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drgoose

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  1. Hello everyone, I have been pretty busy lately but I am starting to plan my next build which will happen over the christmas vacation. Here is a list of stuff that I am planning on using. I want to end up with a nice range/target gun. I am debating if I really need to have the three position safety, please give me your opinion on the current components. I will be using a K98 byf 44 action. -Shilen Match Grade Barrel Mauser Series 3 308 Winchester #7 Contour 1 in 10" Twist 26" Chrome Moly in the White Product #: 641438. -Bell and Carlson Medalist Varmint/Tactical Rifle Stock Mauser 98 with Aluminum Bedding Block System Varmint Barrel Channel Synthetic Black -Timney Sportsman Rifle Trigger Mauser 98 without Safety 2 to 4 lb Blue -Dakota Mauser 98 Bolt Shroud with 3 Position Safety Steel in the White -Weaver Grand Slam Rifle Scope 6-20x 40mm Adjustable Objective Fine Crosshair Dot Reticle Matte -Leupold 1-Piece Standard Scope Base Mauser 98 Gloss
  2. Timeny trigger installed and WOW what a difference. Money well spent.
  3. So here it is. Took it to the range today it shot some fairly decent groups. Still has the stock military trigger. A timney is on its way.
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    Mauser Project

    It has been a couple of weeks since I last posted something. I have not had much time to work on my little projects lately but this weekend I finally got to it. Here is a picture of my almost completed K98 action on a featherweight stock and an F54 308 Adams and Bennett Barrel. This rifle still needs to be chambered but that will be for next week (the reamer got mailed to the wrong address by 4D). With this rifle I did my first bedding job and my first durabake finish. The durabake was surprisingly easy to use but I failed to listen to the warings about not baking it in your oven unless your wife is going to be at least 4 hours away from the house but the lashings were not that many.
  5. As a new memeber I would like to contribute to the community. Is there a list of reamers that are already in existence. I doubt that contributting a 308 win reamer would help a lot. Is there a particular reamer that would be a good contribution?
  6. So I tried the 85 grains and either I found a good load or I am the victim of randomness. I think I will try to develop a load around the 85 gr SMK with 45 gr of Varget. The 140 Cor-Lokt I guess could work as a hunting round.
  7. So I loaded a bunch of 123 gr with Varget and no luck. Will try 85 gr tomorrow.
  8. So yesterday after cold bluing the Swedish Mauser I put on a different scope. It was a Bushnell banner and boresighted it. Loaded up a bunch or rounds. I loaded 142 gr SMK , 123 gr SMK and 85 gr sierra varminters which is what I found at the local gunshop. Went to the range this morning and after sighting the rifle at 25 yrds took the target to 100. I fired the 142 gr first AND IT STILL SHOT LIKE A SHOTGUN Needless to say I was quite dissapointed but then I fired the 123 gr rounds. It looked much more promising. The 85 gr look even more promising. The barrel is SOOO temperature sensitive, but I guess I will just live with it.
  9. The cold blue came in a kit with a degreaser and a rust and blue remover. Pretty easy.
  10. So today I cold blued the trigger guard and the reciever of the swedish mauser using Casey's Super Blue. I think I am quite happy with the result. Here are some pictures. Before After
  11. My goals with this particular rifle were to learn how to sporterize a mauser. Since I am not mechanically inclined, so far so good. Learned how to dissasamble the thing, forge the bolt down, drill and tap the action, remove a barrel, hand ream a barrel, bed an action and now in the process of cold bluing the thing. So far the goals have been achieved even if it end up shooting like a shotgun. I really appreciate everyones advice, this has turned out to be quite a fun endeavor.
  12. OK so I pulled off the barrel from the swedish mauser and put on a "Adams & Bennett Barrel Mauser Series 2 6.5x55mm Swedish Mauser F14 Contour 1 in 9" Twist 21" Chrome Moly in the White" and hand reamed the chamber. I had to open up the channel on the ramline stock and it is now free floated all the way up to the reciever. I took it to the range today and with some Privi ammo that I had the thing shoots 3 inch groups at best. I will try to shoot of some sand bags tomorrow but I don't think that the stock is touching where the tripod is attached. I don't know where to start. Here are my options. 1)Handload a bunch of rounds with different powder charges using the bullets I have in hand. (Varget and Sierra Match Kings 142 grs) 2)Handload a bunch of rounds with different bullet weights 3)Rebed the action and the barrel channel since it has been pointed out that ramline stocks suck. 4)Get different stock (Boyds). Since I don't hunt I had never had a rifle with this kind of barrel profile (and probably never will again), man that thing gets HOT fast. 5 rounds into it and you can't hold the barrel. Any suggestions?
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