Long lost Mauser arrived...

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SaxonPig

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Turns out I ordered it in 7x57 rather than 308 as I was thinking. Makes sense. A favorite caliber and original to the action so no mods required.

I think it looks great. Bolt handle is maybe a tad large. May send the bolt back to change it for a smaller one. Although working the bolt is very easy with the large handle. May grow on me. We'll see.

The action is very smooth. Bolt works like butter. Trigger is good but not fantastic. Has just a hair of creep before let off. But the pull is light so not too disturbing.

The total was $1,125 and the smith did not, in fact, remember the $700 deposit I had on this project. I sent him an email to remind him and hopefully he'll recall that and not argue over it.

Not a great photo but will give you an idea of how it turned out.


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Looks nice, and worth the wait I'd say.
I recently inherited a Mauser action Rigby 350 mag. Just researching it has opened up the idea of a custom built Mauser for me at some point down the road.
 
Should be fun.

I'm not sure what it is about that particular stock, but something doesn't seem right to me. ....I'm a bit picky about my Mannlichers, though. Most Mannlicher stocks don't look right to me. :rolleyes:


However, as soon as I saw that rifle, one thought popped into my head:
How amazing would that stock look if it was carved out of Knotty Screwbean Mesquite? ;)
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(not my rifle - it was built by a customer, but then bought by the owner of the stock company: Treebone Carving)


I'm working with some of that wood for a lever action build right now. It's a beast to work with, but looks fantastic when it's finished 'au naturale'.
Unfortunately, it's nearly impossible to find pieces large enough for standard bolt guns, let alone a Mannlicher-style stock.
 
I like it Saxon, is that a Lyman peep? The rifle looks great !!
If I could ever scrape up enough for an action, I'll start my 9.3x62 build.
I already have the Walnut Mannlicher stock for a 21" barrel, and 21" barrel
ready for the rebore ! :D

PS: the bolt handle looks good to me! ;)
 
very nice, but not my cup of tea. for the money i would buy a ruger 77RSI or a CZ550 mannlicher. eastbank.
 
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But...I already have a CZ.


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And I used to have an 77RSI but I sold it to a friend. Still have the #1 RSI though...


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FM- Not sure what looks wrong to you. Everything looks righteous to me except maybe the the recoil pad looks a bit out of place. Something thinner would look better but I think I'll leave the bigger one in place for comfort.

I just realized the toe of the butt is sinking into the bedding about 1/4" or so and it makes the contour of the butt look off. Maybe that's what you're noticing? This was a quicky photo.
 
No, the bottom edge of the buttstock is partially covered by the bedding bunching up. I think that's what looks odd. The stock doesn't have any funny curves. Bad photo shot quickly by throwing the rifle on the bed.

I just put it on the floor and took a shot with my phone. Be aware there is a dark shadow under the lower line of the stock but you can see it's not oddly shaped.


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A proper Mannlicher style stock has a very slight curve runner from the front of the floor plate to the muzzle cap, in the direction of the bottom of the stock wood toward the bottom of the barrel. It's hard to describe but I know it when I see it. I used to own a 1903 6.5x54 M/S that some light fingered piece of human excrement decided to steal it from my truck in Elko Nevada. The Ruger M77RSI comes very close to matching the curve, at least the one in my safe does. Many gunsmiths use a straight line from floor plate to muzzle cap but that's what makes some Mannlicher style stocks not look quite right. Doesn't mean they look bad, just not quite right. Like maybe something is missing. ;)
Paul B.
 
Bolt handle is maybe a tad large. May send the bolt back to change it for a smaller one. Although working the bolt is very easy with the large handle. May grow on me. We'll see.
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I prefer an easy to open bolt than something with a short bolt handle that does not have sufficient leverage to operate. As long as you don't bang your knuckles on any future scope bell, I would leave it alone.
 
Nice looking rifle but I think the forward part of the stock is too thick/proud and it fails to achieve that classic full stock Euro look.
 
Since the bolt has to go

Why not go the route of the fabled butterknife style that all mannlicher's beg for?
 
you sure are getting a lot of criticism. I think it looks stunning. sure, I could agree with a thinner pad, but great looking gun bro. congrats
 
"A proper Mannlicher style stock has a very slight curve runner from the front of the floor plate to the muzzle cap..."

Apparently this one isn't proper. Sorry.

"Nice looking rifle but I think the forward part of the stock is too thick/proud and it fails to achieve that classic full stock Euro look."

You're right, the fore-end is a little thicker than commonly seen on European rifles. But It feels good to me.

"Why not go the route of the fabled butterknife style that all mannlicher's beg for?"

Already have several of those...

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