A pair of custom Mannlichers for Africa

[Jefferry404]

Not sure I will ever get there to hunt (did spend 5 weeks camping safari in Kenya), but if I do...
I was lucky to find a Bastogne blank (looks more Claro than English) that was mannlicher length, one end 10.25" wide! and the gunsmith was able to carved them from the same blank, same direction.
7x57 Mauser on GMA short action and 9.3x62 Mauser on GMA g33/40 action, integral octagon barrels with NECG adjustable front sight bead, Turnbull case colored with Dakota Arms steel buttplate, Schmidt and Bender scopes with Talley CZ rings. I know a bit long (19.5") but wanted the wood...

and last, but not least...

 

[USN]

Very very nice

 

[cash_tx]

Goodness, gracious, those are beautiful rifles! And what a perfect pairing of calibers! Whether you make it to Africa with them someday or not, I wish you many many years of enjoyment shooting and admiring them. And that is very cool that the gunsmith was able to carve both stocks from the same blank. They look like true treasures. Congrats!

 

[Bert the Turtle]

pretty rifles!

 

[thirdbite]

Excellent! Who provided the rear sights?

 

[Jefferry404]

pretty rifles!

Thanks much. You know, they are to pretty for those workhorse calibers. I have a 404 Jeffery from same wood supplier (woodnut in Grass Valley, CA) that is also to nice
I might need some forum help on selecting wood for a pair of big bores as I am leaning to the plainer blanks but they’re something about over doing the stocks on big bores as well.

Excellent! Who provided the rear sights?

Good eye. To be honest, I do not know. I have never seen that style with 1 folding and asked the gunsmith (we have a tight relationship) but he did not say, maybe he made them? So I did not pursue… yet

 

[Tintin]

Nice! Thanks.

 

[smokepole]

Absolutely beautiful. I love full stocks and octagonal barrels and great great wood and calibers.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Very nice !

 

[cpr0312]

Nice! Thanks for sharing

 

[Mekaniks]

Very nice!!!

 

[Tucketed]

beautiful

 

[Happy Myles]

Beauties!

 

[ACM]

Very nice! Perfect cartridge selections for the mannlichers!

 

[Rem280]

Beautiful rifles!

 

[V42]

Absolutely beautiful, love the cartridge selection!

 

[Ku-winda]

Stunning!!! True works of art in two of the most practical (and functuonal) calibers you could have chosen!!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

Beautiful, practical,

Personally I would prefer a non fold down rear sight, unless the sight interferes with the scopes.

 

[VertigoBE]

This is a very classy and well executed pair of rifles. I love everything about them.
Very well done!

 

[7x57Joe]

Stunning rifles!