Damn!! That top rifle makes a Savage look pretty.

beauty is on the other end, piled up in a heap 250 yards away w/ its last bite still in its mouth and laying ontop of its feet.

I am not sure that the Steyr folks are aware of the most basic of all, I repeat all, design concepts and that simply being- form follows function. It would appear lately that the European brothern of arms mfg.'s are following a more modern rendition of the form concept and this can be seen in both Browning, Beretta, Winchester, shotguns, rifles, etc. being offered. I fully understand that they are certainly able to perform, but the form is being placed in the forefront and not following function. Nope, their grade in design 101 would not be passing in my book and some former professors I encountered over the years. Keep in mind that the chicken egg is shaped the way it is to ease "laying" not to look nice and smooth and rounded. The chicken greatly appreciates the concept of form follows function. Having said all of that trivia, the remark about the Savage says it all much better than I.

Those are some odd looking rifles, but I don't mind them. There's something about a gun that's "all business" that is pretty appealing. Anybody know prices for these?

Just my .02 but man... those are ugly. I understand the need for synthetic stocks but what ever happened to offering nice wood stocks with calibers such as the new 338 RCM or 375 Ruger?

It would be interesting to check out the action. Is it control feed or push?

I have one in .376 Steyr. Great rifle and very accurate. I have never been able to get the extended magazine to feed however.

It may be ugly but ergonomically, it fits very well - and it is adjustable.

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Originally posted by mmaggi:
Just my .02 but man... those are ugly. I understand the need for synthetic stocks but what ever happened to offering nice wood stocks with calibers such as the new 338 RCM or 375 Ruger?

It would be interesting to check out the action. Is it control feed or push?

steyr offers very nice wood stocks and some of the deepest blued metal on the market nowdays.
the prohunter series are designed to be the workhorse rifles.
i can say that as far as user friendly designs go the Steyrs meet the requirment.
one only needs to field one for a season to appreciate that.

Beauty is as Beauty does, Steyrs shoot great.

Some might like Steyrs for their "Tacticool" look, I like them because the perform superbly...........................DJ

KSTEPHENS - thanks for the pic and I did visit the Steyr site. They have some really nice looking wood-stocked rifles. Wish they chambered for the 338 and 375 for those wood stocked rifles.

Does anyone know if the action is push or control feed?

This is my ugly Steyr:



It shoots even better than it looks.

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Originally posted by Claret_Dabbler:
This is my ugly Steyr:

you should be sodomized by a rabid monkey for putting that sling on that rifle.

Push feed of course, but PF from a box magazine functions as well as CRF in these rifles.

I handled one of their synthetic ProHunters in .375 Ruger at SHOT, and I liked it. I would like to test drive one. Of course I have a Ruger African already for my wood fetish.

Here is a Steyr- Mannlicher Ultralight that I think looks really good.



jim

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Originally posted by KSTEPHENS:


you should be sodomized by a rabid monkey for putting that sling on that rifle.

Man, that is just plain nasty.

This rifle now has a nice leather sling and a low set of scope mounts. Just haven't gotten round to taking any photo's recently.

By the way, the trigger group on this rifle does not match either of the schematics you sent me. Very strange.

So Claret, what model Steyr is your rifle? It is certainly a handsome gun. Much betetr than the one shown at the top of this thread! That is UGLY, and I am not just referring to the fact that the stock is not wood!
Peter.

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Originally posted by Claret_Dabbler:

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Originally posted by KSTEPHENS:


you should be sodomized by a rabid monkey for putting that sling on that rifle.

Man, that is just plain nasty.

This rifle now has a nice leather sling and a low set of scope mounts. Just haven't gotten round to taking any photo's recently.

By the way, the trigger group on this rifle does not match either of the schematics you sent me. Very strange.

my euroclassic carbine has the same trigger as yours, different than the instructions for the PH/ scouts. it breaks, bass on, at 2.75 pounds so i dont mess w/ it.

Mmmmmm. Folks, you are all confusing the Steyr baseline model ProHunter series with their higher grade variations which continue to follow accepted North American designs. The ProHunter may look odd, but after several years of hunting with users of the basic Steyr rifle,"don't think the Steyr folks are wrong!" The Pro Hunter stock may look odd, but it is effective and works! I know three men using Pro Hunters in 9.3x62mm, and none of them has a complaint, except for maybe wanting more game to shoot.

European ideas upon rifle styles may seem different to us (In the US), but you need to remember that these are the same folks who gave us the "mannlicher" style rifles, which have hung on for a hundred years, oooooppppsssss!

LLS

I have a Steyr Pro Hunter in 6.5X57, yes it does look a bit odd perhaps even ugly but it carries very nice in the field and with 120TSX hanloads will shoot under 1/2" at 100 yards. Great trigger and smooth bolt. I don't worry about beating this one up in the field. Got it very cheap when they were selling off stock and due to the odd cliber got it for $550. Best $550 rifle I have ever bought.

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Originally posted by Claret_Dabbler:
This is my ugly Steyr:



It shoots even better than it looks.

makes me wonder why I had a custom built? Looks great.

Damn ugly rifles IMO. The synthetics look like the ugly muzzle loaders of late.

If steyr would just chamber the prohunter in a 338-06 and give it iron sights i would be DONE.

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Originally posted by smithrjd:
I have a Steyr Pro Hunter in 6.5X57, yes it does look a bit odd perhaps even ugly but it carries very nice in the field and with 120TSX hanloads will shoot under 1/2" at 100 yards. Great trigger and smooth bolt. I don't worry about beating this one up in the field. Got it very cheap when they were selling off stock and due to the odd cliber got it for $550. Best $550 rifle I have ever bought.

Yep, one can get darn good deals on metric calibers around here. The only exceptions are 6.5x55, 7x57, and 8x57JS. I'm enjoying receiving ammo via UPS ground for my last purchase. Hey, $42.39/box of premium 'Oryx' 285 grainers plus shipping, oh yeh baby!

The wood models don't do it for either. If I were to buy one it'd be a synthetic, they're supposed to be sorta ugly.

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Originally posted by Paolo9,5x73:

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Originally posted by smithrjd:
I have a Steyr Pro Hunter in 6.5X57, yes it does look a bit odd perhaps even ugly but it carries very nice in the field and with 120TSX hanloads will shoot under 1/2" at 100 yards. Great trigger and smooth bolt. I don't worry about beating this one up in the field. Got it very cheap when they were selling off stock and due to the odd cliber got it for $550. Best $550 rifle I have ever bought.

Yep, one can get darn good deals on metric calibers around here. The only exceptions are 6.5x55, 7x57, and 8x57JS. I'm enjoying receiving ammo via UPS ground for my last purchase. Hey, $42.39/box of premium 'Oryx' 285 grainers plus shipping, oh yeh baby!

i have seen multiples in all the euros w/ the exeption of my 7x64. its the only in that caliber i have ever come accross. i'd but a 9.3x62 mountain rifle in half a heartbeat.

What do you mean ugly?

Steyr Arms


Technical Data MANNLICHER CLASSIC Full Stock
Calibers .222 Rem.
.223 Rem.
.243 Win.
6.5x55 SE
6.5x57
.270 Win.
7x64
7 mm-08 Rem.
.308 Win.
.30-06 Spr.
8x57 JS
9.3x62
Type Bolt Action
Safety SBS System, with 3 position roller type tang safety
Barrel length 20" (508 mm)
Barrel type Chrome Molybdenum steel, cold hammer forged bore and chamber.
Overall length 41.7" (1.060 mm)
Trigger Crisp, direct, single trigger
Stock European walnut, hand rubbed oil finished with Bavarian cheek piece. 1" swivels, recoil pad, rosewood pistol grip cap, and Schnabel forearm end.
Sights Contrasting open V-Notch sights, adjustable for windage and elevation
Metal finish MANNOX (TM) finished, deluxe matte-black non-reflective, highly abrasion and corrosion resistant.
Magazine capacity 4 cartridges
Weight approx. 7.3 pounds
(3.3 kg)
Receiver Steel receiver drilled and tapped for mounting optics
Warrenty 1 year limited warranty
Options
Scope mounts Steyr original quick detachable (QD) scope mounts
Rifle package Includes Swarovski optic, QD mounts, woven leather sling and hunting knife (POR)
MSRP US $2,835.00



Technical Data MANNLICHER CLASSIC Half Stock Half stock Magnum-calibers
Calibers .222 Rem.
.223 Rem.
.243 Win.
6,5x55 SE
6.5x57
.270 Win.
7x64
7 mm-08 Rem.
.308 Win.
.30-06 Spr.
8x57 JS
9.3x62 7 mm Rem. Mag.
.300 Win. Mag.
7 mm WSM
.270 WSM
.300 WSM
8x68 S
Type Bolt Action Bolt Action
Safety SBS System, with 3 position roller type tang safety SBS System, with 3 position roller type tang safety
Barrel length 23.6" (600 mm) 25.6" (650 mm)
Barrel type Chrome Molybdenum steel, cold hammer forged bore and chamber. Chrome Molybdenum steel, cold hammer forged bore and chamber.
Overall length 45.3" (1.150 mm) 47.2" (1.200 mm)
Trigger Crisp, adjustable direct, single trigger Crisp, adjustable direct, single trigger
Stock European walnut, hand rubbed oil finished with Bavarian cheek piece. 1" swivels, recoil pad, rosewood pistol grip cap, and Schnabel forearm end. European walnut, hand rubbed oil finished with Bavarian cheek piece. 1" swivels, recoil pad, rosewood pistol grip cap, and Schnabel forearm end.
Sights Contrasting open V-Notch sights, adjustable for windage and elevation Contrasting open V-Notch sights, adjustable for windage and elevation
Metal finish MANNOX (TM) finished, deluxe matte-black non-reflective, highly abrasion and corrosion resistant. MANNOX (TM) finished, deluxe matte-black none reflective, highly abrasion and corrosion resistant.
Magazine capacity 4 cartridges 3 cartridges
Weight approx. 7.3 pounds
(3.3 kg) approx. 7.9 pounds
(3.6 kg)
Receiver Steel receiver drilled and tapped for mounting optics Steel receiver drilled and tapped for mounting optics
Warrenty 1 year limited warranty 1 year limited warranty
Options
Scope mounts Steyr original quick detachable (QD) scope mounts Steyr original quick detachable (QD) scope mounts
Rifle package Includes Swarovski optic, QD mounts, woven leather sling and hunting knife (POR) Includes Swarovski optic, QD mounts, woven leather sling and hunting knife (POR)
MSRP US $2,623.32 US $2,623.32


Technical Data MANNLICHER CLASSIC Light
Calibers 7x64
.270 Win.
.30-06 Spr.
Type Bolt Action
Safety SBS System, with 3 position roller type tang safety
Barrel length 20" (508 mm)
Barrel type Chrome Molybdenum steel, deep fluted, cold hammer forged bore and chamber.
Overall length 41.7" (1.060 mm)
Trigger Crisp, adjustable direct, single trigger
Stock Selected lightweight European walnut, hand rubbed oil finished with Bavarian cheek piece. 1" sling swivels, recoil pad, rosewood pistol grip cap, and Schnabel forearm end.
Sights Contrasting open V-Notch sights, adjustable for windage and elevation
Metal finish MANNOX (TM) finished, deluxe matte-black none reflective, highly abrasion and corrosion resistant.
Magazine capacity 4 cartridges
Weight approx. 6.4 pounds
(2.9 kg)
Receiver Steel receiver drilled and tapped for mounting optics
Warrenty 1 year limited warranty
Options
Scope mounts Steyr original quick detachable (QD) scope mounts
Rifle package Includes Swarovski optic, QD mounts, woven leather sling and hunting knife (POR)
MSRP US $2,671.90

Nice rifles, but I prefer the rifling to be inside the barrel.

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What do you mean ugly?

Ugly as in not attractive, not having pleasing lines etc etc. Of course that's all a matter of taste. Some people think Wby's are eye candy So anything is possible.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by RREESE:
Great rifle and very accurate. I have never been able to get the extended magazine to feed however.
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No such thing as a great rifle that doesn't feed. Is it a known flaw that can be fixed with a bit on work?

Dean

The steyrs I have seen recently all had the plastic wheel type safety, and the exterior rifling. I know they can shoot well, most modern rifles can. Also they seem priced higher than most . Why the plastic safety?

Steyrs.....

They are UGLY.....get over and/or deal with it!!