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Hello, I am looking to give my Siamese Mauser in 45-70 a makeover. Some things I would like to have done: Rebarrel - Currently has a Navy Arms 17.5" barrel. I would like a barrel with a little bit more of a taper and be about 20" long. Metal Work - No rust, but there's some pitting here and there. It needs a good blasting and a finish. Stock - It has a straight walnut stock from Fajen. It's nice, but I would prefer a straight comb pistolgrip style stock. Sights - It is not D&T, but I am thinking of having it D&T for a rear peep. I would like to also have a banded front sight installed. Other than that, it feeds fine, has a Bold trigger and shoots well. I am not upto par with doing this kind of work and would be interested in knowing of someone who could do this for me. Any help or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, Matt

Hey Brad, Just wanted to give you an update since it's been awhile. I haven't done too much more with it right now, as I really want to get a new stock for it. Does anyone have an idea where I could get one for this action with the fat navy arms barrel it has? Also, what's weird is the shroud clears the safety completely, it's pretty close, but it does not touch it at all. I was racking it hard, soft safety on or off and it doesn't hit??? Thanks, Matt

Hey guys, Thanks for all the replies and info. The trigger arrived today and it looks great. Like you said Brad, it required a little bit of grinding to clear the trigger guard. Now I have a new small issue that popped up. It seems in my unprofessional opinion that the sear is too tall, or something is off just a tad. With the set screw snug on the trigger against the action, I can not get the trigger to fully "fire". It feels like the trigger only releases at about 50% and barely clicks. If I loosen the set screw to the point of the trigger housing being sloppy, I still get the wimpy click but, when I lift the bolt or take it off safety I get a normal "fire" from the trigger. Thanks for your help, Matt EDIT.... It appears the sear is indeed too high. I shimmed the back end of the trigger housing and adjusted the set screw out to level it off. Cocked the bolt, took safety off, and BAM trigger seems 100% better now. Nice solid loud click. Is it common to have to shim the trigger? Are there shims specific for this I should use? I just used a small washer to test this with. Here's how it looks:

Hi Brad, Thank you for taking the time to answer me. I went ahead and ordered the Bold trigger from Midway! Is it possible to leave the original shroud and safety on, and still use the Bold trigger/safety? I figured I could swing the original safety over to the "fire" position and just use the Bold's side safety as my main safety? Thanks for you help, Matt

Hello, I was curious if this trigger would fit in a Siamese Mauser? I have a nice conversion that I am looking to upgrade the trigger/safety on. Bold Optima Rifle Trigger Mauser 98 with Side Safety 2 to 4 lb http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=329361 Thanks, Matt