I just bought one last night in nice condition chambered in .270. It had scope bases of 2 different heights and a 7 lb trigger pull. I ordered stuff to correct both issues and will be shooting it when they are installed.
Mine has .860" rear base screw spacing, which is a little harder to find. Warne makes 'em. It's a FN action. Someone had put a Weaver #47 on it, which is about .050" lower than the #46 front.
The weird trigger remark valid in some Sears Model 50 rifles. Something of an unheralded fact, some of these rifles with two piece triggers, lower half pinned to bottom metal! Really! Below a Sears Model 50 ad Website. Looking carefully at the exposed view upper right, to observe such two-piece triggers. The question as to whether to 'swap-in' a conventional mauser 98 trigger, I've never seen an answer. Just as much, wishing to know the "why" of such. My only WAG is possibly FN dictating "not the same action as their considerably more expensive Firearms International Corp, FN rifle import offering! My belief one of the quality FN model aftermarket triggers available would likely fit such FN produced action. The barrel should be High Standard, manufacture featuring chrome bore.
These JC Higgins Model 50 rifles, branding and physical countenance, "quality understated" were absolute sleepers! I bough a few in 'the day'! ONe packaged with original early Higgins scope (Weaver - as I recall).
I ordered a Timney for it. Timney tech support recommended the featherweight 201 or 301(side safety) trigger for it. I ordered the 201. I also found that I had acquired, years ago, the JC Higgins scope that came with these as a package rifle.
The two piece triggers used can be problematic is the action screws are allowed to loosen. Accidental discharge can occur if the bottom metal is not held secure. Any 98 trigger can be easily fitted, to the action. The stock will typically require some modification.
The weird trigger remark valid in some Sears Model 50 rifles. Something of an unheralded fact, some of these rifles with two piece triggers, lower half pinned to bottom metal! Really! Below a Sears Model 50 ad Website. Looking carefully at the exposed view upper right, to observe such two-piece triggers. The question as to whether to 'swap-in' a conventional mauser 98 trigger, I've never seen an answer. Just as much, wishing to know the "why" of such. My only WAG is possibly FN dictating "not the same action as their considerably more expensive Firearms International Corp, FN rifle import offering! My belief one of the quality FN model aftermarket triggers available would likely fit such FN produced action. The barrel should be High Standard, manufacture featuring chrome bore.
These JC Higgins Model 50 rifles, branding and physical countenance, "quality understated" were absolute sleepers! I bough a few in 'the day'! ONe packaged with original early Higgins scope (Weaver - as I recall).
The two piece triggers used can be problematic is the action screws are allowed to loosen. Accidental discharge can occur if the bottom metal is not held secure. Any 98 trigger can be easily fitted, to the action. The stock will typically require some modification.
That's a relatively easy fix. Some blue Loctite and they won't come loose. I have five M50s, four in 30-06 that I originally planned three as donors and one that was chambered to the .270. The .270 was one of the early ones and had the dovetail slot for the rear sight centered over the chamber and not in the normal place on the barrel. I rebarreled that one to 7x57 and put a different stock on the gun. The fellow that owned it before me was a little guy and had trimmed about an inch and a half off the butt.
Several came with Timney triggers when I bought them but two still have the original two piece triggers and the Loctite has held up just fine so far.
I posted a while back that I had a copy of other owner's manual and would copy it for the OP of a different thread if I could get my printer working. Still doesn't BTW and it's a brand new one. Someone sent me an address but didn't say what for? Cleaning up the computer and it's gone so if it was the OP here, I'll see if I can get it done. Paul B.
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Gazillions of SMLEs have a similar trigger. Never felt like it was a problem on mine. I put a Timney Sportsman (IIRC, had the safety) in a 1948 FN commercial barreled action. I had to widen the slot in the guard a scootch.
My M50 / .270 came to me in an unfinished mess of a replacement stock. It is to become a 9.3 x 62, and the project has lingered far too long. The good news is I now have all parts in hand except for a replacement safety.
I believe I will go with a two-position Wisner, but I haven't decided if I am going to try to do it myself or buy one already done. I welcome sources / suggestions for two position safeties. If I try to do it myself, I will likely get a replacement bolt sleeve in case I mess up. I don't want to risk the original. I welcome sources / suggestions for bolt sleeves as well.
The Boyd's stocks that are made for the M50 fit the action and bottom metal pretty well, or at least mine did. It did not fit the original barrel well at all. The chamber area was too long. But that is not an issue for me. Mine has the .860 spacing of the rear holes. I can recommend the Warne bases. If you are new to Mauser rifles, note there are not a lot of threads in those rear holes, so apply torque accordingly. Mine has a weird rear sight installation. The dovetail cut is above the chamber, just in front of the receiver ring, and the "long leaf" rear sight is reversed from what we are used to seeing.
If mine had come to me intact, I would have been reluctant to cannibalize it. But it didn't. Good thing, I already have enough .270 rifles!
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My uncle was a long-time employee of Sears. Almost everything we got in the '50's was JC Higgins, bought with, I'm sure, his employee discount. (For my 9th birthday I got a BB gun, a JC Higgins "Cactus Carbine." Anyway, my uncle had one of these in .270. It was probably the most hot-shot rifle anyone in our family had at the time, plus he handloaded. I can recall his telling me what a great bullet the Nosler Partition was, based on the amount of penetration he got in a cherry log out behind his house.
I just bought one last night in nice condition chambered in .270. It had scope bases of 2 different heights and a 7 lb trigger pull. I ordered stuff to correct both issues and will be shooting it when they are installed.
They are good rifles once you get the weird trigger sorted out. They make a fine basis for a custom classic FN-98 rifle or use as is with a couple tweeks.
I have two. One was used for the full route custom route and the other will be a spare here while I think about it's future.
My JC Higgins model 51-l is small ring HVA clone and is growing on me fast ,my model 50 came to me as a 338-06 and needs no changes at all just more time in the field. MB
" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "
My JC Higgins model 51-l is small ring HVA clone and is growing on me fast ,
MY SIL has one of those M-51s. It was his father's who was killed on a sled when Jeff was 12. He gave it to me to have it fixed up. The tang was cracked so I had that fixed, glass bedded and floated as well as the stock re-done.
When I got it back, it looks great, I put a M8 4x Leupold on it and the 1st time out it was shooting 3/4" groups with factory ammo. We were both pretty happy with that and nice to see Jeff's father's rifle used again.
My JC Higgins model 51-l is small ring HVA clone and is growing on me fast ,my model 50 came to me as a 338-06 and needs no changes at all just more time in the field. MB
Your 51-L IS a SR HVA action, say's so on the side. The stock and barrel however are different than what Husqvarna produced. Some of my favorite actions. Mine is currently being rebarreled to .338-06.
Both rifles were great values and show just how much times have changed. Heck, a friend and I were talking last night about the first rifles we got and it turns out we both purchased Glenfield 30A's from JC Penny of all places.
Poor choice of words or the use of them by me. My other HVA sr is stamped on the barrel High Standard model H-100 both have the same barrels length and contour. Somebody in the past removed the ramp frt sight off the 51-l but the rear sight is in place but taller than the one on the h-100. The 51-l has a monte carlo sporter stock with checkering where as the h-100 has straight stock no checkering. I imagine there were other HVA sr action used on other brands maybe. Be my guess both have exactly the same barrels by High Standard I believe they were chrome lined? Mb
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Poor choice of words or the use of them by me. My other HVA sr is stamped on the barrel High Standard model H-100 both have the same barrels length and contour. Somebody in the past removed the ramp frt sight off the 51-l but the rear sight is in place but taller than the one on the h-100. The 51-l has a monte carlo sporter stock with checkering where as the h-100 has straight stock no checkering. I imagine there were other HVA sr action used on other brands maybe. Be my guess both have exactly the same barrels by High Standard I believe they were chrome lined? Mb
I know for certain the model 50 & 51 were barreled by High Standard and had chrome lined barrels. My 51-L however came to me sans barrel. It's cool that you have examples labels as High Standard and JC Higgins! also nice to know barrel contours were the same. Good info, thanks.
I had a jc Higgins 35-36 years a go in 30-06 same hva sr action bottom metal and all ,it shot ok don't remember why' I peddled it. About 25 years back another in 270 w that needed some work that I did on it for fun and peddled it because the previous owner had whacked the barrel to 20". 20 " barrel 270's have to be experienced to fully appreciate what excessive muzzle blast is. The current pair are both 270 wins fairly light and a joy to carry. Mb
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Jim Kobe typically offers two position Model 70 style safeties for sale.
Jim rebarreled my model 50 in 270 win to 9.3x62 added a Timney trigger and a side swing safety. The barrel is a Shilen #3 . Cerakoted by Charley Santoni and stocked by Mcmillan. One of my favorites and loves the 250 Accubond at 2650 fps.
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They are threaded the same but bear in mind that it may not index (sights) when screwed in. Also, the bore is chromed so consider that in case you would have to adjust the chamber depth. There are tons of inexpensive Mauser barrels both used and new that might better suit your needs.
"The dovetail cut is above the chamber, just in front of the receiver ring, and the "long leaf" rear sight is reversed from what we are used to seeing."
That's why I had the one I had in .270 rebarreled to 7x57. I didn't like that thinner portion of metal so close to my face. Paul B.
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Thanks Gents for the repliesI I have $25 into the action and $40 into the barrel so I'm not looking for a custom! I already have too many rifles that I don't want to scratch. At some point maybe I will pass it over to the smith and see what he can do.
"The dovetail cut is above the chamber, just in front of the receiver ring, and the "long leaf" rear sight is reversed from what we are used to seeing."
That's why I had the one I had in .270 rebarreled to 7x57. I didn't like that thinner portion of metal so close to my face. Paul B.
I wonder if anyone knows why they did that?
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"The dovetail cut is above the chamber, just in front of the receiver ring, and the "long leaf" rear sight is reversed from what we are used to seeing."
That's why I had the one I had in .270 rebarreled to 7x57. I didn't like that thinner portion of metal so close to my face. Paul B.
This thread is a good read for those of us that are interested in the Model 50. I had one in 30-06 and regret letting it go. Thought I would easily find another, but as you may suspect that has not been the case.
On the HVA sr action with high standard barrel ,the barrel has a lump like pre 64 70 barrels about 4" in frt of the receiver for the dovetail rear sight. MB
" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "
Bought my 50 last spring on gunbroker for $300 with a crap plastic stock. But had a 4x Leupold and a Timney trigger. Bought a 51 stock here on classified. I’m all in for $425. Can’t beat that with a new gun. Shoots many loads well.
Great rifles worth far more than they ever bring. I've presently got two M50's in my safe. One is a .30'06 belongs to my oldest son, handed down to him from his great-grandfather on my wife's side of the family. The other belongs to my youngest son, a .270 bought off the classifieds here. Both wear Talley LW's.
The pics linked below are the older son's .30'06 in the AA walnut I did for his birthday a few years back. Factory LOP was fine for his great-grandpa, but almost 2" too short for him. We kept the factory stock for sentimental value.
The .270 came nicely bedded in a Boyd's laminate. I find it too heavy, but my son loves the weight and stability, so I'm not arguing.
All original for barreled actions, both have good triggers, and both hold 1-1.25" for 5 rds with multiple loads. The .270 stays under an inch for 5 with the best load we've tried in it, so far.
I think I have it ready to shoot. The Timney is installed, and I got the safety to work. The correct scope bases are on order with the idiots at Optics Planet. By measurement, a Weaver #47 rear base it came with is about .045" too low. I decided to measure the heights of various brands of rings to try to find a couple that mismatched by the about the right amount. I found a cheapo ring that's about .045" higher than a Weaver ring, I mounted it up, and the rings align pretty well. I check this with a 1" diameter dowel pin. The wind dies down some this afternoon, and I haven't been seeing deer lately, so I'll shoot some paper and see how it shoots.
I think I have it ready to shoot. The Timney is installed, and I got the safety to work. The correct scope bases are on order with the idiots at Optics Planet. By measurement, a Weaver #47 rear base it came with is about .045" too low. I decided to measure the heights of various brands of rings to try to find a couple that mismatched by the about the right amount. I found a cheapo ring that's about .045" higher than a Weaver ring, I mounted it up, and the rings align pretty well. I check this with a 1" diameter dowel pin. The wind dies down some this afternoon, and I haven't been seeing deer lately, so I'll shoot some paper and see how it shoots.
She's a shooter! Even with my Rube Goldberg scope mount, I got a 3 shot group under 3/4" at 100 yards. But, she's a chubby girl, weighing 8.5 lb with a scope. Does anybody make a lighter weight stock that does not cost more than the rifle?
Unless you have a recoil pad added, I think you'll find that the stock is pretty light weight. It's all the steel in the action and barrel that weighs a lot. Just weighed two M50 stocks and both weighed right at 2 lbs.
Unless you have a recoil pad added, I think you'll find that the stock is pretty light weight. It's all the steel in the action and barrel that weighs a lot. Just weighed two M50 stocks and both weighed right at 2 lbs.
Yup, and the bbls are fairly light as well. I measured my 30-06 this week at the muzzle. 0.550"
It would be interesting to know what just the barrel weighs as muzzle diameter is just one of the factors in the overall weight. Barrels that are chubby near the chamber can really add some weight to the overall package.
It would be interesting to know what just the barrel weighs as muzzle diameter is just one of the factors in the overall weight. Barrels that are chubby near the chamber can really add some weight to the overall package.
Yes, the barrel isn't exactly a lightweight. And, as you so correctly pointed out, muzzle diameter is just part of the equation. The actual taper of the barrel and the diameter of the area just ahead of the receiver contribute a lot to the weight. The nice thing about the barrel is that the area just ahead of the receiver is small in diameter and short in length which contributes greatly to shedding weight. The down side of the barrel is that though it has a small muzzle diameter, the transition from that short cylinder section by the receiver to the muzzle is to gradually making for a barrel that is heavier than needed. I didn't have a take off barrel on hand but did have a barreled action which weighs 5.3 lbs or 84.8 oz. A complete FN action on hand weighs 46 oz. So the barrel weighs 38.8 oz, or 2 lbs 6.8 oz.
Not the worst but a true light weight barre, of pleasing contour, l for a Mauser would be a 2 lb barrel.
I've been the beneficiary of much good info on the 'Fire, so it is payback time.
I have a take-off M50 .270 barrel. Barrel 22" long, including the threaded shank. It has a very short, 3/4"long, cylindrical portion just in front of the receiver. Diameter is 1.211" There is then a quick taper in about an inch to about .975". (hard to measure accurately) After that it appears to be a straight taper to the muzzle. Diameter at muzzle is .550. This is one of those weird barrels with the rear sight dovetail just in front of the receiver. I have removed both front and rear sights, but the front ramp is still present. Weight on an accurate electronic scale is 2 lb. 7.5 oz.
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Great info, thanks. Useful for me in that I have a pre 64 std wt barrel (2lb 12 ounces) that I want to get recontoured without going all the way to a fwt profile (thinking about a 1" shank). Thinking a douglas barrel company profile will help me get the weight off vs some of the other contours used.
I've been the beneficiary of much good info on the 'Fire, so it is payback time.
I have a take-off M50 .270 barrel. Barrel 22" long, including the threaded shank. It has a very short, 3/4"long, cylindrical portion just in front of the receiver. Diameter is 1.211" There is then a quick taper in about an inch to about .975". (hard to measure accurately) After that it appears to be a straight taper to the muzzle. Diameter at muzzle is .550. This is one of those weird barrels with the rear sight dovetail just in front of the receiver. I have removed both front and rear sights, but the front ramp is still present. Weight on an accurate electronic scale is 2 lb. 7.5 oz.
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Is this one of the barrels with the dovetail cut over the chamber?
A couple of the M50s I have on hand have had the stocks slimmed down a bit. Probably didn't really lose much weight but they felt lighter to me. I have one that is all original as well an it feels rather clubby to me. Seems heavier too. Probably all in how it feels in the hands I guess. Paul B.
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Perhaps just to round out with few quik pix of Sears Model 50 in original skin. My intent to leave it that was as "artifact". Such commemorating "wonderworld of Sears" recollections from youth in fifties. Going there with parents. Especially this time of year Christmas Season... Just wandering! No blitzing in & out. No overwhelming urge to buy everything at hand. A certain entertainment value of itself. Pardon the trip 'down memory lane'! God Bless & Happy Holidays to All! John
I've been the beneficiary of much good info on the 'Fire, so it is payback time.
I have a take-off M50 .270 barrel. Barrel 22" long, including the threaded shank. It has a very short, 3/4"long, cylindrical portion just in front of the receiver. Diameter is 1.211" There is then a quick taper in about an inch to about .975". (hard to measure accurately) After that it appears to be a straight taper to the muzzle. Diameter at muzzle is .550. This is one of those weird barrels with the rear sight dovetail just in front of the receiver. I have removed both front and rear sights, but the front ramp is still present. Weight on an accurate electronic scale is 2 lb. 7.5 oz.
Gun Doc
Is this one of the barrels with the dovetail cut over the chamber?
Got two M50's here, both barrels only measure 1.118" t that cylinder and that cylinder is right at an inch long. Then, in about .625" from the end of that cylinder it tapers quickly to roughly .975" as well.
Love those Model 50’s. I bought one a while back for 375 bucks with a Leupold M8 4x scope. I intend to install a 2 or 3 position safety and different trigger. Then leave it as is. Just holding it brings back memories of a bygone era. To think you could order a gun out of the Sears catalog!
Your ad features the early variant with the backwards mounted rear sight mounted via a dovetail over the chamber. This I suspect is why Gundoc's measurement exceeds 1.2".
My measurement coming from a later variant with the pedestal mounted sight:
This accounting for the 1/4 lb weight difference in barrels.
Mine has the rear site like your pic. I much prefer that type, and haven’t ever seen one like the one in the picture I posted.
I've had a few, all donors! I must have just recently thrown away the last of those takeoff barrels I had. It had an ugly bore for a barrel that is chrome lined.
My Son's 50 is like yours. We even have the original JC Higgins scope.
Pretty cool rifles. I’ve had quite a few of the Commercial FN’s. Had one of the Heym intermediate actions I should have hung on to. Didn’t realize what it was at the time. Also had a FN Supreme. Couldn’t bring myself to drill and tap that crest. So pretty, so I sold it.
Mine has the rear site like your pic. I much prefer that type, and haven’t ever seen one like the one in the picture I posted.
I've had a few, all donors! I must have just recently thrown away the last of those takeoff barrels I had. It had an ugly bore for a barrel that is chrome lined.
My Son's 50 is like yours. We even have the original JC Higgins scope.
Any M50 stocks getting your way you like to get rid of?
The last "spare" I had got repurposed and put on an FN Commercial 270 I acquired cheap because someone stuck it in a really crappy Parker Hale stock. This stock weighed over 3 lbs, the majority being the bedding material used to fill gaps and all manor of other issues.
I did give that stock a Schnabel and it feels good, balances well.
The last "spare" I had got repurposed and put on an FN Commercial 270 I acquired cheap because someone stuck it in a really crappy Parker Hale stock. This stock weighed over 3 lbs, the majority being the bedding material used to fill gaps and all manor of other issues.
I did give that stock a Schnabel and it feels good, balances well.
Right on, thanks. I have one here, but it has more holes in than I need plus it looks like it been through a fire. I'll find one. Thanks.
Pretty cool rifles. I’ve had quite a few of the Commercial FN’s. Had one of the Heym intermediate actions I should have hung on to. Didn’t realize what it was at the time. Also had a FN Supreme. Couldn’t bring myself to drill and tap that crest. So pretty, so I sold it.
Was that Heym a military-style with clip guide, thumb cut and C-ring?
I picked up one like that in .308. Marked “Made in Germany” on the left side of the receiver ring. Very light, less than 6.5lbs. Stock resembles a 1970 Sako.
Pretty cool rifles. I’ve had quite a few of the Commercial FN’s. Had one of the Heym intermediate actions I should have hung on to. Didn’t realize what it was at the time. Also had a FN Supreme. Couldn’t bring myself to drill and tap that crest. So pretty, so I sold it.
Was that Heym a military-style with clip guide, thumb cut and C-ring?
I picked up one like that in .308. Marked “Made in Germany” on the left side of the receiver ring. Very light, less than 6.5lbs. Stock resembles a 1970 Sako.
No, it was a Montgomery Wards rifle I believe. I wish I’d have held onto it. Would have been a great platform for a 7x57 which I’ve always wanted.
Mine has the rear site like your pic. I much prefer that type, and haven’t ever seen one like the one in the picture I posted.
I've had a few, all donors! I must have just recently thrown away the last of those takeoff barrels I had. It had an ugly bore for a barrel that is chrome lined.
My Son's 50 is like yours. We even have the original JC Higgins scope.
Any M50 stocks getting your way you like to get rid of?
PM me as I have a few JC Higgins and Montgomery Wards stocks. AS Well as complete rifles
Pretty cool rifles. I’ve had quite a few of the Commercial FN’s. Had one of the Heym intermediate actions I should have hung on to. Didn’t realize what it was at the time. Also had a FN Supreme. Couldn’t bring myself to drill and tap that crest. So pretty, so I sold it.
Was that Heym a military-style with clip guide, thumb cut and C-ring?
I picked up one like that in .308. Marked “Made in Germany” on the left side of the receiver ring. Very light, less than 6.5lbs. Stock resembles a 1970 Sako.
No, it was a Montgomery Wards rifle I believe. I wish I’d have held onto it. Would have been a great platform for a 7x57 which I’ve always wanted.
I’ve seen those online.
I should have said mine has a military-style action. The rifle is, and always was I believe a sporter, not a conversion. Heym’s post-war history seems a bit muddled. Very nice rifle, and managed to get here all the way from Alaska without any COVID-related damage.
My model 50 in .270 just put 3 shots in 1/2" at 100 yards shooting "classic" load of 130 gr ballistic tips over 60 gr of H48312sc. The JC Higgins Mauser groups better than my .308 Mauser M18.
Just my humble onion but I consider the J.C. Higgins a much better rifle that the pre 64 Winchester M70. Now you can flame away but that's my opinion from having both types of rifles. The pre 64s have long ago been sold and the M50s are still in the safe.
The only M50 that has ever given me a problem was the .270 I converted to 7x57. I got that one back in the early 1970s, probably 1973. I disliked the cut over the chamber for one thing and every once in a while the rifle would lock up tight and the bolt wouldn't open. I stuck it in the back of the safe and it sat there for years until I used the action for the 7x57. It locked up tight as hell. I'd gotten it as part of a trade and I'm thinking someone shot so hellaciously hot load in that gun causing set back of the locking lug area. It's too nice a rifle to give up on so it's either find a deal on a receiver or strip one from one of my other rifles. It's too bad that brother in law has passed on. I'd love to give him that action back as a sideways suppository. PJ
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I just cleaned up my shop preparing for a move, and I have a pile of commercial mauser actions - Browning Safari, Firearms Int'l, JC Higgins, Parker Hale (Brno zg47 action), FN. most still have barrels on them and bottom metal. Also have extra bottom metal and a Blackburn trigger. PM me you are looking for an action or barreled action. Have some takeoff stocks from Parker Hale and JC Higgins too. The Safari is an early 1960's magnum bolt face with the three position side safety and trigger and the engraved floorplate.
I have a JC Higgins Model 50 30-06 that I put in a Boyds laminate. Dang nice looking gun. The previous owner was a doctor who apparently spent some time with it, as its had the metal refinished in a cerakote or duracote or something, and the trigger, while still the factory 2 piece affair, is pretty darn good for a factory trigger.
I keep going back and forth as to if I should bed the thing, and free float it and use it, or do as I have been and continue to consolidate down to just a 2-3 rifles I am going to use all the time. This is one I cannot make up my mind on. It could be "that one" 30-06, or maybe not, as I have an Ithica/Tikka LSA-65 30-06 as well.
Hard to figure what to do with this Belgian Mauser.
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