Should I drill and tap my Spanish Mauser Saddle Ring Carbine?

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I'm tempted to use my 7X57 Spanish Mauser for hunting with a scope.

I bought it as a wall hanger and found a replacement saddle ring for it, but now I'm thinking it would make a good hunting rig.

Any thoughts?

SB
 
If it is original, for heaven's sake, don't bugger it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buy a nice old "sportered" Lee Enfield. Lots of them are already mutilated and ready to go. Just my heavily one-sided opinion.:p
 
If it is currently all original you will incur a significant amount of wrath here if you go ahead and do that,however,this is your rifle and you can do what ever you wish with it.It's your call and I personally wouldn't worry too much about what other people think.
 
"Should" you in a 'surp forum? Are you mad?

7x57 is a nifty cartridge, and can shoot further than I can see. Optics may help with that, but...by the time you've D&T'd, bought mounts, and optics, you may be better off selling it for something that fits your needs already.

If it's a gem you can't part with, and want a scope 'Smith ideas are what you're gunning for.
 
kjohn said:
If it is original, for heaven's sake, don't bugger it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buy a nice old "sportered" Lee Enfield. Lots of them are already mutilated and ready to go. Just my heavily one-sided opinion.:p
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Somebody put a Williams peep sight on mine. Screws up the originality but works like a damn for a short range carbine. :)

Grizz
 
Grab an S&K no smith mount here. The one that would fit would be either the large or small ring Mauser S&K mount. Email to find out which one would fit.

Remove the space between the ht tp: and you can use the link.


ht tp://www.scopemounts.com/index.html?main.html#

Cheers,

Ian
 
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Not the best post to be putting in a milsurp board with many a purist.

You may wish to utilize a no scope mount if they are available for the small ring mauser if you are looking to mount a scope.
 
Here is something to consider:

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/429316/b-square-military-weaver-style-scope-base-with-1-rings-mauser-96-matte

You should be able to remove the tangent rear sight slide and put this no gun smithing scope mount on. It says it is built around the small ring M96 mauser action but the M93 action is very similar, if not identical in design. With this, you can enjoy the scope without feeling the pains of converting a milsurp and you can even return her to original configuration when you are finished.
 
The M 93 is a very similar to the 94 Swede carbine. The sight base on the M 38 and M96 is longer.

The only no drill scope mount that I could find for my 94 is made by Accumounts.

It took a bit of fitting but works well.

Sure makes a nice compact hunting rig and it can be changed back to original in no time.
 
The M95 Mauser action isn't strong enough to handle handloads or commercial ammo at top velocities and pressures. The 7x57 is a great ctg which I've used to take a number of deer using handloads at the top end. If you want to use the 7x57 at it's best I'd recommend buying a modern sporter like a M700 Rem, M77 Ruger or commercial Mauser, all of which have been chambered for the 7x57 at various times.

Quite apart from devaluation/collectability discussions, it doesn't make much financial sense to sporterize a MILSURP rifle any more. When you add up the costs of a sporter stock, bolt handle alteration, drilling & tapping, metal refinishing and a safety which can be used with a scope the costs become prohibitive compared to a purpose made sporter.
 
Really a question where the best answers would come from the "Hunting" forum, but I'll assume it's a serious question and not trolling for "purists".

The "Scout" no-gunsmith setups are inferior to a receiver mounted scope, but is a alternative to D&T, and is reversible.

D&T makes no economic sense as mentionned, but it's your property so have at it. $200 of mods will turn a $300 gun into a $200 one, but it will be unique.
 
If the Mauser is in original condition, you could easily trade it to someone for a rifle that has already been nicely sporterized, and save yourself a lot of time, money and effort.
 
Thanks guys,

I think I'll leave it the way it is. There is some pitting on the outside of the barrel where the wood touches the barrel (no top wood on the front portion of the barrel). I refinished the stock and put it back together and it looks too nice to butcher. I'll have to find something else for a light weight, low recoil hunting rifle for next year like a .260 or a 6.5X55.

SB.
 
An M-38 Swede in 6,5x55mm. with a nice barrel would be quite the answer to your request. You can find many that have already been properly customized and scoped.
They are real tack drivers, sweet to shoot and have killed their fair share of moose in Sweden with the proper heavy bullets.
PP.
 
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