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Does this round require grinding, or does it fit. This sounds like an good round. It covers most all of the ground that .35 Whelen and .338/06, plus it is a classic Mauser chambering.

Here is a link with a good description of a GEHA Mauser shotgun. I enjoy shooting my fathers Geha, tho we have only used low base, mild loads for it during my shooting days. I know my dad used to duck hunt with it in the early 70's. It is a neat gun, and as useful as a full-choke shotgun with low powered loads can be. For a simple to use slug-gun, an NEF break-open is not a bad, nor expensive choice. I like how singles handle.

That is exactly the system I was looking at. I am presently learning about scope mounts here on the University of Internet Shopping. I like the Leupold two piece turn in set up I used, but I just had to know more. Helps me make educated decisions.

There always has to be a catch. Low price=high shipping. I have learned to watch for that one playing on Ebay.

Thanks for posting the pics Sonic. The mount looks better than I thought it would. That is a sharp looking rifle. The pics answered a lot of questions for me. A clean workbench generally is one not used much. If everything is put away, it just takes longer to dump out coffee cans looking for stuff. Thanks.

I was looking at the ones with the integral rings on the 2 piece mounts. I am not prone to changing scopes, nor do I understand the need for QD sling swivels. I very seldom, if ever, remove a sling once I put one on. I guess I might be boring that way. I usually set up a military sling so it is tight on my elbow when shooting and leave it. I would understand a removable scope if I was going to fly with a rifle, just to keep the Samsonite Gorillas from wrecking my optics. I WISH that was my problem, lol. If I was to remove a scope with regular Weaver rail mounts, can these be reinstalled and remain close to POI? Z is that your rifle? What is it that needs 2 recoil bolts?

This is me partaking in my most favorite pastime. There are moments that will stick with you forever. This is one. Taking a fantastic creature in a beautiful patch of woods on a perfect morning. Two shots, one hole, 80 yds. Keith_Deer_Mosin_Nagant.htm

I have seen that Richards and Boyds inlet for M-Ns, among others. I can't say where, possibly on here, somewhere I saw an article on altering front sights. They took the site off, drove the site pin out of the site, changed the contour of the site pin to fit higher in the site. They also tapered the point of the pin, then drove it back in and reinstalled it. I have a 91/30 that could use this treatment. I have read that the Mojo Microclick site has a lot of adjustment. They look cool, but seem pricy to me. Here is an article about them. http://www.surplusrifle.com/reviews/mojomicroclick/index.asp There is a guy that sells bent bolts on Ebay. I posted an auction from him in the M-N section yesterday.

Which model did you use? #1? Can you use the sites with it? Is it off centered? I thought it might make it easier to operate the safety, than some mounts.

http://www.lockstock.com/prodinfo.asp?number=WEA48401 I was thinking this might be a cool mount for an M-N and keep the rifle sites. I think the price is nice, but are they a piece of junk? I have other projects I need to work on (parts to get), but I am inflicted with mosinsporteritis lately. I like these strange/fun guns.

Has anyone used the Talley 2 piece bases that have rings built on them? They look like a cool set-up. I know the charger bridge has to be removed for using FN bases, but I like the look of these. riflescopes.com has them on special for $30.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mosin-Nagant-Custom-Sp...1QQcmdZViewItem Thought someone might be interested

My dad inherited a Geha. It is a cool old gun. The3 bolthead falls off when you remove the bolt. That is how they are. It kicks pretty well, but I have popped a few pigeons with it. It has an awesome tigerstripe stock. I would recommend one of these for us Mauser lovers. Boltheads and extractors are still available. I guess these were the 2 parts that need replacement if any.

A friend of mine told me to use chalk on my files to keep filings from getting imbedded in the serrations in the file and making scratches. It worked much better for me that way. I will be doing this charger hump removal on my future projects also.

I am Keith, a stubborn 36 year old Finlander from central Minnesota. I work as a union sprinkler fitter foreman all over the state of Minnesota. I grew up on a farm, mostly hogs, about 80 miles north of Minneapolis. I have spent a considerable part of my life up in Northern Mn, north of Duluth, where most of my relatives live. I was a Heavy Machinegunner for 4 years in the Marine Corps. I was stationed in So. Cal, when I wasn't on ship on the other side of the planet. I lived for 4 years in Phoenix/Scottsdale after getting out. I couldn't make a decent living there so I moved home in '95. I loved AZ. My Father is a retired shop teacher, so I guess I did learn a few things from him inspite of being a rather belligerent teen. We are quite close now, and I do all of my shooting at his house 4 miles away. I am pretty handy with metal, woodworking, and mechanical things. I figured I probably will never get to see any of you in person, and I enjoy spending time on these boards and learning from you all.

Aren't there some picatinny rail sites available for the AR-15 market? I was contemplating something like this for a future M-N project. I have seen AR sites mounted at a 45, away from the sighting system. There must be a few choices that will fit a weaver rail, at least for the rear sight.

Here is one Mosin safety that I saw thath looked interesting. http://www.hpbt.org/articles/ots.htm I have a mosin scout mount M38, and I just got used to the safety, I don't even have to think about using it.

It looks sharp. I also understand messing with guns on a budget. What caliber did you go with? Rather than redoing that one you could just use those other methods on the next project. I hope you can shoot smiley faces on the target with it.

I know I got a better woman than I had coming to me. You are a handsome couple.

It looks like a good idea, but the kids would eat all of my targets.

I have a Witness full-size polymer .45 that I really like. I have shot it around 1500 times. I only paid $300 for it. I saw the Thor and figured it would be reasonably priced as well. But I saw them listed for $900. Dang, I thought this would be priced nice as well. I am interested in a gun like this, but not $900 interested. I saw in the Winchester ballistics chart that the .500 S&W is a match from a pistol to the factory 45/70 in a rifle. I guess this isn't my way to get there. If anyone sees this listed cheaper please post. I am also interested in the Savage Striker. One of those can be had for $400 or less. My deer stand is essentially a benchrest and one of these sure would be fun to hunt with.

I like the way your bolt came out. Looking good.

On my Turk I used black oxide sandpaper that I bought at Ace Hardware. I did not polish anything inside of the receiver, but it worked well on the barrel, bolt and receiver. There are some scratches on the rails in my receiver, but they are not very noticeable now that it is blued. I didn't want to make the bolt any sloppier than it has become in the last 60 years. I tried to use my dremel on some places and all it did was make waves. I started with 220 grit and worked up to 600. You can get paper up to 1500 grit. At 600 I am very pleased with the way my gun looks. The paper lasts longer if you wet sand, but it is not as strong.

I have worked with maple quite a bit. It is my favorite wood. I have found that the grain usually works best in one direction. I usually figure which direction causes splintering, and do all of my cutting and machining from the other direction. I have heard of a method for tigerstriping that works best on light wood like maple. Soak hemp rope in kerosene until it is saturated. Then wrap the rope tightly so it touches the wrap next to it. Then burn the rope until it is 1/2 way burnt before extinguishing. The size of stipes varies according to how large of a rope you use. I bet that would look cool. A friend of mine that was into sporterizing in the 70's told me about this.

That is a nice rifle. I would be proud to hunt with that one.