browningbbr
AH fanatic
- Joined
- Apr 6, 2009
- Messages
- 595
- Reaction score
- 384
- Location
- Southern Wisconsin, USA
- Media
- 32
- Member of
- SCI Badgerland Chapter, NRA, Local Sportsmen's Club
- Hunted
- South Africa, Tanzania
It's been about 2 years since I've had any time to spend on AH. Since then, I have hunted in Tanzania, retired, got my latest trophies mounted, built a new trophy room and re-started building rifles.
Now that I have some time to spend reading and contributing to AH, I thought that I would start with my most recent project - "Sporterizing" an early 1900's Mauser 98. (I hope that I attached the pictures correctly!)
Here's the details:
STOCK
- English walnut
- Rosewood forearm tip and grip cap with maple spacers
- Concealed crossbolt behind the recoil lug
- 5 inch long, 5/16ths inch diameter drill stock rod epoxy-set in wrist
- 6 inch long, 5/16th inch diameter drill stock rod epoxy-set in forearm
- Pillar-bedded front and rear action screws
- Full length epoxy bedding of action
- Full length epoxy bedding of barrel
- 14 coats of hand-rubbed Waterlox tung oil
- Checkering by Sherry Abraham at Custom Checkering
ACTION / BOLT / TRIGGER
- 90 degree bolt handle
- Complete "blueprinting" of action:
* Receiver face squared to long axis of bolt
* Bolt face re-cut parallel to receiver face
* Bolt lugs lapped to 90 percent contact surface
* Head spaced to "tight" end of range
- Model 70 style 3-position safety
- Tubb "speedlock" firing pin and firing pin spring
- Timney sportsman 2-4 lb adjustable trigger
BARREL / SCOPE / BASES & RINGS
- E.R. Shaw barrel
- Chambered / head spaced to 8x57mm Mauser
- Talley bases and medium height rings
- Rings hand-lapped to 80 percent bearing area
- 3.5-10x40 Leupold VX-III rifle scope
SLING
- Custom sling by Debbie Johns (Custom Leathersmith)
* Blesbok hide insert (from 2009 safari in RSA)
BLUING / POLISHING
- All bluing and polishing by Jerry & Co at East Coast Bluing
* Includes barrel, action, bolt handle, bottom metal, rings & bases
How long did it take? Let's just say I don't watch a lot of television.
I'm leaving very soon for a week in the Boundary Waters Canoe area with my wife, kids and kids' spouses. When I get back, I'll dig out the pictures and post a trip report from my 2013 hunt as well as pictures of new trophy room.
- browningbbr
PS: It's good to be back.
Now that I have some time to spend reading and contributing to AH, I thought that I would start with my most recent project - "Sporterizing" an early 1900's Mauser 98. (I hope that I attached the pictures correctly!)
Here's the details:
STOCK
- English walnut
- Rosewood forearm tip and grip cap with maple spacers
- Concealed crossbolt behind the recoil lug
- 5 inch long, 5/16ths inch diameter drill stock rod epoxy-set in wrist
- 6 inch long, 5/16th inch diameter drill stock rod epoxy-set in forearm
- Pillar-bedded front and rear action screws
- Full length epoxy bedding of action
- Full length epoxy bedding of barrel
- 14 coats of hand-rubbed Waterlox tung oil
- Checkering by Sherry Abraham at Custom Checkering
ACTION / BOLT / TRIGGER
- 90 degree bolt handle
- Complete "blueprinting" of action:
* Receiver face squared to long axis of bolt
* Bolt face re-cut parallel to receiver face
* Bolt lugs lapped to 90 percent contact surface
* Head spaced to "tight" end of range
- Model 70 style 3-position safety
- Tubb "speedlock" firing pin and firing pin spring
- Timney sportsman 2-4 lb adjustable trigger
BARREL / SCOPE / BASES & RINGS
- E.R. Shaw barrel
- Chambered / head spaced to 8x57mm Mauser
- Talley bases and medium height rings
- Rings hand-lapped to 80 percent bearing area
- 3.5-10x40 Leupold VX-III rifle scope
SLING
- Custom sling by Debbie Johns (Custom Leathersmith)
* Blesbok hide insert (from 2009 safari in RSA)
BLUING / POLISHING
- All bluing and polishing by Jerry & Co at East Coast Bluing
* Includes barrel, action, bolt handle, bottom metal, rings & bases
How long did it take? Let's just say I don't watch a lot of television.
I'm leaving very soon for a week in the Boundary Waters Canoe area with my wife, kids and kids' spouses. When I get back, I'll dig out the pictures and post a trip report from my 2013 hunt as well as pictures of new trophy room.
- browningbbr
PS: It's good to be back.
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