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Not a lot of feedback on them out there. How accurate are they in factory condition? How well are they made? A Classic goes for $1700 which is not bad compared to Sauers and Blasers, but wondering how the steyr compares to those rifles. Thax Don't Ever Book a Hunt with Jeff Blair or Blair Worldwide Hunting http://forums.accuratereloadin...043/m/3471078051/p/1 | ||
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I currently own a full stock in 6.5x55 (see thread in Small Bores). It shoots clover leafs at 100 with factory stuff. I've shot about a half dozen others, all as accurate as I've seen in factory rifles. The best thing about Steyrs is that they really shoot true. JP Sauer Drilling 12x12x9.3x72 David Murray Scottish Hammer 12 Bore Alex Henry 500/450 Double Rifle Steyr Classic Mannlicher Fullstock 6.5x55 Steyr Classic Mannlicher Fullstock .30-06 Walther PPQ H2 9mm Walther PPS M2 Cogswell & Harrison Hammer 12 Bore Damascus And Too Many More | |||
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My .222 is accurate and pretty. Love it! NRA Patron Member | |||
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Despite selling most of my rifles, I still have two Mannlicher Steyrs I just can't part with...one is a "Pro-Hunter" in 8m/m Mauser, and the other is a "Professional" in .376 Steyr. Both are "lights out" accurate. Also have three Mannlicher Schoenauers, and they are all very accurate, but not as accurate as the Steyr Mannlichers. My country gal's just a moonshiner's daughter, but I love her still. | |||
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I am done with them. I got rid of my last ones a few months ago. They suffer from a couple of inexcusable problems. 1. Can't be rebarreled easily. I have not talked to anyone who has rebarrelled one. For a gun to cost in excess of $1500 and not be capable of being rebuilt is stupid. 2. Stock sucks, and aftermarket stocks don't exist out side of one McMillan for the tactical models. One of their international sales reps is a friend of mine. I wouldn't personally lay out cash for one, saying that they are not bad rifles. | |||
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One of the moist accurate out of the box rifles one can buy, IMHO. | |||
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Can you please elaborate? What is wrong with the stock? Don't Ever Book a Hunt with Jeff Blair or Blair Worldwide Hunting http://forums.accuratereloadin...043/m/3471078051/p/1 | |||
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The plastic stocks are plastic. The wood ones are probably fine, I have never owned a wood one. I have owned 4 of them. 308, 7mm Rem, 30-06 and 450 Marlin. They also shot ok, somewhere between .75-1.5 inches at 100 yards. I shoot 1000 yard benchrest, I expect the same results from my hunting rifles, I get out of my bench rest guns. Too many options out there to spend money on a new rifle that can not be upgraded, hell you can't even rebarrel the damn thing and I kill of 2 to 3 barrels a year. Spend more and get a Anschutz?Blaser/Sauer/Mauser if Teutonic guns are your thing. Or spend the less and bolt a Savage, Howa 1500 or Remington 700 into a Manners or McMillan stock and if it doesn't work throw a new barrel on it for $600 more. $500 for the stock, $300-600 for the rifle (from Walmart, Dicks or another big retailer) and another $600 for a new barrel job if the factory one is junk. Some guys like that type of rifle, and there is nothing wrong with that. I like guns I can upgrade. | |||
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Thanks. Very useful. Don't Ever Book a Hunt with Jeff Blair or Blair Worldwide Hunting http://forums.accuratereloadin...043/m/3471078051/p/1 | |||
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I have a pro hunter in 270. Shoots oK 1.5" with most 130 grain projectiles but loves 140 and 150 grain projectiles. These shoot .5 to .75 groups. The 140s MV is 3100fps no pressure signs. Have to disagree about the rebarrreling. You can rebarrel but the rifle has to go back to Steyr. The bolt locks into the barrel. But it would be a pain in the neck to be doing this. The Stock looks funny but puts your eye right were it needs to be for scope use. | |||
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The only S. Mannlicher that cannot be rebarreled are the SSG 69,the Scout and SOME of the VERY early models of the SL,M,L and S series. I have an "oldish" Luxus S (all steel and walnut) and the barrel is threaded. I have another one model S Tropen (.375 H&H rotary magazine)and the barrel is threaded just as my SBS 96 mod. Mannlicher (an upgrade of the Classic model). So,there are a very very few Steyr Mannlicher that have pressed barrels. I don´t know where this BS started but the obvious motivation stands for itself. But don´t take my word for this. Just go to youtube and see the barrels being made at the Steyr factory.... | |||
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+1. I had a 300 mag that was scary accurate. Everyone I've known that has owned one has said the same thing. | |||
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Their magazines are a their Negitive point | |||
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I hear people say that because they are polymer and expensive but functionally mine worked perfectly. | |||
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My experience is just the opposite! I've never owned a M/S that wouldn't put 5 in one ragged hole at 100 yds. I have a 1961 MCA .243 Win rifle (not the carbine) that has had at least 2000 hand-loaded rounds of 100 gr bullets pushed at 3000fps through the barrel and will still print 5 shot 3/8 to 1/2in groups at 100 off a bench rest all day long. Top that off with an all steel rotary mag and is control feed action. The only plastic on that rifle is the butt plate! Everything is machined steel. I guess the above tells you I am a Mannlicher/Schoenauer fan!  ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith  | |||
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With the position of the magazine relece buttons the magazine CAN be dropped at a most inappropriate time. The plastic magazines often do not feed certain bullet shapes. The plastic will eventually break. | |||
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Slightly off topic - I just love the pre war Mannlicher Schoenauer rifles. Some thing unique, classy, elegant and sophisticated about them. They just balance so well & the action is so silken smooth. Never tried long range shots with them, but perfectly adequate for open sights hunting. Truly a "Gentleman's Rifle" ...... "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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I've got a couple and love them. They are very accurate rifles with good stock designs and smooth actions. I think the new magazines are much more robust than the older ones. I did have a magazine break on an antelope hunt last year. However, the magazine still functioned fine, I later sent it to Steyr and they repaired it for free. This was an old SSG69 magazine made of the fragile, hard plastic. I have a newer prohunter with the staggered magazine and haven't had any problems with those magazines. | |||
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i love my mod. M so much that i bought another just like it for a spare. o by the way 3006 both. one green the other black. | |||
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I have had SM rifles for many years. They shoot very well, in all calibers and different actions. Very reliable too. | |||
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