I've owned several of those FW Heym / westernfield mausers and I think they are one of the better values on the used rifle market. Most folks have no idea what they are and although they aren't in the same league as a BRNO 21/22 they are certainly an excellent example of a post war commercial mauser. They are certainly better suited for the x57 cartridges than the standard length FN commercial actions.

Westernfield opted to go with the 30.06 and .270 for chamberings so they opened up the mag box by cutting the front and bending it out. The hinged floorplate is a pretty straightforward conversion of a standard button release military piece (I'm guessing these were Turk milsurp bottoms)
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The ones I have owned fed very nicely.

The stocks are usually some sort of light colored (french?) walnut and they have skip checkering with a very Weatherbyesque profile. My current westernfield 720b is chambered in 30.06, but I have plans to convert it to something sexier in *x57.
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