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No, don't cut it! That trigger is for a commercial Mauser action with a side safety such as a Mark X or Santa Barbara, not a military Mauser.



ABOVE: Red arrow points to bolt lock extension. Yellow arrow to slot that must be cut for the bolt stop extension. Blue arrow points to surface of bolt safety lug that extension lock works against. This is a Mark X commercial action.

I suggest you purchase a Timney trigger for the Mauser, I have several. You'll still wind up having to enlarge the trigger slot in the action, but careful work with files does the trick. Timney will install it for $75.00 including shipping. It isn't a commercial Mauser action with a side safety so I recommend having a three position Winchester 70 type safety installed. Gentry Custom Rifles makes and installs a real nice one. www.gentrycustom.com/ Be sure to have the trigger installed before the safety.