kawasakifreak77
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So I've got this Swedish Mauser that's been sporterized already. I've posted about it here before & ya'll have been a great help! Just the black plastic stock & scope didn't fit my tastes.
I'm all about vintage stuff & ideals. It represents a time long gone that I feel had far better craftsmanship & respect for your fellow man (& woman!) than we see today. This all WAY before my time but I get told often I was born 40 years too late...
The point here is not to whine about modern society or cry about 'the good old days' but rather to help me build a rifle to represent that era.
General outline of the rifle:
Bolt action, wood, leather sling, iron sights, etc.
Whithin that criteria, what would a good 'ole boy's rifle looked like circa 1930-1950?
I'm mostly curious about the little things like the kind of sights, sling & swivels, etc it would have been equipped with.
I have no NEED for this rifle, only my dad was kind enough to give it to me after I wouldn't stop pestering him to sell it to me. I do love the slick action (puts my new Remington to shame!) & the inherently high BC 6.5mm bullets. I want to basically build it into something that looks like it was built back when.
It doesn't have to be a perfectly accurate museum piece by no means. Close is probably as best as I can get now days.
Example of my thought process:
A new rifle has QD sling swivels. A WWII era rifle would have had ________ ?
It will have some new pieces & my loads for it use only the best match bullets money can buy. She's a paper puncher. But when I hang her on the wall I want people to ask me about great grandad's gun up there if ya get my drift.
Parts on hand:
1919 Carl Gustaf action.
New Shilen match barrel.
Timney trigger.
Small ring Mauser walnut stock from Brownells.
Help me fill in the blanks. This all might sound really funny, especially to someone of my own generation but any help on this matter will be GREATLY appreciated!
I'm all about vintage stuff & ideals. It represents a time long gone that I feel had far better craftsmanship & respect for your fellow man (& woman!) than we see today. This all WAY before my time but I get told often I was born 40 years too late...
The point here is not to whine about modern society or cry about 'the good old days' but rather to help me build a rifle to represent that era.
General outline of the rifle:
Bolt action, wood, leather sling, iron sights, etc.
Whithin that criteria, what would a good 'ole boy's rifle looked like circa 1930-1950?
I'm mostly curious about the little things like the kind of sights, sling & swivels, etc it would have been equipped with.
I have no NEED for this rifle, only my dad was kind enough to give it to me after I wouldn't stop pestering him to sell it to me. I do love the slick action (puts my new Remington to shame!) & the inherently high BC 6.5mm bullets. I want to basically build it into something that looks like it was built back when.
It doesn't have to be a perfectly accurate museum piece by no means. Close is probably as best as I can get now days.
Example of my thought process:
A new rifle has QD sling swivels. A WWII era rifle would have had ________ ?
It will have some new pieces & my loads for it use only the best match bullets money can buy. She's a paper puncher. But when I hang her on the wall I want people to ask me about great grandad's gun up there if ya get my drift.
Parts on hand:
1919 Carl Gustaf action.
New Shilen match barrel.
Timney trigger.
Small ring Mauser walnut stock from Brownells.
Help me fill in the blanks. This all might sound really funny, especially to someone of my own generation but any help on this matter will be GREATLY appreciated!
