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- A Ludwig Borovnik, Steyr M1895, and a quick look at some other straight pull bolt action rifles. Some comments on the guns of Ferlach, Austria. Steyr M1895, Blaser R8, Swiss K31, and Mauser. Check them all out if you get a chance. Let me know what you think of this video in the comments below. Did you learn something new? I hope so. Thanks for being here!
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This channel has quickly worked itself to be one of my favorite gun channels, I'm seriously starting to suffer from tacticool fatigue.
Me too, tacticool is so much fantasy hype, with no substance. Details is where one can achieve improved shooting. This is a unique channel for those who wish to learn and know what is out there that might be useful though not main stream.
I agree. This channel, as well as Gunblue490, are my favorite by far.
I like him too, and he like us probably is into the Art. Dude likes a Savage 99, not much else is cooler than that.
I totally concur. As a result I have gone through the challenge of restoring a 1942 Lee Enfield that was converted by Parker Hale to their model deluxe. I was going to restore it to military specification, however, after watching this channel I decided to preserve the conversion. I really enjoy this channel and concur with your feelings about rifles with wooden furniture
The PH conversion is a gem and a steal on the used market; still better than most new rifles.
That Steyr is a beauty
As a young gun enthusiast it is so interesting to see great rifles like this one that do not seem to be maid anymore. I sure wish I had one like this. Wow, what a nice deer rifle. Great video I actually makes me mad that they do not make scope mounts like this anymore, what a superior make.
Hi Marshall, I managed to fit the second bolt to the Steyr - not a major job; and it runs slick and fast as well. You're right - they should offer some better and classier scope mounts. The picatinny system works but there has to be a classier way. Glad your here.
Whatchu mean young nigga you look like you’re 50
@@214TwoOneFo why u talking like a black man. Ur white.
A superb Steyr, the pull back lever knob looks like a acorn made of steel. All of these presented straight pull back bolt action rifles are far easier to reload.
I have several conventional bolt guns, my only straight pull is a Ross 1905, I haven’t noticed any meaningful difference in real world cycle time, but the uniqueness of a straight pull really ups the cool factor
Hello Mike, there is some practical functionality w the full / Mannlicher stocks. It is a common design in Europe's mountainous regions. The old hunters would actually grab their Büchse near the muzzle and use the butt as a hiking aide up the mountains.. Another feature of these Gebirgsstutzen (mountain carbines) is the shorter barrel of around 20", where the full stock also makes 'em more balanced.. Sadly, full stock rifles are giving way to cheap polymer stock rifles and are becoming harder to find. Even my beloved CZ BRNO ceased production of their phenomenal FS line.. Thank You for your excellent video contributions!!
I venture to guess the full stock also affected barrel harmonics or had screws to adjust node.
Added to my subscriptions tonight, one of the few who gives good information without having to put up with a know it all ego
How it is that you’re able to continually find these fantastic, beautiful and rare rifles is a bit of a mystery to me-but I like it!! Thank you for sharing another informative and entertaining video. I would love to spend some time at a long distance range with you and your collection of rare (straight pull) rifles!
Hi B! They come to me - or at least it seems that way. Or maybe it is just the voices. : ) Seriously, I know so many people with so many guns - they tell me about things and guns and when I can, I act on what I've learned. Great to hear from you BTW.
I see guns on almost every video that I have never seen before. I love the detailed reviews.
Thank you!
Wonderful video, enjoyed it immensely!
Excellent synopsis of straight pull rifles.
The quality is just oozing out of that Steyr. What a fantastic piece of workmanship.
Truly is James - wish they were still making them
Love the acorn bolt handle.
The Steyr with the set triggers is one of my dream guns up with a Mauser 98 sporter
You bet - those set trigger Steyrs are just a dream to handle and shoot.
Amazing rifle.
I would love to add something similar to my collection.
I have a Ferlach Drilling, 16x16/9,3x74R what a great gun, thanks for this fantastic video.
That's a gem of lasting value Roderick. I'm glad the video is okay.
the steyr mannlicher m1895 was the father of the straight pull rifle, i can study the mechanism reading the old patent and the military manuals, your sporterized version is very beauty
Thanks Percy - I didn't know that.
Great rifles .
Years ago I purchased an M95 sniper (WW1). It has the set trigger but otherwise it’s a standard M95 infantry rifle. While the optic is very hazy, no doubt due to its age,the iron sights are clear to see through the mounts. I have never fire it but the action is very smooth, like an early 1905 Ross
I have seen some straight pull actions on a few videos but your demonstration is the best I’ve ever seen. I’ve never seen one in person, maybe I’ll come across one one day.
Glad the video was good!
It was excellent, you have an impressive collection!
The Stock is a Stutzen-(Shtudd-sen)Stock common for mountainous regions. It may be that people wanted some extra protection of the barrel.
I’m currently designing an interchangeable caliber straight pull carbine and this video couldn’t have come at a better time. Straight pulls are quite special to me but definitely have issues, and I hope my unique, simple design brings them back into the public light. Thank you for inspiration from this video.
A free tip (for everyone who wants to make rifles and sell them in Europe): Do away with plastic. Use wood (full length stocks are still a thing, include at least a 'schnabe' in the fore-end, a bavarian style cheekpiece or european 'hogback'). Don't mount those silly picadilly rails, use mounting rails like Schmidt&Bender Convex or Zeiss ZM/VM. A set trigger (either single or double) is a must. Include European hunting cartridges (7x64 most notably) as some jurisdictions dislike 'military cartridges'. And if you price that package cheaper than a Blaser, you're sitting on a goldmine.
YaoiMastah ...you just described a Heym
@@YaoiMastah Exactly, fuck all that plastic!
Love the detail on that acorn knob
Hi Johnny - It's a beauty.
I love your channel. Professional, charming and nice, enthusiastic and appreciative... As austrian/bavarian/Hungarian moving to Canada I'll hope to own one full stock steyr as my one and only gun to put meat on the table! Highly appreciated! Thank you!
Hello Woodsmans Finest - Welcome my friend! I hope you get the Steyr soon - every single one I've handles has that "I want to go hunting" feeling. You are going to be in one of the last best places on earth - full of opportunity and wonderful people. I wish you the very best and look forward to hearing from you again. Cheers!
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns massively kind response! Thank you Sir! I'm sticking around and watching your videos is never short of fascinating! Cheers from Austria.
I think the slim stock that goes to the end is somehow so elegant. I love them.
It's interesting to see culture affecting the guns. In most of Europe it was mostly the rich who owned guns, so this art developed to suit the people who could afford it. It was a status symbol, but in N America it was the common man who was the biggest customer. So the market developed to suit almost anyone.
One is an art form, the other a symbol of people's freedom.
That Steyr is awesome!
It really is John1911 - hard to believe how much work and artistry they put into it.
Great review Sir, I own a Swiss K31, its one the most comfortable rifles I have ever fired off hand. The balance is excellent. God Bless You Sir.
Hi Rick - thank you! God Bless You as well!
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns Your Welcome Sir
It is. I own one and of all my rifles it just feels right, can't really explain it better than that. And such a great shooting rifle. Pie plate at 200 yards off hand might get some hunting ammo and take it out some time.
holy crap i want one of those m95's!
Brendon Burns I’ve just refinished one. They’re fine rifles, but a bit expensive to feed. The early models that weren’t rechambered Fire 8X50mmR and the later ones have an “S” on the barrel meaning it was chambered for the 8X56mmR Spitzer round (at least for Austria, I believe if I remember right it might’ve been a different marking instead of the “S”).
It is very tough to rechamber one of these rifles because the en bloc clips that it feeds from requires particular dimensions to function and feed right and the receiver is limited to I believe it’s recommended no more than 40,000 psi in the breech (I can’t fully remember on that one)
If you want to maintain the 8x56mmR it’s possible to find, but not cheap, there’s the Nazi stamped stuff but the primers in that are corrosive, and there’s PPU which is not corrosive but are about $36-$38 a box.
Time, something that is quite measurable and has been quantified but seems to have a degree of perspective and perception involved when times get exciting. Have you ever had a traumatic, exciting or unexpected event cause a compression or alteration of perceived time? Events such as an entire life flashing in a moment are reported so often we can't ignore them. The 'countless' hours spent by artists with their creations of the past producing one-off works were signs of a society that had such amounts of time to spare. Here in the Americas with half a continent remaining to be explored and exploited created a premium on the time required and things like guns had to be produced in a manner with less art. Artists became craftsmen and eventually craftsmen became tradesmen. You have such beautiful examples in your collection and one of the most unique gun channels on YT. Often while viewing it causes me to think and to look into the creations you've presented. I sleep only a couple hours a day and you've prevented me from being bored. Thanks for another spectacular presentation!
The blazer R8 is incredibly beautiful firearm
Excellent rifle you presented by legend Ludwig Borovnic. I have a colleague who owns an extremely rare and unique 8×57 sporting rifle, which my German friends identified enough for me to determine exactly what it was. In any case, I may send an image of the action and mounted optic to you. Although the R8 in a Matt fiberglass configuration may appear 'characterless' as the German/Austrian mastersmith may have said, surely he/she is aware that rifle is available in very exquisite looking models (i.e. 'Luxus') with made to order everything, to include custom engraving and additional metal working.
Very true Russell - the R8 can be ordered adorned with every kind of embellishment. I'm not sure my gunmaker purist friend would think much of it though. I've seen him handle some modern gold encrusted, deep engraved guns worth tens of thousands : "Lipstick on a pig." is what he usually says. A place for all opinions I guess ; )
Straight pulls are interesting. No end of human ingenuity at play. The Blaser design has lots of advantages, but I wonder what role wear would play in its long term ability to seal the bolt? Not sure I would want gas exiting back through a wear point. Excellent vid as usual. Many thanks for the insight and expertise.
Hi Rick - that Blaser system makes a lot of people nervous...not that fails are common - it is something about that locking collet design that makes some people uncomfortable. People like the turnbolt system - in levers, semis, straight - pulls; there is something about the familiarity I guess.
I'd put forth that in some design elements the leveraction BLR is somewhat a straight pull or push type of rifle. Although it uses a lever, the camming front bolt head and the track and pinion drive accomplish much the same as a straight pull. "Kind of"
Great video as always Mike. And once again - you head is inside my gun storage... I have a M95 sporter in really pretty good condition that of course needs some TLC... That rifle will need to be a 2019 project after I finish my son's Carcano and the single shot shotgun (was in really rough shape) I am turning into a trap and home defense gun. Also - I actually saw a M95 on a firearm auction site that is a BEAUTY similar to the one you have in your video. I have been able to resist so far - but now that you have shown the M95 - I may be in trouble - again!!! Take good care my friend. Elton
Hi Elton, So hard to find any custom 95s from yesteryear - I hope you can get the one on the auction site. I fitted the extra bolt that I showed on the video - not hard to do and it headspaces perfectly; which says a lot for manufacturing consistency back then. The only dremel work needed was to the safety on the left side - which was too wide and the front of the bolt was very slightly too large - it actually still fit but too tight and "catchy" even with gunoil. No the military bolt is more slick than the custom bolt handle. And I like the grip/knob of the military bolt better as well; although it doesn't look as fancy as the acorn. I might go after whitetails with this one - I have ammo and just need to check that it is on. The Carcano project is so unique! So many guns, so little time : ) Have a great weekend. Your friend, Mike
good job
Thank you!
You should discuss the Ross straight pull.
Will do Randall - as soon as I can find and buy one. Hard to come by. Great idea - thanks.
I'd love your opinion on Lynx straight pull rifles -- Finnish made, and I suspect quite rare outside Finland and Europe.
Very rare over here Federico but I know the rifle. The Lynx is another example of brilliant Finnish gunmaking. As soon as I have one I'll make a video.
I have a very rare all matching K31 chambered in 308 from swiss factory very awsome rifle
That is a keeper and a brilliant example of gunmaking and design; they can only go up in value - although that is not the main point of the story.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns I like it a lot it's a unicorn amongst K31s which are generally chambered in 7.5x55 while the one i recently purchased is chambered in 308 Winchester very few were made for export from my understanding
The Mauser 66 is the mother of all " Geradezugrepetierer"!
I just discovered your channel and perhaps you've covered this but I would like to see a short bio video. How did you start collecting, your background, training etc. Exceptionally thoughtfull videos. Thank you.
Thank you Brian. I'm glad you found my channel. I'll make the video you suggest - thanks for that as well.
Hi, very nice channel. I like the in depth reviews and the thought process in general. And i do like "old school" rifles made from wood and steel. Unfortunately the tendency lately is not in my favour. Mauser bolt is disappearing from the face of the planet, with the abandon of CZ550 i think the only "serial" rifle with this system is the Serbian Zastava. Even Mauser themselves are putting it only on the very expensive express rifles. Anyway i have some experience with the Blaser, very precise rifle and clever engineering, here in Bulgaria it has become a form of a social status among hunters :) But i`m interested in Heym sr30 in one of your videos about straight pull rifles you mention that you can go in to the physics of how the bolt operates, but it will be very boring, well i find it interesting. Its a very obscure rifle that not many people own. So if sometimes you have the time it will be great to review it in details. Regards.
Thank you Dimitar - I will make the SR30 video. Glad to hear from you in Bulgaria - some excellent hunting there I am told!
USOG Thank you, yup the upland and especially driven wild boar is very popular, too much poaching unfortunately, some docent predators hunt is also available. Heym is very interesting to me, because as far a i know they are one of the fey companies not owned by some financial corporation and they still make they own barrels, and have not succumb to the "cost saving"plague :) Thanks again, Regards.
I would absolutely love to get a shmidt rubin (repro or modernized hunting rifle style) in a more modern short-action caliber like 243, 22-250, or 556.
I've seen them in .308 - and I agree - .243 and 7mm-08 would be wonderful
A video on the Mauser m96 American straight pull would be really good. Thanks.
Hi Russel - great suggestion - I spent a couple of hours trying to find one - I may have to get a Rossler Titan 16 - people tell me they are quite similar, if not the same. Do you know if they are the same ?Please let me know.
They do look very similar it looks like the same bolt and locking system. The Mauser is not a switch barrel. I got mine from gunbroker and is in like new condition. It looks like they have one available. It looks like they are way cheaper than the Titan. Thanks.
Love this channel and your videos. My only suggestion is for you to get a better microphone set up, I find the audio to be so low that I need to have my volume maxed just to hear you.
Thanks for mentioning Shawn. I have to improve and find a better location and more range time.
The Steyr is a fantastic rifle, but for me the two triggers might not work with my short fat fingers, particularly if the front trigger is the shot release trigger, I would need to test it out. Let me explain, I found with my Winchester M70, that when I wore fall and winter clothing (hunting season), I was reaching for the trigger and this caused me from time to time to pull shots (I shoot mostly off hand). It is a 7mm 08 which is very mild recoil, so I wanted to shorten my length of pull without chopping up this beautiful M70, I removed the 1 inch recoil pad and replaced it with a half inch pad, and I have to say that it improved my consistency, I was more able to take the deep grip that I need, bringing my trigger finger in a more suitable position for a straight back pull. We look at actions and stock design from a mechanical view, which is good, but I have become more cognizant of ergonomics when choosing new firearms purchases and even a half inch makes a big difference on the length of pull in some circumstances, also the style of grip. The old idea of the butt stock fitting in the crook of your arm did not work for me, considering my most effective hold with this rifle. I am slender built, 6 feet tall with for what ever reason thick hands with thick short fingers (I know I am weird), so one can not make assumptions. Sorry for the long post, I thought I would share my experience, this channel seems to attract a more intellectual type viewer who might appreciate fine details.
Very relevant information and thanks for taking the time to write. Grip design is crucial. In my experience, an open grip makes all the difference. Big hands, small hands, or whatever features God gave - can be accommodated by an open grip. I think that is why the British use that grip style and early military rifles were the same - although there were other reasons as well.
By open grip, you mean a straight stock rather than a pistol grip? I have a Marlin with a straight stock and they have a shorter length of pull, so they fit me well.
I was one hunting with my father and 2 brothers. My father passed yesterday or I wouldn't be inclined to share this story.
It was my first hunt. One brother and I were hunting a draw. Despite being very early (and me very bleary-eyed) I saw my quarry. Unsure, I watched him look at me. I watched him slowly walk away.
I had only fired my rifle (an inherited Mod 98 .270 Win that I didn't appreciate at the time) 3 times. It was unmarked. No caliber markings, just German eagles.
The man working at the local gun shop told me he was fairly certain it was .270. He advised that I first try tying it to a tire and firing it with a string tied to the trigger.
Once he was several hundred yards, I decided that the time had come.
I drew line. I fired once. I missed.
He began to sprint.
I, again and with the confidence of a man much older, slammed home another round and fired.
When the beast still "stood" I repeated.
3 rounds down range finally he disappeared.
Immediately my brother came. He asked what happened. I explained, shaking.
We drove to find my father and other brother. We found them on another draw.
"Did you hear those 3 hunters who shot?" my father asked.
"What makes you think it was three?" I inquired.
"No man shoots that fast." He said.
"Your son does." I answered.
"Come help us find him."
My father followed us with my other brother.
We arrived at the clearing i had stood in to shoot our quarry.
We marched off to find him. Dead so fast he'd dug a trench with his weight.
My father looked back to our original spot.
"That's easily 300 yards!" He exclaimed.
Fast forward 20 years. My rifle is an all matching serial German made model 98.
I hope you enjoyed this. It's true. I'll tell it at his funeral next week.
I am so moved.
A deeply personal account; I never doubted a word. And you kept the memory in wood and steel as well; not many do. Any father would be proud of a son such as you.
I learned there is only a narrow channel between where he is now, and where you are - I've seen it myself. You'll be together again. Your dad has only gone ahead on the trail, and waits for you. I pray for your Dad, for you, your family, and friends.
God Bless You 🙏
I have a straight pull, Canadian made Ross rifle in 303 British, it was an epic fail because the tolerances were too tight and it would Jam when it got dirty. The snipers apparently loved 280 Ross I believe it was a magnum before its time. The rifles would have been good hunting rifles but they made poor trench warfare rifles in World War I
Hi Craig - you got it right. I like the "magnum before its time."
So now we have a straight pull action, what would happen if we put a recoil spring in there. One step in progress. Nice look at straight pull actions. I've never seen the Mauser adaption before.
I have a Steyr m95 in 7.62x34. Works well with the enbloc clip.
Hi Ralph - You're right on track - The FN Maral does exactly that and I removed the gas system on a Winchester Model 100 and it was a lovely straight pull - and light - that closed itself after you pulled the bolt back and ejected the empty. Thanks for the note. The Steyr is fantastic!
7.62x54. I guess you got the message anyway. Nice review on the straight pulls.
Ok, I'm going to ask what everyone is wondering ... how many guns do you own? 1000? Or maybe it's better just to ask how many rooms do they fill up?
I really enjoy your videos and I hate to have had to ask, but this information is going to really get my wife off my back about buying 'too many guns'.
Hi Ben - Thank you for asking. : ) Somewhere around 200 is probably about right - but it varies as parts of the collection come and go. I know several people with many more than I have and I'm not really aware of such a thing as "too many guns" - although I can understand the concern. Please keep and eye out for one of my next videos on this subject. All the best, Mike
USAOG how do you ahold of a browning Maral here in the states?
there is also the city of Suhl in thurungia germany. it's home to the merkel factory and one of the last gunsmithing schools in europe.
Dont forget the Browning too
You're right!
greace the rail and the outside of the bolt and you can open and close the k31 with one finger.
Will do - thank you!
Thank you roybakker! I had to find some decent grease and it made a tremendous difference. Thank you so much.
I'd love to see and work the action on one of those fine modern european straight pull rifles but, honestly they are so expensive in us, and nobody ever buys them over the many hunting/precision rifle we have.
I agree again.
Are you familiar with the Canadian ross straight pull? I'm a big fan of straight pulls and even though i only own a few i really would like to own some more scarce ones!
Oh i should have watched through...you mentioned it in there!
Lynx TD15, like to get your opinion, I bought one and like it a lot.
The Lynx is first class - and I have been unable to find one for sale. Their original model was very elegant; they've made the newer ones more modern - which is nice too.
I have a fine K-31 and lots a ammo.
Hi Gottlieb - can't go wrong with the K-31; most of the ones on the market have excellent bores.
Can you tell us about the Steyr SM12 weather the action is aluminum alloy or it's made up of steel ?
Hello Nilesh, I don't own am SM12. However, the rifle is available with a Mannox finish which is advertised as extremely rust resistant so assume the action is steel - which might rust. As you know, the aluminum alloy receivers are anodized or coated in other ways. I hope my deductions are correct.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns please share your email.
Hello Mike, truly a gorgeous rifle. I do have a question though. While you were demonstrating cocking the striker (right at 5:16 in the video) you opened the bolt, and when you did, the striker snapped forward. The extractor looks very much like a Mauser. It appears, if the extractor works like the control feed of a Mauser, wouldn't this fire the rifle out of battery? Or is there a built in safety that prevents the striker, and subsequently the firing pin from completely extending through the bolt head?
Please forgive my ignorance, but for years I avoided bolt action rifles because I'm left handed. From the 70s through the 90s, left handed bolts were not common, and an added expense that put them out of reach, for me anyway. Now they're that they are available, eventually I might have to buy one.
Anyway, thank you again for another informative and well done video.
hi Walter. i don't want to act like a smartass here - but I will ;)
It's not 'Striker', but 'Steyr' - named after an Austrian city once connected to the manufacturer. And it's not 'Mouser' but 'Mauser' - the name of the German gunsmith.
I can't answer your initial question though. Sorry.
@@Horschtiborscht I was referring to the mechanism that moves the firing pin forward, not the name of the manufacturer. Bolt action rifles don't have hammers, so the mechanism is called a striker. Yes, I misspelled Mauser (autocorrect got me, as I was commenting from my phone.
I'm sure I probably fell into the (smartass) trap, but I felt the need to clarify on principle. Gone are the days I guess, of apologizing for my ignorance. One now must have their nose rubbed in it.
Thank you Walter for the enlightenment! I didn't know about the 'striker'. My appologies if I sounded rude :)
(I'm not a native English speaker).
@@Horschtiborscht Thank you, and I must apologize as well. Sadly, commenting on most of these TH-cam channels sometimes feels more like jumping in front of a bullet. This is one of the reasons I support this channel, and always thank Mike for sharing his collection and knowledge base. This channel has, by far, the most civilised and polite comment section of any channel I subscribe to.
So again, I apologize, as I tend to have a "kne-jerk" reaction to my comments and questions on TH-cam in general.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
No, it's just the colar (bolt carrier, so to speak) moving back. It looks like the striker is slamming forward, but it remains in it's position.
Roessler titan 6 review please .
I can do that! Thanks for the suggestion.
arent there swiveling scope mounts? the kind of thing you would see on a mannlicher-schuenor sporting rifle?
Hi Brendon - you're right - wish I had one of those as well.
How much was that m95? I really want to make a few more obscure sporters. M95, caracno, Arisaka etc
The very best straight pull is the canadian made ross rifle .
Hi Winston - thanks for the note!
What caliber is th M95 sporter
There’s another rifle that looks exactly like that strut m95 and i forgot what it was called, can someone please tell me what it’s called
Usog, what are your thoughts on the Sako 85 Bavarian Carbine?
Hi Ash - nice carbine; has a classic look and feel and the quality it top flight.
Wonderful!
I thought as much, my father was a real big Winchester and Browning man... But when I asked him what was the absolute best bolt action rifle he has handled, he replied without a hesitation... The Sako 75. I imagine the 85 is of the same prestige, being it's "basically" an updated 75. He said that you'd be hard pressed too find a better looking and smoother operating Bolt action Rifle. The Bavarian Carbine is absolutely beautiful anyways
Slick just as your Dad said and modern; yet classic.
That Steyr is about as pretty as any custom rifle I've seen. The engraving and metal to wood fittings are quite remarkable.
I know you said you were thinking about refurbishing the wood but I'd give that a lot of thought. If you keep the rifle in original shape, it's authentic. Once you refinish the wood then the metal will look out if place... You can always get the rifle reworked in the future but once you start, there's no turning back. And you did say that rifle was exceptionally rare. From what the video shows, it's a gorgeous piece, period! I'd keep it just like it is.
There are plenty of '03 Springfields that have been "Bubba'd" at gun shows that would be candidates for some TLC and customization by a master craftsman.
That Steyr is a beautiful piece of historical work, rifles like that would be beyond most modern gunsmiths. Hold the cards you've been dealt!
Great video, as always. Take care!
A professional restoration done by a professional should not mess up anything. I've never understood this leave them crappy looking for posterity.
Good advice Paul - I'll leave as is. I may make a new stock with a higher comb.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns - Cool, please keep us updated if you restock the Steyr.
BTW, how is the Bubba Gun project going these days? If you've posted updates lately, I've missed them.
I hope to film the Bubba again in a day or two. : )
Perhaps some molybdenum bisulfide grease could help to smooth this baby.
Great idea Luis - I'll buy some - thank you!
Is that Mauser 98 straight pull redesign made by Kettner?
Yes
If I weregoing to be a ww1 soldier I would want a #1 mark 3enfield. 10 round versus 5 rounds and faster bolt action to boot.
Makes sense.
1895 was a whole different working firearm, working a different job. There are elegant guns for aristocrats and discerning hunters. There are stout guns able to put a lot of lead on possibly dangerous game at danger close ranges.
K31 is on my wish list.
Didn't realize you were talking about the Lee Navy either. I was thinking lever, but what do I know?
Hope you get that K31 John. : )
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns so do I. I have a couple Marlin lovers and love them.
My 336cs I got when I was younger before being disabled was the most accurate rifle I could shoot open sites.
I got a Mossberg mvp scout rifle recently. You can mount a scope wherever you like but I just use the scout scope that came with. Likes heavier bullets for a 16 in barrel. I am surprised as it seems to shoot 180 grain Wnchester Super X soft points sub MOA. I don't hunt and have nothing against hunting, but wish I could find some good 200 grain hunting loads for it. Most 200 grain seem like target. Just like telling people about it. Maybe someone with discerning taste and decent TH-cam channel will pick one up and do a decent video on the reliable accuracy of these rifles.
I still question that the dubious advantage of being faster is worth the added complexities especially for military use. I bet for ten shots the Lee-Enfield would win with it pulling ahead more and more with continued firing. No way would I want a straight pull somewhere away from civilization or muddy trench where my life depended on it. Great video. PS most semi autos actions could easily be made into a straight pull by putting on a charging handle and removing the gas system. Just pull back and let go.
Like the Browning Maral?
Hi John, I agree with you. The straight pulls can be fast but the Lee Enfield is lightning fast, I've seen them operated as fast as semis...and tough as train tracks. Brilliant rifles and actions. I converted many semis to straight pulls as you describe..works very well and lighter too. The Maral is a factory version of the same idea.
If the complexity would have been a problem, there would have been lots of complaints about the M95 but there are hardly any to find. The M95 was used in WW1 on the eastern front, Serbia and on the italian front. Even after WW1 they were used, and even updated to other cartridges, it was also used in WW2. (chambering often changed into what the germans used) Everybody always talks about speed.... Imagine you are standing on a mountain, 2500m above sea level your heart and lung are pumping because you had to run uphill from cover into your trench after artillery bombardement for hours, now in icy wind, darkness and are scared as hell as people with bayonets fixed are screaming and running towards you. They are outnumbering you. The less of a coordinated movement you have to make now, the better. With the M95 there is just pull and push and the ammo was in en bloc clips which you put in as a whole, so no fine motoric movement needed for stripping them from a stripper clip either. I think the main reason for them to built it as a straight pull wasn't speed, but ease of use for rushed into action troops whitout years or even months of training.
Small additional fact: the italian solders composed a song about their situation and the Austrian M95 www.tapum.eu/about-us/the-song.html
You should try a "Stell Action". Thats the best straightpull from Germany.
Good advice - I have one on order but no delivery so far. I hope it arrives soon.
Can you deliver styer spare bolt to india ?
Hi Nawaz - I'm not sure what the import laws are in India - other than that Fedex works just about everywhere.
I have one of the straight pull rifles. I heard they were really cheap
Hi Alex - at one time they were inexpensive for sure; not so much these days. Always high quality and of lasting value.
USOG oh wow I was hoping it was worth more than I was seeing
Why is there a picture of a watermelon in the background? lol
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I can't deal with R8 trigger plus magazine idea. I disagree with their decision to end R93 system production. I hope they change their minds about it. Nobody wanna take out its mag with its trigger. Really this is not near to be a good idea. It is not even acceptable. If you remove your trigger you open space to dirty to enter critical parts of the firearm.
Keppeler has a side magazine in KV rifles that shoud be an option for a short pack without this bad Blaser choice.
Hi Luis - many people agree with you. I've always liked the side magazine idea (FG42 etc...) and the Keppeler is very fine. Having said that, I was told that Blaser is working on something new and even better - which is shrouded in mystery as they say. I like my R93 and the .22 adapter - it has a unique magazine position! I also like the R93 - but Blaser told me they wanted to chamber larger cartridges - such as my 500 Jeffery - and so the R8. Hope this makes some kind of sense. All the best.
Had an m95,not the smoothest action...swiss straight pulls are better and the bolt comes apart in seconds...ross m10,s arent the smoothest but the 1905 ross is slicker than shit thru a goose
That's good Dave
Schnabel forend
Bravo
I'll take the Poor Boys straight pull the K31 because it's made like a Swiss watch.
Hi Buddy - That's right