educate me on the Mannlichers. Local shop had a 22 like it and it sat there a long while among otherwise totally empty shelves.

Is that not detrimental to accuracy when attaching/clamping the muzzle end to the wood rather than free floating it?

That was always my perception, never owned one but the LGS also said to better stay away from it.

Begs the question why these were invented in the 1st place?