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For those that have been following the 375 Express thread here are some new photos. I have been busy draw filing and stoning. As you can see the steel is not flat. Have done a lot of work but still have a lot more to do. Will raidus the trigger guard but not change the shape. Thanks to Percy Olivas for the cutaway print of the Dutch Mannlicher.              | ||
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Moving right along! Thanks for the progress report.  | |||
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corbin, theres one for sale on guns america no pic but its a jeffery 6.5x53r ,2500$ little steep.....paul | |||
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Corbin, Is this the thread you accused me of deleting? George  | |||
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GeorgeS, Yea my bad. Jumped the gun. Sorry about that. Corbin | |||
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Corbin, that looks nice. Any experience with Greek Mannlichers? A friend likes to sporterize them. Not your usual custom but they come out pretty neat! NRA Life Member, Band of Bubbas Charter Member, PGCA, DRSS. Shoot & hunt with vintage classics. | |||
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It happens, but please feel free to contact me via PM if you have concerns in the future.  George | |||
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FLA 3006 Yes I have experience with Greek Mannlichers. Have one that I will be barreling soon. They are a real master piece of machining. Do you have one that you are planning on making into a sporter. Corbin | |||
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No but my friend who has done a couple has an extra I can have. I'm thinking about it. They are real slick. NRA Life Member, Band of Bubbas Charter Member, PGCA, DRSS. Shoot & hunt with vintage classics. | |||
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corbin - it seems like a lot of work to wind up with a mannlicher that doesn't have a rotary magazine .... or a butterknife bolt handle. i am not personally familiar with the round- so how is it different from the venerable 6,5 x 54 which put the mannlicher schoenauer on the map ? TOMO577 DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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corbin, Ive seen some stamped hemburg. Are these less disirable ? Can you give any Imfo On these different dutch rifles? Rick | |||
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The round that put Mannlicher on the map was the 6.5X53R used in the Romanian M92 and Dutch M95 Mannlichers. Especially the Dutch M95. The 6.5X54 as used in the Mannlicher-Schoenauer first appeared in 1903. The original rifles were made by OSW now known as Steyr. The later Dutch carbines were made under contract at Hembrug in The Netherlands. | |||
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 neet round... 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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Tom, rifles built on these barreled actions were very popular with the Brits at the turn of the century and was the cartridge that really put the 6.5 on the map. All of the major english makers offered them from H&H down and they are light, accurate and a joy to shoot, not to mention smooth as silk! Corbin and I are working on getting one of my stocks duplicated with the intentions of building a few more English-style sporters. His .375-2 1/2 is quite rare, the 6.5x53r the most common, the .303 and I have heard of, but never seen, .405 Win. They are different for sure! Lee. DRSS(We Band of Bubba's Div.) N.R.A (Life) T.S.R.A (Life) D.S.C. | |||
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Wrong .375. -------------------------------------------------- "Serious rifles have two barrels, everything else just burns gunpowder." | |||
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there are two reff. for the 375 express...a 444 marlin necked to 375 and a not often used term for the 375 h+h...i guess you mean the h+h... 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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Neither. Pretty sure this one is the .375 2 1/2" Flanged Nitro Express. There was also the .375 Rimless Nitro Express, also known as the 9.5X56 Mannlicher Shoenauer, that is similar to the cartridge you posted, but is not the same. -------------------------------------------------- "Serious rifles have two barrels, everything else just burns gunpowder." | |||
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Hello Lee, A very generous AR poster sent me some .405 cases to try in my action. I found the .405 rim both too thick and too large in diameter to use in the Mannlicher clips without modification. If the .405s are turned and thinned from the front it appears that 4 rounds can be stacked in the clip. The .405 makes for a completely full magazine opening. | |||
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Ireload, I don't know why I never tried it myself, but you are correct. I wonder if any 405's were made or if it was just a rumor. If you decide to build a rifle on yours, Northwood will have a pattern off mine soon. GSP7, I have never seen a English "Commercial" gun that was not stamped Steyr, most of the Brits imported them as barrelled actions in the 6.5 and stocked them and added sights and barrel bands etc. I would not hesitate to use a Hembrug, but it probably would be less desirable from a collecters standpoint. DRSS(We Band of Bubba's Div.) N.R.A (Life) T.S.R.A (Life) D.S.C. | |||
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Lee, Thanks for the information on the pattern. I finally took a chance and bought the 1900 Steyr carbine. The Hembrug is not nearly as nice workmanship wise as the Steyr. | |||
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