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Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.
16/02/07 04:22 AM

As Karl Stumpfe mentioned, he generously loaned me his Mauser 98 in 8x68S for much of my plains game safari in Namibia last year. I have lusted over a good rifle in this calibre for many years and jumped at the chance to try one out.

It certainly performed well. With properly placed shots it certainly hit hard enough. I think the projectiles were 220 (or 200 ?) grain A-Squares (Karl please correct if needed).

Recoil and muzzle blast didn't bother me at all. It seemed plenty flat shooting enough.

I feel a good flat shooting rifle in .30, 8mm or .338 is about the ideal range for most non-dangerous game hunting, including the bigger beasts and the 8x68S fits the bill pretty well. I would love to have one with interchangable barrels in 6.5x68 and 9.3x64.

One of those Mannlicher-Schoenauers in 8x68S would be an absolute dream however.

A question. I have seen references to takedowns in Mannlicher-Schoenauers. What are these? Are they Holland & Holland type "takedowns", ie where they have been modified to easily allow the action to be removed from the stock for travel? Or the type where the barrel can be removed from the action? Or ???

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8x68S RWS inquiry.	pinotguy	04/02/07 07:50 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	Safarischorsch	12/02/07 05:54 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	pinotguy	12/02/07 08:59 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	Collath_500BPE	13/02/07 12:26 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	Collath_500BPE	13/02/07 12:29 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	Ndumo	13/02/07 08:19 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	500Nitro	08/03/07 02:48 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	NitroX	24/09/24 03:14 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	NitroX	26/09/24 02:36 PM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	eagle27	27/09/24 07:21 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	DarylS	27/09/24 09:09 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	500Boswell	13/02/07 04:26 PM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	Collath_500BPE	13/02/07 05:07 PM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	NitroX	14/02/07 01:33 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	Marrakai	14/02/07 02:45 PM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	NitroX	16/02/07 04:22 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	Ndumo	16/02/07 06:57 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	Safarischorsch	03/03/07 07:10 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	Ndumo	07/03/07 09:07 PM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	Savuti_One_Shot	08/03/07 01:00 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	gunbug	02/03/07 11:51 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	DarylS	06/02/07 06:18 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	AdamTayler	04/02/07 11:12 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	Kalunga	05/02/07 06:38 AM
Re: 8x68S RWS inquiry.	blackberry9	05/02/07 09:57 AM

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