.308, .22LR, .243, .222

[waterwolf]

 

[stonecreek]

What an impressive stable of Mannlichers! Your new .30-06 will be in good company.

If I recall, we've only identified two of the P72 (or M78?) Mannlichers. That's a real find, with some great wood, too.

 

[topgear]

Very nice mannlichers and great calibres to boot. I reckon if I was down to three rifles it would be a .22, .222 and .308! Thanks for posting some snaps.

 

[waterwolf]

What an impressive stable of Mannlichers! Your new .30-06 will be in good company.

If I recall, we've only identified two of the P72 (or P78?) Mannlichers. That's a real find, with some great wood, too.

They are all shooters and hunters, so all with a few small nicks and bruises but generally overall in excellent condition.

Actually that .22 is stamped "M78" just before the serial number...and I don't think we ever identified another one...Someone on a .22 website claimed they had seen one once, but did not reply to my further correspondence. I am still hoping, so if someone knows of another one, I would very much like to hear from them.

 

[PAScott64]

Very nice collection. I only own one. An L57 Sako Forester Mannlicher chambered in .244 cal. She never liked 100 grain bullets, but I harvested many whitetails with .87 gr Hornady Spire Points and 85 gr. Nosler Partition bullets.

 

[stonecreek]

I only own one. An L57 Sako Forester Mannlicher chambered in .244 cal.

Owning such a rifle automatically puts you in the top 1% of Sako Collectors!

 

[waterwolf]

Is that the 6mm Rem?

 

[stonecreek]

Is that the 6mm Rem?

Yes, the .244 Rem was renamed the 6mm Rem several years after its introduction. The two cartridges are identical, but Remington did the re-christening to indicate that rifles marked "6mm Rem" had 1-9" twist barrels as opposed to those marked ".244 Rem" which had 1-12" twist barrels and wouldn't always stabilize 100 grain bullets.

Sako dropped the .244 chambering sometime in the early 60's and never did chamber the 6mm. The Sako .244 barrels I have measured the twist on came out about 1-11.25" and do stabilize the Remington 100 grain 6mm factory load.

Side note: When Remington renamed the cartridge (1963) the "magnum craze" was in full swing and everyone thought you had to have a "magnum". Remington initially renamed the .244 "6mm Remington Magnum" and even stamped a few of its Model 700 barrels that way. They soon figured out that people expected to see a belt on a magnum (which many believed made the case stronger and allowed it to be loaded to higher pressures). Lacking the belt, they relented and just started calling it "6mm Remington".

 

[waterwolf]

Very nice collection. I only own one. An L57 Sako Forester Mannlicher chambered in .244 cal. She never liked 100 grain bullets, but I harvested many whitetails with .87 gr Hornady Spire Points and 85 gr. Nosler Partition bullets.

Pictures?