
The standard 22 ½” sighted barrel is complete with the ramp mounted front bead as well as the double rear ‘V’ blades. As TRUE Classic Sporting Rifles they are difficult to beat for aesthetics as well as handling and comfort in use.

275 and have done since the day after it arrived! They have a finesse about them which is difficult to match. I say it just about every time I am fortunate enough to get hold of any but I actually shoot one myself in. In the case of these Schoenauer rifles they had every right to be. With both the barrel and front receiver ring stamped ‘NOT ENGLISH MADE’ it always brings a smile to my face that manufacturers were SO PROUD of their creations they purposely drew attention to it. I know the same blurb is on other rifles but I have three of these in original 6.5mm to choose from at the time of listing, this the third as follows: If this does nothing to stir interest you have to be in that long box with handles on the side! They don’t ask for any more than you can comfortably afford and it is a GREAT source of information to those who shoot. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LINK FROM WIKIPEDIA (and DO support and donate via the option in the left hand columns). An Original Classic Rifle in Their Own Classic Calibre!

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Please feel free to contact me if you need any info. (I do not want to say it out loud), but all pre '24 cal brass can be made from 30-06 brass and RCBS still produce dies for the cals. The 1961 production was the last of the MS range before changing to Steyr and dropping the expensive (but stunning) Schönauer rotary magazine.Īmongst MS collectors there is a definite sentiment that only pre '50 rifles are true MSs, and Pre '24 with proprietary MS cal is the true blood MS. Rifles had plastic butt plates and after '52 swept back butter knife bolts. War broke out and production changer to K98 rifles for Germany & not discussed.ġ950 MS started production of rifles of own design but this was a step away from the original MS rifles. Post '24 was pretty much same rifle options bit in non-MS cal. Pre '24 rifles were: 1900 6.5x54MS round bolt Greek service rifleġ903 6.5x54MS butterknife bolt Sporting rifeġ910 6.5x56MS " " I own a Carbine takedown.Īll rifles were MS cal and came in Carbine rifle as well as takedown versions. There are a few members in SA and they hold a wealth of info. It is an international association and he is Danish. The chairman of the Manlicher Schönauer Collectors Association is a friend of mine. I am a collector and MS is part of my field of interest.
