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need to know who does good bolt work. i have a persian 98/29 that i want to start sporterizing and need bolt handle replaced. any help will be appreciated thanks, kingsman OPERA NON VERBA

so, i have this 98/32 on order and will probably recieve it in about a week or so. what cal. recomendations for this action would create less feeding problems? i will want to stay with a bolt face dia. of.473 which is 8mm.i like 308 because of the variety of bullet wgt. don,t care for 30.06 would like 7mm-08 but what about 257? would i have a feeding problem because the o.a.l. is aprox.7/16" shorter tom OPER NON VERBA

thinking about buying a m96 6.5 cal. what other cal. could i convert this to with out having feeding problems? might make this a deer rifle or maybe a varmit killer if it will handle the pressure. going to build a 98 also . will a 7mm08 feed in either one of these without problems? tom OPERA NON VERBA

i thougt i'd start new thread i've decided that i'll have Z to do my bolt. since there are so many mauser variations this is what i need to know. if i want to build a 257 with a mauser action from best to worse (ease) could you list them. it has been sugested that a vc24 should be considered. they seem to be hard to locate. what other models are short action .don't want feeding problems. is yugo 24 a canidate. will any mauser7x57 work? tom

Z i'll contact you when ready to have the bolt welded. you do nice work. my dad is a machinist and has been one for 65 years he even likes your work. now, ii husky 6.5x55 action usable for 257? belgium 7x57? is the yugo 24 a short action like a vz24 and are they as good. there are alot of models and starting to get a little confussed on the best one to use.Sooo... if you would sugest the best to worse models that i should try to use for 257 conversion and then for a caliber that would be close to 308 agian for ease of conversion and availabilty of ammo. thanks tom OPERA NON VERBA

interested on having bolt welded once i start my project. i will probably start getting items in the next month or so. could you give me cost and is there anything else that nneds to done other than changing safety to be able to scope rifle. do you have any pictures of your work? thanks for the reply. tom

thanks for the intial info. i've leaning towards the 257 because less agrivation with feeding and this will my 1st complete rebuild i want to keep somewhat simple. i would assume that all VZ24 and swede 7x57 will have straight bolt handles that will need to bent for scope clearance. don't like scouy scope set up and my eyes don't like iron sights. do any of you know someone that you can recommend to bend the bolt or fabricate one that does a good job? don't really know or trust anyone around here. do they make the VZ24 in 7x57? if i use a 98 action(8 mm) would 257 still be the best choice ? i have some books on the way,so i'm going to read before starting project but i have found that people that have hands on experience generally have better knowledge. keep the info coming tom OPERA NON VERBA

i've desided that i want to build a rifle using a mauser action. i plan on using a 98 action, e.r.shaw barrel or a&b. probably in 22 or 24in length. the stock i'm not sure, i think i'll leave that open and see what you guys suggest. what ever i go with i'd want one that i would not have to do alot to. was thinking about a precision fully bedded but i do like the laminates. i like both 308 and 257. what would be required to be done to have either one of these cal. feed and fire properly in the 98? would a 24 action be any better? any input would be welcomed.