Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Mausers and Military Rifles Looking for advice on 1st mauser

The holes in that front ring ARE too far back. By your own statement, that 09 needs some work.
It's inferred by the OP's post that he knows nothing about Mausers and wants advice on a turn key one in 30/06 with iron sights.

No, my observation is correct. The hole placement is wrong. Not at all hard to see.

I've built plenty of Rifles on the 1909. As I stated previously, every action needs to be evaluated on its current condition.

Truth is, you can buy a complete FN or Mk X, or other commercial 98 with sights for roughly the same as a GOOD 1909 action alone will cost. 1K for a "Custom" build isn't much. A better approach would be to buy commercial or buy a nice used custom built along the lines you prefer. Starting from scratch it would be hard to build a nice custom for $1000. As evidenced by the GB 1909, all too often starting a build with a previously "customized", and I use that term very loosely, action is a loosing proposition.

One for sale here:

http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5451078981/m/7451061552

Yup, that's a worthy one to consider. I've had more than a few over the years. The sights work and you can add a receiver sight as well. Mike is a good guy so no worries there. FWIW, my youngest son outgrew the 6.5x55 I built him, so he just selected a JC Higgins 50 in .270 out of my safe as his replacement. Kid has good taste.

Lots of good suggestions. Also suggest doing some serious gunshop prowling. Lots of nice customs have been done over past 70yrs, owners pass on, they end up there, need a home. Unlike online, you can check fit, function, condition at your leisure.

I found two weeks ago an old Paul Jaeger custom ‘06, “near new” on a sako action, nice clean stock, with a leup compact 6x for 1k. It’d been in the rack for shy of a year and i couldn’t stand it any longer.

Lots out there, ready to run.

Edit: ok, so mine wasn’t a mauser, but see lots of them, similar quality, condition, etc

I've got 09's, FN's, VZ24's all ready to go; new straddle f'plate, triggers, two or three position safeties, D&T, new bolt handles, etc, etc. get me an email if you are interested: Jkob60msn.com

IF PM is more appropriate Jim no problem but what is the price you charge for a straddle floorplate for a Mauser 98? Specifically, a Husky 146.

Thank you.

This. Nice huskies sell for 450 to 600! I have one, very accurate. A Remington 798 is another option, sell for about the same money!

Mine started as a Higgins 50 off of gunbroker, came in a Tupperware stick, with a 4x Leupold mounted and a Timney trigger. I bought a Higgins 51 stock on the classifieds here, have less than $450 in it ready to hunt. The plan was to make it into a 6.5x55, but, I shot the donor....

What is the general Campfire member's opinion of the Santa Fe action? I have several FN and Mark X Mausers and one unmarked 98 that I think may be a Santa Fe. It is smooth and functions fine.

Some people fault them for being soft.

Santa Fe/Golden State Arms were a seller of sporterized surplus firearms. If the action is a 98 and is scrubbed, it's anybody's guess which breed of wartime 98 it is.

Golden State Arms sold Santa Fe models built on both Milsurp 98 and Commercial 98 Actions. The Commercial 98 variants used the same action as used by Parker Hale. The Milsurp based models were sold as bargain basement models and used a brazed on bolt handle. While serviceable, they are nothing to write home about and corners were cut wherever possible. The Commercial action based rifles were nicer, stocks not as fancy, but otherwise about on par with the Parker Hale models. The Milsurp models, as has been said, could be built on any number of 98 variants.