Mauser 98 question

[shortgrass]

So the question is, Travis,,,are you thinking of a modern made Mauser or a military surplus one? The Dumoulin has all the 'work' done, even though it can stand some polishing and refinement depending on where you want to go with the build. It has metric dovetails for ring mounts (available from Sunny Hill). In proper hands it could be made to feed about any cartridge the magazine is capable of holding. Best of all, it's made of modern steel. I've seen a few Mark X Mausers, both complete rifles and just actions on GunBroker. The last action I watched, a "magnum", sold for $350 I believe. And another question, what cartridge do you have in mind?

 

[sable tireur]

Yall forgot the most common modern adaptation on the Mauser K98....The Ruger 77 actions.

And with Good Reason.

Regards.

 

[jw308]

Yall forgot the most common modern adaptation on the Mauser K98....The Ruger 77 actions.

More like every modern action ever!... But yeah the m77 is pretty much a Mauser.

 

[MudRunner2005]

More like every modern action ever!... But yeah the m77 is pretty much a Mauser.

True, but they've remained closer to original design than all the rest. That's why I mentioned them.

 

[Travis1971]

The correct answer would be I want one in ever caliber, but really I would like a magnum caliber or ( 7 mm stw)but realized it would be pushing it. I was thinking 6.5-284, but I have been debating if I should just buy a new Winchester, or do a semi/custom. I never seem to be satisfied with what I have and thought maybe this would kill the bug a bit.

 

[Viking264]

Resurrecting this thread. Did the OP wind up building on a commercial 98 action and, if so, what was the result?

 

[PBramble]

NM. Just noticed he hasn't been on since June.

 

[Viking264]

Well, figured it might be worth a try