What we Yanks refer to as a
"Mannlicher stock" is properly termed a
stutzen, or full stocked carbine.
Not all Mannlicher Schoenauers were stutzen, not all stutzen are Mannlichers.
Mauser stutzen, 1939:
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Mannlicher Schoenauer, 1939:
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Conversion stocks for 'sporterization' of WW1 surplus rifles to sporting stutzen, 1939:
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Early Mannlicher Schoenauer sporting rifles and stutzen had model numbers corresponding to a model specific and Mannlicher Schoenauer proprietary cartridge for which they were chambered.
The M1900 (prototype and pre production) as well as Y1903 'Greek Contract' MS and variants (Y1903/14, Y1903/14/27, 'System 1930'...) were all chambered for the 6.5X54 Mannlicher Schoenauer.
Early model MS sporting arms were:
M1903 - 6.5X54
M1905 - 9X56
M1908 - 8X56
M1910 - 9.5X57
These models feed well only with properly fitted cartridges which closely match the profile of original MS cartridges such as the DWM examples illustrated below. Properly fed, they have feed and 'action' smoother than any other production bolt action rifle.
A model with longer receiver to accommodate the 'U.S. 1906 Cartridge' (.30-'06) as well as a retaining ring in the Schoenauer magazine which would allow for greater flexibility of cartridge choices was introduced as the M1924 'Sequoia' and marketed primarily to the U.S. through Sequoia Importing Company.
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Along with the M1924 (Sequoia), Steyr produced MS rifles and carbines in several chamberings on the longer action which were identified by the 'Kaliber' being engraved on receiver ring with no model number. These arms, produced through 1940 or so (not many after the 1938 Anschluss, or 'annexation' of Austria), have come to be known as 'M1925' by collectors though they are not so marked.
Postwar production resumed with the M1950 which was, essentially, continuation of the 'M1925' though with some features omitted and, some say, not quite as well built as the pre WW2 models. The M1950 was available in a variety of chamberings, model changes from then through 1972 involved omission of clip guides, change of safety, style and profile of stock.
There is much more to a Mannlicher than presence or absence of a full stock.
I'd recommend that you get your hands on an actual MS, preferably a pre WW2 example, handle and fire it. Be warned in advance, however, it may 'ruin' most or all other bolt action rifles for you from that point onward. There is absolutely nothing like the smoothness of a pre WW2 MS action with properly fitting cartridges.
The stutzen stock of a genuine MS or pre WW2 Oberndorf Mauser is a perfectly svelte bit of craftsmanship with cast, balance, and 'pointability' unparalleled on modern arms. A modern offering with 'Mannlicher stock' may feel like a 2X4 after one has handled a genuine Mannlicher Schoenauer.
Here is more information regarding Mannlicher Schoenauers:
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You'd likely be very happy with an M1924 or 'M1925', M1950 stutzen. On an 'M1925', expect to see the receiver marked Kal. 7.62X63 rather than .30-'06 (metric equivalent).
M1924 'Sequoia (.30-'06):
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'M1925' stamped 7.62X63 (.30-'06):
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Above MS (belongs to member Kuduae) is one of the unsold 'Sequoia' models that has had 'M1924' stamp changed to 'KAL: 7.62X63' (metric equivalent to .'30-'06).
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Ritter Ferdinand von Mannlicher