Anyone know what this is?

[epoletna]

Very pretty rifle with good wood on it. I like my maple stocks to be darkened a little more than that so the figure stands out more, but this one sure is pretty.

Something I found out (the hard way) is that fiddleback maple, because it doesn't have the long grain running through the wrist, is susceptible to breakage right there. You might consider drilling a hole from the back of the action cut into the wrist and putting in a thin steel rod held in place with epoxy. That will strengthen the wrist and not change the look from the outside.

 

[808mike]

Sweet!!!

 

[Gibbshooter43]

I have two FN Mauser long actions chambered in 240 Gibbs and 6.5 Gibbs. From what I can see, this action appears to be the same. Beautiful!

 

[dgkypke]

Find out how it shoots this weekend. Always read that Mannlicher style stocks aren't known for being tack drivers. This one is free floated the entire length.

Very similar to the style my grandfather made!

 

[Orange Dust]

I looked up crown customs guns and found a lot of pictures of very fine weatherybys, with stock engraving similar to this and the addition of engraving on the action. I couldn't find their website

That was the tag Roy used to use for his line of custom guns. Crown Custom. His best rifle.

 

[Ol' Red]

Probably not a VZ-24 as 300 H&H would require a longer action

You are correct. I wasn't paying attention to the caliber, just the beauty of the rifle. I had to go back and read it again.

 

[Boatninja]

That is an FN Mauser action. Made in Belgium , 1951 . Not Cz.

You are absolutely correct, I have an identical action on a 1957 .270 Winchester.

 

[jdyoung]

On the left side, front receiver ring, there are/should be some "Guild" markings. Hard to tell in your pictures as that part of the receiver is in the extreme right of the frame, shaded by the scope. The marks were put there by the old time European gun maker "Guild" members . I believe they were to indicate that the rifle passed the quality inspections. We should have that here now-days. Would eliminate a lot of questions.

 

[skipglo]

It sure looks like the CZ VZ24 action. They had a sort of dip in the action in front of the bolt release, and I can't see that in the pictures. No matter what it is, I love it.

Mauser 98 action!

 

[cvixx]

You are correct. I wasn't paying attention to the caliber, just the beauty of the rifle. I had to go back and read it again.

Definitely easy to get mesmerized by that stock!!

 

[jdyoung]

You are absolutely correct, I have an identical action on a 1957 .270 Winchester.

So do I, 1953, in '06, chrome vanadium barrel (Europeans like/liked that alloy) , Tiger Maple stock, wrist reinforced with 3/8" threaded rod, plus a rear pillar. Stock originally had plastic diamond inlays , tip and cap. I replaced 'em with real ebony. My "go to rifle".

 

[Big Guy]

I have no idea....the receiver is stamped Belgium 1951 or something or the other. Up underneath.

Look at the bolt stop,, it is a 98 M .

 

[mdmiller]

Beautiful gun... what can I say!!
98 action.

 

[jdyoung]

Look at the bolt stop,, it is a 98 M .

Beautiful gun... what can I say!!
98 action.

Yup, as far as I know, the FN Mauser 98 post WWII were the first M98's to not have a thumb cut in the left receiver wall for loading from a stripper clip.