Vintage scopes from 1960s and 70's

 

Hi Magshooter, thanks for the info, but who is Pecar?  Or do I just look silly asking that question?

 

What scope you need will depend to some degree on what model and year your mannlicher Schoenauer is.  I have a  Mannlicher Schoenauer 1956 magnum in 6.5x68.  This gun has a factory mounted Kahles 2x7 rail scope in Steyr mounts.   That is the factory setup.  See if you can find an old Stoegers catalog from the 50s.  They were the MS importer.   Ebay has a lot of older european scopes for sale. Check them out. 

 

The biggest obstacle will be the mount.  Due to the spilt bridge, mounts are usually high.   I would steer away from mounts that require you to drill extra holes.  The Redfield mount works well.  The Leupold mount requires extra holes.  The Bausch & Lomb\Kuharsky mounts may work for your model and the early B&L balvar scopes are nice and easy to find.  They have etched tapered cross hairs in some of them (Balvar 8a).  I have several of these and like them.  From the 1951 model on they were drilled and tapped on the left side ti the rear of the receiver.  Not until the MCA model M/S was the receiver ring factory drilled and tapped.  Some models have a plate for a side mount.  This is mounted below the stock line on the left side.  I believe Griffin& Howe as well as some others will work.  This doesn't require new holes or cutting away at the stock.  It also allows easy removal of teh scope for use of iron sights as does the Steyr mount I mentioned earlier.  It is similar to the EAW mount.

 

I hope this helps