Help On Mauser Stock

[AZDAVE]

I recently acquired a nice Mauser in 7x57, it has a ramline stock. I Have a nice Black walnut stock and another in English walnut.

 

[mdwest]

LR mauser?

You wouldn’t be interested in selling or trading for that ramline would you?

 

[nztimb]

7x57 and English Walnut all the way and every day.

 

[perttime]

There are huge variations in wood quality and characteristics, within species, depending on where the tree grew and which piece was used. However, English is usually stronger. Black is sometimes more pretty to look at.

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

English Walnut.

 

[bruce moulds]

the one with the best grain through the pistol grip.
bruce.

 

[AZDAVE]

@mdwest It is a large ring, and if you are interested in the ramline stock it is yours, I got such a good deal on the rifle that it would be just wrong to charge you for it. Let me make sure I have your mailing address and it and I will try and get it mailed this coming week.

@bruce moulds both have good grain structure through the wrist, I learned a lesson a number of years ago when I used a marginal pre-inletted stock on a 338WM and it cracked on the 27th round, since then I have been very diligent on selecting good structured stocks.

I am leaning towards the english for the 7x57 and I plan on building a 400 Whelen that I will use the black walnut with.