Austria Hunting Pictures

[HWL]

Hunting the Gams....

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Beautiful picture and excellent trophies.
Witold

 

[Peter Larsson]

Coooool rifle!!!

 

[CAustin]

@HWL what is the rifle pictured above and what caliber might it be!

 

[HWL]

@HWL what is the rifle pictured above and what caliber might it be!

This is a so called "Ischler Stutzen". Ischl is a small town in Austria, and may be, the first rifles of this type came from this town or area. But I do not really know.
"Stutzen" is a german word for a "short rifle". The rifles are single shot, break open, under lever, full stocked hammer-guns. .This particular gun is a 6,5x57R with octagonal barrel, and made around the turn of the last century. Now it is more than 100 years old, and I wished, I would be in this condition, when I am so old. Gams do not like it!!!

HWL

 

[CAustin]

I like the rifle sir!

 

[Nyati]

Love the picture, one of these is an excellent trophy, congratulations !

 

[gillettehunter]

Very nice. Love the rifle. Got a hunt story to tell us? Thanks Bruce

 

[broncolcj]

Beautiful picture. I really must do this some day

 

[HWL]

Very nice. Love the rifle. Got a hunt story to tell us? Thanks Bruce

Sorry, there is no "story".... Gams is not an unusual prey where I live and hunt. Sometimes, they are hard to come by, but I like the challenge, especially with an old rifle.
The rifle also has a peep sight, and it is a real thrill, to hunt like our grandfathers did.

HWL

 

[HWL]

I did not shot this one....

HWL

 

[HWL]

The hinged peep-sight...

 

[cpr0312]

Thanks for sharing the pics!

 

[LivingTheDream]

This whole hunt from the chamois to the rifle is pretty cool. Congratulations!

 

[7x57Joe]

Most excellent Sir!

 

[frankdes]

Really nice Ischler! Do you know who fabricated the rifle?
Sometimes Austrian rifles are marked with a circle and monograms underneath the barrel.

FRANK

 

[Mannlicher]

Roebuck from Lower Austria, hunted a few days ago ..

Mannlicher

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Very good trophy. Congrats.
Witold

 

[7x57Joe]

Congratulations!

 

[Mannlicher]

Broken Horns...….

Mannlicher