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Section 6: Rifles Subject: Mannlicher Schoenauer Alpine Msg# 1097484
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>>>These two things plus the bolt being too far forward stopped me from owning one. The butterknife bolt handle was a real turn off.<<<
I wholeheartedly agree with you on those counts. But iron sights ruled the day, along with some peep sights. so those were not too much of a problem in those days In their hey-day, 80 or so years ago, they were popular because of the spool magazine's reliability and light weight. I started with them 12 years or so, when Tom loaned me my first one to play with. He fancied my 20 ga. Beretta S-56E as a quail gun, and wanted a better bolt gun with scope to hunt in more open country. 4 years later, we finalized the deal and made the trade. I was hooked HGW |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: The curse of the butterknife bolt handle and split bridge. These two things plus the bolt being too far forward stopped me from owning one. The butterknife bolt handle was a real turn off. Frank
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