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The floppy bolt travel bothers some, but is a consequence of needing sure function under battlefield conditions, and brisk manipulation of the bolt goes a long way towards minimizing the impression of looseness.
YEP. Under field hunting conditions I never notice any looseness. Jerry
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Oh yes, I love good Mausers.
I have them in 25-06, 270 (2 of them), 30-06 (2 of them) 300 H&H, 8X57, 9.3X57 (2 of those) 9.3X62, 375H&H and 404 Jeffery.
I have had several others over my life too, in: 220 Swift 6MM Remington. 257 Roberts 6.5X55, (2 of them) 270s (3 others) 7X57, (2 of them) 7MM Rem Mag, 300 Mags (1 Winchester, (2) 308 Normas, 1 300 Weatherby) 338-06 (3 of them) 338 Win Mag 416 Taylor (2 of them) 458 Winchester (3 of them) 460 G&A and 505 Gibbs
Yep.........I like Mausers, and I have for about 50 years.
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Old school. One that I've carried a lot over the last 30 years. I re-barreled it with a Parker-Hale .30-06 barrel, added the Griffin&Howe mount as backup for the Lyman receiver sight. I would like to swap the scope out for something better but am limited to something with an ocular lens as small in diameter as this old Weaver K2.5, as the bolt handle barely clears it as it is. I had the Weaver re-furbed, so it's not all that bad, but still...
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'50's vintage FN 98 with custom work picked up here on the Classifieds. Had jkob fit a Shilen 6.5x55 barrel. Fit it in an Edge McWoody classic stock. Had a Canjar trigger, now wears a .25-8x32 Conquest in Talley rings. Loves 139 Scenars over MRP. DF Nice work, awesome piece of wood!
Dog I rescued in January
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Was it tough getting it to feed? I’ll try to take a pic or 2 tomorrow. My other pix show it laying on dead deerS. grin and not particularly close up. See here < > A Doe on 1 st Day of our Doe Only MG season 2017 AGAIN , A broken horn 8 pt chasing 1 of 2 Does on Opening Day of our MG season 2017 A closeup of the closed action. I HAD to use Hi rings for bolt clearance. Nothing special IN the action for cycling. It holds 4 down & 1 UP the spout. It works just fine AFAIC Jerry I considered doing a 284 but went 7x57 instead. Nice rifle, wonder why the smith didn't bend the bolt handle to clear the scope bell better?
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I like commercial 98s from FN and the post-WW2 Husqvarna 1600/HVA series.
I like some military Mausers, specifically these:
Pre-WW1 DWM 1908 Brazilians and 1909 Argentinians.
WW1 small rings made at the Erfurt Arsenal.
'Tween WW1 and WW2 FNs and some of the small ring Mexicans.
I even like the pre-1898 Swedish Mausers made by Husqvarna in 1942/43 if they are modified to handle escaping gas better.
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SHOW OFF It's a BEAUT !! Jerry Proud to be so humble... It is unique and I was fortunate enough to put it together. It's not as pretty as a classic with high grade walnut, but lighter due to Edge fill. The action work, Canjar, etc was all done by a previous owner. The action was as is and in the white when I bought it from a Fire contributor here on the Classifieds. He had picked it up at a gun show. It was probably a project that never got finished. I got the action for less than the cost of the custom work. It's a keeper. DF
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'50's vintage FN 98 with custom work picked up here on the Classifieds. Had jkob fit a Shilen 6.5x55 barrel. Fit it in an Edge McWoody classic stock. Had a Canjar trigger, now wears a .25-8x32 Conquest in Talley rings. Loves 139 Scenars over MRP. DF Nice work, awesome piece of wood! Thanks... Actually it's fiberglass, a McWoody by McMillan. McMillan no longer offers Edge fill with any marble finish without a black background. The black carbon shell sometimes shows thru the finish. So with the brown backgound McWoody, this may be one of the last Edge McWoody rifle stocks, which makes it even mroe special. DF
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Hey D F: MY 'mouser' looks better than yours ! NO ? ifn you're ready I'll take yours OFF your hands. Jerry
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'50's vintage FN 98 with custom work picked up here on the Classifieds. Had jkob fit a Shilen 6.5x55 barrel. Fit it in an Edge McWoody classic stock. Had a Canjar trigger, now wears a .25-8x32 Conquest in Talley rings. Loves 139 Scenars over MRP. DF Nice work, awesome piece of wood! Thanks... Actually it's fiberglass, a McWoody by McMillan. McMillan no longer offers Edge fill with any marble finish without a black background. The black carbon shell sometimes shows thru the finish. So with the brown backgound McWoody, this may be one of the last Edge McWoody rifle stocks, which makes it even mroe special. DF I sure missed that! Still good looking stock.
Dog I rescued in January
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'50's vintage FN 98 with custom work picked up here on the Classifieds. Had jkob fit a Shilen 6.5x55 barrel. Fit it in an Edge McWoody classic stock. Had a Canjar trigger, now wears a .25-8x32 Conquest in Talley rings. Loves 139 Scenars over MRP. DF Nice work, awesome piece of wood! Thanks... Actually it's fiberglass, a McWoody by McMillan. McMillan no longer offers Edge fill with any marble finish without a black background. The black carbon shell sometimes shows thru the finish. So with the brown backgound McWoody, this may be one of the last Edge McWoody rifle stocks, which makes it even mroe special. DF I sure missed that! Still good looking stock. I guess McM would take that as a compliment, their McWoody passing for a nice piece of walnut. DF
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Hey D F: MY 'mouser' looks better than yours ! NO ? ifn you're ready I'll take yours OFF your hands. Jerry The venison sorta tilts the table... . Guns always look better, pictured next to some good eating.... DF
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Whitworth .375 H&H.
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Another Mauser,this one is a Santa Barbra action 9x57.
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Here's my favorite 98 - a VZ24.
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How about a Little Help ? Obviously this is a 98 but I don't know how to identify it more specifically. IS there something or s that would tell me more about it? I got this rifle from Grasshopper here on the fire but we didn't talk about those specifics. Any help appreciated. Jerry
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ADDENDUM
It has a 5 digit serial no. 35XXX
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How about a Little Help ? Obviously this is a 98 but I don't know how to identify it more specifically. IS there something or s that would tell me more about it? I got this rifle from Grasshopper here on the fire but we didn't talk about those specifics. Any help appreciated. Jerry Columbian 98 Modified to fire the .30-06 cartridge.
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Z1r
Thanks. I’ll see what I can chase down on it.
Thank You
Jerry
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I have "baby-sat" two K98's both in 8mm One was the neighbor's (Mannlicher) he let me use it for a couple weeks. The other was from a friend who had his Dads WWII military, he knew nothing about it and wanted me to see if it was safe. After a thorough cleaning she was amazingly pristine... sadly I had to give it back. But I called "dibbs" when or if he ever sells it. Mention it every time I see him nowdays.
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