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My First Two Mauser Projects


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Since this forum was a big help, I thought I would share my first two Mauser projects.

 

 

Here is my 24/47 Scout:

 

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Here's how I did it:

1) Cut down military stock, hollowed out buttstock to save weight, added recoil pad, added sling swivel studs and bed action and first 5 inches of barrel channel.

2) Drilled hidden holes in magazine box to lighten this assembly.

3) Sent bolt out to have new turned handle mounted

4) Cut and crowned barrel with common tools using directions off the net

5) Mounted 2x BSA handgun scope using B-Square mount

6) Added Bold Trigger with safety

7) Applied a camo paint job

 

Result: 7lb rifle that shots 1.5moa with my tailored handloads.

 

 

 

 

My second effort was purchased as a barreled action off of Gunbroker.com. It's a Colombian 98 action and came with a brand new 30-06 barrel. It also had a turned down bolt handle and was drilled and tapped for scope mounts which were included. The price was very good.......

 

When it arrived I decided that it might be a good idea to check the headspace. It easily closed on a no-go. I think whoever installed the barrel simply screwed it on!

 

So it went off to Mike McCabe to be properly headspaced. He turned it around very quickly. When I got around to working on it, I did the following:

 

1) Sanded, polished and reblued the receiver and bolt

2) Installed a Bold trigger with safety

3) Fitted an inexpensive synthetic stock, bedded front ring and entire barrel channel using epoxy putty and 5 minute epoxy. (The rest of the stock fit great without modification.)

4) Applied a camo paint job

5) Mounted scope

 

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I haven't shot this one yet - but I am looking forward to seeing how well it shoots!

 

Thanks to all of you who post info and share your knowledge here!

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