Hi & Hallo, new member here

[Wolfgang]

Hi,
I am from Germany living in beautiful Colorado for almost 30 years now, and I always loved old rifles. I live in the Rocky Mountains at an altitude of 8500ft and have my own little shooting range. Dealing with old rifles in general requires a lot of "tinkering", which I love almost as much as shooting. (for example: I build my own breech seater for one of my Schuetzen, simple but works great. More than happy to share if there is interest). I am glad to have found this group and this forum...

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I just recently got into German Schuetzen Rifles (Scheibenwaffen) and so far I was able to add three to my rifle collection, here the are:
A simple System Stahl (8.15 x 46R) - a great shooter
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Miller & Val. Greiss (8.15 x 46R) - a magnificent work of art (I wonder how to best take care off / preserve this beauty in dry Colorado climate - I will study the forum posts ... )
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Unknown maker in unknown caliber (I will post some photos of barrel markings in a separate thread because I need help to identify the caliber)
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[sharps4590]

Welcome to the fold, Wolfgang!! Very nice rifles, sir! I am particularly interested in what you learn about the last one pictured.

Your description of yourself could describe many of us

[yamoon]

Welcome from a fellow German schuetzen rifle owner & shooter. I would like to see photos of the markings under the forend.
Mike

[mike ford]

Wolfgang,
Welcome, we are happy to have you with us. In addition to showing the markings underneath the barrel, it would be helpful if you make a chamber cast and "slug" the barrel. With dimensions, it is likely we can help you identify the cartridge the third rifle uses.
Mike

[Wolfgang]

Thank you all for the warm welcome !!!
I posted barrel markings and results off my tests with the mystery rifle in gun-and-proof-marks here (hope the link works).