Saw one at a gun shop today in 7x61. I forgot it had rear locking lugs. Cock on close? Very nice lines.

Do they suffer head space problems with the rear lugs? $899 was too much for me.

From what I read the Shultz & Larsen is one of the strongest actions ever made in fact Wheatherby used them to build some of his early 378 Wby mags.

Despite what some writers and reloading manuals said the rear locking S&L rifles do not suffer head space problems. These rifles were made for standard and magnum cartridges and as most reloaders have found, to get the most life out of magnum belted cases, it is always best to re-size cases to headspace on the shoulder rather than loosely on the belt.

The S&L actions were exceedingly strong and one of the slickest on the market. The S&L rifles I had in 7x61 had excellent triggers and were very accurate. They were not a light rifle however but with their 26" barrel provided a very stable platform for long range shooting.

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Originally posted by richj:
Saw one at a gun shop today in 7x61. I forgot it had rear locking lugs. Cock on close? Very nice lines.

Do they suffer head space problems with the rear lugs? $899 was too much for me.

For that kind of rifle and for 899USD?. If you didn´t get it, you didn´t deserve it

FYI the current owner of Schulz & Larson posts here (Jorgen) and is a fine poster indeed with a wealth of knowledge in the firearms industry.

I was honored with a visit from him at my shop in SW Nebraska a few years ago and he can talk Mausers and other firearms with the best of them.

Maybe he will join in with this thread.

I needed answers. I'm sure it'll be there next weekend. :-) The safety looked like the CZ 452 22rf type. I didn't check which direction it turned.

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For that kind of rifle and for 899USD?. If you didn´t get it, you didn´t deserve it

What model is it? Midway USA has 7x61 s&h brass in stock, and hornady has loading data on their website.

American style stock. Cocks on close or at least partially. Shotgun style trigger guard.

The Schultz & Larsen rifles of the 1950 to 70s have a small cult following in New Zealand. Our own legendary Din Collings swears by them. I have met at least 4 guys who have a number of these rifles. I had a 270Win for a while but it was a beat up rifle & sold it rather than rebarrel it.

Here in NZ they often sell for around NZ$2,000 in tidy used condition.

In the passed I would have bought the SL, but recently I dumped a few "off" rifles that I knew I'd never get parts for.

Omega - interesting design, poor/cheap magazine
Tex Mag.,
BSA(wing safety),
Nikko Golden Eagle which has the similar rear lugs.
Voere (not the M98 version)

It was a 54J

Did you buy it?

Sounds like an early model with the single stack magazine.

Once had a 378 Weatherby built on the large version of this action. Hurt to shoot but a cult item among WB collectors.

65DL was/is a wonderful rifle made in cartridges (at least) from 6.5x55 to 358 Norma. Accurate, top quality, all steel and walnut but the recoil pads turn to iron with age.

See one in A+ under a grand, buy it !

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Originally posted by vapodog:
FYI the current owner of Schulz & Larson posts here (Jorgen) and is a fine poster indeed with a wealth of knowledge in the firearms industry.

He is no longer the owner of the factory

You will find info about the old models in this page http://www.schultz-larsenrifleclub.dk/

I have the same rifle, 54J in 7x61.
Jorgen was very helpfull in providing me with information I needed on the rifle.
It is a beauty, nice trigger, smooth as silk action.

I don't think I have been without at least one S&L rifle in my vault for the last 50+ years. Right now I have two of them...A M65DL in factory original 7 m/m Rem Mag (NOT a rechamber from 7x61), and a competition Model 54 Free Rifle in .30-06.

I would suggest that $899 is a very fair price for an absolutely great classic hunting rifle.

I have a mod 54j in 270 win in very good condition but it sure kicks.Factory ammo from all makers has very flat primers that have flowed out to fill the pocket completly.I think its got an under sized bore, hand loads at the lower end are ok.A very accurate rifle sub MOA.

I have a S&L free rifle, caliber 6.5X55, in my gun room. It has the famous S&L reversed double set triggers and a solid bottom single shot action.

Those solid bottom actions were once for sale quite reasonably, some with .222 size bolt faces, and were popular with the bench rest fraternity at one time.

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Originally posted by xausa:
I have a S&L free rifle, caliber 6.5X55, in my gun room. It has the famous S&L reversed double set triggers and a solid bottom single shot action.

Those solid bottom actions were once for sale quite reasonably, some with .222 size bolt faces, and were popular with the bench rest fraternity at one time.

If you bought it from a fellow in Oregon, you bought it from me.

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Originally posted by John HM:
I have a mod 54j in 270 win in very good condition but it sure kicks.Factory ammo from all makers has very flat primers that have flowed out to fill the pocket completly.I think its got an under sized bore, hand loads at the lower end are ok.A very accurate rifle sub MOA.

HI! Always nice to meet a gent from Rotorua. I tried to buy a 400 acre island in the middle of Lake Rotorua in 1979. Unfortunately the government then in power would not give me permission to immigrate there as I had turned 43 just a week previously. The then government was absolutely dead set against anyone over 40 coming into the country to live for more than 6 months per year, and wouldn't grant me a visa so I could be there long enough to be eligible to apply for citizenship...even though I was a citizen of another Commonwealth country, financially independent, and would be a source of new property tax funds contributing to the local economy.

I then looked at Rhodesia (thank God I didn't invest there!) and RSA, but in 1982 decided to come to the U.S., the government of which was much more hospitable.

Der Alle Schwartze Uber Alles!

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Originally posted by Alberta Canuck:
[If you bought it from a fellow in Oregon, you bought it from me.

Actually, I found it in Griffin & Howe's show room, back when they were on 36 West 44th Street in Manhattan. They had it on consignment and I made them an offer, which led to a heated conversation over the phone with the owner and finally I got it at my price.

Unfortunately, I started having eye problems about the time I started fooling with it, and I haven't been able to shoot with iron sights since. Maybe some aspiring marksman will take it off my hands.