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RJY: I am inclined to agree.....this is a nice rifle

So where are the pics???!!!

southtexas: I will get some......

Cabelas in Rogers, Minnesota has a nice one in .458 Magnum.
I think they were asking $1,500.
whelennut

Bob,

Grab it up. If you don't like it you can get your money back.

The barrels are cut rifled and they have chrome lined chambers.

I have 1 left in 30-06 with a 22" bbl. It is a consistent 1" shooter with all the factory ammo I've run thru it. It will do 3/4" all day with handloads.

I think they are the finest factory production sporters ever made.

Good Luck,

JM

Gentlemen they just do not put that kind of craftsmanship in a factory rifle anymore, especially for what they sold for back in early 60's.

I have one in 30-06. It has a Weaver V8 with external adjustable mount. My Mom bought it for my Dad from a hardware store in Manhattan, KS. It has a 4 digit SN and years ago when I called Browning, the guy I spoke to said it must have been one of the first imported in the 50's since my SN seemed to predate any in his records. The SN is just an L followed by 4 digits. There is no prefix # to indicate year of manufacture. Has anyone else seen this? The only downer is that one of my brothers had "custody" of it for years before I got it. He kept it in a closet and apparently at some point, there was some kind of moisture and the butt plate(some kind of bakelite) was ruined and the wood on the end of the butt stock was damaged so I installed a recoil pad. This is a fun rifle to shoot and is very accurate. The funny thing is, I have hunted with it and not ever been successful but have taken many elk, deer, and antelope with my Win M70 Lightweight. I'll hang on to the rifle just because it belonged to my Dad and my Mom told me how she saved up for a year to buy it for him.

+1, I have 4 of them, my hunting buddy has 3.
All mine are the lever bolt release type as opposed to the pressed metal bolt release.
My 338 has an edge stock, with scope comes in at under 8 lbs; got an Edge stock on order for my 3006.

JM/Guys: Thanks for the words of encouragement on these.....few speak of them so I did not know they were that well-liked.

Were they made in Belgium like the early shotguns?

edited to add: I just looked on line.....guess mine is a Belgian rifle...Geez these things are not cheap! I had not kept up with pricing on these. As much as a pre 64's and sometimes a LOT more!

Better craftsmanship than a pre-64 too

Ooohh Noo!

Sacrilege I know, but were the run of the mill pre 64s really that great?

Solid working rifles.

True but I still like the Browning better. i also like the Model 54 Winchester better than the 64 just to be different! Especially one like this one: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=226252438

I had a Safari .270 bought used in the early 70's it had nice wood that caught my eye. But I didn't like it much for hunting, the safety is slow, the rifle is heavy, and like all mausers when the bolt is back it has a lot of rotational play. The play in the bolt allows the knob to ping against the rear of your scope, if the scope is mounted as low as you have them on a 70 or 700.
But if you just want a mauser, it is a smooth nice mauser.

I forgot to mention the iron sights are not removable.
My rifle balanced a little butt heavy but it had highly figured wood, if yours has more conservative wood it might balance better.

pacecars: Grieves me to say a local dealer had a SG 54 in 06 that looked just like that one....evry bit as nice....it hung around for over a year for about a $1000....coulda bought it many times over.....but didn't.

Of course pre war M70's were as nice.

StrayDog: This 06 is not a flea-weight rifle but not a club either....I like small scopes,so the bolt travel is not a problem.It'll likely just get a 4X.