Love this thread. A picture of a custom Mexican Mauser on this thread several years ago cemented my decision to find one for myself. I've always liked them.

I found the Mexican 1936 below that had spent some time with "Bubba the gun crank". It had a bad bore, screwed up bedding, next to no finish, and a poorly shaped stock. The good things were: the stock had incredible wood and there was plenty of it, the work done on the action was good, and it was slick as a ribbon, The best thing was the price wasn't terrible.

I had Pac Nor re barrel the action in 7mm Mauser and had the stock bedded and re shaped by a real gunsmith. It will never be a fine custom rifle, but with a little checkering, I think it will look good from about 10 feet and that suits me fine. At least it will hold its own with most of my other hunting rifles, as it easily shoots into an inch with factory ammo.

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Harry