Browning commercial mauser info pls *now pics of the new toy*
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They are Weaver mounts they call them "weaver pivot mounts" never seen them before, it will be interesting to see if the accuracy is still there, I would think the recoil would move them around, but hey the friggen gun weighs
9 lbs without a scope so there might not be much recoil
Tbart, your dripping with envy, or is that scarcasm........
Nice rifle Brambles. I have one in the safe for my Ozzie co-worker to take home with him. He wants to use the pretty little thing to shoot feral livestock!
But that's for another thread!
It has fiddle back similar to yours.
Yeah I know , I'm not a weaver fan and only use them if I have nothing else, but they came with the gun and for once I'm going to leave the iron sites alone so I figure I'll give the weavers a chance to prove themselves. I have a set of leupolds here if I need to swap them out.
I have used them on a Savage 99 and a Rem 700. Still have a set for the 700.
Don't let anyone tell you they don't work. They do work, and very well. I have actually shot a group with pivoting the scope between shots -- no significant change in group size!
If you want to really be impressed, shoot a group with them on top, and then shoot a group with them pivoted off top the side. You will be amazed!
Very nice rifle, Brambles.
Ted
I have used them on a Savage 99 and a Rem 700. Still have a set for the 700.
Don't let anyone tell you they don't work. They do work, and very well. I have actually shot a group with pivoting the scope between shots -- no significant change in group size!
If you want to really be impressed, shoot a group with them on top, and then shoot a group with them pivoted off top the side. You will be amazed!
Very nice rifle, Brambles.
Ted
Ted
Thanks for the feebback on the rings nice to hear they arn't just something cool and actually work. When you say shoot a group with them pivoted off the top, do you mean shoot a group through iron sights or shoot a group through the scope when the scope is laying on the side??? The POI has gotta change quite a bit???
Thanks again
Nice gun. Weavers work well, it's just snob appeal that makes folks badmouth them. - dan
Does anyone have some picture they can post of an original Browning Fn Mauser rifle concentrating on the stock and its finish, I have been thinking that the finish on the rifle isn't original, looks good but all the grain isn't 100%filled and from what I have seen of brownings the always have a 100% filled grain.
If indeed the finish on my rifle isn't the original then I'm going to refinish it and fill all the grain.
If indeed the finish on my rifle isn't the original then I'm going to refinish it and fill all the grain.
I am speaking of shooting a group using the scope while it is rotated off to the left. Try it and post back here to let us know.
Again, You are going to be amazed!
Ted
I am speaking of shooting a group using the scope while it is rotated off to the left. Try it and post back here to let us know.
Again, You are going to be amazed!
Ted
It will be a while before I will be firing it, I have a bunch of othe rifles I'm working on that need to be finished before I start playing with this one. But I will post it up when I have had the chance to shoot it.
On a side note
The barrel on this rifle is, from what I can tell, in almost new condition, there is no wear anywhere, the mag follower doens't look like it has many rounds run over it, looks brand new, the throat looks new, rifling is deep and sharp bore is clean and shiney, the bolt face still has factory machine marks on it. The barrel was dirty but cleaned very very easily, actually it cleaned up easier than my new custom rifle with a lapped barrel.
I would guess that this rifle was shot very very little. The bluing on the action and barrel look brand new but there does look like a wear spot on the top of the barrel where it could have been sitting in the gun cabinet or on a wall rack.
Very impressed, it turned out to be in better condition that I had rememberd and hoped for.
Pictures!!!!!!
I Have been trying to post Pictures but no luck on this website if someone can let me in on how to post Pictures I can put some up
I Have been trying to post Pictures but no luck on this website if someone can let me in on how to post Pictures I can put some up
have you uploaded them into photobucket or similar website?
If not, sign up an account (its free) and upload them, then cut and paste the img tag to the forum topic and they will show up.
You can also email them to me at
BramblesNFD@hotmail.com
And either I can just look at them or post them up for everyone else too, your choice.
Brambles
If not, sign up an account (its free) and upload them, then cut and paste the img tag to the forum topic and they will show up.
You can also email them to me at
BramblesNFD@hotmail.com
And either I can just look at them or post them up for everyone else too, your choice.
Brambles
