Rifle Magazine and the 7x57

[alfsauve]

Yes, Magoo.  This one has the ER Shaw Barrel and the Timney trigger.

I'm thinking of a laminated stock.  Maybe something in a black and white.

[fightingquaker13]

Yes, Magoo.  This one has the ER Shaw Barrel and the Timney trigger.

I'm thinking of a laminated stock.  Maybe something in a black and white.

Why? Right now you're a shoe in to win any "ugliest gun" contest you enter. Why screw up a good thing? The sad thing is that the previous owner spent a whole lotta time making it look that awful. Someone should buy him an X box to distract him before he strikes again. If you go with a laminate can you free float the barrel?
FQ13

[blackwolfe]

Alf, now that you have the 7x57 out of the way, time to get a 6.5x55 Swede.

[tombogan03884]

Alf, now that you have the 7x57 out of the way, time to get a 6.5x55 Swede.

Swedish Mauser, you WILL like it.

[alfsauve]

Yes I got the rifle last Friday/  Sorry to have taken so long on an update, but things have been busy.

Yes, it is an ugly stock.  Actually the stock underneath might be quite lovely.  I'll see once I have it sanded down.


Here's some pictures.









All appears in great mechanical condition.  It's the first Mauser action I've worked with and is very educational.  You can read all about "controlled feed" and rotating, non-flexible extractor, but I need to hold it, examine it and work it, before I "get" it.   Ah Ha.   Now that I've had time to play with it, I'm sort of middle of the road on this action.  Don't particularly like the 3 position safety.  The action's okay.  You just have to remember you can't put a loose round in the chamber.   And the "control feed" isn't nearly as what I'd thought based on other peoples pictures.   The round doesn't become fully "seated" in the breech face until 3/4 of the way into battery.   I think most pictures I've seen aren't truly representative of what happens.   It is control, just not to the extent I'd believed.

So I took it out today.  If you've watched me shoot in the DRTV postal match you know standing rifle isn't my strong suit.  So be very impressed.   10 shots.  One real flyer the others nicely centered.    The peep sight and post are expressly for accuracy.  A little too "fine" for my taste for  the "field", but they'll do.   The cover over the front sight is missing.   I shot 5 rounds of 140gr ammo and 5 rounds of B&S 173gr.  The 173's do kick a might more.  All in all very pleasant to shoot. 

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[tombogan03884]

A lot of people remove the front sight cover for better visibility of the sight.

[alfsauve]

A lot of people remove the front sight cover for better visibility of the sight.

Which in my way of thinking is backwards.  I don't want to "see" the sight in and of itself.  I want it to appear as dark as possible against the target.   And I think Williams, who made the sight had that in mind when they included the cover.

But then that's just me.  Others obviously think differently.

[tombogan03884]

The problem is that the hood casts a shadow so you don't see anything.

[MAUSERMAN]

http://www.jgsales.com/c-r-guns-c-290.html

[m25operator]

The hood is more to protect the front sight, depending on your eyesight, it can be very hard to focus on a sight in the shade.
That little bit of wood showing on cheekpiece looks like some pretty walnut under the camo, have much fun.