Recent content by SwampTrooper

I think it looks sick

I’m not a reloader so I have no idea what I’m talking about with deep seating or not lol. Unfortunately for building a 404, it seems to definitely be a reloader’s gun as buying factory ammo hurts a lot…

Interesting so you deep seat your cartridges? Beautiful rifle as well.

The ramp its just below the nose of the round and would definitely need to be relived to actually magazine feed the rifle just like the 404 build. By measurements it’s barely longer than a 404 round but even barely longer, the geometry is technically harder than a 404 conversion. The belt also...

Just goofing around but a .375 sits not too badly in a standard action. When you push it in, the rails capture it.

We weren’t hunting for Buffalo so we weren’t targeting them specifically but still saw plenty and bumped them a few times in the thick stuff. There are no giant herds like you see in the Zambezi Delata in the Mozambique coutadas but we definitely saw family groups and a few bachelor pods with...

I hear you and I appreciate you looking out. I don’t want to lose an eye or hand or anything really…

WSM has significantly higher bolt thrust than the 404 at about 14k lbs. The 404 is not a modern magnum and it lies in between bolt thrust of the 30-06 and .300wsm, which the Mauser 98 can easily handle it. As a moderate pressure load with moderate bolt thrust, the 98 should be fine as is but...

You’re right on all counts. The 375 is a longer case than the 404 but the 375 also has a longer overall length by just a bit.

thank you! I chose it for this reason. It’s the distinctly WWI profile and it’s a strong look. If you look at the new m98s made by Mauser they have returned to this pear shape or sometimes called teardrop profile with oversized straight bolt.

Day 9 We slept in to an indulgent 7:30 a.m. Behind us were the days of waking up at 3:30 to hit the road by 4 in a quest to chase Kudu on some far off mountain property. Now we were hunting in the beautiful bushveld concessions around us again. My bag was pretty much filled, or so I thought. So...

You strike me as “a rifle is just a tool” kind of guy. In response to your question of why do this: 1. Feel free to send me a few thousand for a new magnum action and I’ll make it. 2. Gunmaking is a fun hobby and does connect me to a sense of history related to safari hunting that goes back...

I That’s interesting! I’ve never heard of 404S.

Agreed but the idea is to have a project that is reminiscent of the originals.

Th The action is from an interwar Mauser Model A sporter which is likely a new old stock G98 action. The original was chambered in 9x57.