"Vintage" Hunting Rifles

JamesDong · Dec 8, 2020

Combloc said:
I'm not a hunter but I do have one hunting rifle. I bought it because it's both vintage (1957) and mechanical art. It's a Mannlicher Shoenauer Model 1956 in .308 with factory mounted rings and a Weaver K4F:

Pretty rifle, hope you shoot it.

28Shooter · Dec 8, 2020

Beautiful rifle Combloc! Mannlicher Shoenauer Model 1956 was always an "I want" - had the chance several times but never did.

TheOriginalMexicanBob · Dec 9, 2020

That Mannlicher is one classy rifle. I like the design and have modern rifles in the Mannlicher style but they pale in comparison to the true Mannlicher like the one shown.

Bertfish · Dec 9, 2020

Combloc said:
I'm not a hunter but I do have one hunting rifle. I bought it because it's both vintage (1957) and mechanical art. It's a Mannlicher Shoenauer Model 1956 in .308 with factory mounted rings and a Weaver K4F:

Your pictures of that when you got it is part of the reason my interested has piqued recently

Doctor_M · Dec 9, 2020

Combloc said:
I'm not a hunter but I do have one hunting rifle. I bought it because it's both vintage (1957) and mechanical art. It's a Mannlicher Shoenauer Model 1956 in .308 with factory mounted rings and a Weaver K4F:

Wow... she is a beauty. Your collection is awesome!

lim144 · Dec 19, 2020

That's a pretty rifle. Swiss never made an ugly weapon.

noahhh · Dec 20, 2020

Winchester 54, .22 Hornet

Original Springfield M1903 NRA Sporter, 1929 vintage

1912-vintage Savage M1899H takedown, .303 Savage (deer killed at Woodmont a couple years ago)

M98 Mauser "Guild Gun", .30-06, with and without its changeable sighting systems- Lyman receiver sight and G&H QD sidemount w/Weaver K2.5

1953-vintage (year I was born) M70 .30-06

1918-vintage, Savage Model .250-3000, I'm the third owner, bought from son of original owner

Before and after pics of 1913-vintage Savage M1899H .22 High Power that I restored/built a couple years ago. I fitted a spare .303 Savage barrel to it also.

That's a few of 'em. Do I prefer vintage/classic stuff? Well.....

Augie · Dec 20, 2020

Bunch of nice old rifles Noahhh, hard to beat the classics.

I'm thinking about this Paul Jaeger Model 70 custom in 22-250 but I don't know about all those squiggly lines all over the receiver

engineerbrian · Dec 20, 2020

noahhh said:
Before and after pics of 1913-vintage Savage M1899H .22 High Power that I restored/built a couple years ago.

That's a few of 'em. Do I prefer vintage/classic stuff? Well.....

Thats pretty cool, i’d love to see more about this rebuild process. That could be a thread of its own.

noahhh · Dec 20, 2020

Augie said:
Bunch of nice old rifles Noahhh, hard to beat the classics.

I'm thinking about this Paul Jaeger Model 70 custom in 22-250 but I don't know about all those squiggly lines all over the receiver

Not a straight line to be seen. Was he drunk when he did it? :innocent0

Here's one you might remember, Augie.

Augie · Dec 20, 2020

noahhh said:
Not a straight line to be seen. Was he drunk when he did it?

Here's one you might remember, Augie.

Yes sir, that one came out really well for you, I'm still enjoying the BSA Martini.

noahhh · Dec 20, 2020

engineerbrian said:
Thats pretty cool, i’d love to see more about this rebuild process. That could be a thread of its own.

I had a bunch of pics taken while the project progressed, but they were/are on Photobucket and since I refuse to pay their now usurious fees I may never be able to share them again.

Basically I started out with a severely rusted receiver and filed/sanded/polished it. Found enough parts in my stash (and other people's stashes) to complete it, both barrels had perfect bores but rough exteriors which needed restoration also, then rust blued everything and had the lever color case hardened. The stock was hand made by me, and fitted with an original crescent butt plate and an ebony grip cap, then given 10 coats of spar varnish rubbed out between coats.

noahhh · Dec 20, 2020

Augie said:
Yes sir, that one came out really well for you, I'm still enjoying the BSA Martini.

The Martini's replacement (one of them anyway!):

100 yards, 5 shots, Eley Tenex, zero wind, and a lot of luck.

Bertfish · Dec 20, 2020

Fantastic rifles noahhh

Augie · Dec 20, 2020

noahhh said:
The Martini's replacement (one of them anyway!):

100 yards, 5 shots, Eley Tenex, zero wind, and a lot of luck.

Excellant, very nice rifle, I'm still planning on having blocks put on the BSA and mounting a Unertl.

midnightSGT · Dec 31, 2020

Combloc said:
I'm not a hunter but I do have one hunting rifle. I bought it because it's both vintage (1957) and mechanical art. It's a Mannlicher Shoenauer Model 1956 in .308 with factory mounted rings and a Weaver K4F:

This rifle is sexy as all get out.

Brickman301 · Dec 31, 2020

midnightSGT said:
This rifle is sexy as all get out.

Yes she is beautiful!

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