"sport" Mauser stock coming loose??

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So this is strange. I haven't shot my sporterized Mauser in a couple months. I got it out of the safe yesterday and it appears that the stock is beginning to come loose from the barrel near the front of the stock... It seems to be flush and tight on the receiver.
Obviously I am not going to shoot it till I figure this out.
What could be happening? I am certain the gun was all flush the last time I shot it. Perhaps someone with more Mauser experiance could shed some light on what might be going on inside? The rifle was put together by my grandfather in 2007, it's had about 500-600 rounds through it since then.
I'll try and post some pics this afternoon.
This is very strange.
 
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It sounds from your description that your Barrel channel may have been floated when your Mauser was Sporterized. This was done so that the stock wouldnot interfere with your Rifles normal barrel harmonics, increasing its accuracy. You should have eneough clearance to slide a dollar bill under the barrel all the way down to about 2 inches in front of the Reciever Ring.
 
Are you saying the stock has become loose from the receiver? TX Hunter is right about the barrel. It is supposed to "float" above the stock. However, the receiver end should be snugged up tight to the stock. If it isn't, it may just be that the screw has loosened up.
 
Whereever you store it has got humidity issues. At this time of the year with less than ideal humidity control your stock is giving off moisture and essentially shrinking. In the warmer weather it will absorb ambient moisture and normalize, it's not uncommon for a stock to lose/gain 6-8 ounces of moisture.
 
The barrel floating makes sense... And also the humidity. I had never noticed the gap before and I kind of freaked out when I noticed what a huge gap it seemed to be. The receiver is still very snug to the stock. I'm confident that I simply noticed the gap because of shrinkage.
Thanks guys... I'm still learning!
 
Thanks again everyone. Despite the problem being no problem, I figured why not still upload some pics?

The First one is last Fall, before hunting season.

Second one is a nearly identical shot yesterday.

It's a pretty gun, and it shoots good too, better than me at this point. This rifle is the first one I have had extensive experience (more than plinking twice a year) with and I am finally starting to manage some 2-3" groups, I still shoot left though, probably due to a slight recoil flinch I am trying to beat.

I've been shooting this gun with a fair amount of regularity since about last May. I love it, I love that it used to be a K98, not a Yugo "M98" or whatever, but it was a true K98 that was in extremely poor condition. Now it has new life :) I am so very relieved that everything is OK. I guess I am probably a bit jumpy when it comes to this gun I take so much pride in owning.

Edit: For some reason the second pic is upside-down. I have no idea why, it appears normally on my computer and on my phone.
 

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Edit: For some reason the second pic is upside-down. I have no idea why, it appears normally on my computer and on my phone.
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Try turning your phone upside down as you upload the picture to your computer.
 
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how do you like that thumbhole stock? Do you like it for field use as much as target use? weight? etc...
 
Beautiful sporter. :)

I love the 8 x 57 round itself so much that I bought a mint Remington 700 Classic in 8mm as a companion to my WWII sporter. The only other hunting/range rifle I have is a K31 Swiss, so a trip to Wal-Mart won't net any ammo for my collection. But I like it that way.
 
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I can't say for sure that it is warpage caused by changes in humidity, but that looks like a laminate Richard's Microfit Stock to me, and they are pretty dimensionally stable.

Without being able to handle your Mauser I can only speculate, but if there is a huge gap under the front of the forend it might mean that the rear action screw was tightened down and crushed some wood. Not every sporterizer puts in metal pillars on the rear action screw when glass bedding the action.

So I'd say inspect the bedding, see if it is glass bedded or not, and see if there is a pillar for the rear action screw.

Jimro
 
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