6.5 mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer Rifle

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I obtained one of these years back. Its not the 6.5x54 or 55 what ever they are.

I had a real hard time finding ammo for it but was able to get 3 boxes to clean the dust out. I had brought it to a gunsmith and he gave me some history about the gun. I cannot remember exactly but I am sure he said the one I had was not the carcano or the ones that some retail chain bought up and rechamberd them.

Its a fixed rear sight and dual trigger with 5 shot stripper clip bolt action rifle.

Ive looked online for some info but a bit much of info to really tell what I have.

TIA for any info some might have about it.
 
Is the magazine rotary? Does the clip of ammunition get pushed down into the magazine when the rifle is loaded?
 
Top charger loading, fixed rear sight, and double set triggers, I would suspect it is a so called Cooey Carcano sporter.
Caliber would be 6.5x54 Mannlicher Schoenauer. If it is one of these, 6.5x52 ammunition will fire, with dramatic excess headspace. Primers will be really flattened.
To apply the safety - do you push it forward and rotate it?
Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles used the rotary magazine, not a charger that goes into the rifle.
 
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tiriaq said:
Top charger loading, fixed rear sight, and double set triggers, I would suspect it is a so called Cooey Carcano sporter.
Caliber would be 6.5x54 Mannlicher Schoenauer. If it is one of these, 6.5x52 ammunition will fire, with dramatic excess headspace. Primers will be really flattened.
To apply the safety - do you push it forward and rotate it?
Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles used the rotary magazine, not a charger that goes into the rifleill have to get pictures of it.
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Here is a Cooey Carcano set up for a side mounted scope. You can see the characteristic safety. This one I converted to 7.62x39.

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