Best Mauser 98 Receiver

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Nuts of the hunting and sporting arms forum; what in your opinion is the best Mauser 98 receiver (military or commercial) for a hunting rifle build. Why?

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I suppose that a Mauser commercial sporting rifle action could be repurposed. To bring it up to modern expectations, it would need to be drilled and tapped, bolt handle altered and a scope safety fitted.

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You could do worse than one of the FN Commercial actions used in the Husqvarna made rifles that TradeEx is selling. Swept low scope bolt handle, drilled and tapped. Many of the rifles run $300-$400.
 
All military actions have that thumb notch. It weakens the sidewall. So, any commercial action without the notch would be my first choice. Secondly, there are smaller and larger actions depending on your cartridge and intentions.
 
I like the early HVA military FN with the cut out, they feed as smooth as a push feed. The later commercial HVA are decent too, just seem a little clunkier.
 
Big fan of the ZG47 here. Something about it is just right...Full C ring, double square bridges, straight bolt handle, and a nice big trigger guard bow for hunting with gloves.
 
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maple_leaf_eh said:
All military actions have that thumb notch. It weakens the sidewall. So, any commercial action without the notch would be my first choice. Secondly, there are smaller and larger actions depending on your cartridge and intentions.
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I agree with this, a commercial one without the thumb notch would be my choice too.
Kristian
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
All military actions have that thumb notch. It weakens the sidewall......
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It also vents escaping gas from a case failure out of that sidewall before any high-pressure gas reaches the bolt shroud, and does so while still allowing cartridges capable of producing greater than 50,000 psi chamber pressure to be fired safely.

Ted
 
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It also vents escaping gas from a case failure out of that sidewall before any high-pressure gas reaches the bolt shroud, and does so while still allowing cartridges capable of producing greater than 50,000 psi chamber pressure to be fired safely.

Ted
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Exactly Ted. Not only was Paul Mauser a design genius, he seemed to be a good businessman. Apparently he patented virtually all(or most of) the features of of his firearms.

Below is the patent that deal with the so called ‘thumb notch’.





 
Check out Lever Arms, they are offering commercial 98 rifles, chambered for the 8x57, starting around $400. They get more expensive with double set triggers.

They are drilled and tapped, with triggers already regulated.

You can't purchase a decent receiver for that price. Then you would have to machine the receiver for scope mounts. Very easy to rebarrel.

If you want to purchase a new build 98, take a look at the Zastava M70 rifles. They come chambered for most popular cartridges and are well finished/accurate.

Much cheaper and less work than building your own from a surplus receiver.

If you insist on using a surplus receiver, for the thrill/experience of building your own, look at any of the 98 Mausers available, other than those with slightly shorter actions. The shorter action models can be very difficult to get aftermarket stocks for.
 
bearhunter said:
Check out Lever Arms, they are offering commercial 98 rifles, chambered for the 8x57, starting around $400. They get more expensive with double set triggers.

They are drilled and tapped, with triggers already regulated.

You can't purchase a decent receiver for that price. Then you would have to machine the receiver for scope mounts. Very easy to rebarrel.

If you want to purchase a new build 98, take a look at the Zastava M70 rifles. They come chambered for most popular cartridges and are well finished/accurate.

Much cheaper and less work than building your own from a surplus receiver.

If you insist on using a surplus receiver, for the thrill/experience of building your own, look at any of the 98 Mausers available, other than those with slightly shorter actions. The shorter action models can be very difficult to get aftermarket stocks for.
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I certainly agree. I just bought a M70 in 6.5 X 55 a few months ago. Beautifully finished, and super accurate great adjustable trigger. This is the same action as the one that was called the Mark X, that everyone and their brothers used to build rifles; including Remington and Webley. I believe they still produce comercial actions; maybe give Tradex a try.
 
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