Bolt action brush gun?

[8X56MS]

Sad, that so many folks these days, have not had the pleasure of taking a vintage Mannlicher-Schoenauer carbine into the brush. In my humble opinion, no rifle since has captured the Mannlicher's combination of 'handiness', rapidity of action, and natural 'pointability'.
Even today, one of my old 8 X56, or 9 X 56 Mannlicher rifles is strong bear medicine. Works great on piggies and deer also.
The M-S carbine that goes most often with me to hunt heavy cover, is a 1908 Carbine, with double set triggers, and of course, the full length stock. I bought this old timer in bad shape. I had to replace the barrel, and had Harry McGowan make an exact duplicate. He chambered it in 8x57 Mauser. My long departed gunsmith worked some magic on the spool magazine, and it handles the Mauser cartridge like it was made for it. For those that have not tried to rework a M-S magazine to handle a different than original cartridge, its a task that takes skill, and the touch of an artisan.
This rifle comes up to the shoulder like a fine shotgun, and will shoot MOA at 100 yards, with my handloads.