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A Mannlicher and its 6.5mm cartridge was the choice of many turn-of-the-century adventurers. Jeffery marketed the rifle for chamois hunters and Sheldon put it to good use, stalking keen-eyed sheep to within open-sight range.

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Amazing when today we constantly read of the need to have the most super duper Magnum powered long range rifle and huge scopes capable of minimum 600 metre shots for mountain hunting ...

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Sheldon’s constant companion on his expeditions was his rifle, custom made by W.J. Jeffery on a Dutch 1895 Mannlicher action built by Steyr in 1899. It was chambered in 6.5x53R, a cartridge also known by its British designation of .256 Mannlicher. The Jeffery record from the rifle’s 1901 build noted its 24-inch Krupp steel barrel with raised sighting rib, its engraved action and its weight of 7 pounds, 10 ounces.

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Charles Sheldon's rifle is a custom 1901 W.J. Jeffery build on a Dutch 1895 Mannlicher action built by Steyr in 1899, chambered in 6.5x53R. Its barrel is engraved with Jeffery's London address, circa 1901, and features a matted rib with a three-leaf express sight. Today, the rifle is part of Denali National Park's historic archive, on display from time to time in temporary exhibits. Photo Courtesy Denali National Park.
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The Mannlicher-type magazine of Sheldon’s rifle required the use of an en-bloc clip of cartridges. Its advantage was quick reloads under pressure; several times in his writing Sheldon tells of rapidly refilling his magazine: “Quickly putting in a fresh clip of cartridges and running forward, I saw the dark bear laying dead, twenty feet below in the thick brush” (The Wilderness of the North Pacific Coast Islands).

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And the 6.5x53R for grizzly.

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John aka NitroX

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Govt get out of our lives NOW!
"I love the smell of cordite in the morning."
"A Sharp spear needs no polish"

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