I bought my first gun when I was 18. It was an old Spanish Mauser in 308. I'm now 44 and that old guy is still with me.
The gun hasn't been used much in the last 20 years. I know about all the horror stories surrounding the gun. No need to rehash all that mess.
This particular rifle has a badly abused bore. Those old cleaning rods getting shoved down the tube completely removed the last 2" of rifling. A tack driver it isn't.
I've had the itch to get a 22-250.
My choices are to either pick up a Shilen barrel (maybe this weekend) and build a new rifle off that old small ring Mauser action or pick up a Ruger American Predator.
I'd like to play with one of the little Rugers but I'd also like to get my old friend up and running again. Gunsmithing is one of my hobbies and I have a large enough lathe to do any barrel work I might need.
I'd have more money in the Mauser rebuild but it would likely be a straighter shooter when done.
What do the great minds here think?
The gun hasn't been used much in the last 20 years. I know about all the horror stories surrounding the gun. No need to rehash all that mess.
This particular rifle has a badly abused bore. Those old cleaning rods getting shoved down the tube completely removed the last 2" of rifling. A tack driver it isn't.
I've had the itch to get a 22-250.
My choices are to either pick up a Shilen barrel (maybe this weekend) and build a new rifle off that old small ring Mauser action or pick up a Ruger American Predator.
I'd like to play with one of the little Rugers but I'd also like to get my old friend up and running again. Gunsmithing is one of my hobbies and I have a large enough lathe to do any barrel work I might need.
I'd have more money in the Mauser rebuild but it would likely be a straighter shooter when done.
What do the great minds here think?