FN Mauser

How to answer this......

Yes.

Nope, absolute crap!

Those were made of cheese - and not the good French cheese but that stinky Belgian stuff.

Cast it off before you're hurt in a terrible accident of molten fromage spray and public humiliation!

NEVER, say that you were not warned. And, in a VERY *Hiigh Road* gesture, I stand by at your disposal to safely eliminate that threat to decent and politely-inclined shooters everywhere.

Truly, for my part, it's up there with a sweet VZ24

Todd.

ApacheCoTodd said:

made of cheese

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SWISS cheese by the looks of the holes.

Large numbers of 30-06 and 270 Win rifles built on the FN action post war, so certainly rated for 65,000 psi. But a classic wood and blued steel hunter with a glossy scope in 7x57 (or 275 Rigby ;-) would be elegant indeed.

243winxb said:

SWISS cheese by the looks of the holes.

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Just beauty marks to me.

Todd.

6.5×55 or 7x57 would be good for a lot.

How do the bolt lugs look. Sucks about the pitting, common to have pitting from under the wood. The action looks like it's been polished a few times before, the banner is worn some and the writing on the bridge. Not to good to make a really nice rifle but maybe grab a barrel and a basic stock and should have a nice little rifle.

Do the rails look like they were touched, how's the bolt face. Brownnells has a good deal pickings are slim but good ones.
https://www.brownells.com/rifle-par.../short-chambered-mauser-barrel-prod22531.aspx

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/category/barrels/rifle-barrels/mauser/barrels-mau-98

Looks like the bolt handle would hit the scope? But the receiver is drilled and tapped for scope bases already?
Not an expert , so i am asking. Does the bolt handle need adjustment?

243winxb said:

Looks like the bolt handle would hit the scope? But the receiver is drilled and tapped for scope bases already?
Not an expert , so i am asking. Does the bolt handle need adjustment?

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Ya it may need high rings, if he was local I have the bolt forging jig he could use.

@Nature Boy

what are you going to chamber it in ?

I would also make sure the base holes are done proper. Before anything else.

troy fairweather said:

Sucks about the pitting, common to have pitting from under the wood.

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Yup - could be one of the salt-stock guns but I'd have to look up the number.

Todd.

As above, if it were me, it would be in a classic caliber. 7x57 immediately comes to mind.

The other that would be of interest is the 9.3 x 64(?). Bigger than a .35 Whelen, smaller than a .375 H&H. If you ever wanna go after moose or bear, you’re good to go

Fun project

I’d stamp it approved! 35 Whelen and a classic 6x scope if suggestions are appropriate.

Depending on the year made, FN made a change in the std. Mauser receivers in the 1950's where they have the lug raceways cut with a double broach compared with the older model. Believe the change was in the 1950's. Some believe it made the FN receivers a bit weaker than the older single cut receivers. Keep it in a moderate pressure and absent lug deformation or something else, it would be an ok rifle for a lot of 40-45 k psi type cartridges. The major risk is that a pitted receiver ring in the receiver along with the double breach cut might give way if you accidentally got a hot cartridge (e.g. you are firing a 55 k psi rifle cartridge and a hot 60-70 k psi cartridge got by--from temp, age of cartridge, factory or handload issue, bullet setback, etc.). Notice that the pitting on the receiver ring is right around the broach cuts for the locking lugs of the bolt. That is the thinnest part of the receiver already.

Could do a 35 rem, the bolt should work. I agree with boom boom keep the psi lower, still can do a Whelan but maybe load it to 358win speed.

redneck2 said:

The other that would be of interest is the 9.3 x 64.

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A classic cartridge for the action and a fine cartridge in general.

Todd.

9.3x64 Brenneke is larger and higher pressure than 9.3x62 Mauser and we've already got him Slamfired down to .35 Remington.
9x57, 9.3x57, and 9.5x57 are milder loads if you want to be all Continental about it.

I accidentally deleted text for previous post(above) but what I was saying is that a FN Mauser action offers an opportunity to build something to be proud of. All it takes is some foresight of what you want to accomplish plus some creative imagination. The pics show a recently finished and polished Mauser style action similar to yours, that has been refined with a bolt handle reshaped and styled for low scope mounting, and M-70 style safety. the other finished action shows easy to do upgrades, like on the bolt release tab, etc. that add a "custom" touches, that may give you some inspiration.

Jim Watson said:

9.3x64 Brenneke is larger and higher pressure than 9.3x62 Mauser and we've already got him Slamfired down to .35 Remington.
9x57, 9.3x57, and 9.5x57 are milder loads if you want to be all Continental about it.

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Heh.

With the greatest respect to my learned colleagues, I call BS. There is nothing to suggest this action, on which I have pointed out thousands and thousands of 65k psi 270 Win rifles were built, is weak. You will of course do whatever you like with it, but don't be talked into thinking it's crap because of a little cosmetic pitting. The salt wood era is generally considered to be 1962/3 - 1973 btw.