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I think I missed this one previously - here's a FN 98 in 270 Win. LOP is too long (easy fix) and stock has too much drop to work well with a scope but I love everything about it. I've been thinking a 8x57 with a good peep sight would be a fun rework of this.
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Really like that stock JGray and would love to put that style on my Husqvarna.
Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths. "there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser" "the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"
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Nice stick.
My FN came with a massive left-hand stock that's got some nice figure. Been thinking about getting a rasp and working it into something like yours. I put it in a B&C, but since it has a ramp up front, a peep would work. Have to make a front sight for that odd dovetail size though.
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I have this old Iver Henriksen rifle built on a Husqvarna action. 25-06
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Big Bob and Little Bob. Big's on a commercial 98 action, 26" Shaw #3 contour for groundhogs. Little's om a 95 Chilean action, 2 1/2 contour Shaw at 23" for deer.
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Nothing new in the past couple of years? As functional as my Mausers are they could never compete in the eye candy category.
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I’ve enjoyed this thread and thought I would add. The gun with the red recoil pad is a German military M98 that I picked up as a barreled action on gunbroker. It was in rough shape but someone had added a 257Rob barrel and started to hinge the floor plate and weld on a new bolt handle. I finished all that, rust blued it all, drilled and tapped for a scope, and added a bold trigger. I ordered a walnut semi-inletted blank and did a lot of woodworking to finish it out. Pretty proud of that gun, a few mistakes here and there but all mine. The second is an Interarms Mark X 270 that I “accidentally” bought by throwing a low bid on a gunbroker auction. It is a factory gun except for the stock, it came with a custom stock that was bulky and somewhat benchrest style. I literally hogged wood off with a bandsaw and then rasp before finishing it out in more of a sporter style. https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/13010224/mausers
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"Accidentally" is how I ended up with my current one. I threw a bid at it and got the email a few days later. Turned out to be a 1948 C-ring, not very common in my experience. Now, prices seem to be even lower. i saw a nice M51 Higgins with scope go for less than $500 recently. I just don't need any more, but I still look, and drool.
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Mark X in 358 Win. Cerakoted green & gold Newton 1st Model 4 digit SN
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My Walther Model B's, a 7x57 on the left and an 8x57 on the right. The 7x57 is now my youngest sons rifle. My FN 9.3x62. My FN 30-06. My Swede 7x57. My Erfurt 8x57.
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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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