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Dad ( Popbear here at the Campfire)came wandering in this past Saturday with a custom Mauser 98 .25/06 built in 1952 by master stock maker Hal Hartley.

My poor photography skills cannot do justice to this fine rifle but I took a few pictures anyway.


Its a 1929 dated Mauser 98 action that has totally been worked over.

The bolt handle as been changed and set up for a use with a scope. The underside of the bolt knob has been flattened and checkered.

Any traces military Mauser roughness is gone and this thing runs as smooth as a Model 70.

The bottom metal is an aftermarket unit with a slot fit front and rear lever floor plate and an aftermarket magazine box.

Its drilled and tapped and fitted with a one piece Buehler mount and rings.

It has a Buehler safety and an aftermarket trigger that breaks at 2 pounds 1 ounce.

The barrel (Unknown maker) is 26 inches long and measures .680 at the muzzle.

It is marked ".25/06 Standard."

It also carries a nice high polish bluing

The stock is maple that has been torch striped and it has hand cut Fleur-de-Lis checkering and a Pachmayr rubber butt plate.

The LOP is 14 inches and the grip is "open" It fits my long ape arms and big cabbage clutchers pretty well.


It weighs 8 lbs 11 ounces sans a scope.


I can't wait to shoot it and may just have to confiscate this from the old man.


















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