styer mannlicher m

[mongoslow]

someone has put one of these on consignment at the Evil Pawnshop and the dang thing is drawing me like a moth to a bug zapper, the wood is dark and beautiful, the bluing is deep and rich and the thing handles and shoulders smoothly for me, I have always liked the look of these full length stocks too. the barrel has a twisted flute down its length and looks amazing, the one I'm looking at is chambered in. 270 Win with a 4 shot detachable, flush fit mag. the only thing on it i have no experience with is the dual trigger system , the firing trigger is is crisp and light in normal mode but when you use the rear set trigger then the firing trigger becomes wicked light ,all you have to do then is look at it with intent and it will fire it would take some getting used to for sure now to the real problem for me,,, asking price is $2600 that is nearly a months wages so this would be a serious layaway and pay off rifle.
have any of ya'll owned and used one of these rifles?

 

[I6turbo]

I've never owned a Styer Mannlicher but have seen a lot of people who posted about the ones they owned. I don't recall ever seeing a negative review of one.
I do own some guns with set triggers, and I love them for times when I'm shooting for groups or best accuracy (which ends up being about 75% of the rounds I fire). I like to keep mine set so light that it's as if I just think, FIRE! and the gun fires that instant.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Ooooohhhh.....that is sharp, Id be tempted too, even more so if it were chambered in .30-06.. Whats .270 availability like these days?

 

[mongoslow]

my local shop has 4 different brands on the shelf when I looked at the rifle so pretty good

 

[Savage30L]

I've wanted one of these since I bought my first Gun Digest in 1971, which had an article on the Steyr-Mannlicher rifles. They made them in left-hand, too, which is what I have always wanted.

 

[Chuck R.]

I've owned a couple Ms, and still own an S.

I had a Mod M "Proffesional" in .270 win for about 30 years. Brought it back from my tour in Germany. Great rifle, fantastic single set trigger, very accurate. It moved on when the barrel was shot out. That's probably the only issue with them.

The other M was a left handed 30-06 with the full stock that I bought for my FIL. That moved on a couple years ago when he stopped hunting.

The barrels are press fit, not threaded. It's a real PITA, and expensive to have them re-tubed. I contacted Steyr to have it rebarreled, and they no longer had the tooling. About the only other dislike was the width at the rotary mag. That's the balance point, and it is pretty wide to be carrying a long time.

 

[Walkalong]

someone has put one of these on consignment at the Evil Pawnshop and the dang thing is drawing me like a moth to a bug zapper

OMG I would already own it, well, if it was cheaper. Beautiful.

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

They have butter-smooth actions, but $2600 seems a bit on the high side to me. Simpsons gets them pretty regularly and usually has them for under $2K -- I'd recommend seeing if there's some negotiating room in this deal.

https://simpsonltd.com/search-results-page?q=mannlicher m

The only negatives in my mind are that some of the plastic furniture is prone to cracking (metal replacements may be available), and the barrel attachment method makes it pretty much impossible to replace if the bore ever wears out. It would not stop me from buying one if the price was right.

Ian recently did a piece on the SSG-69, which is a militarized version of the Model M:

 

[Piranha451]

That is a beautiful rifle! If you can swing it, go for it!

I have a Model M Luxus with a single set trigger. It is accurate and handles very well. I couldn't be happier!


Here is a link for a video that shows how Steyr barrels are made and why they have the twist left on them:

 

[KansasTrapper77]

That price would be cost prohibitive to me personally but I 100% understand the appeal.

I am looking for a Mannlicher configuration in 6.5x55 Swede. But I do have a soft spot for the .270

And if the double triggers are quality they wouldn’t scare me away.

 

[Jim Watson]

Bear in mind that it is a handy hunting rifle.
I don't think it would be a lot of fun to hunker down on a bench for an afternoon trying for teeny little groups.
And less likely to deliver them than a half stock rifle in my experience. My full stock Sako was a cute little thing, but it was not as accurate as my friend's sporter. I should have gotten the varmint model anyhow.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

On set triggers, usually they are easily adjustable, with an external screw/bolt to do so. I adjust mine so that I can touch the trigger and feel it, and then any additional pressure sets it off. I think that adjusting them to fire just when you touch the trigger is a bit too light.