It's an interesting story actually/ My friends dad and his buddy's bought several of these from the CMP many years ago. They were a $5 rifle back then. This one had a really tight bolt. He started sporterizing and figured he would have someone eventually fix the action. It never got finished.
He put it in a aftermarket stock and added a Redfield micrometer peep sight and removed the rear sight and sight base, his dad passed away before it was ever finished. it sat in the back of a closet for years. It's never been fired.
It's a late war Germam build Mauser. The SN# it puts it as a 1944. I've got the bolt issue(s) resolved. A Boyds stock is on order as well as a Merit Aperture. I will to a post on what I have done so far and what I plan to do with it shortly.
A little unplanned upgrade this morning. Site is working ok it seems.
winter project
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biglever
Re: winter project
Spotted a VZ 24 , that"s all there, only thing it's chambered for 7mm.
I don't Have anything for 7mm.
I really would like to keep with something that I all ready load. For. Like 303 8-56r 8mm 7.7 jap 30-40 k. Etc.
It has a lot of character to the stock.
Don't no what the bore looks like.
Dont know if it's something a soldier did but,
On top of the grip they put a bunch of hash marks
Like kept track of .something.?
Mite have to Go back and look down that barrel.
I don't Have anything for 7mm.
I really would like to keep with something that I all ready load. For. Like 303 8-56r 8mm 7.7 jap 30-40 k. Etc.
It has a lot of character to the stock.
Don't no what the bore looks like.
Dont know if it's something a soldier did but,
On top of the grip they put a bunch of hash marks
Like kept track of .something.?
Mite have to Go back and look down that barrel.
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1911ly
Re: winter project
Sounds like a neat rifle. When you say 7mm do you mean 7.65×53mm, or 7×57mm Mauser There is some confusion about 7mm and 8x57 is actually 7.92×57mm. I believe that rifle was made in all 3 calibers. You can load for any of those. NP. i thought about rebarreling my Mauser for 30-06 or maybe 338-06. But I bought dies and brass and am going to try the 8mm Mauser.biglever wrote:Spotted a VZ 24 , that"s all there, only thing it's chambered for 7mm.
I don't Have anything for 7mm.
I really would like to keep with something that I all ready load. For. Like 303 8-56r 8mm 7.7 jap 30-40 k. Etc.
It has a lot of character to the stock.
Don't no what the bore looks like.
Dont know if it's something a soldier did but,
On top of the grip they put a bunch of hash marks
Like kept track of .something.?
Mite have to Go back and look down that barrel.
I have a AK-74 with some trench art and a name carved in it. Pretty cool to have a real solders personalized weapon if you ask me! If the price is right, I'd go for it!
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biglever
Re: winter project
It's 7-57
I don't Have anything in that cal.
I love the 8mm , I have 3 of thoes.
Iam running out of room to keep more stuff
That's why I think I would be better off keeping with one of the calibers , I all ready have.
It's not a war bring back, it has a import stamp on the. Bottom of the barrel.
I passed on one last yr. With trench art , at a gun show.
I don't Have anything in that cal.
I love the 8mm , I have 3 of thoes.
Iam running out of room to keep more stuff
That's why I think I would be better off keeping with one of the calibers , I all ready have.
It's not a war bring back, it has a import stamp on the. Bottom of the barrel.
I passed on one last yr. With trench art , at a gun show.