Help with bolt disassembly/re-assembly for Mauser?

Thanks mjbartn, but I really do like the safety on it now.

I've ran into a new problem; at first I thought the barrel was rusted/corroded, but I've come to believe that it is pitted. After numerous cleanings with brass brushes, patches, Ballistol, Kroil and everything in between, the "spots" inside the barrel just won't come out. So I'm looking at a severely pitted barrel on this rifle.

My next question, any way that I could do anything to improve this? I was thinking of just maybe looking into keeping the stock and getting a new rifle...I have really no idea as to what kind of rifle would fit this stock, could I keep the .30-06 bore, etc. Any guidance? Thank you.
 
Well, you could just put a new 06 barrel into it. Not sure of cost, it needs to be seated and headspaced, crowned, re-blued then old hardware re-applied. still maybe cheaer than barreld action in that caliber.

as for safety, you do not need the one I am referring to use as a safety. In the action's current configuration the original safety also held the firing pin in a cocked position when you opened the bolt and then removed the cocking and firing pin assembly to clean inside of the bolt. Otherwise you have to do the edge of the table top trick. I know I have been there when I left the original safety in the fire position and removed the firing pin assembly.

Well anyway good luck, the action is a good one.

Mike
 
If the inside of the bore is pitted, the only way to improve it is either reboring/re-rifling to a larger caliber, or rebarrel. An Adams & Bennett short chambered Mauser barrel and thread/chamber/crown will set you back about $200 or so. Or you can just shoot it as is and accept that it will never show stellar accuracy.

BTW, if you want an old military Mauser safety, just about any gunsmith will have a few of them in his toolbox.
 
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