Wow, that rifle seems to be in pristine condition. Absolutely beautiful, what are you gonna use it for? Not certain yet. I am sure I will take a deer or two with it. Might take it after Elk just to prove my point from an earlier thread! Actually I have always wanted one especially in 7X57. If I eve...

Yowza! Very nice. I'd be to afraid to use that for anything ! Directions for posting pic from PC: 1) Get free account at photobucket.com 2) Upload image from your PC 3) Place cursor over uploaded image and drop-down menu will appear. 4) In the second box titled "direct link," copy the url...

Ok, pic showed up as a attached PDF so obviouly I did that wrong.

Since the wise advice of a few forum members helped with this latest acquisition, I thought I would post a picture of it so you can see what I have been Oooing and Ahhing about ... DSC_0006.pdf My first time posting a picture so I hope I did it right and you can see a gorgous classic Steyr Mannliche...

The last poster is correct. It is 60's or 70's manufacture. I went back to the seller to clarify. It is a Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Model M 3170 stamped on the barrel. Pretty much identical to this one: http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/admin/product_details.php?itemID=21193 Working on getting the full...

A .308 Winchester round will fit in the chamber of a .30-06 and this is of course a very dangerous situation if it was to be fired especially in an older action. Beyond that I can be of no help but I am certain there are others on this forum that have the appropriate gauges to measure the bore and c...

ITs not worth 1500 unless you go buy Cabela's phony used gun pricing. I agree completely, I think that was just his "ain't I giving you such a good deal" line. Comparing the one in the link you sent with this one I think this one is in better shape and nicer wood so considering that Cabel...

The twist on the outside of the barrel is the result of the hammer forged barrel. its a sign of their manufacturing. I have a 6.5x54 MS made in 1958 that I paid about 650 for in 05, is he looking to sell? He is selling and I am looking at buying, he wants $1,000 but thinks it is worth $1,500. I am ...

I am looking at a Steyr Mannlicher in 7x57 that the guy thinks is 1950's production when this style kind of came back for a bit. It is in pristine shape with a full mannlicher style stock, butter knife bolt handle (very smooth). 18" barrel (my guess) that has some "twist" style to it....

But jack oconnor was a hired hand of Winchesters who wrote to sell model seventy's on .270 Winchester. Context has a lot to do with which gun is best. I was on an elk hunt in Idaho where it was very thick timber with only small meadows and wash out areas for clearings. All of the elk shot were with...

Two points, bullet selection and shot placement. If you do these two correctly then these are fine calibers to use on Elk. In general, I agree. But after humping my butt up and down too many mountains I have learned that elk, being wild animals, don't always like to stand still, close, or with a pe...

The thing is, all these people who hunt big game with medium to light caliber rifles are not paying what we have to pay for elk tags in Colorado. A Colorado resident elk tag is about $25. A non-resident tag is over $500. Not to forget guide fees, lodging, food and gas. We can't afford to have a lig...

Glad to see 1911fan mention the 7mm-08 to you. That would be my reccomendation. No offense meant to the .308, but the 7mm-08 shoots flatter and is ,in my opinion, the superior cartidge in that it can do anything the .308 can do. On the hunting side of things you could do much worse than the 7mm-08 a...

This is why you should alway make sure your dog has been through gun saftey training prior to handling firearms.

Congrats on the new aquisition VikesFan1. It looks like a sweet unit and at a great price!