I’ve enjoyed this thread and thought I would add. The gun with the red recoil pad is a German military M98 that I picked up as a barreled action on gunbroker. It was in rough shape but someone had added a 257Rob barrel and started to hinge the floor plate and weld on a new bolt handle. I finished all that, rust blued it all, drilled and tapped for a scope, and added a bold trigger. I ordered a walnut semi-inletted blank and did a lot of woodworking to finish it out. Pretty proud of that gun, a few mistakes here and there but all mine. The second is an Interarms Mark X 270 that I “accidentally” bought by throwing a low bid on a gunbroker auction. It is a factory gun except for the stock, it came with a custom stock that was bulky and somewhat benchrest style. I literally hogged wood off with a bandsaw and then rasp before finishing it out in more of a sporter style. https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/13010224/mausers
