Not what you asked, but I'm in a sharing mood today. I've worked on a bunch of Swedish Mausers for myself and a Norwegian bachelor farmer friend who is nuts about anything Scandinavian. On rifles that aren't collectible, I like to do these three modifications:
1. Install a Dayton-Traister Cock-On-Opening kit.
2. Install a commercial style bolt shroud with a larger gas shield.
3. Install a Bold or Timney trigger with an integral safety.
1, because I don't like the cock-on-closing design. A personal thing, not mission critical.
2, because the primary weakness of the pre-1898 small ring military Mausers is their deficiency in handling escaping gas in the event of a blown primer or a ruptured/separated case.
3, because installation of the commercial style bolt shroud eliminated the original wing safety.
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Personally I am affectioned to the double set triggers which I install on my Mausers. Just my fetish. I regularly make killing shots on all kinds of running game with double sets regularly usually up to 200 yards. *( 1 to 5 shots )I don't normally shoot past 200.
Lucky I suppose but I book 6 day hunts and kill/connect before noon first day. I'm out of there by Wednesday on my way home.
