I really appreciate your promotion of open sights, adequate for most hunting situations. A friend of mine recently dropped his rifle on a rock and the scope was shattered. Because he was not equipped with a rear sight his hunting trip was ruined, so it actually happens.

I have a Mannlicher Schoenauer Model 1903 in 6.5x54MS. Now that is a neat rifle.

Those Mannlichers are said to be some of finest production rifles out there. It's good that you have lately moved many of your videos outdoors to show how your incredible gun collection performs on targets.

Thanks for the video! I had a beautiful model 1952 Steyr-Mannlicher in .270 Winchester, buttery-smooth and shot well. The .225 Winchester has been my go-to for high velocity .22 for over 20 years. I had a model 1908 Brazilian Mauser sporter in that calibre, now I have a barrel for my T/C Encore in the same. It might be unusual but it suits me and my interest in oddball cartridges quite well!

I LOVE Steyr. I can't buy enough of them. Steyr does not get enough credit for their quality in North America from most people but that's ok for me because I can buy them cheaper.

Always loved the aesthetics for those Steyr rifles!!

Fan of the .300 H&H myself, favoring it over the other .300 Magnums. My first center fire rifle was a Savage 340 .222. Had a couple in .30-30 ,gave to my father in law and great nephew. I once owned a .225 Model 70 but never fired the rifle best I remember and traded it. Interesting cartridge.

Sweet channel.....Great reviews and comments....Huge thumbs up as always....Thanks

The 225 Winchester is very similar to a much earlier wildcat from the mid 1930s, the 219 Improved Zipper.

I have one in 30-30 I bought for my ex girl friend who wanted to start deer hunting. Things didn't work out but I ended up with a cool old gun that I got for cheap. It's such a nice handy rifle to pack around, and fairly accurate for what it is

One of my two favorite channels. Yous and gunblue490.keep up the great work

I have a Savage 840 which is just like the 340 in 222 rem. One of my grandfathers friends had a 225 Win (not sure of brand) and he said it was one of the most accurate guns he ever owned.

This is why this is my favorite gun channel! Most young gun bloggers wouldn’t even glance at a 340 Savage. I bought my first one (.222, 340D) new in about 1968. In 2000, I found a very nice 340 E in .22 Hornet. I had it reamed to .22 Kilburn Hornet, and it is a blast to load for! I also have a CZ 527 Lux in .22 Hornet and a 550 FS in 6.5x55. One other rifle of note, is a Styer SL in .222 Rem Mag., (thank God for .204 Ruger Brass). I just neck it up to .224 in my .222 Rem Mag full length sizing die. I love the older/classically styled rifles, and I appreciate your channel very much! Thanks!

I have the 340 Savage in .222 Rem and I have the Stevens 325B in 30-30 Win., both excellent shooters.

I appreciate you honest evaluation of both rifles, the Savage with its simplistic construction for real life use in the field, a real game getter in many calibers, I had a 340 in 30-30 and was my cast bullet gun. the Syeyr, I owned two PS-1 Marksman police rifles chambered in .308, one with a single trigger and one with double set triggers, both were 1-12 twist rates (Witch I didn't care for) But they were accurate rifles with bullet weights below 170 gr. I had problems with both, the plastic trigger guard and one of the magazines that came with one of the rifles, the plastic replacement parts were staggering in cost to replace. I agree with you 100% on the .300 H&H, it is my favorite of all the belted Magnums, it's is not the fastest, however it is the most accurate and efficient of all of them and has enough power (in my opinion)) for any game, anywhere. I really enjoyed your Video, it reminded me of 314299's channel. Peace dude - Dave

I recently added a Steyr Mod M in .30 of 1906 to my collection from a private collection out of a deceased collectors estate, after watching this video. I don't believe it's ever been fired and the action is incredibly smooth. I'm in love with the stock, spiral barrel forging, the bolt handle, the double set trigger, and the rotary magazine. The fit and finish is so nice! It's aged well for being from, I believe, the 60s. Excited to clean and be the caretaker of it for many decades to come. I would be curious if modern ammunition is safe to use in it.

Thanks for the video. Your are right about the 225, it is an excellent cartridge. The rim makes it suitable for lever and single shots. I barreled my brother's shot out Savage 99 in 22 HP to 219 Zipper in the seventies. I tried to talk to talk him into a 225 but he was old school and wanted the Zipper.

Thanks for the fine videos Mike. Fun to see the differences in the two rifles but both are very functional.

I had a 340 D in .222 Rem, and a 34O E in .22 Hornet, which I had reamed to .22 Kilburn Hornet (fun, fun, fun reloading)! You’re right, they were not what I’d call beautiful, but both of mine were accurate, easy to handle guns. Thanks for respecting these modest rifles that were very easy for us kids to buy back in the 60s and 70s!

USOG ; One of my brothers-in-law had a Savage 340 in .30/30 when he started deer hunting in Northern California. He took his share of bucks. On a side note, last week I picked up a J.C. Higgins model 20 12 guage in very good condition for $265 American $$$ out the door. That included the tax too. I've heard bad reports about the choke tube eating up the wads. IDK. I do know my father used to hunt with his with no problems. I guess I'll just have to wait and see. Excellent episode. Thanks for sharing with us. Stan in Idaho

I find the quality of the steyr mannlicher rifles quite enjoyable. Thanks for your videos.

Thank you for bringing us a video on some interesting rifles I had a chance at one of those old 340s long time ago but I was under the misconception that it wasn’t that good of a rifle and I have kicked myself ever since I wish I would’ve bought it it was in a really good price.

Good to see, you actually firing the rifle

Hey glad to see ya i thought you had stopped making videos as most of what i saw was around one year ago, its nice to listen to you guys who have knowledge of firearms.

Hey it's me again Mike, Another great video. Two different rifles at definitely different price points if not opposite ends of the scale. I passed up a 340 in 225 several years ago. Now I'm having non-buyers remorse. I keep watching for 330, 340 etc even in 30-30 to play with but they've really high in price at least for me. The Mannlichers will probably always be out of my price range but that is a beautiful rifle. I do have a 1951 Remington Model 721 BDL DELUXE 300 H&H MAGNUM with its original K-4 Weaver scope. The one with fine cross hairs and center dot. I can load it down to what I call hot 30-06 150 grain velocities for local Whitetails.

This rifle also has really beautiful wood a couple of times when you tilted it just right in the sun I was like wow that is beautiful. I really enjoyed this being outdoors and actually shooting I always enjoy your indoor videos too but I think you should do more of these outdoor videos. The 300 H&H Magnum is a great cartridge and I think if I had one I would want it in a good size heavy rifle like that one. I think that rifle has the weight to go with the cartridge I wouldn't want to put it in a lightweight rifle. Thank you Mike as always great video 👍

Thanks! Great video! I grew up on a ranch in west Texas. One of our ranch trucks had a Savage Model 340 .22 Hornet rifle. I think that model was an outstanding hunting/utility rifle. Very accurate and reliable, easy to load and unload (one of the reasons it was a truck gun). It killed a lot of coyotes and jackrabbits and I used it to kill a deer once. (I don't recommend the .22 Hornet for deer) I think the two best "low cost" American hunting rifles were the Savage 340 and the Remington 788.

Yes, very nice, and it's walnut!

300. Holland. And. Holland. Was. Never. Broken. So. No. Need. To fix. It. Not that anybody. Suggested. So. A real beauty. Enjoyed you r. Video Great. Make of rifle as. Well

Outstanding video! Very interesting pair of rifles 👍🏻 Thanks for sharing 🍻

Sir, I love your videos, I love me some modern gun channels, but I like the classics you review. Everyone likes a good wood and iron hunting rifle. Very classic/heritage

I have 2 Mannlichers 6.5x54. And 6.5x55 They were Greek military rifles and my dad had Flaig's gun shop put brand new barrels in them. And then he did the rest of the customization. They shoot great and drop deer dead on the spot. They have a unique rotary magazine and the bolt will close on its own if you point it downward. Teddy Roosevelt loved the caliber and supposedly dropped many elephants with his gun.

The 300 H&H was one slick feeding cartridge and in that Steyr it would be a joy.

Fine content as expected Mike!

I do like bolt action rifles too. You know Mike, I bought an excellent looking model 325 Savage in 30/30 about 3 years ago, and still haven't taken it out for a shooting session. Heck I can't even remember if the rifle is a 325A or a B model. So this enjoyable video has made me make a note to take my 325, some ammunition, and go to the Range, now as soon as the weather permits, I'll do just that. Thanks for the nudge' to get out shooting again.

I sure do like watching and learning about all types of firearms you highlight on your channel. If ever, though very doubtful, I was ever to find myself in a strong financial position I'd love to become a gun collector...not just the owner of a few hunting rifles and a couple handguns.

Beautiful rifle. We need to get away from the speed demon rounds. Too much meat loss due to high velocity rounds in my opinion. 7mm08 does everything for me for every beast in Canada. Of course, shot placement is the most important.

I adore my Ruger #1 in 300 H&H. It’s more of a push than a kick for sure. I figure it’s due to the long tapered case with shallow shoulder. Great all-around cartridge.

The 22.250 is actually in wildcat form much older than the .225 Winchester. The .225 came out in 1964 and Remington made the .22-250 a factory cartridge in 1965. The .225 Win was basically a .219 zipper improved with the rim slightly smaller. The 219 zipper was itself nothing more than a necked down 25-35 Winchester, another old round not much used today.

I had scoped a few of My Hunting Rifles and still enjoy them but there is something about the open sights that to Me is appealing especially after shooting CMP matches with military Rifles . I like the old military stuff like Garands, the Enfields , etc even the Austrian and Swiss straight pulls. I like the old lever action’s in their various calibers , 25-35 , 30-30 , 32 special etc. Bought a post WW1 Mauser in 30-06 with a peep sight, wedge and escutcheon barrel to stock attachment that is a 100 yard tack driver. It seems that Hunters are not the stalkers they used to Be. Game animals have become a form of unarmed non retaliatory military adversary that serve as a form of vicariously living out sniper fantasies. Used to be that a hunter worried about guys who used their scopes instead of Binoculars . Now “ Big Brother” can watch You with trail cams taking a dump and put lethal cross hairs on You from a mile or more away. Even the Muzzle loaders are space age. I enjoy shooting traditional blackpowder rifles and pistols too and always will. When they come out with ray and laser guns i will want one of those to just to maintain parity with any forces of potential aggression against Constitutional liberties that are under potentially corrupt executive authority. The same is true of Archery. The modern stuff is fun but I started out with it and went primitive traditional.

I was certainly surprised to see the 225 represented in the video. I've got one, a 670 Winchester originally my dad's from Christmas '68 or so. Luckily I've got reloading components and several boxes of ammo still.

Thank you for the video , like the wood stock and Blued finish on these rifles

Glad to see some content on these types of rifles

Mike takes the recoil with grace

My Sauer and Sohn drilling is chambered for 12-gauge with 2 1/2" chambers and 8x58r Sauer (NOT 8x58r Danish). I really need to get into reloading, with shipping and handling a box of ammo runs me around $100.

Nice rifles I have a model M styer in 30-06 absolutely love it

You have a great show 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏

I haven’t seen one of those models for a few years now but they are fine quality firearm , I really like the one I got to shoot !

300 H&H now I need to start looking for one.

Mike, the 300 H&H is a great round and more recoil-friendly than most other 300 magnums. Too bad the M70 is no longer available in the Super-30! Take care and have a great weekend!

Beautiful rifle sir! Loads of power. Tks for showing us. 👏👏

My model L is a full stock .243 with the double sets. It has an unusually beautiful oil finished stock with a black like lightning bolt from butt to forend, and fiddleback all the way as well. I bought it new in 1980 and put Conetrol projectionless mounts and a Leupold M8 6X with CPC crosshairs on it. I am very careful with it and even after many seasons of hunting, it still looks like new. I also have a new spare magazine. It took a nice 14 point buck in 1984.

I think the biggest drawback of the Savage 340/Springfield 840 is that side saddle mount for the scope. It seems like it was a matter of luck if the scope ended up centered over the barrel. The arrangement made for inaccurate zero at longer ranges. Of course the open sights had no such issue and the .30-30 is at no huge disadvantage either way as shots over 200 yards on big game are better left to other combinations. Thanks for sharing as always!

Thanks Mark , another Great video . Catch You next time . Shoot Straight Stay Safe & Stay Well .

That is a fine rifle for sure.

Big fan of the 300 H&H. IN a M70 you get to put four rounds in the mag instead of the three for the 300 Win mag version. This is because of the sloping shoulder of the case that also facilitates feeding. A Winchester M70 will feed 300 H&H empty casings without issue. Try that with any Centerfire Magnum. In the case of the M70 Bull gun with the 28" tube 3,000+ can be had with a max charge of H4831 and a 200Gr Sierra match king. Nothing to laugh at. This rifle and cartridge was King of the 1,000-yard match game for over 40 years. Factory Match ammo was loaded for it by several manufactures. It still moves more bullet weight per grain of powder than any of the newer 300 Magnums out of a 26" tube, with less pressure and longer barrel life to boot. The longer bolt travel never saved any deer or elk it's life either LMAO!

Thanks for the sharing brother 👍, really like that rifle, WOW.see you on the next one.🙏❤️

I wanted a 340 in 30-30 so I could load lighter pointed bullets, when I finally found one, the Hornady FTX factory load shot better than my hand load...oh well.

Thanks for another great video 😊👍

There is a shop I like in Ironton Missouri that has a lot of used Ozarks "meat guns". The type that were cheap to buy, worked every time, and were used mostly to put meat on the table or dispatch predators. The Savage 340 is in abundance in their racks.

I have one in a 7 mm mag it shoots like a champ like all Steyr I haven’t seen a Steyr that didn’t shoot well. That H&H is for cape buffaloes 🐃 little to big for whitetail deer here n Ky.

Always great gun information. Great channel.

You really do the best rifle videos and I'm a big fan of the .300 H&H. I owned a Savage 340 in .30 WCF many years ago and regrettably I sold it. It was a very nice little bush rifle and of course magazine fed so you could load spitzer type bullets. That Steyr Mannlicher looks quite heavy, what does it weigh ?

I have a 243 full length stock 340b with butter bolt its a favorite rifle Someday someone else to love her too No sons so they will be Sold

My local hunting shop (locally owned here in Kentucky) only does new rifles and very expensive shotguns now... I'm jealous.

Nice video quality!

Thanks for another enjoyable video. I’m looking for something with double triggers and a full length stock.

A guy I know that has a new 250 savage barrel and action minus the stock and has a box of bullets too, no stock kills the deal for me. I want to get the spanish carbine mauser 7*57 for a brush rifle.

Double feature? Nice!

I have no experience with the SM model "S" rifles, but the Savage rifles are often inexpensive, functional & very accurate

Don´t mix up the Steyr Mannlicher and the Mannlicher Schönauer rifles. Although both rifles were built in the Steyr factory, the Mannlicher came first ~ 1903, the Steyr Mannlicher came later~ 1969. I own both systems and i love both.

Also reffered to as a " super 30 "

Never. Heard. Of it before.

I've always wondered why these had Manlicher's name attached to them. If they were a descendant of a Manlicher design, it'd be a straight pull, no? Unless there's descendants of Mr Manlicher who also went on to design guns in conjunction with Steyr that I'm unaware of.

Я так понял из этого видео, что эта винтовка автоматически ставится на предохранитель после каждого выстрела. Можно ли отключить автоматический предохранитель? Спасибо за вашу прекрасную коллекцию. С уважениеи!

Weird thing is I just commented on another video about my love for my Steyr rifles. It was around the same time I was re visiting your Husqvarna videos. I currently have 3 Steyr's in my collection and they are up there when it comes to the pride of my collection. I have a Blaser lux grade which is in that part of my collection if that gives you any idea of what I think about the early Steyr's I have. I have looked at some modern Steyr's like their R8 series but I dont know why I prefer the old ones I have more? I am still looking for a Merkel Drillings to fulfill that part of my collection. I would absolutely love to have a Steyr in .300 H&H. Nice find there.

Wonder If The 225 Winchester Could Be Chambered For a Model 94 Lever Action That Would Be A Cool Combo 😊😀 Thanks USOG for Sharing Your Rifles There Amazing

I have seen what a .300 H and H can do. Pre 64 and quite accurate

I think rcbs has dies,for a 30-30 that convert to 225 works great

I bought a steyr mannlicher full stock in 22-250 and think very highly of it. beautiful and very accurate, but- after a shot the bolt is very, very difficult to open. rear locking lugs. i've taken it apart and cleaned and cleaned, but can't find anything amiss. Any ideas?

Love your videos but it is a .300 Norma mag not a .30 Norma mag. Please keep the videos coming, god bless

WHERE do you find such great guns??????????? classic great

I shoot 300 win mag its more punchy thsn HH, the HH is betwee. 3006 and 300 win mag power

My neighbour has a Savage 340 in .222

Love gun Mike.

Was the .225 Win ever used in European combination guns?

Question for you Sir. Do you know who produces the new remington 700s since remington went under?

I regard the Savage 340 as So Ugly It's Beautiful. I recently ran across a Sears, Roebuck branded one that managed to be even uglier.

Dang it, Mike!... 🤤🤤🤤👍

Steyer rifles are excellent rifles, problem are the makrolon made magazines. If often in use over the years material fatigue leads to defects of the magazine's. So far so good or better so far so bad because the production of these magazines was discontinued umpteen years ago. If you buy such a rifle, you should be aware that in case of a broken magazine, the rifle is pretty much worthless. Especially in rare calibers - but not only in this group - there are almost no magazines left. If, then one must buy for very overpriced, used magazines. What the constructors at Steyr were thinking when they decided to use plastic (Makralon) - I don't know, maybe they drank too much Jagertee with heavy shot. One should be careful with his Steyer magazine like a treasure. PS. There is a well known problem (in Europe) with feeding with some (not all) cartridges e.g. 9,3x62. So if you want to buy a Steyr in this caliber or other calibers you're safe if you test it extensively to be sure it worked well. Regarding trigger pull with a Steyr double set trigger is in Europe below 1 lbs - it is in a range of 250-350 Gramm. Have owned 2 Steyr rifles therefore I know what I'm talking about.

You have a way of pulling out such great riffles, very nice to see! But one day you'll have to make a video where you pull out a complete piece of sh*t, just to change things up 😆 Keep up the great work👍

"Does it really matter that much how elegant a rifle is?" Ummm... yes and no. There are plain Jane cars and there are the Mercedes and Bentleys. You can tell the time from a Timex or from a Rolex. If a rifle is accurate, reliable and fits you well enough, fair enough. All that and a well carved, figurative hand checkered walnut stock, a properly done slow rust blue finish and some professional touches like barrel band front swivel and a Model 70 type three position safety is, well... better. Professional gunsmiths build functional and elegant rifles because some people want them and can afford the price. There is a definite pride of ownership. As hunting rifles, the game is oblivious to how much the rifle cost. Just consider it a once in a lifetime investment that you'll pass on to a favourite grandchild.

I had a Savage in .358. Is that kind of an oddball?

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Sure gets down range fast

No opening music? :'(

How much do those rifles go for ?

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Plastic mags..?

Beautiful rifle!!