Mauser project..what would U do?

[emcon5]

My opinion, sell your complete rifle, and find a barreled action, or a rifle that has already been molested.

Something like this:
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=362567271

 

[Keg]

Now I have enough and shop only for something interesting.

Kind of my boat...I thought the custom mauser idea was interesting....

My opinion, sell your complete rifle, and find a barreled action, or a rifle that has already been molested.

Something like this:
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=362567271

Thanks..but no thanks....This one has already been molested....

This thread actually did'nt turn out liked I had hoped....I guess my fault..maybe I did'nt word it right....I was actually hoping for pics like Wyosmith posted and or different calibers that would work....Pics of your own Mauser rifles..etc....

 

[HiBC]

I think your action will be good for about anything you want to do with it.A quality large ring 98 is a strong platform and smiths have built all manner of fine rifles on them for over 100 yrs.The 1909 Argentine is one of the prize actions to use.
In my experience,do not expect a typical 98 to have the whole action hardened.They spot hardened them.Locking lug recess,extraction cam,etc.,I have worked performing this spot hardening on parts using a really old induction machine.It works real good.

Try going to Lothar Walther's site.They sell threaded and chambered bbl s for 98's that are very nice,and quite a value.I do not recall if they are short or long chambered,but,iirc,they are long chambered,no reamer required,just a lathe and headspace gages.

Look at a Brownells action truing mandrel and bolt face lapping setup .You do not gave to buy these,they can be made,but the price is not too high.

Check to see the locking lugs bear well,do not pull back on the bolt handle to do this.Pressure on the bolt face is best.Myself,I hi-spot and stone a bit till I get a good bearing both sides,then I lap a little to finish.Magic Marker or cheap cold blue are your friend.

Easiest trigger/safety is a Timney with safety and a commercial bolt sleeve.

Nicer is a Gentry side-swing M-70 type..Let them fit it to your bolt.


Are you going wood,or synthetic for a stock? HiTech Specialties makes a nice 20 oz stock.Glass bedding will be necessary.


Before you start,look at the Montana Arms site,they make a M-70 repro,and look at a CZ action from Brownell's

Do your own thinking,then do it your way.

 

[steveNChunter]

I was actually hoping for pics

Well here's the best I can do...

My beater 1944 model KAR98K in a Fajen walnut stock, sights stripped, bent bolt handle, modified safety lever, polished stock trigger/cocking piece, Leupold one-piece scope mount made to fit a Winchester Model 70, and el cheapo Bushnell Banner from Wal-Mart. Other than that its an all original German military Mauser. It's about the cheapest way I know of to get from mil-surp to sporter, but it shoots MOA all day long with Hornady or Privi ammo. So it earns its keep

By the way, total investment in this rifle including the scope is about $250.

I got the rifle in a trade for next to nothing, already in the sporter stock and bent bolt. I did the other little odds and ends myself, so that helped me keep the cost down. Rifles like that one have very low resale value because collectors don't want them and most other people want something newer and flashier. That works to the advantage of the people who know how good of a hunting rifle they can be.

Sporterizing old Mausers is like anything else, you can go as mild or wild as you want, just depends on how much you have to spend and how fancy you want it to be.

 

[taylorce1]

is a 1909 takedown with .25-06 and .35 Whelen. Not my rifle just an example what you can do when money is no object.

 

[tahoe2]

taylorce1- all I can say is WOW!

keg- whatever you like, that isn't a belted mag, personally if I had that
action I would opt for a 9.3x62, only cause I have dreams of So. Africa
but 35 Whelen, 280 Remington, or 25-06 come to mind, depends on your
likes.

 

[Keg]

Taylorce1..yes..mighty nice! I probablly won't do that one....hahaa

HIBC.. HiTech Specialties..I will check out their stocks....And I do like a model 70 type safety....

SteveNchunter...Thanks for the pic and info...Both ends of the spectrum here....

 

[lt dan]

Seeing as it is a Mauser go 8x68 or even 300H&H.

 

[taylorce1]

High Tech (Bansner) stocks are nice, my daughter has one on her .250 Savage mini Mauser. However, unless you can finish them yourself they aren't going to save you a whole lot when compared to other stocks like McMillan. Cheapest option going right now would be a Boyd's stock for your Mauser.

Look up Wisner two position safety kit, it gives the look of a three position M70 safety but it only has the two, and it modifies the existing bolt shroud. Contact a gunsmith by the name of Jim Kobe, he usually has some already made up and you can trade in your old bolt shroud toward his modified 98 shrouds. Other than that from talking with other Gunsmiths Ed Lapour makes the best three position safety, with Gentry or NEGC coming in second, and to avoid the Dakota.

Another options since the receiver hasn't been drilled and tapped and modified in any way is to take it back to original. Find a NOS barrel in 5.65X53 and a stock, and shoot it as original. I realize that maybe isn't what you want to do with it, but even with it as a non-numbers matching military rifle it will have more value down the road than a sporter rifle.

Unless you are willing to spend the money having it made a custom rifle by a "known" master gunsmith of our era, then it isn't going to be worth more than $300-400 when you are done with it. Unfortunately even if you have all that work done it will only be about 1/2 of what you spent on it to get it made a custom. However you'd have an heirloom rifle to pass down to your family, which is always cool.

 

[sc928porsche]

If you are looking for wood, try Richards Microfit. I have used them for many years. They have a large variety of woods, grades, and styles. You should be able to spot something that you like. I would suggest you stay clear of their factory 2nds.

 

[cornbush]

I've got a brand new Douglas premium .458 Win mag barrel I'll make you a good deal on if you want big boomer......

 

[Keg]

High Tech (Bansner) stocks are nice, my daughter has one on her .250 Savage mini Mauser. However, unless you can finish them yourself they aren't going to save you a whole lot when compared to other stocks like McMillan. Cheapest option going right now would be a Boyd's stock for your Mauser.

I'll bet that 250 mini is sweet....

I've got a brand new Douglas premium .458 Win mag barrel I'll make you a good deal on if you want big boomer......

Thanks but will pass on the 458....

I make lots of gun shows..gun shops..pawn shops..etc....So I pick up lots of different things here and there....My 220 Swift was like this....It took me a couple years to get the parts together....Not as pretty as many..but I like it....$550 without the scope..total investment....I think I could get my money back on it....Probably not this new project tho....

 

[44 AMP]

I've got a brand new Douglas premium .458 Win mag barrel I'll make you a good deal on if you want big boomer......

I'll have to pass on that too, I already HAVE a .458 Win Mag built on a 1909 Argentine action!