Dream rifle I always wanted just wrong caliber

[dgr416]

I just bought a Styer Mannlicher 243 full stock from the late 50s or early 60s .Its the 1952 model with the most beautiful wood i have seen in a long time .I am thankful it has the scope mounts and rings which are hard to find .It looks new has not been huntred with in a long time if at all .I am going to but change the scope to a jap made nikon 3x9 that looks new .I havd no dealings with these rifles it has double triggers and full stock .The wood is beautiful end to end looks new which is rare on a gun this old .I am going to try it on deer and hogs .

 

[farmer_john]

Also a dream rifle of mine. Congrats. Show some picks and some bubts when you go on one

 

[Red Leg]

Great rifle and great chambering for whitetail. Tell the Aussies to pound sand and go shoot a kangaroo or maybe a wombat. I have the rifle rather than stutzen in .270, and it is supremely accurate.

 

[Field28]

I head shot quite a few whitetail does with the same rifle in 222. years ago.

Very accurate, love the dual set triggers!

Great find and buy!

 

[Sabre]

Congrats! Post a picture when you get a chance

 

[Uncharted_NT]

Great rifle and great chambering for whitetail. Tell the Aussies to pound sand and go shoot a kangaroo or maybe a wombat. I have the rifle rather than stutzen in .270, and it is supremely accurate.

Thats about all a 243 is good for anyways.

 

[roverandbrew]

I saw a 243 with 100 grain norma oryx knock down a blue wildebeest last month. It will do great on deer and hogs!

 

[CBH Australia]

Sounds like a nice rifle.

Perhaps Redleg misunderstands Aussies. Bob might be the only person I know Who speaks so passionately about the .243.

On any given day in Australia it would be be used on Fallow, Fox, Kangaroo, Goats , Pigs and other deer species. 365 days per year.

It has been used on larger animals as well.

 

[dgr416]

Its funny i swore off the 243 win when i lost two huge bucks with it .My best friend shot 7 grizzleys in the ear and 5 buffalo in the ear in Alaska that was his favorite rifle for anything up there .I just tried to post pictures wouldnt download them .

 

[Flbt]

I just bought a Styer Mannlicher 243 full stock from the late 50s or early 60s .Its the 1952 model with the most beautiful wood i have seen in a long time .I am thankful it has the scope mounts and rings which are hard to find .It looks new has not been huntred with in a long time if at all .I am going to but change the scope to a jap made nikon 3x9 that looks new .I havd no dealings with these rifles it has double triggers and full stock .The wood is beautiful end to end looks new which is rare on a gun this old .I am going to try it on deer and hogs .

Well you could all ways go for a 358w.

I have had good luck with the 80gr federal blue box and my wife has with the 80gr
Corlock
With our 6mms.
They should be as good or maybe a bit better because there slower.

High shoulder shots on deer and hart shots on hogs.
I only had problems with 1 hog it was so fat that the bullet started to expand in the fat.
That was the problem. It still killed it fine. It ran about 60 or so yards and fell over dead.
Now there was no blood. The fat and mud stopped it from making it to the ground but I saw where it went and it was fine that time.

 

[steve white]

Well you could all ways go for a 358w.

I have had good luck with the 80gr federal blue box and my wife has with the 80gr
Corlock
With our 6mms.
They should be as good or maybe a bit better because there slower.

High shoulder shots on deer and hart shots on hogs.
I only had problems with 1 hog it was so fat that the bullet started to expand in the fat.
That was the problem. It still killed it fine. It ran about 60 or so yards and fell over dead.
Now there was no blood. The fat and mud stopped it from making it to the ground but I saw where it went and it was fine that time.

He cannot change caliber unless he finds a different rotary magazine--they are very caliber specific and not changeable in the direction of larger diameter. (I have successfully changed an 8x56 to 7x57 and it feeds flawlessly). He might have to have other gunsmithing done in a change, as well. Best to enjoy it as is.
The 1952, with swept back bolt handle is easier to reach at the bolt. The metallurgy allows for hot loads to be tested with no more risk than any other modern firearm. Older M-S models needed pressures to be kept down a bit, except for the high velocity model.
You've got a good un' and it sounds like the buyer may have paid extra for premium wood!
I am a bit of a biased fan of the Marque. They are so well machined and alpha in function that it is hard to go with another brand once you have experienced the difference.
Check my "member of" listing to contact other worthy resources to enjoy your rifle....

 

[Flbt]

He cannot change caliber unless he finds a different rotary magazine--they are very caliber specific and not changeable in the direction of larger diameter. (I have successfully changed an 8x56 to 7x57 and it feeds flawlessly). He might have to have other gunsmithing done in a change, as well. Best to enjoy it as is.
The 1952, with swept back bolt handle is easier to reach at the bolt. The metallurgy allows for hot loads to be tested with no more risk than any other modern firearm. Older M-S models needed pressures to be kept down a bit, except for the high velocity model.
You've got a good un' and it sounds like the buyer may have paid extra for premium wood!

So if the case is the same you can’t go to a bigger cal.?
That’s fine I was just joking about changing it any way.
That nice and old of a rifle I would use as is.

 

[steve white]

So if the case is the same you can’t go to a bigger cal.?
That’s fine I was just joking about changing it any way.
That nice and old of a rifle I would use as is.

No, you cannot go larger unless PERHAPS a different rotary magazine is used. And it would do no service at all to go to a caliber smaller even if it will function. Just one of the rules regarding Mannlicher Schoenauers, lol.
I agree a 358 would be wonderful, and there were some made in that caliber. It might also be as rare as hen's teeth to FIND another rotary magazine in that caliber, with the caveat that a gunsmith should be consulted to make sure the project is viable all around or that any alteration to feed ramp etc. might need to be provided.

Besides, it's obvious God wants to yank Bob Nelson's chain concerning the 243.

 

[Flbt]

No, you cannot go larger unless PERHAPS a different rotary magazine is used. And it would do no service at all to go to a caliber smaller even if it will function. Just one of the rules regarding Mannlicher Schoenauers, lol.
I agree a 358 would be wonderful, and there were some made in that caliber. It might also be as rare as hen's teeth to FIND another rotary magazine in that caliber, with the caveat that a gunsmith should be consulted to make sure the project is viable all around or that any alteration to feed ramp etc. might need to be provided.

Ok nice info to know.
I was thinking like the savage 99 as long as the case was the same the spool mag would work.
But on a rifle like that don’t think I would change it any way lol.

I have bought rifles inspite of the cal just because I wanted the rifle

 

[steve white]

Ok nice info to know.
I was thinking like the savage 99 as long as the case was the same the spool mag would work.
But on a rifle like that don’t think I would change it any way lol.

I have bought rifles inspite of the cal just because I wanted the rifle

I like your thinking. I am an admirer of the Savage rotary magazine, but not of it's butt ugly looks....

 

[dgr416]

I hope i find a good load for this rifle .I will find those nosler 100 grain partitions i have some where for a special cause .I wish this gun was a 260 rem but its a 243 .The wood has the best grain just dont see that any more .I will run a bore snake through it this week before i shoot it .

 

[Inkgardener]

If I find an awesome looking old gun with great wood I am not sure I care what caliber it is. I can find a use for it.

 

[Flbt]

I hope i find a good load for this rifle .I will find those nosler 100 grain partitions i have some where for a special cause .I wish this gun was a 260 rem but its a 243 .The wood has the best grain just dont see that any more .I will run a bore snake through it this week before i shoot it .

Give the 80 gr a try
They have worked out of factory 6mm for us
There deer are not that big but the hogs are

 

[R eight]

Sounds like a nice rifle.

Perhaps Redleg misunderstands Aussies. Bob might be the only person I know Who speaks so passionately about the .243.

On any given day in Australia it would be be used on Fallow, Fox, Kangaroo, Goats , Pigs and other deer species. 365 days per year.

It has been used on larger animals as well.

You’re definitely not a Queenslander .

 

[R eight]

Thats about all a 243 is good for anyways.

Garden stakes, firewood and ahhh…....yep that’s covers all its good for