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Fit for an emperor: the Steyr Mannlicher classic.(Cover story)
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Guns Magazine
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August 1, 2008
- Author:
- John, Jeff
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Publishers' Development Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The chamois herd grazed lazily on the side of the mountain a little more than 200 yards away. Guide Kefer Hubert and I sat quietly in the blind watching them through binoculars. As we watched, a fly buzzed inside my eyeglasses onto the corner of my eye. I hurriedly shooed it away, the waving of my white hand startling the chamois, an animal with excellent vision and they quickly bounded higher up the mountain. A 6,000-mile trip, a grueling hour's uphill hike and a careful, silent walk to the blind and dummy blows it brushing away a fly. Swell.
The hunt was by invitation of Steyr Mannlicher. a company formed at the birth of the metallic cartridge ...
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