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Am offering my FN Mauser .338-06 with synthetic stock. I bought it here on the Classifieds three years ago, reworked the bedding, free floated it, painted the stock dark green with black webbing. I then applied a couple coats of clear, matte Aluma-Hyde II from Brownells. It has a 24", ten twist barrel that looks great thru the Hawkeye borescope. Shoots as good as it looks.

The builder is not known; there was some speculation regarding the stock maker. My smith thinks it an early B&C Medalist pre aluminum bedding. Gun weighs 7#'s, 8 oz, has steel Warne bases and a Timney trigger. Bluing is around 97% or so. It has the military style floor plate with a protruding button to unlatch it, unlike the true military version requiring a punch or bullet to unlatch it. Trigger is clean breaking at 2.75 pounds (typical Timney). It has a Buehler style safety.

It shoots sub MOA with loads it likes. Here are a few.

.7" 160 gr. TTSX over 57 gr. Varget
.6" 200 gr Combined Technology (basically a black NBT) over 61 gr. H-380 (Seafire and Gunner500's fav .338-06 powder)
.8" 210 gr. Partition over 54 gr. Varget.

Will ship to lower 48 for $975.

DF

A few more pictures and a great Finn Aagaard article. He was a true .338-06 fan, raised the dander on some .35 Whelen fans, advocating necking the .35W case down to .338 for better performance. I'll send the article along with load data. Finn also was a Mauser fan.

I must resist , I must resist, I must resist again. Took everything I had to pass it up the first time.

Somebody is going to get a good one.

The original bedding wasn't Kosher, so I completely re-worked it. Value added is in the stock work, paint and load development.

Three years ago it was offered as is, an unknown performer. Proving it to be a really accurate shooter makes it a lot more interesting.

There was some speculation on the barrel being a Douglas based on contour. I didn't really buy into that. The maker doesn't really matter if it shoots and of course, it does.

And, you're right. Someone's gonna get a good one.

I'm not hunting as much these days, am thinning the stable. Otherwise, you wouldn't see it here.

DF

I’m not convinced that stock is B&C. The cheek piece just looks too refined; more like a McMillan classic sako style. But I don’t have an answer for you. Other than - it’s a hell of a nice looking stock and gun!

You could be right. I don’t know. It is really nice and pretty light, stiff forearm.

DF

Sat AM wake up.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt.../re-338-06-custom-fn-mauser#Post17592177

Check it out.

DF

$950 shipped.

DF

I got a PM from a contributor who said the timing was bad, he'd just sent his 700 Rem '06 to JES in Oregon for a .338-06 make over.

He loves that round, may end up with a big box of .338 bullets.

With .625" at the muzzle, this barreled action and $250 sent to JES could give someone a nifty 35 Whelen (Aagaard would cringe) or a 9.3x62. And that includes return postage. The gun isn't heavy, but has enough mass to make a great 35W or 9.3x62.

My Pre-64 .358W FW started out as a .243. https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/15226684/18

The parts are worth more than ask. A Belgian FN commercial action is easily worth $500, especially with a hundred dollar Timney. The stock, depending on who made it, would be worth $300-$600 and that's before fitting a barrel, bluing, stock work, bedding, etc.

DF

Myself I am pretty sure it’s a B&C stock. I picked up a 264 Win Mag that was made on a Interarms action for Herters. When I removed the barreled action from the stock is was stamped B&C in the barrel channel

Well, if it’s B&C, it’s around $300+. A McM would be closer to $600.

DF

Bump for a nice rifle. Classic set up, and very accurate.

Dang nice stick DF, that looks like a McM stock to me, great setup, GLWTS Sir.

Thanks, guys.

If I wasn’t streamlining the arsenal you wouldn’t see it here.

DF

McMillan:

OP:

B&C:

Looks like McMillan to me….

What would it take to change out the safety to a 3 position wing?
I’m talking myself into this one.

You'd have to ask a good smith. Jkob posts here and does a good job on such. He's also a good Mauser smith, fitted a Shilen barrel on this FN.

Jim also fits a two position swing safety that's less expensive than the 3 position one. He adjusted this one, didn't fit it.

To me, it looks pretty good.

DF

I have a serious contender at near ask.

So, you guys need to move before the gavel falls.

Going, going.....

DF