Blueprinting mauser actions bookshop

These are true 98 pattern actions that cock on opening. My winter project this year is a mauser converted to. There was only a limited amount that he was able to do to the action as far a trueing. The gunsmith that did all the work did a fantastic job on everything, right down to the custom oneoff stock. Ive found is people who blueprint premade actions from remmington. Shooting sports usa blueprinting boltaction rifles. If not in stock, this item is custom made to order. For the hard to find siamese mauser floor plate use a japanese m38 floorplate modification can be done easily. I think it may have been one of the commercial mauser actions being imported around that time. Ptg action blueprinting fixture dialed in with a mauser 98. We take the problems out of buying and make it very easy to purchase a gun from mitchells mausers. Siamese floor plate page please help with any corrections or additions to this page.

Third edition, second printing third edition, second printing. The tang and bolt stop are sticking up, i hope you can see on the pictures. On the mauser and fn actions, this part is part of the action. Rigby have been using the big brno actions for their large bores for. New product items that are in stock will ship within 7 days. I just bought a yugoslavian 2447 barreled action from samco global and. For maximum accuracy, a barreled action should have a receiver with a bolt hole that is dead straight and centered in the receiver body. Some of the tools used to blueprint a rifle action. Plus, starting with a new unfired receiver helps avoid any previous owner induced flaws of which there can be many. Mayfair engineering mauser actions are a combination of the very latest computer aided design cad and manufacture, together with the very finest in traditional gunsmithing. All lengths are available in either double square bridge, single square bridge or the. Blueprinting also called trueing can also be a costeffective way to begin competing at precision longrange matches with a rifle you probably already have in your gun safe. Im going to try and shorten the action an inch or so and use 1911 magazines.

There are many possible ways to complete the job and each individual gunsmith will have their own methods. With adjustable trigger for sale by gary h brown on gunsamerica 981891914. You will see the instruments we use to measure a little further down as. This results in an action that is stiffer than the 98, and also easier to manufacture meaning less expensive. First you must distinguish between mauser m98 and clones and mauser cloned actions. Each of these actions is unique to the manufacturer and parts. Gunsmithing price list extreme accuracy institute and. Dwm and mauser werkes was the same complex of arms factories and military actions were made in both places, but no commercial actions were made at dwm even though they shared tooling. Mauser bolt rifles by ludwig olson military mauser rifles of the world by robt. Thank you for the tip on the mauser bolt rifle book. They are built using modern steel and are considerably stronger than the military type actions. We look forward to welcome you to the new mauser homepage. If not, might there be any good reference books as a guide for starting. Now remington is pleased to announce a line of bolt action centerfire rifles based on the mauser 98 action the model 798 in four popular standard cartridge chamberings.

Whether it was ever a military action is impossible to tell, but the absence of numbers on the parts would seem to indicate it was not. Mauser action blueprinting long range hunting forum. Mauser 98 m98 zastava rear trigger guard action screw spart1920. Made in belgium hinged trigger guard and 2 position side swing safety. I have speeds book as it was recommended by a collector friend as an excellent reference book if you were collecting english magazine rifles or wanted to know anything about mauser rifles and actions.

There are 100 bolt action action in that book, and the mauser would be the. If it has the little m, it was made at mauser werkes. No other work on mausers contains more details and models of this ubiquitous riflefrom the early black powder models to the mauser 98 and beyond. The following is a short description of what is involved in our blueprint. Blueprinting is the process of recutting all critical surfaces of a firearms action to tighter tolerances than the original.

See more ideas about springfield 1903, bolt action rifle and springfield rifle. Most are standard length and the rest are magnum length. There are newer mauser style actions that are stronger and better in my opinion to use as a platform for a custom rifle. Mauser action dimensions the curio and relic firearms.

With some of the recents posts i was thinking it might be nice to have a list of books about mausers. You just have to keep pressure down in the 55,000 psi area or lower. The commercial fn actions and the commercial zastava yugoslav actions are good ones too. On average, other actions maybe more accurate than the mauser 98. I hesitate to call it a mauser clone because it has several differences that could be considered. Spanish m93 bolts have flat bottom, dwm m95 bolt faces are round. Remington ultimate gen iii receiver blueprinting kit. My biggest worry about this job is not having enough power on the firing pin since the bolt will be much shorter. Action blueprinting as developed using remington actions in the usa is a process often misunderstood. Take just enough off the front receiver ring to true it then carefully measure the distance from that ring to the internal shoulder in the action.

In this article, we will start with a new remington 700 short action receiver with a 308 bolt face. The british type are not necessarily made in england, but are usually chambered for british cartridges, such as the. Exhaustive data on each development, all specific characteristics, variations, models, innovations. Sometimes it is in the middle, sometimes it would be on the tight side and sometimes the loose side. Mauser bolt action shop manual m91 through m98no 8058 kuhnhausen, jerry on. We will be performing the following steps in this order. Call one of our knowledgeable sales executives to place your order. Mauser action rifles now in remington country remington. Blueprinting something means to measure all the specs and either replace parts or modify them so that they will conform to perfect parameters of the blueprint or as near as possible. These actions represent the finest modern made in america mauser bolt actions.

When you consider that blueprinting is basically the act of removing metal, and that only a limited amount of metal can safely be removed, it is best to start with as much steel as you can get. Such actions are capable of delivering impressive accuracy. Extensive bibliography listing all the books, articles and foreign sources to date. I personally used a new condition 1909 argentine military mauser action to build my 280 ai on. All hunting rifles made by mauser are based on traditional, downtoearth values, combined with the most modern of rifle technology. It is very flexible,hard to bed,the port or opening is way too large making it weak and if anyone thinks the bolt is smooth as silkthey never had a smooth bolt action in their hands. Rifle click for diagramblueprint most bolt action rifles are variations of this design. The smallest factory mauser actions are the short, or kurz actions, that were made by mauser for the commercial market prior to wwii.

However with that said, there is nothing wrong with using the older military actions. These were built in limited numbers by mauser and are slightly over nine inches in overall length. Which mauser is the strongest most desirable shooters. Some were made in yugoslavia, in the same plant where the m48s were made. The bolt will not be refinished after fluting service is complete. We use a fixture to mount the bolt in the lathe and then center the work piece just behind the lugs of the bolt.

Gunsmithing how to true up the bolt face on a mauser 98 bolt. The long and short of mauser actions top rated supplier. The long actions and short actions are commercial only. Everything about mauser bolt rifles is here and to know and understand mauser rifles is to understand all rifles. Cnc spiral bolt fluting service on your remington 700 bolt, short and long actions. The trick however, is knowing what the perfect parameters are. I have a competition setup that i had built on a 1952 mauser action. Over the last few months, several people, including me, have inquired here about just exactly what over all length cartridge the socalled intermediate length yugoslavian 2447 mauser action can handle. Urban armory north americas premier firearms broker. If the barrel has a mauser proofs, it was installed by mauser and used in one of their sporting rifles. Small ring mauser actions are not as strong as the large ring. The long actions are divided into 2 types, the british type and the french type. Mauser 96 broomhandle pistol click for diagramblueprint.

Blueprinting a remington 700 action february 18, 20 bill marr 0 blueprinting, or truing a rifle action ensures the receiver face, threads, lugs, bolt lugs and bolt. Military training manual for the german machine gun model mg 34 part 1. Accurate custom hunting rifles by quarter minute magnums. Yugo 48s are good large ring 98 actions, but theyre shorter than the std length large ring. The fourth size of mauser action is the magnum size action. Mauser bolt rifles is the most complete, precise, authoritative and comprehensive work ever done on mauser bolt rifles. Mauser bolt action shop manual m91 through m98no 8058.

Without going into real details the military version of mauser is not a strong action. In addition to a new design, an improved dealer search function is now available for you, the output of the page has been optimized for different devices. Mauser rifles are created from years of expertise, german tradition, and modern technology. The secret to making a mauser 98 shoot is to fit the barrel to the receiver properly. Granite mountain arms short magnum action classic arms. The definitive book on the subject, mauser military rifles of the world, 5th edition, is the masterwork of robert ball, the worlds foremost authority on mauser rifles. The long and short of mauser actions national gun forum. Actions are made in magnum mauser, standard and short, either in left or right hand. Im a mauser junkie although over the last few years my collecting has been seriously scaled back. Mauser 98 large ring bolt action truing kit pacific. Been trying to access it for a few days, sort of suspect ransom wearanybody know for sure whats up. Home about us contact machine gunsnfa just in military vehiclesartillary title 1 weapons accessories ammunition.

I started doing all the blueprinting work on the bolt and action. Almost all of these were small ring actions, although at least one specimen of large ring kurz exists. Gunsmithing blueprinting a remington 700 presented by larry. The gun that you purchase will need to be transferred to you by a federally licensed dealer.

Magnumsized, mausertype actions have also been built by other manufacturers like brevex france, bbk korea, and others. Sarco worked for over a year to bring you this colossal opportunity to own a brand new, complete dumoulin mauser action at the best price on the world market. Their line of boltaction rifles and semiautomatic pistols has been produced since the 1870s for the german armed forces. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mauser designs were also exported and licensed to many countries which adopted them as military and civilian sporting firearms. The second you take that precise shot leading to your successful kill, youre experiencing the mauser moment. The mauser brand has stood as a symbol for the real, successful hunting experience for over 140 years. No matter the hunting situation, mauser rifles supply maximum functionality and safety. The intermediate length 2447 mauser action archive. The remington 798 is a yugo action, and would be a good choice too, but i dont know if its std length or. Blueprinting, or truing a rifle action ensures the receiver face, threads, lugs, bolt lugs and bolt face are square to the center line of the receiver. But again, this is a theoretical advantage, and a mauser 98 actioned rifle. Mauser dumoulin commercial receiver with commercial bolt body, and ejector box. Its a well written book but it contradicts several other books of mauser rifles. Actions built before the war are believed to be of better quality material and workmanship.