Mannlicher-Schoenauer GK

[HWL]

In all the furthest corner of my gun store, covered by an inch of dust, I found this one.

Mannlicher-Schoenauer Mod. GK, 8x57IS, perfect bore, 100 % bluing, a few dents in the wood, marks from Proofhouse of Vienna 1961,.....



HWL

 

[Bruce]

Love the Mannlicher-Schoenhauer range.. I had a 9.5x57 MS made in 1910, with the J type magazine!

 

[stug]

Nice find!

 

[CTDolan]

Oh my...sweet find!!!

 

[Shootist43]

HWL, did it "follow" you home?

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Nice rifle. Congrats.
Witold

 

[HWL]

HWL, did it "follow" you home?

Yes, the pictures are taken at home and I am just reloading wild!!!

HWL

 

[HWL]

Love the Mannlicher-Schoenhauer range.. I had a 9.5x57 MS made in 1910, with the J type magazine!

You sold it?

HWL

 

[7x57Joe]

Nice GK HWL! I really like the Mannlicher-Schoenauer too. I have a 1908 proofed in 1919:

a MCA Carbine proofed in 1961:

and a MCA half stock proofed in 1965:

 

[Bruce]

You sold it?

HWL

Unfortunately not...had a house break in years ago in Johannesburg and they managed to break open my rifle safe( we were way on holiday)...stole all firearms and ammo plus plus plus...!!!!
This was in 1997 and still nothing recovered..

 

[HWL]

Unfortunately not...had a house break in years ago in Johannesburg and they managed to break open my rifle safe( we were way on holiday)...stole all firearms and ammo plus plus plus...!!!!
This was in 1997 and still nothing recovered..

Sorry for this... today, it is almost impossible to get a 9,5x57 Mannlicher-Schoenauer...

...in my little MS collection is a Take Down and a "Stutzen" ... sometimes I think about to hunt with on an african trip.

..perfect for pigs in Europe

HWL

 

[Red Leg]

Have exactly the same rifle in .270. It was equipped with a detachable Griffin & Howe side scope mount which both looks very period and works perfectly.

 

[HWL]

53 gr of N540 will accelerate 175 gr Sierra Pro Hunter....

Tomorrow is range day, ....and I will awaken this rifle to a new life!



HWL

 

[sestoppelman]

Old thread I know, but nice rifles. I am actually pondering the purchase of one, a '65 GK. We shall see.....

My biggest concern it the scope arrangement. It has the high claw mounted 4X Hensoldt and with the low comb buttstock I can see a riser likely would be needed to get any kind of cheek weld and swapping scopes out is not really an option and 4x is just OK.