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rpeck

Reged: 06/12/13
Posts: 435
Loc: Canada

Re: So ugly it is pretty
06/05/20 09:50 PM

Although most of my rifles are European fullstocks ("Mannlicher-style") of various kinds, all with great wood, I never thought the Steyr-Mannlicher Model M Professional was ugly. I think its a great looking rifle. So far, I have owned two, both in 30-06, both with green stocks, both with DST (I have double set triggers on a lot of my other rifles, so I am used to them.)

When I lived on the Canadian Wet Coast I shot my best Blacktail buck in the pouring rain with a Steyr-Mannlicher Model M Professional in 30-06...a quick offhand shot using open sights. And I used that same rifle to shoot my biggest B.C. bear. Another fast offhand shot, but with a 4X scope. The rifle has great ergonomics for off-hand shooting although a bit painful to shoot at the bench. With that tight radius pistol grip, the trigger guard can really snap back onto your middle finger. I sold it because I broke a few magazines. (They don't usually break when empty, but when full and heavy they can break if dropped. They break right on the edges where the screws are.)...and the soft screws on the Q-D mounts are irritating. The heads are easily messed up and are an odd metric size that is hard to replace. Years later I regretted selling it and found its twin at a Nova Scotia gun show...right down to the Leupold 4X. And today (yes, right now) I'm waiting on the delivery of another one. It might be here today. DST, factory QD rings (but also with a set of Talley bases) and a black stock.

Edited by rpeck (07/05/20 03:07 AM)

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Re: So ugly it is pretty	NitroX	05/04/20 11:10 AM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	pacecars	05/04/20 11:19 AM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	rpeck	06/05/20 09:50 PM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	500Boswell	07/05/20 02:18 PM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	rpeck	13/05/20 10:49 PM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	bstrick	19/05/20 12:52 PM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	rpeck	20/05/20 05:40 AM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	DarylS	20/05/20 08:19 AM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	bstrick	21/05/20 09:43 AM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	rpeck	21/05/20 11:04 PM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	Rothhammer1	23/05/20 06:50 PM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	rpeck	23/05/20 11:21 PM
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Re: So ugly it is pretty	Rothhammer1	26/05/20 06:12 PM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	pacecars	29/05/20 11:12 AM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	rpeck	31/05/20 12:46 AM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	Rule303	08/05/20 08:56 AM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	rpeck	10/05/20 02:58 AM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	rpeck	10/05/20 06:35 AM
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Re: new S-M Pro	Louis	12/05/20 01:54 AM
Re: new S-M Pro	EDELWEISS	08/06/20 10:49 PM
Re: new S-M Pro	vykkagur	13/05/20 12:38 AM
Re: new S-M Pro	rpeck	13/05/20 03:09 AM
Re: new S-M Pro	DarylS	12/05/20 07:07 AM
Re: new S-M Pro	rpeck	12/05/20 09:10 AM
Re: new S-M Pro	NitroX	12/05/20 03:03 PM
Re: new S-M Pro	Louis	12/05/20 05:23 PM
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Re: So ugly it is pretty	Ash	20/03/20 04:58 PM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	Louis	20/03/20 06:26 PM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	500Boswell	21/03/20 08:25 AM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	pacecars	22/03/20 01:57 AM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	DarylS	22/03/20 04:15 AM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	pacecars	22/03/20 07:38 AM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	93x64mm	22/03/20 08:22 AM
Re: So ugly it is pretty	500Boswell	22/03/20 10:52 AM
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