AV Carbines

[Riihimaki222]

Pulled a few of my oil carbines out of their boxes for their yearly wipe down with old English. Thought I would hang them up and snap a few pics. Calibers L to R and top to bottom are 338wm, 6.5x55, 300wm (nice wood), 9.3,62, 7x64, 375h&h, 338wm and 375h&h

 

[Spaher]

WOW! Thank you for sharing these photos of your mannlicher/carbines. 6.5X55, 9.3X62, etc a superb grouping, the wood on some of them are highly figured and all in excellent condition. This is an example of the satisfaction of why ....

 

[icebear]

Spectacular, to say the least. The metric calibers in particular are real rarities in a carbine.

 

[Riihimaki222]

Thanks for the kind words. I’m always on the hunt for sakos in the European calibers or magnums. Usually the standard American calibers get a pass unless it’s a clean deluxe, carbine, handy carbine, battue etc. I’m more of a collector than a seller but usually I’m willing to trade something I may have multiples of for something else I’ve been after

 

[deergoose]

that's an impressive group of Sako's. very nice.
DeerGoose

 

[gowyo]

Outstanding! I’m drooling here in Wyoming. Have you shot the .338’s?

Dont lose your bolts!

 

[Riihimaki222]

Outstanding! I’m drooling here in Wyoming. Have you shot the .338’s?

Dont lose your bolts!

Nope, Those two are safe queens and are unfired (as far as I know). However I do have a 338 standard finnbear l61 hunter that wears a 1.75/6 leupold, have taken 2 whitetial deer with it and it’s been on a few bear hunts with me. And don’t worry, bolts are kept safe in the boxes with the rifles

 

[gowyo]

Have you ever tried renaissance wax? Recommended for both wood and steel.

I was asking if you shot them to pick your brain if you’ve developed any loads. Im going to produce some for mine, just looking for a starting point.

 

[Riihimaki222]

Have you ever tried renaissance wax? Recommended for both wood and steel.

Actually never heard of it, I use Clenzoil for the metal, old English lemon oil or red oil for the wood on oiled stocks and lacquer or varnish stocks usually get a coat of carnuba wax to keep them shining. I will look into the renaissance wax, thanks

 

[Rocky]

Wow! What a great collection. Thanks for showing!

 

[Rocky]

I see a stock on the table for a Remington 673 Guide rifle. Do you collect those also?

 

[icebear]

Actually never heard of it, I use Clenzoil for the metal, old English lemon oil or red oil for the wood on oiled stocks and lacquer or varnish stocks usually get a coat of carnuba wax to keep them shining. I will look into the renaissance wax, thanks

I'm pretty sure Renaissance Wax is basically carnauba. It's very soft and easy to apply. Takes a lot of coats because it's on the thin side. I got a can from Amazon. Good stuff. Before Renaissance Wax I used Johnson's and I still do sometimes. When I lived in Belize I noticed local woodworkers used Johnson's wax as a finish on carvings made from Zericote, a very hard and dense tropical wood. Nothing else, just many coats of Johnson's.

I also sometimes use Clenzoil for metal. I also use Lucas Metal Polish, which seems to be a bit more effective at removing the sort of reddish patina that develops on blued surfaces. Good for older guns.

 

[icebear]

Here's another family of carbines, focused more on smaller calibers. Not as impressive as the first post, but with some interesting items. I'm envious of the wood on the 6.5 and the 300WM, and of course of the metrics.

From top: L461 in .222 Magnum; L461 in .222; L469 in .222 Magnum; H&R-Sako L579 in .308; AIII in .30-06.

 

[icebear]

However I do have a 338 standard finnbear l61 hunter that wears a 1.75/6 leupold,

Noted with interest. That's one of my favorite scopes, perfect for hunting most medium to large game. However, it did not sell well and Leupold dropped it after a few years. There are two versions. The original version had a very short tube and was difficult to mount for that reason. Leupold later came out with an extended version. It is marked 1.75-6x E to distinguish it from the older, shorter model. This scope is now hard to find and asking prices tend to be high. I have one on my AIII carbine in .30-06. I wanted to put one on my Valmet 9,3x74R double, but couldn't find one at a reasonable price so settled for a 2-7x.

 

[Jeffy1]

Both collections very impressive. To both owners, congratulations.

 

[Riihimaki222]

I see a stock on the table for a Remington 673 Guide rifle. Do you collect those also?

I’m a big fan of the 6.5 and 350 rem mag calibers, I have a 673 in each and a couple 700 classics in 350 mag. The one on the table is the 6.5, I’ve never been able to get it to shoot better than about a 2 inch group no matter what bullet/powder combo I try. I took it out of the stock as I want to acragalss it and see if I can improve the groupings.

 

[Riihimaki222]

Noted with interest. That's one of my favorite scopes, perfect for hunting most medium to large game. However, it did not sell well and Leupold dropped it after a few years. There are two versions. The original version had a very short tube and was difficult to mount for that reason. Leupold later came out with an extended version. It is marked 1.75-6x E to distinguish it from the older, shorter model. This scope is now hard to find and asking prices tend to be high. I have one on my AIII carbine in .30-06. I wanted to put one on my Valmet 9,3x74R double, but couldn't find one at a reasonable price so settled for a 2-7x.

Very nice collection, you and I seem to have about the same taste in not only rifles but optics. I’m pretty disappointed in leupolds recent line up changes, I don’t think they currently make a single scope that I would want to mount on a vintage rifle, aside from maybe one of the 4 or 6 fixed powers that seem to resemble the old m8 series. Between dropping gloss models, canceling the vx 1&2 and replacing them with the ugly matte finish angular designs of current, I think they are well on their way to phasing out hunting scopes altogether.. Maybe Ill rattle can a few of these stocks matte black to make them tactical since that’s the new thing .

9.3x74r, another one of my favorites. Have a sauer double with a claw mounted scope and a 20ga drilling in that caliber. Btw, Is this forum friendly towards non Finnish born rifles?

 

[Rocky]

I don't think the 6.5 and the 350 magnums carbines were made to shoot sub inch. More for carrying in the woods for close quarters Grizzly shots.

Do you have each caliber of the magnums in the 600 model, laminate stock?

If your looking I have a pair that I might be selling.

 

[icebear]

I’m pretty disappointed in leupolds recent line up changes

Likewise. I think they have moved a lot toward 'tacticool" - but that is where the market seems to be going. They also seem to have cheapened some models to get the price down, while at the high end, they are promoting hugely expensive scopes with very wide zoom ranges and large objectives. The only new Leupold I've bought in the past five years or so was an AR-specific 1-4x that came with Picatinny rings and was on sale when I happened to be building an AR. Other than that, I've been getting my scopes at gun shows and occasionally from eBay or Gunbroker.

 

[waterwolf]