I have a Mannlicher Schoenauer. I have a Mannlicher Schoenauer rifle. Serial # XXXXX bottom of receiver underneath the stock is 5690. # XXXXX trigger assembly and butt plate is 570. Receiver is round where the cartridge goes in and then is hex up to the rear sight. The # XXXXX is stamped on the hex part of the receiver. Nov 08, 2016  Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles. Author Ernest Hemmingway was a fan of the Model 1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer. Waffenfabr-Ges Steyr Mannlicher Schoenauer. 1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer A very popular rifle used by hunters of the early 20th century was the 6.5 x 54mm Model 1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer.

Hi, I'm a new member. Have been a rifle enthusiast for many years. Lived & hunted in South Africa for 45 years.

Now living in Alberta, Canada. Big Mauser fan, but last week I bought my first Mannlicher. A 1958 Model MC in 30-06 caliber, serial number 24561. Rifle is in perfect condition & fitted with a swing-off Pachmayr scope mount & 4x81 Weatherby Imperial scope.

The rifle is nice & compact with 22' barrel, ideal for a brush gun, or what I would call a 'bushveld rifle'. Hence I am considering taking the scope off & fitting a ghost ring sight.

Any thoughts on this? Since I don't want to mess with this rifle if it will diminish its value or appeal.

Also, any info on this rifle or model will be appreciated. Does anybody know where or how I can obtain a ghost ring sight for this rifle, or would this have to be a custom job by a good gunsmith?

Hi, I'm a new member. Have been a rifle enthusiast for many years.

Lived & hunted in South Africa for 45 years. Now living in Alberta, Canada. Big Mauser fan, but last week I bought my first Mannlicher. A 1958 Model MC in 30-06 caliber, serial number 24561. Rifle is in perfect condition & fitted with a swing-off Pachmayr scope mount & 4x81 Weatherby Imperial scope. The rifle is nice & compact with 22' barrel, ideal for a brush gun, or what I would call a 'bushveld rifle'. Hence I am considering taking the scope off & fitting a ghost ring sight.

Any thoughts on this? Since I don't want to mess with this rifle if it will diminish its value or appeal. Also, any info on this rifle or model will be appreciated. Does anybody know where or how I can obtain a ghost ring sight for this rifle, or would this have to be a custom job by a good gunsmith? Because of the split rear receiver bridge there are a couple of ways to put a receiver sight on a M/S. A sight was made in the past which had the aperture arm spring loaded so it would pivot back and then forward to allow retraction and closing of the bolt. You may find one of these at a gun show or by doing a web search (es).

The sight may have been either Lyman or Redfield manufacture. Another option is to acquire a cocking piece sight which is fitted into the end of the cocking piece on the bolt. It will require good machining to have it done right but is really the best of the two options. There is somebody still manufacturing these sights. I have seen recent pictures in the Accurate Reloading site and also I think on the Holland and Holland web pages.

This latter sight is a classic and will not be inexpensive to purchase or have installed. There is a current thread at AR on the gunsmithing forum which shows this type of sight on a newly manufactured square bridge Mauser if you care to look for it. There has also been discussion there in the past year of where to get them. Welcome yychunter! I have the 1961 MCA model, and thought the LOP to the front trigger is not comfortable for me, I find the rifle very accurate.

I have only shot one box of rounds through it in the last year, mostly because I needed to devote time to another rifle to take deer hunting - no way I was dragging the M/S through the PA forest! I have had the rifle since the early 90's and it took till last year and this forum for me to get the information I needed to strip for cleaning and inspection for safetly, and then take it to the range.

All I can say is that it is more accurate than I am, and I am looking forward to zeroing at 6' PBR this spring. Here is the link to what I know about my rifle so far. I am guessing that my particular rifle was manufactured in 1966.

Everyone that has taken a look at it has remarked on the quality of workmanship that went into this rifle. Good luck and happy shooting with yours! Just go ahead and do what you want with the M/S. Putting a ghost ring or peep sight on it will not hurt the value. Collectors are only interested in unaltered specimans and when the Pachmyer swingover mount was installed any potential collector value was negated at that point.

I owned a M/S mca carbine in 7 x 57 and loved it but for the hunting I do it was worthless without a scope on it so I put a Pachmyer swingover scope mount on it and am enjoying it. After all they were made to be used not just looked at - in the long run who really cares if some collector doesn't like it. Thanks Everyone & I fully agree with drover on the issue of collecting rifles.

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