Mannlichers....
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I've owned numerous Steyr-Mannlichers, all with synthetic trigger guards and magazines. I have yet to own one where that bottom plastic didn't crack. The all-synthetic versions were the worst because the stocks themselves would crack, usually right near the bolt handle, where the stock is thinnest. The magazines were advertised as unbreakable and that may be true when empty, but when loaded, heavy with lead, if dropped on a hard surface they could explode, usually breaking in the corners where there are the tiny screws that are necessary to hold the mag together.
I have had only one old one trigger guard that didnt show some cracking at almost 40years, but replaced mine with the new moldings since at 80$s it seemed cheap. Lots of options today though, AICS adapters, new Steyr plastic ones, reinforcement adapters, and several aluminum replacements :
Just sold one of these.
The original mags have aged ok, but not great, I had one fail sitting in the cabinet, the retainer catch spring overcame the plastic and popped the latch off. Again newer ones are made of better materials, so worth getting if available, compared to older ones.
None of this helps the owners of the Cycolac plastic-stocked "Professional" Model of the Steyr-Mannlicher....sooner or later they crack right through the the stock right at the weakest (thinnest) point near the cut-out for the bolt handle.
I was not aware. Maybe I should have kept some of mine. I think I've owned three Professional models with plastic stocks. There was a lot I liked about them, but the mag, the cracked bottom plastic, the cracked stocks, and the tight grip curve were not among them. However, I did manage to successfully hunt some deer and bear with them. Often in the pouring rain.
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I saw that. I had one of those back in the 90's. Pretty much the same rifle. I remember fire-forming 8x57 brass for it in my little garage in East Vancouver. I tried to baffle the sound as best I could but it was still a bit loud for the that city.
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https://www.icollector.com/MAUSER-OBERNDORF-MODEL-S-SPORTING-RIFLE_i52742556
This is a short-action 8x51 which may help explain the high ($3,500 US) starting bid and the estimated value ($7,000-12,000 US)...yet it is disfigured with nearly useless claw mount bases.
I'll be interested to see what it goes for...
A couple of years ago, there was a short-action Oberndorf Mauser Type S for sale locally. It had a non-original bolt handle and was drilled and tapped for a scope. And as I recall the dealer was asking around $5000 (Can)
Note the hollow bolt handle knob on the auction rifle.
https://www.xxl-reloading.com/8-x-51-mm-Mauser
This is a short-action 8x51 which may help explain the high ($3,500 US) starting bid and the estimated value ($7,000-12,000 US)...yet it is disfigured with nearly useless claw mount bases.
I'll be interested to see what it goes for...
A couple of years ago, there was a short-action Oberndorf Mauser Type S for sale locally. It had a non-original bolt handle and was drilled and tapped for a scope. And as I recall the dealer was asking around $5000 (Can)
Note the hollow bolt handle knob on the auction rifle.
https://www.xxl-reloading.com/8-x-51-mm-Mauser
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Wildcat makes very good stocks but they are definitely not drop-ins.
They require extensive bedding, plus exterior filling and finishing, drilling/tapping for sling swivel studs, recoil pads, etc.
http://wildcatcomposites.com/productinfo.html
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