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Here's a small ring 98 type Husky I recently did.

 

I contoured, threaded & crowned the barrel, chambered it to .270 Win, installed a 3 position safety, welded on the bolt handle, trued the action, and installed open sights and a barrel band swivel. The barrel is just under 2 lbs. In a stock it weighs a scant 6.0 lbs.

 

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Here's athe action prior to iron sights:

 

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Here it is with bbl band & rear sight:

 

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I never got one with the front sight.

 

Another of the action:

 

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Very nice! What kind of bottom metal and trigger is that?

 

Thanks.

 

Bottom metal is the stock Husky bottom metal. Trigger I believe was a Timney? The actions are a Mauser derivative. No bolt stop as we know them, and the ejector is moved so that the top lug isn't split. Kinda neat and definitely light weight. The owner has a very nice stock blank picked out and will be getting it stocked soon. I'll post pics once it is complete. It should look pretty sweet!

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Hello Guys

 

Z1r - This is nice work with a very nice rifle the likely outcome. Could I please enquire as to the barrel profile, I'd like to know the full specs but if you don't know the shank and muzzle diameter would be of interest.

 

Have you had it in a stock ?? How did it balance with this weight of tube ?? I'm nearly ready to have the smith fit up the 257 barrel to my VZ 33 action and I'm real interested in the handling of these lighter profiles - sorta that the lighter you go the more critical balance becomes to making a real hunting rifle that can be shot in all the positions one finds oneself when hunting!! (rant - too many modern factory lightweights are fine at the bench but hopeless to use after you've just climbed a 1000')

 

Cheers - Foster

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Tentman,

 

I don't remember the exact measurements but the muzzle was around .550" - 560" . I remember because I didn't want to D&T it feeling it was too thin. The chamber diameter was 1.100" ish and only 1 inch long. This puts more weight out front so that they hang nicely. I mounted it to a fugly small ring 98 stock I had to test fire. It felt good. My .30-06 has a 25" Shilen #1 but it too has the weight out front and settles nicely for offhand shooting. It weighs 7.5 lbs scoped on a full sized 98 action.

 

I need to note things like the barrel profile, etc. Thanks for the reminder.

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That's interesting, it looks like the magazine well is a seperate piece kind of like the model 70. I didn't know they made any Mauser bottom metal like that.

 

No, not exactly seperate. It is sheet metal but pinned (or maybe spot welded) in. If you look carefully I think you cna see the pins along the side of the bottom metal. We've been trying to get some of the aftermarket vendors to offer two piece Mauser bottom metal. One bottom metal with floorplate and three different magazine sizes; small, standard 3.400" , and magnum width 3.400".

 

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I guess I meant constructed as two pieces. It was sort of hard to tell, but I assumed they were joined. I can see the pins now that you mention it.

 

That's interesting. Making this in two parts makes sense to give flexibility for different lengths and ease of manufactuing. You could form the mag well out of sheet metal a lot easier than milling it. What have the aftermarket makers thought of this?

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