Thanks for the kind remarks,
I preffer the rust blue because it has depth that hot blue cant match.
They say its much more durable than hot blue? In 20 years I will let you know!
This rifle is meant to be usad and thats what I intend to do.
Safe queens are worthless to me.
To reach 7lbs total weight I used a featherweight Douglas and Cut the magazine box from the military bottom and fabricated a sheet metal bottom for the mag box.
The S&K mounts are very light, my goal was to make the lightest all steel and wood Mauser possible.
I also picked the blank for light weight, every ounce adds up.
