Hi Folks, Happy New Year. What are your thoughts on these rifles,eg Quality of build,accuracy,history. Mainly for woodland shooting.Thanks in advance for your input. High seat.
Quality....very hard to beat on a Schoenauer.
I believe that the M72 is a late one and have persoanlly never handled one that I am aware of. Am used to the older ones like the M1903, M1910.
History? not sure what you mean here?
What calibre and cartridge are we talking about?
Ahh Stu, the magazine is a spool magazine and not a snail drum. Darn though I had a photo of the spool but here is my 1903:-
6.5x54MS just after coming back with the brand new Steyr barrel fitted.
As for accuracy and precision well that will depend on barrel condition mainly. A friend grandson just had his Schoenauer GK re-barreled as it had finally gone off. I don't know why but he had it altered to 7-08 it was originally a 7x64. me I would have kept it as a 7x64mm.
Hi guys, Thanks for your replies.Just found this on the net. mannlicher collectors association Tells you a little on the history of this classic rifle. Did not realise they had such a following.
Nice pictures of your 1903 Brithunter.like to see photos with stock fitted.
Stu what sort of groups do you get when zeroing?
Any ideas what one in good conditin would cost. Ie fair price.
I bought a 22.250 Manlicher Varmint new in about 1990 time, accuracy I did not find that good with factory but was not to bad with reloads as I could load nearer the lands.
However I have had a shot or three with Stu's old lady and she is a lovely old girl with a big .270 bark !!, a big Roe buck of my acquaintance certainly did not like it one bit.
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Its a bad start to the New Year that Tikka in cammo http://www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk/showthread.php?18388-New-addition-to-the-cabinet and now a Schoenauer with Weaver mounts on like.
We al have different tastes, jsut as wel really.
Quality....very hard to beat on a Schoenauer.
I believe that the M72 is a late one and have persoanlly never handled one that I am aware of. Am used to the older ones like the M1903, M1910.
History? not sure what you mean here?
What calibre and cartridge are we talking about?
Ahh Stu, the magazine is a spool magazine and not a snail drum. Darn though I had a photo of the spool but here is my 1903:-
6.5x54MS just after coming back with the brand new Steyr barrel fitted.
As for accuracy and precision well that will depend on barrel condition mainly. A friend grandson just had his Schoenauer GK re-barreled as it had finally gone off. I don't know why but he had it altered to 7-08 it was originally a 7x64. me I would have kept it as a 7x64mm.
View attachment 4043Is this the same as the old lady stu
Brit the stock looks ok in the pic but cant see it properly
I suppose if your about 4ft tall then it's OK. The LOP is SHORT. So the plan is to get a new stock that fits me and as any originality was lost ages ago well I'll have it made up fairly modern profile in a fairly nice piece of wood. Finding someone who will inlet and bed it is another problem mention Shoenauer and most don't want to know.
A Brilliant bit of kit one of the best Rifles Mannlicher ever built with snail drum magazine and a double set trigger and butterfly roll over safety and spoon lever bolt , such combination has a job to be beaten in my view.
I have had one for over 30 years in stutzen form and is the first rifle I reach for and most of my stalking is woodland.
I cant say the same for the more modern Mannlichers but that comment applies to most modern built rifles as they certainly do not build them like they used to do thats for sure.
Happy New Year by the way
Stu