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Ya I've got 2. This interarms and a Carl Gustafs stads Gevärsfaktori that I shoot open sights. It's a fun round. In fact there all fun rounds!- SurfGent
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In the meantime hears a interarms mark 10 in 6.5 Swede. Maple stained dark walnut. Came out really nice- SurfGent
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Thanks fellas for the likes and I hope you enjoyed my posts. You guys are great.- SurfGent
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I spent alot of time posting and doing the research for you guys so I hope it was worth the read. Thanks. FL fellow DV- SurfGent
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So what's next. It will be a 37 Turk/German 98. In 243 Winchester vintage Lyman deluxe peep, double set trigger with the nicest peice of walnut I can afford to do myself.- SurfGent
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Collecting Haenel-Mannlichers may never make you any money, but it can lead into exploration of a fascinating byway in the history of the sporting rifle. You will find early Mannlichers from Steyr as well as German and Austrian custom makers, and you will find custom-ordered takedown rifles and...- SurfGent
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This brings us back to the two major reasons there is only minor collector interest in these rifles. The first, of course, is the lack of a famous name such as Winchester. The second is the impossibility of classifying rifles by model and year. Model classification and certifiable originality...- SurfGent
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The first importer of Haenel-Mannlichers was Oscar Hesse of New Jersey, who began bringing them into the U.S. in 1894. There was a strong connection between German shooting clubs in the U.S., German immigrant gunmakers and the German companies, so more and more importers got into the act, and...- SurfGent
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The conversion to a Mauser-style box magazine with hinged floorplate is one of the most beautifully executed floorplate-release mechanisms ever made – far superior to almost any modern rifle, including some ultra-high-dollar custom rifles. It is crisp, positive and unfailing. This rifle also has...- SurfGent
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Steyr was not the only company to appreciate the virtues of the Commission rifle. C.G. Haenel, a prominent German gunmaking company in Suhl, also made Commission rifles under contract. Founded by Carl Gottlieb Haenel in 1840, C.G. Haenel & Co. quickly became a force in German gunmaking and, like...- SurfGent
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Everything good and modern occurred after that, they believe, and nothing much before. But such was not the case. In the frenzy of rifle development in Europe between the arrival of smokeless powder in 1886 and the ultimate Mauser in 1898, several good military bolt rifles made their debut. For...- SurfGent
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Generally now known as Haenel-Mannlichers, these German bolt-action rifles were not cheap. In the 1902 Sears catalog, the price was $24.50. By comparison, a Winchester Model 95 listed at only $17.50. What made the German import worth 50 percent more than this state-of-the-art lever rifle? And...- SurfGent
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In the years before 1914 one could find, tucked away in a corner of the Sears, Roebuck catalog, a listing for a bolt-action sporting rifle from Germany. Variously listed as a Mannlicher, or a Haenel-Mannlicher, or sometimes just a C.G. Haenel (pronounced HY-nul), these rifles were the first...- SurfGent
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