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Well I suppose the Mannlicher Schoenauer's must have something going for them, that split bridge and way too far forward bolt handle don't do much at all.

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The bolt handle location is a matter of preference and does provide excellent balance as one works the mass from center, not from hind end.

The 'split bridge'... have you ever heard of an MS failing?

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The split bridge is not a safety issue, just a prick to mount scopes when there are simpler designs of rifles and mounts available, been there done that. I did actually shoot my first Reh Bock with a nice old fully wooded MS in that classic 6.5x54 cartridge but then I did decades of hunting from close in bush stalking for whitetails and red stag to open long range alpine stuff for chamois and tahr and the 7x61S&H Shultz and Larsen with low mounted scope and 60 degree bolt lift excelled.

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