Show Me Your Custom 98

[starvin]

Top rifle in post 14 is my favourite. If you want a straighter more Oberndorfish handle maybe you could start with a kimber, they’re everywhere. (Kidding)

 

[conor_90]

Apparently their might be a kimber at a store in a nearby town, a 280 ai Montana

Never change horses midstream though

 

[jbmauser]

I've posted this before but here's the one I made for my 9.3x57 build. It's the original checkered knob/handle welded to a section of a military handle then welded on to the bolt.

 

[dan belisle]

Looks good, nice work. - dan

 

[anglia2]

Bit crude, fitted a hand shaped handle with a M3 screw to be sure of position and shape then welded with the bolt. Bolt knob made with a single strand carbon and hand shaped.

edi

I know that rifle

 

[Rob]

These days, I just stick to the factory jobs...However, in the past, my best Mauser bolt handle modifications were done by Sam Adams, the late great Nova Scotia gunsmith. He had a real knack for that job. Unfortunately I no longer own these rifles nor do I have any photos of them. Perhaps others who have had work done by Sam can contribute a few images. https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/27169013/samuel-irvin-adams)

 

[longbranch*]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/TcgiDNsgPEaA14Np8
This is a custom built 98 sporter chambered in .257 Robert's. Built by a fellow here on Vancouver Island. The bolt doesn't have sweep to it, but it feels ok. Most of my rifles are model 70's.

 

[EJG]

I know that rifle

Are you also on a UK forum?
Most people who handled this rifle loved it.
edi

 

[Dosing]

These days, I just stick to the factory jobs...However, in the past, my best Mauser bolt handle modifications were done by Sam Adams, the late great Nova Scotia gunsmith. He had a real knack for that job. Unfortunately I no longer own these rifles nor do I have any photos of them. Perhaps others who have had work done by Sam can contribute a few images. https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/27169013/samuel-irvin-adams)

Didn’t know he had died, an East Coast Legend for sure.