thank you, I must say compare with the mannlicher schönauer the M 88 is the real dandy rifle. it not so much you can measure but a singele row mannlicher magazin make smaller actions. this make the rifle more elegant than any double row magazin gun. and everyone have a mannlicher schönauer.
all of this M 88 sporter come from suhl and they are all very similar.

the 9x57 will be my plinking rifle because of cheap .357 bullets. I hope the rifle like it. kemira have a load with a 170 grains softpoint for 795m/sec.
the dealer told me that he see 10,75x68 rifles from time to time where he find that it was a 10,75x57 before. after WW 2 when only 10,75x68 ammo was available many of this rifles see the chamber reamer. my Geco rifle is so heavy that I believe it was only one model in this firm and they ream the chamber on demand. it will be no problem to use this gun in 10,75x68.
there are allways rumours that the x57 have had headspace problems because it dont realy have a shoulder. i will see