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Ballistics of the .256 Mannlicher were identical to those of the 6.5X54 Mannlicher Schoenauer if same powder, primer, projectile are used as the latter is simply a rimless version of the former.

Ouch. On the other hand, if it feeds well (unlikely) it would be a dandy .223 TD Mannlicher Schoenauer.

That page was from the 1961 Stoeger catalog.

The rotary magazine of an original Mannlicher Schoenauer is easily removable. The first step to dismantling the Take Down Model is to remove the magazine. Release cartridges from magazine. They are dispensed through the top when button is depressed. Use bullet tip, pencil.. to depress...

You may find this thread to be of interest: Mannlicher Schoenauer

You may find this thread to be of interest: Mannlicher Schoenauer

Model designations of MS rifles and carbines become rather inconsistent from year to year during the latter 1950s and into the 1960s, at least per the (U.S.) Stoeger catalogs. It would essentially be a Model 1952 or GK if stock has straight comb, MC if Monte Carlo (high comb), MCA if Monte...

The Mannlicher Schoenauer TD requires only a bullet tip or stick, pencil.. to depress the magazine cover spring. From thence one turns the magazine cover 90 degrees, pulls mag out from bottom, flips lever fore of trigger guard, removes forend pin, barreled action lifts out of stock.

Yes, they did, though it was nearly the same system used on this Mauser actioned Westley Richards, 1912: Mannlicher Schoenauer, Stoeger 1939: Mannlicher Schoenauer M1910Take Down Model:

Stoeger, 1954: Stoeger, 1960: Ca. 1963 (?):

She gave you sound advice.

Did you at least get a lollipop?

Reading Room: Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter

W.D.M. Bell did use a Gibbs built 6.5X54MS but wrote extensively of his dissatisfaction with British made cartridges that were available to him. For such reason, the MS was mostly relegated to 'meat for the pot' use which he dutifully documented. He primarily used 7X57 (.275 Rigby) for...