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re: Customer Mauser 98 info -- Update page 3
Posted on 11/29/12 at 4:18 pm to SportTiger1
Posted on 11/29/12 at 4:18 pm to SportTiger1
Update- I went and met the guy. Price went up upon arrival and had to haggle back down to $400. Nice looking rifles.
-he uses 96 and 98. Polished or blued, your choice.
- barrels, he orders either a Shilen or Douglas. Depending on availability. SS or gloss blued, or matte. Fluted avail for same price.
- buys a stock in blocks and sands himself. Usually does thumb hole grip but would do a straight same price. 16 difference color laminates.
- the bolt didn't feel as smooth as I would have liked(is that normal for these old actions), but the trigger was amazing. 2lb pull on all
A few pics. Let me know your opinions. Base on the look and feel of these things, sounds like I might sign up.
-he uses 96 and 98. Polished or blued, your choice.
- barrels, he orders either a Shilen or Douglas. Depending on availability. SS or gloss blued, or matte. Fluted avail for same price.
- buys a stock in blocks and sands himself. Usually does thumb hole grip but would do a straight same price. 16 difference color laminates.
- the bolt didn't feel as smooth as I would have liked(is that normal for these old actions), but the trigger was amazing. 2lb pull on all
A few pics. Let me know your opinions. Base on the look and feel of these things, sounds like I might sign up.
This post was edited on 11/29/12 at 4:20 pm
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Posted on 11/29/12 at 4:20 pm to SportTiger1
Mauser actions are not going to be smooth like a push-feed action (tikka, Remington 700, etc).
Sounds like some good shite.
Sounds like some good shite.
Posted on 11/29/12 at 4:29 pm to SportTiger1
Mausers aren't glass smooth like something like a Remington 700. They can't be, it is just the design. They have a full length extractor riding on the action causing a little friction, the magazine guide will ride against the bottom of the bolt, and there is a little play from side to side when the bolt is pulled all the way out.
Mausers are robust actions meant to work in military conditions involving sand, water, dirt, and mud so there is a little play. They are robust, the cocking cams are robust and the action is meant to fire hundreds of rounds in a day and ask for more.
If you fire a Remington 700 five hundred times in a day, I promise you that you probably won't make it that far and your bolt will be in pieces before you do. Don't even get me started something like a Savage or A-Bolt. A Mauser will give a sore shoulder and ask for more.
The "snick-snick" sound of a polished Mauser action is one of the most satisfying sounds on the planet.
Mausers are robust actions meant to work in military conditions involving sand, water, dirt, and mud so there is a little play. They are robust, the cocking cams are robust and the action is meant to fire hundreds of rounds in a day and ask for more.
If you fire a Remington 700 five hundred times in a day, I promise you that you probably won't make it that far and your bolt will be in pieces before you do. Don't even get me started something like a Savage or A-Bolt. A Mauser will give a sore shoulder and ask for more.
The "snick-snick" sound of a polished Mauser action is one of the most satisfying sounds on the planet.
Posted on 11/29/12 at 11:54 pm to SportTiger1
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Update- I went and met the guy. Price went up upon arrival and had to haggle back down to $400. Nice looking rifles.
Still seems to be an excellent buy at $400, but I'm curious what he said about the previously advertised prices of $300 and $350?
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