Guns International #: 101477707
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Guns International #: 101477707
Category - Mannlicher-Schoenauer Rifles
- Steyr Rifles
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Seller: Tallcrow
Member Since: 4/19/20
First Name: Robert
Last Name: Payne
State:
Georgia
Zip: 30014-7731
Country: United States
Phone: (770) 380-0267
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Seller Type:Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.
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Mannlicher-Schonauer 1961 MCA Carbine 7x57 Mauser
Description: Steyr-Daimler-Puch 7x57 Mauser Excellent Condition Redfield bases and 1961-MCA The world famous line of Mannlicher-Schönauer hunting rifles and carbines, designed by Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher and Otto Schönauer, began with the Model 1903 and were produced until 1971. Throughout this time, the exclusive rights to manufacture and sell Mannlicher-Schönauer rifles were owned by Steyr, the prestigious Austrian gun making concern. The eventual demise of what had been called "The World's Finest Rifle" was brought about by a rapid rise in the cost of manufacture during the 1960's, particularly the cost of the hours of hand labor required to manufacture these rifles. In addition, the proliferation of telescopic sights after the end of the Second World War negatively affected the popularity of Mannlicher-Schönauer rifles. he Mannlicher-Schönauer bolt action was unique and quite different in execution than the usual Mauser based design, although the two shared important functional attributes. It was a controlled round feeding design with an open top receiver. The front locking, cock on opening bolt incorporated dual locking lugs spaced for a 90 degree bolt rotation and the root of the "butterknife" bolt handle served as a third "safety" locking lug The barreled action was bedded in a one-piece stock. The extractor is a spring-loaded claw assembly inletted into the bolt in front of the lower (when the bolt is closed) locking lug. The ejector rides over the upper locking lug in a dovetail at the front of the bolt and is activated by the force with which it hits the bolt stop (which is part of the bolt release at the left rear of the receiver) at the end of the bolt's rearward travel. This unique extraction/ejection system does not require splitting the locking lug, as does a Mauser ejector. The unique spooned bolt handle was mounted in the middle of the bolt, rather than at the rear. When the bolt was drawn rearward, the bolt handle passed through a slot in the rear receiver ring. This prevented the binding and bolt wobble common to Mauser pattern actions when the bolt is fully rearward and partially explains why the Mannlicher action was so silky smooth. The split rear receiver also made scope mounting more difficult, but that was not a consideration in 1903. The Mannlicher bolt could be disassembled without tools in less than 10 seconds. The magazine could be removed from the bottom of the rifle by using a bullet tip to depress the recessed magazine release located near the front of the floorplate; then rotate the floorplate 90-degrees and pull the magazine from the bottom of the rifle. The entire Mannlicher-Schoenauer operating system could be taken apart for cleaning or repair in a flash. Cartridges were fed from a detachable Schönauer rotary drum magazine, perhaps the best magazine system ever designed for a bolt action rifle. This five-round magazine held the cartridges individually and separate from each other. Cartridges were positively retained in the magazine to prevent damaging the bullet tips. The magazine was filled by pressing the cartridges into the magazine from the top and loading was easier than with an internal box magazine. The magazine's rotating cartridge platform carried the cartridges concentrically around a central drum. The top cartridge in the magazine was placed directly under the bolt and exactly in line with the chamber for slick, positive feeding. All of the cartridges in the magazine could be unloaded without cycling them through the action by depressing a button located in the upper right receiver wall, just to the right of the bolt. When this button was pressed, the cartridges remaining in the magazine were ejected out the top of the action. Another benefit of the Schönauer rotary magazine is that it did not have a follower to drag on the underside of the bolt when the magazine is empty. This is what allowed the rifle's fully open bolt to close and lock merely by holding the trigger back and swinging the muzzle down, a neat trick that no other bolt action rifle could duplicate. The standard trigger was a single-stage mechanism adjusted at the factory for a crisp 4.5 pound pull. It was user adjustable if you preferred a lighter or heavier release. SOLD Rifle Caliber: 7x57mm Mauser |
Guns International #: 101477707
Guns International #: 101477707