Tom,
Ok, I stand corrected again. Too tell you the truth most of my working with mauser actions was back in the late 60's and 70's, and I've forgotton a lot since then. It was simple then as most of these were available and cheap. If you wanted to build a standard rifle you bought a 1908 or 1909 rifle, and if you wanted a smaller lighter rifle you bought a VZ33 or a G33-40. Lots of these rifles in all the gun stores and pawn shops for a hundred bucks or less. I built one or two rifles a year, played with them and then sold them. The fun was in the building. I did the stock work and checkering and Parker Ackleys shop was just down the road in Salt Lake and they did all the metal work for me.
But I haven't worked with a Mauser action for 30 years now. My tastes and hobbies have changed a bit and now I build my 1000 yd. Bench guns with Nesika Bay and BAT actions, but the real fun is still in the building.
