I happen to have one in 8x57, not a mannlicher of course. But it is a commercial husky. Shoots well. Nice little rifle.It depends on what "commercial Mauser" you are talking about...I am referring to Oberndorf Mauser Factory Sporters...not later Belgian-made FN Mauser 98 sporters...look at this typical Oberndorf Mauser Model M in 30-06 from c. 1925...it has both "ears" and a stripper clip slot...as well as a small notch at the top rear of the front receiver ring to accommodate the (slightly too long) 30-06 when loading using stripper clips.
Husqvarna made a version of its Swedish Mauser 96 commercial sporter receiver without a thumb cutout. The ones I have seen were in 9.3x62 and 8x57.
Mannlichers....
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Numerous European rifle companies still make full stock (Mannlicher-style) rifles. However, very few of them export this type of rifle to North America, and their distributors here usually refuse to special order them. Too much hassle, I suppose. Also, something to note about current European full-stock rifles is that they tend to be expensive (the supply of good long walnut blanks is limited) and somewhat heavy, intended for shooting from blinds, and seldom carried. (The recent Sako 85 fullstock carbine was an example of this type.)
It will be much harder to find a company still making something like the old lightweight and very handy Mannlicher-Schoenauer and Oberndorf Mauser fullstock carbines.
It will be much harder to find a company still making something like the old lightweight and very handy Mannlicher-Schoenauer and Oberndorf Mauser fullstock carbines.
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New .243 by Dorleac, on a single-shot Hagn action.
"We built this falling-block stutzen on a HAGN "Small Action" fitted with a Heym barrel forged from Krupp 50CRV4 steel, heat-treated to 930 Newton/mm². This 22" barrel is chambered for the .243 Winchester cartridge, a perfectly suited choice for a rifle intended for stalking roe deer or chasing mountain chamois. The wood used to stock that rifle is an exceptional high-quality French walnut. To ensure consistent accuracy, the fore-end is split over a median schnabel and ends with an elegant ebony tip. Before being French gray hardened, the action and all fittings were lavishly engraved by the great artist Silke Ulrich with a sumptuous tapestry blending very fine scrolls with vivid bouquets; the arrangement of the points and engraving paths being of rare elegance. To take advantage of this rifle's accuracy, we chose a lightweight Swarovski Z3 3-10x42 with 4A reticle, claw mounted on reduced bases. The front base is embedded in a short support combining the gold-lined folding rear sight regulated on the bead set in the spear-shaped front ramp. With an overall length of only 39" and a 6lb 14oz weight unscoped and 7lb15oz Swarovski mounted, this HAGN Stutzen owes its superb handling to its exceptional balance."
"We built this falling-block stutzen on a HAGN "Small Action" fitted with a Heym barrel forged from Krupp 50CRV4 steel, heat-treated to 930 Newton/mm². This 22" barrel is chambered for the .243 Winchester cartridge, a perfectly suited choice for a rifle intended for stalking roe deer or chasing mountain chamois. The wood used to stock that rifle is an exceptional high-quality French walnut. To ensure consistent accuracy, the fore-end is split over a median schnabel and ends with an elegant ebony tip. Before being French gray hardened, the action and all fittings were lavishly engraved by the great artist Silke Ulrich with a sumptuous tapestry blending very fine scrolls with vivid bouquets; the arrangement of the points and engraving paths being of rare elegance. To take advantage of this rifle's accuracy, we chose a lightweight Swarovski Z3 3-10x42 with 4A reticle, claw mounted on reduced bases. The front base is embedded in a short support combining the gold-lined folding rear sight regulated on the bead set in the spear-shaped front ramp. With an overall length of only 39" and a 6lb 14oz weight unscoped and 7lb15oz Swarovski mounted, this HAGN Stutzen owes its superb handling to its exceptional balance."
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Note: According to Jon Speed's Oberndorf Sporter book serial number date charts, the actual construction date for this rifle is closer to 1930 than 1940 (as claimed in the auction catalog.) The bottom metal does not match, and it has claw mount bases dovetailed into the receiver.
Note: According to Jon Speed's Oberndorf Sporter book serial number date charts, the actual construction date for this rifle is closer to 1930 than 1940 (as claimed in the auction catalog.) The bottom metal does not match, and it has claw mount bases dovetailed into the receiver.
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Well, to troll everyone: A custom Mannlicher stocked Husqvarna Husky (selling name here in Canada in the 1960s, not correct model number) with a Mauser steel triggerguard/floorplate and magazine rather than the original alloy, chambered in 35 Whelen. Just a cheesy cellphone picture taken on the reloading bench under a flourescent worklight; not great for showing good detail on either the metalwork or the stock.
Bolt handle and metal schnabel nose cap semi fully fabricated; grip cap fully fabricated. Trial group with Barnes 200 grainers just to try it out went into an inch... at about 2800 fps. I declared all load development finished and went hunting. My friend/gunsmith still says he isn't quit finished the rifle yet as he's tied up with life stuff as am I.
The reason for the trolling is that he wants to do a second version of the rifle again from scratch because he thinks he can do much better the second time. I have another Husky action and most of the rest I can source or he can easily re-fabricate.
What I DON'T have is another metal nose cap that NECG used to sell:
I have contacted NECG, who told me they sourced these Mannlicher nose caps from a company in Germany who is no longer making them. Web searches of other potential sources who used to offer them for sale i.e. Brownells have been fruitless. The source ended about three years ago, apparently, and everything that had made it to North America is gone now.
So:
Having discovered how handy it feels in the hands while out hunting, if I'd obtained this rifle 50 years ago, pretty much every one of the hunting rifles currently in my gun safes would never have came home with me.
Bolt handle and metal schnabel nose cap semi fully fabricated; grip cap fully fabricated. Trial group with Barnes 200 grainers just to try it out went into an inch... at about 2800 fps. I declared all load development finished and went hunting. My friend/gunsmith still says he isn't quit finished the rifle yet as he's tied up with life stuff as am I.
The reason for the trolling is that he wants to do a second version of the rifle again from scratch because he thinks he can do much better the second time. I have another Husky action and most of the rest I can source or he can easily re-fabricate.
What I DON'T have is another metal nose cap that NECG used to sell:
I have contacted NECG, who told me they sourced these Mannlicher nose caps from a company in Germany who is no longer making them. Web searches of other potential sources who used to offer them for sale i.e. Brownells have been fruitless. The source ended about three years ago, apparently, and everything that had made it to North America is gone now.
So:
- Does anyone have one of these laying around unused, they'd be willing to sell for less than handing over my first born?
- Does anyone know of something similar in shape and lines being offered to the gun trade, and who that would be. Brownells' currently available nose caps look (to my eyes at least) intended to do double duty as bottle openers.
- Does anyone have a rifle with this nose camp mounted that they can take pictures from various angles of for me to give my friend (the nosecap on the rifle above is not from NECG but an altered nosecap) as the basis for another alteration project.
Having discovered how handy it feels in the hands while out hunting, if I'd obtained this rifle 50 years ago, pretty much every one of the hunting rifles currently in my gun safes would never have came home with me.
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Everybody likes a good manlicker!
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