Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Who are the preeminent Mauser experts?

A question for those with first-hand knowledge and experience: Who would you trust to build a Mauser (or other) rifle that absolutely must work flawlessly in all circumstances, such as a dangerous game stopping rifle?

Duane Wiebe and Ralf Martini are among the best, plenty of other great names as well.

Lee24 and Swampman700......?

Heilman, Echols, Simillion, Penrod, Bolliger, Smithson and the master, Jerry Fisher

Either do it perfectly or don't do it at all

I will add Roger Biesen to the list, and he does the whole enchilada (metal and wood).

Damn ... I'm still looking for photos of Lee24's Winchester Model 70 375H&H marked "Made in SC". So he's now building Mausers too?

[quote=RDFinn]Lee24 and Swampman700......? [/quote

Laffin! RD is so twisted...

Speaking of twisted, Lee24 invented rifling too.

So when he drops a deuce, it flies nose first.

Inasmuch as both are the (bastard) great-great-great grandsons of Paul Mauser, ya may well be correct? Or was it John Browning, fergit?

After the first 40 tons of BS, hard to keep track of their lineage.

I see you've got high standards......

That TC1 dude here on the 'fire has built some beautiful Mausers, and posted a few pics of them here, they are stunning.

Thinkin' his name is Terry, you may shoot him a PM, wait could be a bit shorter too.

Gunner

And the ultimate sniper rifle thread.....in his spare time no less....

I'll heartily second this, Roger built an exquisite 7x57 for me on a Mauser that would make even Peter Paul himself jealous.

Do you want a working rifle, or a show piece that works? There are many quality Gunsmiths who can build you a functional, dependable, "bet your life on it" rifle. There's not so many who can build that rifle, and then make the wood look like it grew around the metal.

Define what you want, right down to the last ounce, then seek out someone who can build it. I could have that Mauser, (or a FN 98, pre-64' Mod 70 or new Model 70) in a McMillan stock and be as happy as a pig in a poke. Others wouldn't be satisfied unless it was nestled in wood.

What do you want?

If money is no object, and this project sounds like that, and you truly want the very, very, very finest ... David Miller & Company.

Blessings,

Steve

Hhmmmm, there are those who might disagree and our late and lamented friend, AD, comes to mind. He was strongly of the opinion that a certain "D'Arcy" was THE man, when the "finest" was the object.

A few months ago, I handled a Ralf Martini 9.3x64B built on a 1908 action, re-worked and hardened and this rifle belongs to a former guide in the Yukon and local hunter whom I have been acquainted with for about 15 years. It is a gorgeous piece and has been HUNTED, including killing a Polar Bear in Canada's northern territories some time ago. I would consider it to fit the criteria here.

I am with "JBabcock" on this and I have quite a number of thoroughly tested rifles that fit the specs of a "North American DGR" very well. My original,factory-chambered 9,3x62 Brno-ZG-47 re-worked at Martini's shop and in a Micky Edge stock with a Zeiss Conquest 4x in Talley QDs is perhaps my favourite and is light enough for BC mountain backpack hunting.

I think that the definition of ...the very, very, very finest... here is somewhat subjective and I would choose my original Oberndorf Type B in 9.3 as a working NA DGR over almost all of the "name" custom American rifles I have seen.....it works just as it was intended to in 1905 and shoots far better than my aged eyes can.

Photos, man, PHOTOS! Post'em here!

John

I would throw Roger Green, Ed LaPour and Jim Dubell on the list.