La Steyr Mannlicher GmbH, a famous Austrian company active in the arms sector, could not fail to be one of the great protagonists of the latest edition ofIWA Outdoor Classics which has just finished a Nuremberg. One of the strengths of his stand was undoubtedly it Steyr Mannlicher Zephyr II, capable of winning the award as the best shotgun of 2019. It is a "reinterpretation" of the original Zephyr, whose production lasted by 1955 to 1971.
The quality has always remained the same, obviously relying on current materials that were not present between the fifties and seventies. The Austrian group has guaranteed new standards when it comes to bolt-action. The weapon was made with European walnut wood, without forgetting the leather fore-end and the protective metal finish.
Ergonomics can only play a fundamental role in this sense: in particular, the comfortable pillow and the aforementioned fore-end give the shotgun a unique and excellent handling. The barrel was rifled with eight flutes. Elegance is an additional feature that never hurts, in addition to the fact that the opening and locking operations they do not require much effort. The jewel was admired in all its beauty by around 46 thousand visitors who came to Germany for IWA 2019.