Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard (Swing rail)

The History of Steyr

The story of Steyr Mannlicher began in 1821 when Leopold Werndl, a blacksmith, started manufacturing iron parts for firearms in the city of Steyr. His son Josef Werndl took over his business and founded the 'Josef und Franz Werndl & Comp. Waffenfabrik und Sägemühle in Oberletten ' in 1864. In the following years, he played a crucial role in the development of several rifles, including the straight pull-rifles M. 85 and M. 86. At the beginning of the 20th century, the engineers Ferdinand Mannlicher and Otto Schönauer developed the Original Mannlicher Schönauer, a legendary hunting rifle, the production of which took place until 1973. The company grew over the years and reached a production capability of 4.000 firearms per day before World War I. After the War, Steyr was prohibited from firearm manufacturing after the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye was signed. To avoid going bankrupt, they used their knowledge and machinery to manufacture cars, bicycles, motorcycles, tractors, trucks, dynamos, electric motors, and other things (they were not allowed to resume firearm production until 1930). In 1926, the company’s name was changed to Steyr-Werke AG. It merged with Austro-Daimler-Puchwerke AG in 1934 to form Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG. Both Austro-Daimler (previously a subsidiary of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft) and Puch (founded by the Slovenian inventor and mechanic Janez Puh) were active in the automobile industry, with Puch also manufacturing bicycles, motorcycles, and mopeds.

They even employed Ferdinand Porsche for a time – he made several contributions to the company – one of them was designing an air-cooled 3.5 L V8 engine for the Steyr RSO Raupenschlepper Ost tracked vehicle. Steyr is known for modifying Fiat cars and adding their engines to some of the models (Steyr-Fiat 1100 Mod E and Fiat 1400, for example). In 1972, they cooperated with Mercedes in the design of Puch G, also known as Mercedes Benz G-class.

During World War II, the company focused on firearm, vehicle, aviation engine, and ball-bearing production for the German military. After a short firearm manufacturing ban after the end of the War, Steyr resumed the production of arms in 1950. In the years that followed, they presented many innovative firearms such as StG 77 (also known as Steyr AUG), an assault rifle with a bullpup design; SSG 69, which was ahead of its time after its release in 1969, and many others. In 1989, Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG broke up into different sectors; Steyr Mannlicher AG became independent. The company has strived to be internationally oriented, so it changed its name to Steyr Arms in 2019.

Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard (Swing Mount Rail) Rifle Review

Shortly after Steyr ended the production of their Luxus L/M/S models in 1996, they presented the new series Luxus which remained in production until around 2020. The rifle was completely refurbished and designed to be as user-friendly as possible. It is available in the Standard and Magnum version, each chambered for its caliber group. The user can choose between two different kinds of scope mounting surfaces – a Picatinny rail or a swing mount rail. If you happen to own Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard with Picatinny rail, you can see our landing page on this rifle.

Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard is a modular bolt action rifle allowing the user to change the components and re-chamber the rifle at home quickly using some basic tools. There is a single screw at the lower end of the forearm that holds the receiver to the chamber and barrel. Once unscrewed, the barrel and forearm can be removed with ease. One feature which adds to the practicality of the modular design is that either of the mounting surfaces stays permanently mounted on the barrel, which allows for retaining zero of the scope.

The aluminum alloy receiver is anodized, and the rifle comes with a twisted barrel profile. Contrary to the older Luxus models which featured a rear locking mechanism, the Luxus Standard uses six front locking lugs that lock up directly into the barrel. The bolt comes at a lift angle of 70°, has a cocking indicator placed on the rear side, and gas ports along its length. The single-set trigger is adjustable for trigger pressure by turning a small screw positioned on the lower side of the trigger. However, like most other components on Luxus Standard, the trigger assembly can also be swapped for another one.

There is a three-position rotary safety at the back of the receiver with a white dot indicator blocking the trigger but allowing the bolt to be removed, and the grey tab indicator that locks both – the bolt and the trigger. The detachable single-column magazine holds three or four rounds and can be removed by pressing two buttons on each side simultaneously. Additionally, the rifle is equipped with screw adjustable front and rear sights.

Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

Figure 1: Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard with swing mount rail, chambered for 9.3x62 (Source: https://www.lauritz.com/en/auction/hunting-rifle-steyr-mannlicher-luxus-take-down-with-interch/i3583399/)

Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard Calibers

Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard is chambered for the following calibers:

.243 Win.
6.5x55 SE
.270 Win.
7mm-08 Rem.
7x64
.308 Win.
.30-06 Spr.
8x57 JS
9.3x62

One of the possible scope mounting surfaces for Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard is the swing mount rail which is mounted on the barrel with two screws. When the rifle is taken apart, the scope mount stays permanently attached to the barrel which allows for the scope to retain its zero.

Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard with swing mount rail installed:

Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

Figure 2: The receiver of Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard, chambered for 9.3x62 (Source: https://www.lauritz.com/en/auction/hunti ng-rifle-steyr-mannlicher-luxus-take-down-with-interch/i3583399/)

Scope Mounts Interchangeable With Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

Rifles That Have One-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable With Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

All the rifles listed in the category below have one-piece scope mounts interchangeable with Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard. Rifles that share one-piece scope mounts with Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard are:

All rifles with swing mount rail mounting surface

Rifles That Have Two-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable With Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

All the rifles listed in the category below have two-piece scope mounts interchangeable with Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard. To meet interchangeability conditions, two-piece scope mounts must match in all dimensions except the B distance. B distance can vary because two-piece mounts can be installed and adjusted closer or further apart. Rifles that meet such criteria are:

All rifles with swing mount rail mounting surface

Should you have any additional information regarding possible mount matches, please contact us. We will gladly accept your help and expand our database accordingly.

Best Scope Mounts for Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

Detachable Repeatable Scope Mounts for Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

If you are looking for a detachable scope mount that is suitable for pivot bases, we recommend this one-piece MAKflex mounting solution manufactured by the German company MAK. It is made of high-quality aluminum alloy and comes with a thirty-year warranty.

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If you happen to own this or any other rifle, we would appreciate it if you could help us expand our database by sending us some photos of the rifle receiver (the bare mounting surface of the rifle without the mounts installed). For your help, our company offers a fair return in terms of practical rewards.

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Pivot mounts are a special kind of repeatable mounts that are especially popular in Europe and mainly produced by European manufacturers. Most notable among them are German Companies like EAW (Ernst Apel Wurzburg), Recknagel, Henneberger and MAK. These Companies were also among the first to produce mounts of this type. Non German companies like Rusan are also following this trend.

Main benefits of pivot mounts, or swing mounts as they are sometimes called are:

100% repeatability,
very quick and easy detaching and reattaching,
extremely durable; most mounts of this kind are tested on 10000 or more reattachments,
size and weight; light and small, elegant.

There are also some minor weaknesses that such mounts posses and they are: they are usually more expensive than other types of mounts, the installation on the rifle should be done by a skilled gunsmith and most of these mounts are higher than 14 mm.

A distinct feature of pivot/swing mounts is the way the scope attaches to the rifle. The front foot of the mount on the scope is inserted in the front base under a 90 degrees angle to the barrel. Then the entire scope is pivoted around the front base until it is locked into position by the rear base.

Pivot mounts of all types enable windage correction on the rear base at the time of the mounts installation. There are three main types of pivot mounts which are distinguished by the type of the rear base:

EAW style rear base: produced by EAW and Rusan,
Dovetail rail base: produced by Recknagel, Henneberger, MAK and others.
Leupold type rear base

Different Types of Pivot Mounts

Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard (Swing rail)

The History of Steyr

Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard (Swing Mount Rail) Rifle Review

Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard Calibers

Scope Mounts Interchangeable With Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

Rifles That Have One-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable With Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

Rifles That Have Two-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable With Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

Best Scope Mounts for Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

Detachable Repeatable Scope Mounts for Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

Help Us Build Our Riflescope Mounts Database

ERAMATIC Swing (Pivot) mount for Steyr LUXUS, LM rail

ERAMATIC Swing (Pivot) mount for Steyr LUXUS, Swarovski SR rail

ERAMATIC Swing (Pivot) mount for Steyr LUXUS, Zeiss ZM/VM rail

ERAMATIC Swing (Pivot) mount for Steyr LUXUS, S&B Convex rail

ERAMATIC Swing (Pivot) mount for Steyr LUXUS, Weaver rail

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Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard (Swing rail)

The History of Steyr

Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard (Swing Mount Rail) Rifle Review

Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard Calibers

Scope Mounts Interchangeable With Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

Rifles That Have One-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable With Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

Rifles That Have Two-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable With Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

Best Scope Mounts for Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

Detachable Repeatable Scope Mounts for Steyr Mannlicher Luxus Standard

Help Us Build Our Riflescope Mounts Database

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