bushmaster1313
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Other than looks, why do hunting rifles have Mannlicher stocks?
What is purpose of Mannlicher stock on hunting rifle?
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Abel
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They look good. That's a pretty good reason. 
CraigC
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They have an appeal all their own!
KodiakBeer
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I ordered this one from the Remington custom shop because I wanted weight forward on this little carbine length rifle. It makes a darned nice walking stick, as well.
788Ham
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Very nice looking rifle Mr. Bear, very nice!
Arkansas Paul
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For me, it's because they look awesome!
That's enough!
I want a Ruger #1 in 7x57 with the mannlicher stock. Gorgeous!
That's enough!
I want a Ruger #1 in 7x57 with the mannlicher stock. Gorgeous!
788Ham
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CraigC,
Beautiful rifle my man. What do they call the specific "drop" in the butt of the stock, the style of stock?
Beautiful rifle my man. What do they call the specific "drop" in the butt of the stock, the style of stock?
Mannlicher stocked rifles originated pretty much in the Alps but are called Stutzen there, which comes from clipped, cut. In general they are shorter than regular rifles with a half stock.
The full stock was supposed to protect the barrel just like the old military rifles also had stocks reaching forward.
I really like them, they are little shorter and well balanced.
The full stock was supposed to protect the barrel just like the old military rifles also had stocks reaching forward.
I really like them, they are little shorter and well balanced.
Gordon
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1956 Model Mannlicher Schoenauer 30-06 passed down from my Uncle
I call it a hog back.
CraigC
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Thanks! It also shoots like a house afire, grouping cheap bulk ammo into a half inch at 50yds. I've never heard that type of stock referred to as anything but a modern "european style", as opposed to the american straight comb. The cheekpieces are also typically angular. I like it but IMHO, the Mannlicher-Schoenauer is the Holy Grail of sporting rifles.
Mr_Pale_Horse
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Es würde Herr Mauser nicht gefallen!!
Mr_Pale_Horse
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auf Deutsch bitte,
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Dr T
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I saw a 30-06 Mannlicher similar (double-set triggers, but no scope) to the one above at Cabela's in Sidney, NE, a few years ago. I am STILL kicking myself for not buying it on the spot...The 06's appear to have a slightly longer barrel than the 6.5s (maybe 22 inches rather than 20).
sappyg
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here's my 'Mannlicker'. it's great for trekking around the foothills of SC.
Gordon
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That is a Karl Kapps 4x scope , which is right up there with the best. 30-06 and other calibers have a 20" barrel and the 6.5x54 alone had a 18" barrel.
velocette
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+1 for just for looks. I would not ever use my rifle as a walking stick. Just imagine where that muzzle is pointing when you thump that butt on the ground!
But IMHO, the looks have it!
But IMHO, the looks have it!
The design goes back to the first shoulder firearms, when barrels were rare and expensive and wood was cheap. The wood protected the metal.
The short barreled carbines we know today have their roots in the Austrian cavalry of the late 19th century. The wood protected the barrel when being knocked about the side of a horse. By 1900 this pattern was adopted by Alpine hunters, to protect the barrel when being battered about the rocks.
Here is a Mannlicher-Schoenauer model 1950 full stock rifle (23.5" barrel) in 9.3x62.
The short barreled carbines we know today have their roots in the Austrian cavalry of the late 19th century. The wood protected the barrel when being knocked about the side of a horse. By 1900 this pattern was adopted by Alpine hunters, to protect the barrel when being battered about the rocks.
Here is a Mannlicher-Schoenauer model 1950 full stock rifle (23.5" barrel) in 9.3x62.
Jeff82
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I call BS on the "walking stick" story...
hardluk1
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It is the way the original M-S rifle was designed in 1903 and it became simple a name and a style.
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