Can a Voere 300 win mag be fitted with the full stock of the m98?
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As per Guntech in Post #2 - I have owned a few "Voere" rifles made on Mauser 98 style actions - they had a long extension added to the rear tang - to house a "shotgun" style safety - both the rifle's wrists had cracked with use - I think just too much wood needed to be removed for that "slide safety" affair, and, as made, was no epoxy bedding to prevent the action from bouncing to the rear upon firing. I have seen pictures of multiple other "Voere" products - pictures of yours are really needed to answer your question.
I am not sure what if any machining that Voere did to Mauser military receivers - maybe can remove all their additions, and re-assemble the receiver with standard military parts?? Not certain what they did to the magazine or trigger guard assembly - if specific for 300 Win Mag or if they used standard military parts? Since 300 Win Mag is a longer cartridge than 8x57JS, would think they had to so some alterations to make it work? If they started with a military receiver. I am pretty sure that both that I had were commercial actions - likely from Santa Barbara - they both had the word "Spain" engraved into side wall of receiver tang. I am pretty sure that one was Model 2155 and the other was Model 2165.
Also, I suspect it will be a bit of an adventure to contour a commercial 300 Win Mag barrel to match the steps and shoulders of a military barrel - to accept original styles of sights. I would not be real certain that the chamber area of a 300 Win Mag barrel - ahead of the receiver - could be turned to military 8x57 size?
This was one that I had - wrist had been split and several pins installed. Appear to have been built on a commercial, not military, action - can see the extension for the slide safety and can visualize how much extra wood had to be removed from normal Mauser wrist - this one was a 30-06, I think, or could have been 7x57.
I am not sure what if any machining that Voere did to Mauser military receivers - maybe can remove all their additions, and re-assemble the receiver with standard military parts?? Not certain what they did to the magazine or trigger guard assembly - if specific for 300 Win Mag or if they used standard military parts? Since 300 Win Mag is a longer cartridge than 8x57JS, would think they had to so some alterations to make it work? If they started with a military receiver. I am pretty sure that both that I had were commercial actions - likely from Santa Barbara - they both had the word "Spain" engraved into side wall of receiver tang. I am pretty sure that one was Model 2155 and the other was Model 2165.
Also, I suspect it will be a bit of an adventure to contour a commercial 300 Win Mag barrel to match the steps and shoulders of a military barrel - to accept original styles of sights. I would not be real certain that the chamber area of a 300 Win Mag barrel - ahead of the receiver - could be turned to military 8x57 size?
This was one that I had - wrist had been split and several pins installed. Appear to have been built on a commercial, not military, action - can see the extension for the slide safety and can visualize how much extra wood had to be removed from normal Mauser wrist - this one was a 30-06, I think, or could have been 7x57.
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