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MÄNNEL AP One - New Air Pistol
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:43 am
by A74BEDLM
MÄNNEL have developed a new AP.
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:34 am
by David Levene
Interesting; no absorber and no ball-bearing mounted trigger.
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:52 am
by RobinC
From the pictures it looks like an LP10 with some different bits?
Robin
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:54 am
by bebloomster
Looks pretty much like a clone of the Steyr LP-10.
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:10 pm
by Sc0
Entry level, mechanical loading port, priced lower than the LP2?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:12 pm
by Brian M
More like the LP2, isn't it?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:55 pm
by A74BEDLM
I've only ever used CM162EI (first loaner pistol), MG1E (currently owned) and LP10 (early pre ball bearing trigger - club pistol).
I don't know wether the Ball Bearing Trigger and Recoil Absorbers are essential?. I know the LP400 also now boasts a recoil absorber system as does the Feinwerkbau P44. Everyone is calling the LP400 a LP10 clone as well.
Website for Maennel
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:11 pm
by fc60
Greetings,
Tried using "Google" to find more information with no success.
By chance do you have a weblink to share?
Cheers,
Dave
Re: Website for Maennel
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:10 pm
by kevinweiho
fc60 wrote:Greetings,
Tried using "Google" to find more information with no success.
By chance do you have a weblink to share?
Cheers,
Dave
www.maennel.at/cms/en
Seems like Maennel has a joint venture with Steyr, since all of the pistol's main components are Steyr made.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:19 am
by peterz
According to the PDF from Maennel, the major parts are made by Steyr-Mannlicher. That's not the same company as Steyr Sportwaffen any longer.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:53 am
by RobinC
I'm a bit mystified by the "Steyr-Mannlicher", Peter is right they are different and an independant company to Steyr Sportwaffen who make the air pistols. Can't see them being interested in making air pistol parts in small quantities, so suspect he has made an error on his site.
I think (not sure) Mannel is an ex Steyr employee, his business is based only 2km from the Steyr Sportwaffen site at Ernshoffen. All his previous pistols have been Steyrs with his own "add ons" and a few different parts, if you look on his web site they are reffered as Steyrs with his tuning parts, this looks to be much the same to me, I wonder if he is doing the same thing but has done a deal to put his name on them? A bit like Brabus with Mercedes?
Good shootiing
Robin
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:20 am
by ghostrip
to me it looks more of a reworked lp1. perhaps steyr mannlicher still has the rights to lp1.