This is what you have. It's about .250 inches shorter than a standard length K98.
Boyd's gunstocks used to have finished stocks available. Many of these rifles were chambered in 7x57 but IMHO, the 30-06 would be to long and would require extensive mods to work properly. These would include mods to the mag well and action. Anything the same or less than the length of the 7x57 will work fine.
I'm going to throw this out to you and you may not like it.
What you have is a bare bones surplus, barreled receiver that looks to have been drilled and tapped for what will likely be hard to find and expensive scope mounts. If you insist on a sporter stock add C$400 to the cost, then, if you're going to use a new sporter barrel add another C$400. Scope mounts and rings will be anywhere from C$150+. Replacement bolt, which will likely need the handle replaced to clear the scope, unless you purchase European style high mounts (espensive) add another $200. Then you will need a trigger guard/magwell assembly as well which will cost $50 plus the cost of refinishing.
Just purchase another Zastava with all of this already done. It will be about the same as far as quality goes or better and half the price.
If you insist on persisting with this build, PM me. I think I have the receiver parts you need and a take off military stock.
Type VII, FN24 and Yugo actions
Action OAL: 8.500
Recvr screws, center to center: 7.620
Bolt body length: 6.115
Magazine length: 3.232
Recvr ring dia: 1.410, large ring
Barrel shank dia: 1.100, large shank
awesome thanks for the info, a big help. and i will PM you about the parts, i understand what you are saying about costs and wasted money, but there are a few things different about me, one i like old junk, two im a manual machinist who will do all the work my self while im already at work and 3 i dont plan on spending anywhere near that on this project.
my thoughts were the complete mauser missing the bolt was $85 shipped
169$ 9.3x62 barrel from tradeex so 220$ tax and ship in
and the bolt cost.
ill use sporter sights off old lee enfield barrels, the mag work and wood work i can do my self, straight or bent bolt ill use what i get and call her done once she feeds and shoots, then ill buy dies and brass and cast for it like all my other center fires i own
also i read those tapped holes are from factory and were possibly used for some type of charging system that bolted on, hard to find info, either way ill just use small screws in them
I have a Zastava 458 Win Mag. It is actually a standard length mauser. Bolt interchanges with standard FN and Brazil 1908 mausers. I actually have the bolt from a Parker Hale 7mm Rem Magnum in it now. Head spaces perfectly. I think the "Magnum" length mausers in the old days were for the big cigar-like cartridges, like 505 Gibbs, and such - as long as or longer than 375 H&H.
yeah tell me about it lol, i have to use a Woodleigh 480gr so i can load to the 91.5 OAL listed in the book (norma) so i dont have to touch the feed ramp (lower locking lug support as it runs 65k) i already have it feeding, now i just need to length the mag.
for the big ones ill start using P14 actions, the 500 jeffery im working on, the loaded round drops right into a p14 action just needs the feed rails opened up a bit for the width.
my plan is to build a whole range of big rifles on p14 and mauser actions. i have the 460 weatherby mauser, i ordered the reamer, barrel(50bmg gunsmith special canam) and bought a box of bullets for the 500 jeffery on a p14
so i still want to build a 416 rigby on a p14, and a 375hh on a mauser and a 9.3 on a mauser (as i can buy chambered, threaded barrels for the mauser action from tradeex in 375 and 9.3 so saves buying reamers for them)
