown in this thread LOL.

there have been a couple of full stocked rifles come up for sale in last few years on here.

The early Mannlichers rotary magazine and smooth as butter bolt was a gunsmithing masterpiece , I sadly sold mine along time ago .
This is a Mauser Model M Carbine , it was there rifle to compete with the Mannlichers , it even has a flat bolt handle ,20” barrel and weighing 7 pounds , there take back in the day of a light mountain rifle , this one is in 8 x 60

Here is mine.

Originally Posted by norsk

Here is mine.

That’s a beautiful rifle , is it a Brno that’s had some custom improvements done to it , the greener safety is awesome

Originally Posted by norsk

Here is mine.

Nice touch with the electrical tape around the barrel behind the front sight

An accuracy improvement ?

Nice rifle and great context it's shown in
Need more images of vintage rifles let free of the gun safe and roaming in the wide open spaces

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Originally Posted by Lucky

That’s a beautiful rifle , is it a Brno that’s had some custom improvements done to it , the greener safety is awesome

Thank you.Its a small ring Mauser 98, pre ww1

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Nice touch with the electrical tape around the barrel behind the front sight

An accuracy improvement ?

Nice rifle and great context it's shown in
Need more images of vintage rifles let free of the gun safe and roaming in the wide open spaces

Thats where the tape goes that holds the strip of tape over the muzzle.

Gives me at least an extra 400fps as well.

Originally Posted by norsk

Thats where the tape goes that holds the strip of tape over the muzzle.

Gives me at least an extra 400fps as well.

And here was me thinking it was some cunning bedding to improve accuracy

My rifle has a "Schuler" style two piece stock. The fore end is fixed via two studs, this allows the barrel to move as it heats up.

I have flipped the ivory night bead halfway up, it folds over the gold bead front sight when in use or into the front sight ramp when not in use.
Night sights are crucial when hunting Trolls and Vampires.

Going back a few years, the top one is Austrian, the lower one French.

50 & 68 Caliber.

Originally Posted by mace08

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now that is a thing of beauty....

Originally Posted by norsk

Thank you.Its a small ring Mauser 98, pre ww1

Interesting that a pre WW1 small ring Sporter would have a charger bridge cut and thumb cut