WebleyGreene455
AH fanatic
Hello all,
I'm hoping to get started on a custom, or semi-custom, rifle build before too long once I've purchased the donor gun. What I've got in mind is converting a worn-out, inexpensive Mauser G.98 from 9x57mm to 9.3x62mm. Along with the rebarrel and bolt modification, the stock (which I'm more than happy to keep using if I can) would need to be bedded for the octagonal-to-round barrel I want to replace the existing round one with. There is one issue, though. The stock has a crack behind the receiver tang. How big or bad, I don't know (buying this rifle online) but my question is this:
Should I repair the cracked stock if possible and hopefully save some $$ or would I be better off just up and replacing the stock?
I'd also appreciate any suggestions y'all might have for someone to do the rifle work I need.
Kindest regards,
~~W.G.455
(EDIT: If this should go under Gunsmithing would someone be so kind as to move it please, if at all possible?)
I'm hoping to get started on a custom, or semi-custom, rifle build before too long once I've purchased the donor gun. What I've got in mind is converting a worn-out, inexpensive Mauser G.98 from 9x57mm to 9.3x62mm. Along with the rebarrel and bolt modification, the stock (which I'm more than happy to keep using if I can) would need to be bedded for the octagonal-to-round barrel I want to replace the existing round one with. There is one issue, though. The stock has a crack behind the receiver tang. How big or bad, I don't know (buying this rifle online) but my question is this:
Should I repair the cracked stock if possible and hopefully save some $$ or would I be better off just up and replacing the stock?
I'd also appreciate any suggestions y'all might have for someone to do the rifle work I need.
Kindest regards,
~~W.G.455
(EDIT: If this should go under Gunsmithing would someone be so kind as to move it please, if at all possible?)