Classic/traditional sporting rifle recommendations

[Pine Marten]

Yes my friend, i am on your wagon here. I have Mannlicher Schoenauer Stutzen in 7x57, so basically the grandfather, or father, to your steyr 7mm08 stutzen. Mine has a 20.5" barrel, so almost the same as yours

If you reload, may i ask what sort of powder you use to ensure sufficient powder burn in the short barrel? Because mine often, when shooting commerical ammo kind of sounds like an artilery cannon, and looks like it too, witch a big massive muzzle blast coming out of it. I even set a shooting mat on fire this way, once

Nice, I'd love a Mannlicher Schoenauer but I just don't need one. One day I'll get round to it. I do indeed reload and use 130gr Fox copper bullets on 40.5gr of Vihtavuori N140. Details on this thread. I don't know how efficient a load it is but it certainly doesn't spit out a big flame at all.

 

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Nice, I'd love a Mannlicher Schoenauer but I just don't need one. One day I'll get round to it. I do indeed reload and use 130gr Fox copper bullets on 40.5gr of Vihtavuori N140. Details on this thread. I don't know how efficient a load it is but it certainly doesn't spit out a big flame at all.

Hello Pine Marten Sweet! This is exactly the kind of info i am looking for, thank you! Hopefully no more artillery cannon shooting for me, in the future then.

PS. if you should move for a MS one day, the chart i posted earlier in this thread, over the different models (and changes) that they made throughout history, might be of use. There is also an online site dedicated to the MS'ses i believe.