Off a forum I bought a 260Remington Douglass XX blued 98 Mauser unfired Factory 22" 2# 10.5 oz = 42.5 oz $115 + $15 shipping = $130
That was cheap. These days I pay $300 and have to cut my own chamber and threads.

It seems to have a bore blued at the factory.
It gets Copper fouling in a couple groups.
It may be that the bluing helps me see the Copper.

When I clean it an shoot 100 gr bullets through the 10" twist barrel, it gets good groups.

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2009 is the last time that Mauser went to the range.

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