Voere Rifles

[Campusninja]

Does anybody have any experince with this brand of rifles? Lately I have been insearch of a Mauser based bolt action rifle in .308 with good Iron sights. I came across a Voere rifle online and it sure looked very good. So has any one handled a rifle from this company, if so whats your impression of the gun? I have looked at CZ's esp. the 527 in 7.62x39(I know its not a .308, but is also a consideration). Also I really like the Mauser M 98 and the M 03 , but I will assume these rifles are very $$$$ costly.

Voere Rifles

Mauser M 98 and M 03

 

[rbernie]

As a tangent (in case you don't get any better answers). there's always the Charles Daly Zastava-made Mauser imports (what used to be the Interarms Mark X). Despite being imported by Charles Daly, I'd expect these to be a decent Mauser action. Expect to pay around $500 for a walnut-stocked 308.

 

[atek3]

Nah, dude what you want is a voere VEC-91 caseless rifle
http://www.legendaryguns.com/Voere VEC 91.htm

Chambered for 5.7mm caseless (ballistically similar to 223) it was one of the only caseless rifles ever made commercially.

atek3

 

[Campusninja]

Those Zastava rifles sure are nice, even though they dont have open sights. However I visited the Zastava's home page and saw several rifles with Iron sights(along with a Blaser clone). I wouldnt mind seeing a comparison between the CZ 527 and the Zastava LK M85 both of which are avaible in 7.62x39.

The caseless ammo sure looks interesting, but albeit hard to come by.
Thanks for the replys.

 

[Condor1]

Hi there,
I am English and I bought my first Voere back in about 1970 it was a .22 semi automatic. I had that gun for nearly 13 years, and I 'look after' my guns extremely well. I used that rifle nearly on a daily basis as I lived in the Welsh Mountains and I had access to well over 200 acres. It was a superb gun, the chequering on the stock was nicely done and the stock itself was well finished in a fabulous gloss which just made the gun stand out even more. The mechanics of the gun was a piece of cake and I often would disassemble it when I was cleaning it. I had scopes on it and it was extrememly accurate. I think it jammed maybe 3 times in total, but that could have been due to the type of ammo I happened to be using at that time.
My Voere, when I had to eventually sell it, due to the stringent laws in England, (because of some idiot shooting helpless children at a Dunblane School) was as good as the day I purchased it. I do not remember if there were any scratches on it, if there were they were very insignificant, and the 'blue' on the barrel was absolutely perfect. If you are contemplating buying a Voere, then go for it. It is one of the finest pieces of Austrian gunmaking, that I was proud to own.

 

[rust collector]

Years ago, Voere had a good reputation for solid and reliable guns. They lived in the shadow of the Walthers and Anschutz, but I have never heard that they were substandard in any way. I haven't heard much about them in recent years.

I cannot speak from personal experience, but the .22 semiautomatic rifles were pretty common at one time and were a basic design well executed. The german stock configurations probably didn't sell well in the states, but I suspect the guns were on par with Kricos and CZs.

If the gun you are looking at is in good condition and doesn't show signs of extreme wear or neglect, you should get good service from it. Make sure all questions are answered to your satisfaction and insist on a reasonable time to return for a refund if it is not up to snuff. A 308 will certainly be more flexible and accurate than most 7.62x39 rifles.

 

[brijac]

Condor1

I want to dissasemble a Voere rifle, can you instruct me how?

 

[Voerelover]

Voere rifles has always been on the cutting edge of new designs, and quality is strickly OLD EUROPEAN WORLD CRAFTMAN WORKSHIP! They were made in Germany and Austria at one time. They have a couple of really nice .22 full auto machineguns!
Steve