What is purpose of Mannlicher stock on hunting rifle?

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My friend has a few older rifles with this type stock. I like to tell him they are at their best for staking tomato plants. Always gets a rise out of him, but we're friends and he knows I'm kidding.

I've just never come up with a reason to own one, on all my rifles I'm trying my best to keep wood away from the barrel.
 
Are the barrels on Mannlicher-stocked rifles floated, or does the stock contact the barrel in a detrimental way?
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Most of the originals have a pressure point further out inside the barrel channel that exerts about 4-6 pounds of upward force. They were not intended for long shooting matches or sniper work. They were intended for one good shot now and maybe another shot on the hike back to the Gasthaus.

The real Mannlichers also have a band around the barrel where the forward sling attach point is located. That way any strong forces exerted on the sling, (while engaged in real man-type hunting) would not damage the this wood of the forearm. The stress would go directly to the steel barrel.

The original model 1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer commercial carbines in 6.5x54mm only had a 17.5 inch barrel. It weighs about 6.75 pounds and in only 38 inches in overall length.

So a hunter would have to be pretty short (smurf) in order to use one as a walking stick. I can just imagine the damage to the blued steel butt-plate. Not to mention the damage to the butt compartment hatch. (mine has one)
 
macadore said:
Does anyone make a left handed Mannlicher?
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Macadore,
Are you referring to a left-handed mannlicher stock as opposed to the rifle? The answer is yes. I have an old Herters in birdseye or curly maple for a sporterized 03A3. My left handed uncle built it and since I'm right handed, i'm fitting the 03A3 to a Bishop stock and will be selling the lefty on ebay real soon...keep watching for it. Left handed, monte carlo, mannlicher in a beautiful light wood finish....I love it, but lefty doesn't work for me.
 
The wood fore-end was retained on bolt rifles to add girth to the barrel so that the gun could be used as a club in hand-to-hand in the military setting. A plus was the protection from the heat of the barrel when used for sustained fire. For civilians, asthetics rule.
 
After posting my 2 rifles on this thread I realized that I needed more full stock rifles. Added this one a few weeks ago.


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reason 1 because we dig em.
reason 2.......Because its the closest most of us will ever get to Mannlicher-Shoenauer 6.5
archetype. (think I butchered that name)
reason 3 because we dig em.

But I could live with 6.5 swede, on a ML stock..
 
And, as the photo SaxonPig has posted shows, they are pretty. I have one just like that, except for a Burris 4x40 Signature scope. At 36.5 inches long (with a 20 inch barrel), it is a marvelous tool for hunting.
 
the kind of person that would turn down a mannlicher stock is the same kinda person that would pefer a synthetic stock over a wood stock


what is the purpose of this style stock? it feels right... it would be like me choosing a 30-06 over a 7.62x51 soley because the 06 is an american tradition thats been going for oaround 100 years
 
Do you have one with a birds eye maple stock in 6.5 swede, that so offends you, that it would just be best to just give it away rather than risk spending...your not smiling.
 
When I was younger, I lusted for a Mannlicher-stocked rifle, but after reading about and performing accurizing work, found that most of them suffer wandering POI, caused by wood warpage, resting the stock at different points, and considerably by sling pressure.

I'm so glad they exist and we can admire the beauty, but unless I could have a very stiff stock that could never be made to contact the barrel, no matter what the condition, won't consider owning one; thank you very much.

Yeah, I'm another accuracy nut who wants a rifle to be able to hit a quarter or smaller at 100 yards with anything I hunt with. Any misses have to be of my making, not the rifle's.
 
I can tell you why I have one: the wood-forward steadies up the barrel for a quick shot. I found this out on my first rifle, a 303 Lee Enfield, and found out when I grew up and had to use "half stock" rifles that it was harder to shoot offhand with them. Original military rifles took a battering and were used as clubs, so full stock made sense as a hand grip on a red hot barrel. A similar very popular rifle with weight-forward is the standard 30-30 levergun, the tube magazine helps it point fast and steady up. That is one of the reasons of its success all these years. Compare it to a Browning BLR and it is not the same gun.
 
Ive allways liked the looks of them and about allways have owned at least one. Right now the only ones i have are a ruger int. in 250 and 308. One of the biggest mistakes ive made was getting talked out of my 308 sako. It was a tack driver and a beautiful gun. One gun on my someday list is a ruger #1 int. Ive allways thought they were the prettiest factory gun ever made. As to the practicality, i doubt there is any but they sure do stir the soul!
 
Different style stock . No real advantage. Just different.

Walking stick?........... Got any facts to back that up? Not you said,he said but facts ?
 
The reason the stock extends almost to the end of the barrel is so that you don't burn your hand in bayonet combat after firing at the enemy as you close to melee distance.

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Nice rifle!

I like manlichers alot, but only for use with iron sights... if the barrel is pushed on by the stock, I want a front sight to follow the muzzle the of the barrel.

All of that warm wood is nice to handle.
 
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m1 carbine that my grandpa cut down and put a full length stock on. Pretty much kills the value of the gun, but its small, extremely light, and handy. I figure gramps earned the right to do what he wanted with it, so I can't blame him. Plus, its a blast to shoot, here's the best pictures I have of me and my dad shooting it :)


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All of that warm wood is nice to handle.
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that might need to be re-worded :p
 
I have come to like them alot. I don't know the exact reason for their development, but Float Pilot gave some of the best reasons that I have come to notice in them. Here is one of my newest aquisitions.
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I never really liked the manlicher style of stock up until a few years ago. When I was a kid, I always wondered why American manufacturers even offered this stock choice. But with some age, I think they look just fine now. Would like to get a CZ Lux with nice wood.

Why manlicher stock? I think it goes back to European tradition. But I think the primary reason for them was to protect the barrel whether it be in a sporting application or military. Some one mentioned protect the hands from a hot barrel... that makes some sense.

Why was the M1 Garand stock so long? No one that I know has ever called it a manlicher stock, but it essentially is.
 
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