The front sight could be elevated via a screw. The rear sight consisted of a shallow notch and was adjustable for windage. The barrel sported a unique spiral pattern and open sights. Testers thought this was important, since a moisture-swollen stock can impact accuracy.
The CZ and Ruger attached the barrels to the stock via the muzzle cap.
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A modern twist on the stock was that the barrel was free floated. It felt like a shotgun coming to our shoulder. The stock also quickly found our shoulder pocket and cheek weld. The recoil pad was soft and made the felt recoil of the 6.5 Swede pleasant. (Note the three spots of oil on the right side photo.) Also, the muzzle cap was not fitted to the end of the stock as nicely as the CZ and Ruger. The pistol grip was capped with a nice piece of rosewood, but the stock was dry and had absorbed oil when it was stored in the hard case. The oil-finished stock of European walnut with hand-cut checkering-no machine can produce run-off errors seen on this wood-was not what we expected from a rifle costing nearly $3000. The Teutonic tradition is seen and felt in the Steyrs full-length stock with a Bavarian-style bent comb and angular cheek piece, the butter-knife bolt handle, and set trigger. Testers felt the rings added more value than the hard case.
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It came in a foam-padded hard case and manual the CZ and Ruger both came sans the hard case but with rings. This model was as stripped down as Diana the goddess of the hunt. Buyers can have the rifle as basic or as adorned as their checkbook allows. Steyr touts itself as the direct descendent of the Mannlicher-Schonauer sporters, and of the three rifles tested, it held closest to tradition while incorporating modern features. The Steyr Classic Mannlicher was borrowed from one of our testers and was relatively new, but it had seen some hunting time. Lets see which one of these carbines stays truest to the spirit of the originals. The two Europeans were chambered in 6.5x55mm, and the Ruger came in 7x57mm, aka the 6.5 Swede and 7mm Mauser, respectively. Accordingly, we test the set with and without optics. Open sights are rare on todays hunting rifles, and the iron sights on our test carbines gave them even more charm and begged to be used. They also shared 20-inch-long barrels-the CZs barrel is actually 20.5 inches-iron sights, and sling swivels. All three of our test guns sported full-length wood stocks with checkering. To our delight, we found the $2999 Steyr Classic Mannlicher CL FS, the $894 CZ 550 FS, and the $1222 Ruger No. We wanted to find some current representatives of the type that we hoped would evoke the performance and styling reminiscent of original sporters-fast handling, smooth-cycling action, short barrel, butter knife bolt handle, and full-length stock. The Mannlicher-Schonauer is also known for its fixed rotary magazine, set triggers and a flat, butter knife bolt handle. Since the bolt handle was positioned forward of the trigger assembly, unlike most bolt actions where the bolt handle is aft of the trigger, the bolt needed to pass through the bridge to cycle. Along with the full-length stock that ran to the barrel muzzle, originals had a split bridge action. These short rifles had characteristics unlike other bolt-actions then or now. “Karamojo” Bell used one exclusively on elephant. Ernest Hemingway owned and wrote about the “little Mannlicher,” and W.D.M. They were fast-handling carbines that offered a silky smooth bolt-action and packed a punch. This Austrian-made Mannlicher sporter became the stuff of legends and would be used on all types of game from African savannas and the mountain ranges of Europe to here in the U.S. In 1903 the military rifle company of Mannlicher-Schonauer introduced a sporter rifle.
The full-length stocks of Mannlicher-style rifles make them distinct, evoking the aesthetics of one of the most iconic rifles ever manufactured.
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