Recent content by TokkieM

The Oryx is equal to a Swift A frame. I use to use it a lot, only ever recovered two of them out of around 150 PG shot with Oryx 300gr. One full leght penetration on a good Blue Wildebeest, frontal chest shot and cut it out under the skin on a back leg, 85% weight retention. The other one I...

Your opnion is subjective. Winchesters Pre 64 are a dime a dozen in comparison and no matter how hard people try and make it something it is not, it will never be a original Mauser. I know, I have one with history lying in the safe, never use it. The 9,3x62 Obendorf Mauser may be the most...

What would you consider " right price"? A new Mauser M98 built to this specification would set you back in excess of 14000 Euro, if they are willing and able to build it. Then it still wont be an " original" with history. You can buy a new Ferrari for a million or two, but you cant buy a 68 GTO...

A little more information on the rifles. The short action was build in 1914, caliber 8x51K, all numbers matching. The 10,75x68 matching numbers, build about 1908 Type B with a special order barrel. The 9,3x62 matching numbers, the trigger assembly has been changed from double set trigger to...

Yes, 8x51 or a shortened 8x57.

I have requested that they authenticate the rifles. Check production dates, confirm all numbers match on all rifles, see if there is documentation on any of them with regards to where they were sold or ordered and if all work was in fact done by Mauser. The 10,86 is a piece of work and so is the...

Hello everyone. Stopped by my gunsmith yesterday to pickup my rebarreled ZG 47 in 7x57 and he showed me a few original sporting Mausers coming up for sale. Needless to say they are all in original shape. 10mm Mauser with optics and removable cheek piece, singal square bridge milled for quick...

Good solid actions, there where some that "left" the factory before heat treatment and caused a few issues. Those that where actually treated are solid first class actions. The majority of those actions where sold on auction when the factory ceased rifle production. A Norwegian gunsmith bought...

Old school outfit with a very good reputation. Natasha PH's for them, probably one of the best female PH's on the planet. http://natashaillumberg.com/

I have been fortunate enough to hunt with and over many pointing breeds and all of them have their good and less great qualities. The story about EP being super fast is only true if they have not run against a hard running GSP, I own a bitch that runs just as hard as a EP and we still shoot more...

I have great respect for the Labs, but they are no pointing dog and they are not what I consider all round dogs. I hunt my GSP's with them often and I have yet to see a Lab with the energy or endurance of a GSP. Labs don't quarter or cover half as much ground as a well trained GSP, neither at...

I have been fortunate enough to hunt with and over many pointing breeds and all of them have their good and less great qualities. The story about EP being super fast is only true if they have not run against a hard running GSP, I own a bitch that runs just as hard as a EP and we still shoot more...

Anyone have any good recommendations for a trustworthy Outfitter that specializes in Kamchatka bear hunting? Planning a Spring 2022-2023 hunt. Anyone been there pre lock down? Thanks in advance.