The left lug is conventionaly split to allow passage of the ejector, there is a cam on the bolt to give power to extraction, and an auxiliary locking lug at the root of the bolt. The Santa Barbara Mauser action has two massive locking lugs at the front end of the bolt that turn ito recesses in the receiver ring. It has a solid left receiver sidewall, the stripper-clip guide notch has been omitted and the bridge is left smooth. The receiver is drilled and tapped to take scope mount bases made for the F.N and Mark X actions. Like the FN and the Mark X, the Santa Barbara is a modified military Model ‘98 action. Chambering options include a wide variety of American calibres which includes. The stocks which come from Italy are dense, close-grained walnut. After the actions are received by Voere in Austria, they are smoothed up, fitted with a Lothar Walther barrel and then blued a deep black colour. The extractor is beveled to slip over the rim of a chambered cartridge so that rounds can be singly loaded into the magazine. While it follows the classic Mauser ‘98 design, it is of new commercial manufacture and not a refurbished ex-military rifle. Voere’s Model 2155 and Model 2165 rifles have been on the market since 1965, and are based on the Santa Barbara Mauser ‘98 action made at the Spanish Military Arsenal at La Coruna in Spain with a number of variations. Voetter, the founder of both Voere Germany and Voere Austria. The company is now managed by Sven Ruhland, the grandson of Mr. Today, Voere Austria produces a semi-auto high-power rifle, a range of big bore rifles, three models of bolt-action rifles, a Tactical rifle and match rifles. Voere Germany made small-bore bolt-action rifles and the Titan II Voere Austria made semi-auto smallbore rifles, over-under rifles, and models based on the K98 action. The product lines of the two companies were different. Instead of cut checkering with diamonds, the Voere’s stock has a fine fish scale pattern that’s not only very attractive, but totally functional. This company operated independently from Voere Germany, which was run by Mr. Voetter, one of the original founders of Voere Germany, and renamed Voere Austria in 1965. After the war the factory was handed over to the works manager, Mr Gatterer, and operated as Sportwaffen Tyrol until it declared bankruptcy in 1964.
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The factory was built by Krieghoff to manufacture aircraft cannons for the Luftwaffe. The Voere factory in Austria dates back to 1938, when the factory was built as part of the German War Machine prior to World War II. This led to the closure of the German facility in 1987 and the company was sold to Mauser. It was produced until the late 1980s when hunting in Scandinavia (where Voere Germany’s rifles were very popular) was prohibited after the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. In the late 1960s the first rifle made by Voere Germany was the Titan II (the Titan III was a match rifle). Voetter moved on from Voere Germany in 1975 with the purchase of Sportwaffen Tyrol in Kufstein, which led to the establishment of Voere Austria.
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Voetter’s son- in-law D.I Alfons Ruhland (the uncle of Sven Ruhland who runs Voere Austria today). In 1964, the company changed ownership, being taken over by Mr. They never produced any sporting rifles based on the K98 Mauser action, nor a Titan 1, but they did produce the Shikar model and Cougar model. Voere Germany was founded in 1948 to make air pistols and takes its name from the two owners - Voetter and Restle. Voere firearms have caused considerable controversy with regard to where they are made - some saying Germany while others swear they’re made in Austria. Voere has proven once again, that when the '98 Mauser action is outfitted with a good barrel, properly bedded in a good stock ,it is still one of the most rugged and reliable rifles of all time.