Now that's NICE!

VERY VERY NICE!!

Good work !

Very nice !...........we need details. Action? Wood? What you had done.

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Originally posted by Iron Buck:
Very nice !...........we need details. Action? Wood? What you had done.

I bought the Interarms Mark X barreled action in a B & C stock from someone here on the AR classifieds....It was originally .30-06 and has not been changed.

I sold the B & C stock and cut off the barrel to 19" and reused the Williams sight by reinstalling it.

I added a Gentry three position safety.....made my own front sling swivel and hand carved the schnauble forend tip.

I got the American Black fiddleback walnut wood from Dennis Olson in Plains MT who also did the blank routing for me.

Checkering was done by Carol at Ahlman's in southern Minnesota

Rear swivel base (not shown) is Dakota from Brownells. Accelerator pad installed by me as well.

I like it!

I am not a full wood stock person, but that one has me thinking I should change my mind! Good looking gun.

Nice work, Nice rifle. I have wanted to make one similar for some time. I like the wood. Not to much, just enough to say Quality. DW

Very nice, I like it. Any pics of the blind mag area. Who's tg is that and is the escutcheon homemade ?
Thanks,
Bob

Both the trigger guard and escutcheon are made from original milsurp '98 Mauser bottom metal.

The trigger guard has only one bolt hole in it.....

I'll see if I can post more photos of the blind bottom.

Well.....a bit of crow to eat.....see the screw up....I chipped the wood and need to extend the trigger guard to fix it and just haven't yet.

Well done; I will bet the trigger gauard will be worked on shortly. It will look good done that way. GOOD LUCK.

Thanks Vapo, don't worry about it, its just a character mark.
Bob

Like, WOW, Man!

Considering it's screwed up....


I'll give you a hundred bucks for it, cash money!

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Originally posted by surestrike:
Considering it's screwed up....


I'll give you a hundred bucks for it, cash money!

uummmmmm...lemme think about it!

That is a beaut!

Vapo, you think you are the only one that has an oops? I would take it off your hands and you can do another. It is a very nice rifle.
Butch

Beautiful Vapo!!!!! Love them Mannlichers!!
Aloha, Mark

Nice job, nice rifle, very admirable work sir.

Enjoy Vapo

Vapo, How long was the stock blank you used on this rifle? I have a big blank I maybe could use for a similar project. Just wondering if it would work. DW

The blank was 40" long and the barrel is 19"

Take it from there.

I don't think its done yet. Where is the engraving?

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Originally posted by 22WRF:
I don't think its done yet. Where is the engraving?

Where is the money?.....LOL....

That is very nice Vapo! I've been wanting to try my hand at making a custom stock. Kinda like the young bull vs old bull saying. I still like to run a little. I may have the patience, we'll see.

Sure don't know how I missed this thread!

Great work my friend on a dang beautiful Mannlicher

What kind of finish???

It looks really good

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Originally posted by Late-Bloomer:
Sure don't know how I missed this thread!

Great work my friend on a dang beautiful Mannlicher

What kind of finish???

It looks really good

The finish is custom oil from Brownells......a spray on product that I really like!

Sweeeeeett!

N I C E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow great job

I'm crazy about full stocks as well and Dennis really did furnish a nice piece of fiddelback for that one. Congrats. on a great job

Nice Vapo
Why not ebony or another contrast wood tip?

Nice looking rig, but it ain't a Mannlicher. It's a mannlicher style stock but a mauser action.

I've got a Model 1903 Mannlicher Schoenauer in 6.5x54MS. Mannlichers alway have the butter knife bolt handle and the action is farther forward. The full stock is the mannlicher style, but there is no way that you could call that rifle by the Mannlicher brand.

I know it's nitpicking and I don't want to detract from the rifle, but the heading is misleading.

Nice rifle and it just ticked my "gotta build a mannlicher" clock forward a bit. A couple of questions. What is the muzzle diameter? What does it weigh as shown? And last, what did you do regarding the mag box as I am considering a blind mag as well.

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Originally posted by Boxhead:
Nice rifle and it just ticked my "gotta build a mannlicher" clock forward a bit. A couple of questions. What is the muzzle diameter? What does it weigh as shown? And last, what did you do regarding the mag box as I am considering a blind mag as well.

Muzzle diameter is .620, weight is 7 3/4 pounds but that now includes bases, rings and a Leupold 2-7 X 32 ultralite, and the magazine box is an original bottom metal from a VZ-24 with the box cut away from the rest of the metal. The front action screw bushing is also cut from that same metal as is the trigger guard.

Dennis Olson in Plains Montana routed the blinf=d magazine stock for me.

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Originally posted by Flags:
Nice looking rig, but it ain't a Mannlicher. It's a mannlicher style stock but a mauser action.

You are absolutely correct.....it's not a Mannlicher.....it seems that the term "Mannlicher" is been shifted to mean any rifle with a full length stock....but you are absolutely correct.

In Fact it's a Mark X barreled action in .30-06 with the barrel bobbed to 19"

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Originally posted by boom stick:
Nice Vapo
Why not ebony or another contrast wood tip?

Personal taste only.....I just don't care for ebony on a full length stock so I used contrasting (to a degree) walnut.

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Originally posted by JCScott:
I'm crazy about full stocks as well and Dennis really did furnish a nice piece of fiddelback for that one. Congrats. on a great job

I sent a blank to Dennis and he emailed me to say that my blank wasn't long enough.....

I asked if he had a blank to swap and he agreed to a swap and I trusted him sight unseen....I think I got a very nice deal....he treated me well!

That is a very nice rifle and much like a project I have in mind for one of the Brno 21 actions I have put away for projects. I have a pristine Mannlicher-Schoenauer carbine in .30-06 and it shoots "lights out" with 180 NPs at 2725 fps-mv, what else do you really need for North American hunting?

I am thinking of a 21" tube, the "Stutzen" stock and just need to decide on a chambering, not an .06, as I have five rifles so chambered already. I have always liked the style and this is a very practical type of rifle for backpack hunting, which I prefer to all other styles.

Damn good work and keep it up!