Sporting Gun

Bargain hunter

CHARLES SMITH-JONES SAYS: “With a modern, robust, almost military design and high-density composite stock, it was a far cry from the conventionally styled hunting rifles more readily available at the time”

Until the end of the last century the name of Mannlicher was more often associated with expensive luxury rifles, while Steyr has a complex history of firearms manufacturing that can be traced back to around 200 years ago. The names were once linked, but

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