OT - Anybody shoot 6.5x54 Mannlicher Schoenauer?

[Tycer]

OT - Anybody shoot 6.5x54 Mannlicher Schoenauer?

[Naphtali]

A M-S 6.5x54 mm carbine, and a Savage M99 250 Savage, were Roy Chapman Andrews' choice of general purpose hunting/meat rifles during his Central Asiatic Expeditions, circa 1920-1930.

[348WCF]

Tycer,
I have shot the 6.5x54mm for years and love it, especially the Mannlicher rifles it is chambered in.

[Pepe Ray]

Yes!
Love the cartridge but cant handle the Mannlicher action, nor any split bridge action.
Gotta have a receiver sight, at least, before I can hit anything.
My M-S is on a M98 Mauser with an old Lyman and a set trigger. A carbine to make your heart skip a beat. It's the only one of my assortment that my son has put his name on.
And yes, I know that they used to make a swing away sight for the M-S. I consider such a frivolous commodity reserved for the wealthy. You know, collectors and such.
I use the 160 gr Hornady exclusively but recently got some 160 gr Sierra's to try when I get back on my feet.
Pepe Ray

[Tycer]

Who really needs a box of brass?

I bought a new box of Norma for a friend's brother and he never picked it up or paid for it.

[Mannlicher]

I have a nice 1904 Mannlicher-Schoenauer carbine in 6.5 X 54.

I don't shoot it much, but when I had a chance to buy it, I could not resist.

I also have 1908 carbines in 8 x 56 and 9 X 56 MS.

Oh, and a 1950 and 1952 model rifles in .270, .30-06

[Old Shatterhand]

Yes!
Love the cartridge but cant handle the Mannlicher action, nor any split bridge action.
Gotta have a receiver sight, at least, before I can hit anything.---

Lyman once made a fine peep for Mannlicher splitbridge. It is mounted at the bolt stops, and slips aside when the bolt is worked. Now and then such peeps are sold at ebay.

pete

[6pt-sika]

I'd like to have a 6.5x54MS !

I do however have a nice old 8x56MS

[Pepe Ray]

Old Shatterhand:
Thanks.
1st, I wouldn't even look at E-bay website if they were giving away gold nuggets to every other viewer.
2nd, The price of a "collectors item" such as that would make a big dent in my "07 taxes.
3rd, Don't have a Mannlicher, nor a Carcano, nor a Ruskie nor anything else that wont accept a $40. receiver sight.
I do, however, like the old cartridge enough to have succumbed to the enchantment of owning a decent rifle for it.
Someday when I've practiced my photography sufficiently I'll post some pics of my little beauty. It's not a wall hanger. Took a nice 6 pointer w/it a few years ago.
Nice to hear from you.
Pepe Ray

[Tycer]

OK, so nobody really needed the brass.

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