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I think I may let it sit on their rack for a little while (hope this decision doesn't come back to bite me) and then go back to the bargaining table with them.
Enjoy the hunt while it lasts!
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The current models use the Safe Bolt System (SBS) action that was introduced in '96. I bought my first SBS rifle in '98. My current favorite is the Mannlicher Ultra Light. Here is a factory picture. It can give my NULA a run...jim Do they make mounts that don't look like bricks for that model? If I am not mistaken they use the same bases as a browning Abolt...the bolt design makes you use the next ring height up in size. Looked at one yesterday a stainless model in 300WSM and the workmanship especially the metalwork is crazy good for a gun priced like this.
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tbear, wha tmodel do you have in .376 steyr?
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B8 I have seen that gun up for sale at LGS with tag of around $1000. It has parkerized metal with black plastic stock plus iron sights. I think they call that pro-hunter. I passed on it because of the caliber. Nice handling and easy to carry piece if one can take face pounding. Unless it's .358, 356 or .35 Whalen I have zero use for anything beyond magnum .30.
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My old Cooper Scout has killed game and won matches. It's fun to take to the range and shoot better groups tight sling prone at 300 yards than the magnum guys can do from the bench. They are strange looking but fit well and are very accurate. As others have said, it is one I will keep.
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My old Cooper Scout has killed game and won matches. It's fun to take to the range and shoot better groups tight sling prone at 300 yards than the magnum guys can do from the bench. They are strange looking but fit well and are very accurate. As others have said, it is one I will keep. Yep, last rifle I'd part with.
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I sighted-in a new Steyr Pro Hunter in 30-06 this week. The newer Pro Hunters have the black fiber reinforced stock with aluminum pillars. Average of the first three, three-shot groups averaged .84" with a mix of old 152gr Remington and new 165 gr Hornady ammo. The trigger is very good and the build quality is high. I like the tang safety and the bushing that fills the voids between lugs as a means to minimize gas escape. With a current street price under $800, there is a lot to like about them. They have more plastic than I prefer but the design is very safe and performs well.
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Good rifles, but pretty ugly. Awhile back you could get pro hunters dirt cheap at Gander Mountain.
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I got rid of all my Steyr , non System SBS96, rifles. I also slimmed down to just the more unusual or rare versions, SBS light tacticals, 7x64 PH, iron sighted mountain 308, 376 compact, and a Grossier, which is basicly a classix mountain with iron sights and a scolloped reciver. I really like the backup iron sights. The 376 is by far the most accurate rifle I have ever owned, a bit rough benchrest...but a one holer. The Grossier is the most beautiful.
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Have owned Sako and Sauer but never Steyr, fixed that last week. Happened to run into two. Got this one, cheap, at a local gunshop that was tired of it gracing their shelf, Steyr Mountain Rifle, 308 Win. Came with 5 & 10 shot mag. Have sent off to Steyr for action screws to flush mount the 5 shot mag. Don't care forthe feel of the extended mag when slung. Also have a Steyr Mannlicher Classic Light full stock version (5.85 lbs) in 270 Win on the way in. Hard to resist those nice wood Mannlicher stocks. Will try the 308 Win on some hoglets later this week. See what kind of impression it will make......... JAPMF GWB
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I have extra mounting screws if you haven't had them ordered yet. Try a 165 over 42.0 gr imr4895.
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I usually shoot 150 gr. Accubonds over either Varget, RL-15 or 4320.
In the past I've also done the IMR 3031 with the Sierra 165 Gr. HPBTs. I have some of those loaded and will try your recipe soon, also. Prolly tomorrow, in preparation for later in the week.
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I had a Jeff Cooper Scout and sold it. As soon as I shipped it I was wishing I hadn't. So a year or so later, I bought the Scout tactical model. Great rifle, but too heavy to lug around hunting. So I bought another Scout (black not Jeff Cooper model). I love these rifles. Both shoot under MOA easily with the right ammo. With the 1 in 12 twist, I haven't been able to get them to really shoot 165 or 168 grain pills all that well. But they love 150 grain, and will both shoot the same load. I'm getting 2850 out of the 19" barrel. I can work up a load on the heavy barrel and transfer that load to the shorter lighter barreled Scout, and it will shoot just as well. They are pricey, but I think you get your money's worth. This is my go to rifle, can carry 20 rounds on board, light and accurate, backup sights, dependable unless you use CCI primers. I recently picked up an AUG, fun factor 10. If anyone has questions about these rifles I'll be happy to reply, I've got quite a bit of experience with them.
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Here are some for sale in an Email I got from Steyr. http://www.steyrarms.com/store/index.php/accessories/steyr-sale-specias.htmlWas surprised to see a 260 Rem listed. I got a 260 as well as a 376 back in 2002. Still have the 260, shot an inland grizzly in AK with the 376. Recoil wasn't bad, just no need for a 376 in the plains states.
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Hmmm, my only comment about Steyr concerns their 98 mauser military actions.....nice to build on.
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Bringing this one back up again for a few questions. My Dad has a Steyr Forester with SS in 30.06. He has the box, paperwork and it has a 30mm Rocky Mountain Optics scope mounted on it. Been fired less than 20 times. It truly is a beautiful rifle. Can someone give me a ballpark on Value of it?
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I agree that Steyr is the most accurate production rifle manufacturer today. My first was a 308 Prohunter that shot near 1/4" groups with Hornady 150gr Light Mags. I have 2 now...a Steyr Classic in 270 WSM and a Luxus Take-Down bought directly from Steyr from the same list mentioned above.
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I had one in 308 Winchester back in the late 70's. It was as accurate as you could want, but miss fired often. I couldn't seem to get it repaired and let it go. I haven't wanted to try another, but from what I read here, it appears the miss fire problem has been fixed.
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I really like mine. Here are a couple: .30'06 1965 MCA Probably my favorite, a 7x57 Model M Luxus
Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths. "there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser" "the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"
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Dad has a full stock Luxus in 308. It shoots very well. His only complaint is the plastic detachable magazine gets a little wonky. I like the twisted forging where the barrel meets the receiver.
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