Wondering if any has or owned one in the past and your opinion. Good quality? How do they shoot, looking at one with the mannlicher stock. Where were they made? It’s a nice looking rifle but would trust some opinions from the forum first. It’s at what seems like a good price, 450.00. Thanks, Larry

My first big rifle was a Mark X in 300 win mag. At the time they were made by Zastava (?) in the Chec Republic. I think that company is CZ but not sure. It was very well made and a great shooter.

Former Yugoslavia now Serbia, factory still in existence. They built guns for CZ under the CZ license at one time. Old school European arms factory that goes back to 1800's.
Good solid Mauser pattern rifles. Price is more than fair if condition is good. They have been imported by others including Remington not too long ago. Lots of bare actions have been sold too built into custom rifles as well.
Does it have single or double triggers? What type bolt handle? (conventional or a "butter knife" style)

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Greetings everyone,

I've got one of the Mannlicher Mark X guns in .243 caliber. It has the "butter knife" bolt handle, dual set triggers, and is a better shooter than I am.

The set trigger option needs a little getting used to, because it can be TOO LIGHT depending if someone has adjusted it excessively. That being said, I prefer the dual trigger versions to the standard single. By the way, I always get folks coming over to see the gun on my occasional trips to the range.

The quality of manufacture seems to be fine. I've never had any kind of problem with the gun. Appearance is very nice, particularly for the price.

Your original post says $450. That's a very fair price if the gun isn't abused... and if it has the set trigger option, it's even better.

What caliber gun are you considering here?

Best wishes,

Roger aka Mr. Wonderful

The old Interarms Mark X is a great rifle. They are real shooters. If the condition is high, and it is in a desirable caliber, at that price I would be all over it. They are very well made rifle.

I had a Mark X chambered in 7mm Rem. Mag. and it was a sub MOA shooter right out of the box. They are built the great Mauser 98 action, they have a very good adjustable trigger and chrome vanadium barrels. Best of all you can find them for less that $500, sometimes much less.

The were manufactured by Zastava in Yugoslavia now Serbia. Zastava is still manufacturing the same rifle now called the M70.

This past year I bought two new Zastava M70 Americans chambered in 7mm-08 for my grandsons. After adjusting the triggers to a clean crisp 3 lbs. pull both shoot sub MOA with a number of factory loads. What is not to love in an all steel and walnut rifle that cost $399.99 new.

This is the one I bought for my grandson and name sake.

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To make clear once more what’s been mentioned already:

CZ is in Brno, formerly Czechoslovakia, now Czechia (that’s the new short name of the country, apparently looks better on beer bottles ).

Zastava is a (at least formerly) government-owned and now privatized arsenal and arms maker in Serbia, formerly Yugoslavia.

Both started way back when both Bohemia and Serbia were still part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. And both built large numbers of Mauser and Mannlicher actions for the military and then later refined those for the civilian market as hunting and sporting rifles.

Interarms bought from both. A lot of European sporting goods houses built their “house brands” on Zastava actions. I owned an Eduard-Kettner-finished Landsknecht rifle in .30-06 built on a Zastava Mauser action back in the 70s/80s. Excellent rifle. CZ sold all their rifles under their own name, at least in Europe, so if the Interarms Mannlicher were a CZ, I would assume it would say so. But whichever, both are quality actions at reasonable prices.

Looks like a regular bolt handle from the terrible pictures and has a single trigger. Double set would be cool. Listed as 30.06. Hard to tell the condition overall from the dark pictures, sent an email. Hope to get a phone number to ask questions. Has split scope mounts attached so mounting a scope would be easy. Like the looks of the mannlicher stock. Actually have a Lyman target spot scope that would look great on it with the correct blocks installed. Larry

Interarms mausers are great, I've had several, and a steal at current prices. For a solid guns that will last for generations, you cant beat the yugo commercial mausers. Reliable good shooters too.

I have a old Herters J9, 30.06 on a Zastava action. It's a tack driver.

Mine was a Zastava, I was thinking Czech but obviously Yugo from what others say. That was a LONG time ago.

I had a (Zastava made) Interarms Mark X .308 that I bought as a rifled action. A friend who had many Mark Xs, glass bedded a thumb-hole stock for me and I finished the wood on the stock. The trigger was adjustable and I set it to a crisp four pounds. It would shoot under 1" 100 yard three shot groups. They are very good rifles. Zastava's other famous product, before being bombed by NATO was the old Yugo econo box. Their bolt action rifles were much better than their cars.

Ok, email answered. It s a single trigger and was made in Manchester, England. Would it be made by BSA? Have 3 Martinis made by BSA and love the accuracy. If made by BSA, I consider it a good buy. He said fired less than 40 rds and excellent condition. The bases are Redfield. Larry

I BELIEVE it would be a "Whitworth" firearm... some of the actions were sent to England, then final assembly/finished there.

It's the same action as we discussed in the thread above. I don't know of any issues with them.

Roger aka Mr. Wonderful

Well, been doing a lot of searching. THANKS for all the responses here to help me find out what this gun is. Trying to meet up with the owner this weekend. Sent pics and it’s a nice gun, a mannlicher centerfire bolt action is kinda on the bucket list. Really have no use for this gun except enjoying on the range. Have a scope in the basement that I can use. It has nice wood. Will post pics some time hopefully this weekend. Larry

BSA stands for Birmingham Small Arms.

Had a Whitworth in 375 H&H. It would make one ragged 1/2 inch hole at 100 yards all day long. I sold it to a buddy, borrow it from him when I have a need of a rifle that big. A fantastic rifle!

Had an Interarms in 30-06, another tack driver. Sold it to another buddy. He hunts with it every year.

I still have an Interarms Mini Mark X in .223. It shoots like a laser out to 450yds. Killed a many a coyote with this one.

You can't go wrong with these guns Larry.

Ned

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I've had several Mk X rifles. Back in 70s and 80s they retailed less than
the major US brands. Compared to what's on market today in same type
of rifle they are as good as anything out there.

30 or so yrs back, I had a .35 Whelen, Ackley Improved built on a Mark X Zastava action from Interarms. It will still cut cloverleaf groups @100 yds with the Speer 250gr. spitzer. The action is every bit as fine, IMHO, as the prewar commercial Mauser, or the 1950s Czech Brno commercial 98. It's a lifetime rifle. If you love a solid, reliable, top-quality rifle, you'll not be disappointed. But hey, that's just me.

Larry

Hi Larry,
I remember these, too. Lots of good info here. But, nobody has said much about the Mannlicher stock! I'm guessing you're looking at a short barrel carbine with the full length stock?
They handle very nicely. The forend and wrist seem to get good attention in the shaping. It comes up to the shoulder easily, points naturally, and feels great in the hands.

Best Regards,
Jim

If its a CZ built gun....... buy it for me..... I'll get it in the spring. just kidding don't need a 30-06 ..... .308 or .243 ya!


Larry, if it's a CZ action it might have a single set trigger.... push it forward to set.

New CZ's are in the $700-800 range with the FS/mannlicher bringing the highest prices.
Czech built guns CZ, Bruno and others (that I can't spell) all seem to have a great rep and are priced right.

Good luck....

I met with the guy selling the gun and added a very cool rifle to my collection. Kind heavy, should help with recoil. The wood has some decent figure also. Didn't try to beat him up on price, thought it was a good buy. He was partially deaf and his speech was a little hard to understand. I added the scope that it will wear while I own it. The barrel is 19 1/2” long and the guy told me it shoots under 1” at 100 yds. Here's a couple quick pics of it, Larry. Can anyone see the big smile on my face????

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I sold a couple dozen of the standard sporter version in 25/06
270 and 30/06. Only sold one Mannicher Carbine that was a
308, I think. I was selling them for about $150, that's when a
700 Rem BDL was close to $200. Never had any customer
complaints on them. I don't recall what the carbine cost. I do
recall it was stocked very nicely.

Sweet...................... does remind me a bit of the CZ 550.

If the trigger isn't to your liking (from the factory the tend to be pretty heavy) here is a video covering the process to adjust the trigger. It is pretty straight forward.

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Zastava is not Czech. It's in Serbia, a part pf the former Yugoslavia.

"Bruno" is properly spelled as Brno...

I have seen some Mark Xs marked with a cz, I think, but not the norm. And the pattern was the same as the yugo commercial mausers, and unlike the ZKKs and the ZG47s. But I don't know. Mark 10s seem like a bargain.

That's a fine-looking thunderstick, Larry ! I've always been kinda partial to the Mannlicher-style full stocks, too. Too many years back to remember, I had a Peruvian 17" carbine in 7x57 that someone had chopped at the lower band. Looked kinda silly, unbalanced. I took a 98K stock, trimmed it to just behind the carbine's muzzle, did a bit of refab on the upper band for a passable nosecap that carried the upper swivel, and wound up with a sweet little shooter ! I've been kickin' myself for decades for letting it get away. Told myself ever since that if a MkX Mannlicher 7x57 carbine ever comes to hand.............
You've done well !

Larry

Sam Cummings brought in the Interarms Mark X rifles, which were Mauser 98 actions set into a sporter stock. They were (and are) quite nice.

The manufacturer is not the same as the CZ we all know today, but they are still very good rifles.

They are still made, and since Interarms stopped bringing them in, they have been brought in by others, including Remington, who called it the 798, if I recall. I think Century still brings them in from time to time.

They really are very good, and the price seems fair if the rifle has not been ruined by a kitchen table gunsmith trying to make it a "hair trigger."

Hi Larry,

Nice score!
Looks like a nice blend of the Euro style (with the stock/forend) and some American amenities, such as the trigger and bolt handle. Compared to what a Ruger M77 International goes for, you got a real deal on a rifle that looks to have a lot of personality! The stock looks like it has some real expert contouring to it, especially towards the tip. Love the barrel length too!

You mention the weight: I bet you don't even feel it when you draw it to the shoulder and follow a moving target!

With this style rifle, it's all about the feel and handling.

Best Regards,
Jim

As a lefty, I really envy you guys! Most left hand bolt rifles are either generic plastic Walmart specials or expensive custom jobs. When I look, say on GB, and enter my search criteria, I usually come up with something like a Blaser at around $5,000 $8,000!

Brno....ya knew I was wrong but to lazy to go look it up.

There are a great bunch of Brno/ CZ guys over on the big rimfire forum.

6string....... CZmakes some left handed long guns..not sure but there may be a few "FS"/mannlichers in that group......

The forearm shape and cap on Larry's stock remind me a lot like my CZ FSs in .22mag and .223.

Welcome to the club Larry.
I see it and glad you picked it up.

Mines an old Flaig Ace in 243

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Flaig...... as in the Pittsburgh Flaig's???????

They were still in business when I moved back here in 92 but pretty much out of the custom built rifle business as the old man had passed......

I've got 7 Mannlichers..... a Ruger 77 International from the 80s in .243, 3 CZs 452s in .22lr (2),22 magnum (my favorite walking in Penn's Woods rifle) and a FS 527 .223 ........... almost forgot 3 Ruger 10/22s with International/mannlicher stocks.

Flaig...... as in the Pittsburgh Flaig's???????

yes

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I use to deal with Flaigs. They had the best deals on Leupold
and Weatherby Rifles and products. They would let you look
at rifles ( stock shopping) when most other distributors didn't.

They must have been a busy shop, you see Flaig guns around, at shows, shops, the internet with regularity.

On the subject of sleeper mauser rifles, not wanting to thread hi-jack, the first wave of BSA bolt rifles, the ones with the full length extractor and the muzzle break, now that's a rare gem! I just saw one sell on GB.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/735540998

That auction gun is a clone of mine.

Those guns are very sweet, and I wouldn't be sharing this if I didn't already have one. 7# scoped and loaded. The muzzle break also REALLY works! It's a 30-06 and it kicks like a 243. The gun has been lightened in the extreme. The stock is hollowed out every which way, lightening cuts on the action, very light steel bottom metal. I had bad stringing and accuracy issues at first. On the advice of gunsmith I added some pressure to the end of the stock, in the form of a pad of epoxy pushing up on the barrel. Now she's a tack driver. That auction shows that some folks are aware of these guns, but if you find one local, jump. I got mine for $400 OTD and I consider it to be on par with my BRNO or Sako sporters in craftsmanship in a light rifle.

Lots of good info given here. Gonna buy one box of ammo for it initially. Looking for a set of dies and some bullets, already have primers and powder. I’ll eventually load some mild mannered loads so instead of getting beat up, I can enjoy the gun. Every time I look at it, I have a big smile. The bluing is a high shiny and deep. Bam-Bam is the mannlicher king, how about a family picture.

I may take a ride out to the club 1 hour away if we have a few nice days again coming up. Also have some powder for loads around 2000 FPS.

If anyone else has a mannlicher rifle, post a picture of it for us. Larry

Congrats Larry!

I checked my stash and I have an older Interarms Mark X with a standard stock chambered in .223 REM and it's a gem!

Mine has a 4-digit serial number.

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I had one of the Interarms Mark X Mannlicher carbines in 7x57 with the double set triggers back in the 1980's. The feed ramp was very rough and it would not feed 175 gr. round nose soft points but was OK with 140 grain spitzers. There was also sanding marks against the grain under the stock finish around the cheekpiece. I sold it when I needed cash for a new car. It would have been a great hunting rifle with a little work.