Two 43 Mausers

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Just felt like posting this. The model 1871 has 1879 stamped on the receiver and 71/84 has 1889:D. They are both my fathers rifles and were bubba'd before he got them. The 71/84 I bought for $50 and shipped it out to him as a gift. Since it has no front sight we installed a red dot on the rear leaf sight. It fits on there perfectly with no further mods needed. All it needed was a magazine cut off switch and now it works perfectly. The magazine tube needs to be secured somehow and he's trying to come up with an idea to do this that doesn't look terrible (anyone have any ideas?). I've fired both rifles and they are both quite accurate with his hand loads. My dad's hoping to take a deer with one of them this year....not bad for rifles 120 years old!

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Dosing said:
OMG!! a 43 with a red dot, crap, now I have seen it all...
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LOL! Bubba didn't replace the front sight...when he hacked the barrel off crooked with his hacksaw!!! The funny thing is, the red dot fits on it almost as if it were made for it. All I did was slip the red dot onto the rear sight and tighten the screws, I didn't alter anything in any way. The sight will not BUDGE with the red dot installed. It's quite accurate too...Dad loads em pretty light (1200fps) and we were both able to put rounds from this rifle on a 6' circular saw blade at 100 yards...not bad considering the dot is 5 MOA!!! Necessity is the mother of Bubba.....or something like that:p.

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I shot a full military one at our Winter Milshoot and did well. 500gr cast bullets at 1400 fps would lay a big hurt on a deer.
 
ben hunchak said:
What's that thing on the barrel of the repeater? Your lunch box?
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LOL......Hey! Again, we didn't bubba the thing. Perhaps one day it may get a front sight, maybe not. It works very well the way it is and is quite handy, I even like the look of it with the lunch box on it:p. I hope he tags a deer with it this year.
 
For the record, I do not condone the mounting of red dot scopes on any rifle from the 1800's. Having said that, however, making good use of already screwed rifles is better than letting them sit. Best of luck in deer season.


If I may hijack for a moment, I'd like to know what people are using for bullets and brass.
 
Let me state this again..the rifles were both bought in the condition shown in the photos.


Ahem...go easy...I know it's a little disheartening to see them....but at least they are getting gently used and highly appreciated.


I'll find out from my dad what load he uses and re-post.

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For the record, I do not condone the mounting of red dot scopes on any rifle from the 1800's. Having said that, however, making good use of already screwed rifles is better than letting them sit. Best of luck in deer season.
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Just wanted to clarify that I didn't alter the rear sight. The red dot slipped on it like it was made to be there...go figure.
 
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The sight will not BUDGE with the red dot installed. It's quite accurate too...Dad loads em pretty light (1200fps) and we were both able to put rounds from this rifle on a 6' circular saw blade at 100 yards...not bad considering the dot is 5 MOA!!!


I'm betting you really meant a 6" blade as even an SKS can hit a 6' saw blade from 100 yds (pay no attention to Mr. Bartell's claims otherwise).:D

For something that has been permanently devalued by a thoughtless hack before your possesion I think adding the red dot has at least increased the fun factor. Post some groups!
 
Camo tung said:
The sight will not BUDGE with the red dot installed. It's quite accurate too...Dad loads em pretty light (1200fps) and we were both able to put rounds from this rifle on a 6' circular saw blade at 100 yards...not bad considering the dot is 5 MOA!!!


I'm betting you really meant a 6" blade as even an SKS can hit a 6' saw blade from 100 yds (pay no attention to Mr. Bartell's claims otherwise).:D

For something that has been permanently devalued by a thoughtless hack before your possesion I think adding the red dot has at least increased the fun factor. Post some groups!
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Whoops yes that is 6 Inches:redface:....I wish I could post some groups but these rifles are with my dad all the way at the other end of the country! The next time I get to shoot them I'll get some pics. He says at 50 yards both rifles group with all the holes touching.
 
Clobbersauras said:
Let me state this again..the rifles were both bought in the condition shown in the photos.


Ahem...go easy...I know it's a little disheartening to see them....but at least they are getting gently used and highly appreciated.


Not blaming you in the least bit, But rather blaming the guy that bubba'd a couple of what looked like mint rifles before he got to them;)
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John Sukey said:
Clobbersauras said:
Let me state this again..the rifles were both bought in the condition shown in the photos.


Ahem...go easy...I know it's a little disheartening to see them....but at least they are getting gently used and highly appreciated.


Not blaming you in the least bit, But rather blaming the guy that bubba'd a couple of what looked like mint rifles before he got to them;)
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Thanks for clarifying....yeah it's really too bad what was done to these rifles. They shoot good though! Some of the features of these rifles are ingenious. I think old world designers could blow the doors of designers today. These guys designed rifles with a pen, paper and doing mathematical calculations by hand. All the rifles were practically built by hand. They didn't have access to Cad programs, computers, calculators or even reliable reference materials. The build quality is amazing - they even matched serial numbers on the screws....It's amazing that their designs stand the test of time and in essence do as good a job (or better) than some of the modern rifles of today.
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