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• Big Al1 Senior Member Posts: 8,496 Senior Member

  January 2015 #2

  I'll have to take some pics tomorrow!

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• Weatherby Senior Member Posts: 4,953 Senior Member

  January 2015 #3

  Big Al1 wrote: »

  I'll have to take some pics tomorrow!

  Look forward to it.......They are a favorite of mine

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• LMLarsen Senior Member Posts: 8,337 Senior Member

  January 2015 #4

  OK, this raises a question in my mind. Everyone agrees that free-floated barrels are more accurate, so aesthetics aside, what is the advantage of a Mannlicher stock like this?

  “A gun is a tool, no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.”
  

  
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• Zee Senior Member Posts: 27,456 Senior Member

  January 2015 #5

  Other than looking pretty........none.
  
  But sometimes.........pretty is enough.

  "To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
  

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• Elk creek Senior Member Posts: 7,365 Senior Member

  January 2015 #6

  Truth from the hater.

  Aim higher, or get a bigger gun.

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• Big Al1 Senior Member Posts: 8,496 Senior Member

  January 2015 #7

  This is one of the first rifles I built. It's a large ring 98 Mexican Mauser (VZ24). 18 1/2" Shaw barrel in 7MM-08. Stock blank was from Bishop, slightly fancy Black Walnut. Chapman M70 safety, '93 Mauser hinged trigger guard. 1.5X5 Leopold in Leopold mounts and rings. I put sights on it 'cause it's not right without them but useless to me other then aesthetics. I put on an Ebony fore end tip because I couldn't find a metal one I liked. I eventually figured out to make my own from solid round stock by drilling an off set hole close to the muzzle diameter and then fitting it by reaming the hole with a tapered reamer. It is glass bedded full length.
  I also notice that old Mannlichers had a barrel band to hold the barrel to the stock. My front swivel stud is T&Ded into the barrel and holds everything solid. This was my Wisconsin woods rifle, that's why I went with the short barrel. Anything longer than 20" just doesn't look right in a full stock!!
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Farm Boy Deuce Senior Member Posts: 6,083 Senior Member

  January 2015 #8

  That is a good looking rifle.

  I am afraid we forget sometime that the basic and simple things brings us the most pleasure.
  Dad 5-31-13

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• Weatherby Senior Member Posts: 4,953 Senior Member

  January 2015 #9

  never mind Zee....Enzo is PM...ing him right now.
  
  I like the End cap and agree with adding the sights....Nice looking

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• Buford Senior Member Posts: 6,721 Senior Member

  January 2015 #10

  Those guns are uglier than Phillis Diller.

  Just look at the flowers Lizzie, just look at the flowers.

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• shush Senior Member Posts: 6,259 Senior Member

  January 2015 #11

  Zee wrote: »

  Other than looking pretty........none.
  
  But sometimes.........pretty is enough.

  
  cpj !!!!!

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• Varmintmist Senior Member Posts: 7,949 Senior Member

  January 2015 #12

  
  

  Anything longer than 20" just doesn't look right in a full stock!!

  :rotflmao:
  
  30-06, 24in Douglas air gauge heavy sporter, FN 89 action, original 98 dual set triggers in a carlo walnut stock, with a Turner Saddlery sling. Scope is a 3x9x54 (yes I can see real early and real late) I keep thinking about changing it but cant find a real reason to.

  It's boring, and your lack of creativity knows no bounds.

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• snake284 Senior Member Posts: 22,429 Senior Member

  January 2015 #13

  LMLarsen wrote: »

  OK, this raises a question in my mind. Everyone agrees that free-floated barrels are more accurate, so aesthetics aside, what is the advantage of a Mannlicher stock like this?

  
  Aesthetics is all I can think of.

  Daddy, what's an enabler?
  Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.

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• breamfisher Senior Member Posts: 13,871 Senior Member

  January 2015 #14

  Mannlichers are supposedly easier into a scabbard, also. And some think the wood protects the barrel from getting beat up.

  I'm just here for snark.

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• orchidman Senior Member Posts: 8,364 Senior Member

  January 2015 #15

  Varmintmist wrote: »

  
  
  :rotflmao:
  
  30-06, 24in Douglas air gauge heavy sporter, FN 89 action, original 98 dual set triggers in a carlo walnut stock, with a Turner Saddlery sling. Scope is a 3x9x54 (yes I can see real early and real late) I keep thinking about changing it but cant find a real reason to.

  
  You suck!!!
  
  :drool:

  Still enjoying the trip of a lifetime and making the best of what I have.....

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• wizard78 Senior Member Posts: 1,004 Senior Member

  January 2015 #16

  CZ 550 in 6.5
  
  
  Ruger 77/22, 6.5, 7x57 and 7mm/08
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Sako 7mm mag, 243, and 308
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Steyr 270.
  

  
  “When guns are outlawed, only patriots will have guns.”

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• LMLarsen Senior Member Posts: 8,337 Senior Member

  January 2015 #17

  snake284 wrote: »

  Aesthetics is all I can think of.

  
  OK. I've always liked the look of the Mannlicher, but never knew if there was a practical difference.

  “A gun is a tool, no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.”
  

  
  NRA Endowment Member
  

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• Varmintmist Senior Member Posts: 7,949 Senior Member

  January 2015 #18

  cpj wrote: »

  That's a pretty rifle. Were they out of big scopes?

  
  Yep. And little guns.
  
  I keep thinking about a fixed 4, but it would be dwarfed by the rifle. It is a true 24 in bbl on a long action and the LOP is made for me, about a inch longer than std. Butt to crown is 44 5/8ths. Early on, it was my only scoped rifle and I have shot a lot of groundhogs and deer with it so why mess with what is working.

  It's boring, and your lack of creativity knows no bounds.

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• Varmintmist Senior Member Posts: 7,949 Senior Member

  January 2015 #19

  LMLarsen wrote: »

  OK, this raises a question in my mind. Everyone agrees that free-floated barrels are more accurate, so aesthetics aside, what is the advantage of a Mannlicher stock like this?

  Protect the barrel. Now that barrels are cheap and wood expensive, just because they look good.

  It's boring, and your lack of creativity knows no bounds.

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• Big Al1 Senior Member Posts: 8,496 Senior Member

  January 2015 #20

  Wizard, that is one fine collection!! The last one, the Steyr is the definition of Mannlicher!
  
  Varmint, I retract my statement of not liking long barrels, that one is the exception, very nice!

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• Weatherby Senior Member Posts: 4,953 Senior Member

  January 2015 #21

  I really liked Varmintmist long barreled one too.
  
  The objective size being the sole detractor for me asthetically

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• orchidman Senior Member Posts: 8,364 Senior Member

  January 2015 #22

  Wizard78 for the win!
  
  Beautiful collection Wizard...........'You Suck' just doesn't seem adequate enough..........

  Still enjoying the trip of a lifetime and making the best of what I have.....

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• wizard78 Senior Member Posts: 1,004 Senior Member

  January 2015 #23

  Big Al1 wrote: »

  Wizard, that is one fine collection!! The last one, the Steyr is the definition of Mannlicher!

  
  Thanks Big Al. The Steyr is one of my pride and joys.
  
  

  orchidman wrote: »

  Wizard78 for the win!
  
  Beautiful collection Wizard...........'You Suck' just doesn't seem adequate enough..........

  
  Thanks Alec. I am hopelessly in love with Mannlicher rifles. I can't tell you how sorry I am trading my Ruger stainless/walnut in 257 Bob. Just hope Zee gets the urge to get one after looking at some of the ones shown.

  
  “When guns are outlawed, only patriots will have guns.”

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• Diver43 Senior Member Posts: 12,135 Senior Member

  January 2015 #24

  Big Al that is one pretty rifle you built. Wizard there is nothing I am able to add. That is one heck of a collection. Weatherby does fhe shoot good?
  And Varmintmist I never even knew they were made with a barrel that long. You guys do it right.:worthy:

  Logistics cannot win a war, but its absence or inadequacy can cause defeat. FM100-5

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• Weatherby Senior Member Posts: 4,953 Senior Member

  January 2015 #25

  I'm still waiting for TIMC to post his new 9.3 X 62

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• Varmintmist Senior Member Posts: 7,949 Senior Member

  January 2015 #26

  Diver43 wrote: »

  And Varmintmist I never even knew they were made with a barrel that long.

  They arent, mine is. It was kind of the point.
  

  The objective size being the sole detractor for me asthetically

  Yeah, I have kind of fallen out of love with it. But I hate to replace that which works.

  It's boring, and your lack of creativity knows no bounds.

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• Weatherby Senior Member Posts: 4,953 Senior Member

  February 2015 #27

  Found out H&R used to make some.......by what I saw they are worth hunting for

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• Antonio Senior Member Posts: 2,986 Senior Member

  February 2015 #28

  CZ 455FS .22LR:
  
  
  
  Hope this week I'll be adding a Zastava .22LR to the collection. Will post pics ASAP.

  CZ-455FS 03.jpg 80.1K

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