| rpeck |
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Mannlicher–Schönauer Model 1903 and Model 1956
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Mannlicher–Schönauer Model 1903 (1923) 6.5x54
Mannlicher–Schönauer Model 1956 MC 30-06
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| 12/07/21 07:20 AM |
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Very nice pieces of kit there mate!
Rotthammer will certainly love these beautiful specimens of yours - both in tip top order too!
| 3DogMike |
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| 12/07/21 10:38 AM |
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rpeck,
That 1903 is a great looking classic in a very nice traditional calibre. Good on you.
- Mike
| Louis |
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| 12/07/21 05:35 PM |
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Very nice rifles indeed; I am not a great fan of the MC stocks however a MS in 30-06 should be a great piece of kit to own!
Louis
| Rothhammer1 |
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| 13/07/21 06:32 AM |
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Very nice pieces of kit there mate!
Rotthammer will certainly love these beautiful specimens of yours - both in tip top order too!
How right you are!
I agree with yours, 3Dogs, and Louis' assessments.
Though both appear, indeed, to be in 'top order' and there's a lot to be said for the 'scoped .30-'06 number, if I could choose only one it would have to be the uncut '03 stutzen. Off the shelf' cartridges are readily available for either, but I've a soft spot for the pre WW2 models.
An original M1924 stutzen would fill the bill nicely!
Those are both lovely firearms, Rpeck.
| rpeck |
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| 17/07/21 10:03 PM |
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Very nice rifles indeed; I am not a great fan of the MC stocks however a MS in 30-06 should be a great piece of kit to own!
Louis
The 1903 has what the English-language M-S catalog at the time referred to as "pretty wood,"
an available special order factory upgrade. It also has finer checkering than the regular factory stock.
Most M-S wood of the time is remarkably bland.
The Model 1956 "slope-away" stock works remarkably well for head positioning with either open sight or scope.
I also didn't like the looks of it until I actually tried it. Now I am a convert.
| Rothhammer1 |
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| 18/07/21 10:35 AM |
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The 1903 has what the English-language M-S catalog at the time referred to as "fancy wood,"
an available special order factory upgrade. It also has finer checkering than the regular factory stock.
Most M-S wood of the time is remarkably bland.
The Model 1956 MC (Monte Carlo) stock works remarkably well for head positioning with either open sight or scope.
I also didn't like the looks of it until I actually tried it. Now I am a convert.
From the 1939 Stoeger catalog:
1957:
| rpeck |
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| 18/07/21 10:20 PM |
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"Pretty wood" and "slope-away." Got it. Thanks.
| Rothhammer1 |
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| 21/07/21 02:29 PM |
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"Pretty wood" and "slope-away." Got it. Thanks.
Different catalogs, different descriptors of the same things.