If a guy doesn't practice on cheap rifles and bubba them. How will one ever master the proper skills to make said work of art? I'm also just starting out in the the realm of gunsmithing and mausers are cheap and they are good shooters I want to make them better shooters. Function first pretty later is the way I feel about it
Mauser M98 action questions
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If a guy doesn't practice on cheap rifles and bubba them. How will one ever master the proper skills to make said work of art? I'm also just starting out in the the realm of gunsmithing and mausers are cheap and they are good shooters I want to make them better shooters. Function first pretty later is the way I feel about it
lejarretnoir
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Why don't you take something that was bubba'd already and turn it into something better.
They are even more cheaper and give even greater satisfaction rebuilding it.
That's how I learned and still do to some degree.
You'd be surprised how challenging that is. In fact, it's much easier for me to build a custom action target or benchrest gun than it is to rebuild a ruined gun and repair what bubba did.
They are even more cheaper and give even greater satisfaction rebuilding it.
That's how I learned and still do to some degree.
You'd be surprised how challenging that is. In fact, it's much easier for me to build a custom action target or benchrest gun than it is to rebuild a ruined gun and repair what bubba did.
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What do you base this statement on? I have a sporterized 1934 Radom Mauser with an undrilled/tapped action and would like to know what it is worth.
Originals in good shape (original shape) are worth money. Once it's apart it's a $200 action, basically. I think the OP should start working on it. Only way to really learn is by doing. Go slow, be careful, and I think I would figure out how to do it by hand before I jumped to power tools, but either way, it's a learning experience. - dan
gunrunner8
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CGN member "15567" has one for sale in "EE Military rifles" from Feb 16 2013. AD1930 Radom Wz 29 Mauser with non matching serial # for $1175 and likely wil get $1000. In US the one in good condition and matching serial # bring about $3000 or so. Did you priced pre AD 1939 Radom 9mm mod 35' (with matching serial #) pistols lately? I will tell you one thing, as much as I would like to buy one of those I can't afford it.
Damn the collectors....
Thanks for the info. Mine has definitely been sporterized; different stock, ladder sight replaced by a buckhorn sight. Numbers on the action all match and numbers on the bolt match, but the bolt and action numbers are not the same. The bore and blueing are in better shape than the one currently in the EE. It cycles and shoots well. In fact, after a good cleaning the bolt is slick as s**t. If somebody is interested they can drop me a PM, I might put it in the EE.
