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FN Mauser guys, question for you
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<blockquote data-quote="Riflehunter1776" data-source="post: 1362512" data-attributes="member: 103369"><p>As far as ER shaw, I've had 2 very good ones (6.5 and .35) 2 poor ones (both 6mm) and another 6.5 which took a huge amount of effort until I found something it shot sub moa.</p><p></p><p>Among others, I have an ER shaw varmint contour 6.5-06 built on a '41 BCD German action with a nice Richards microfit claro stock showing lots of fiddleback.</p><p>I built it during my "fancy rifle" stage, and have not shot it much, but on good days I get a MOA below .4 (gunsmith chambered)</p><p>Another early war 98 action has an ER shaw helical fluted 6mm rem barrel which is lucky to shoot MOA. (ER Shaw chambered) Since it has a fast twist, I was considering rechambering it to 6-06 rather than just selling it off. (the original shiny bore, turned down 8mm military barrel outshot this shaw)</p><p></p><p>Conversely, I had an FN action with a douglas 25-06 bbl which was a 2-3" rifle, regardless of tweaks and load development (which I sold out of frustration because my Rem700 25-06 of the same weight shoots .5 moa or better) . Also, a WW1 era 98az small ring with a 7x57 douglas bbl which only seems to like one load combination. This will shoot sub half inch on a good day, anything else is very poor.</p><p></p><p>to be honest, my 96 and 98 action rifles tend to shoot more accurately than my factory Win70's and M77's, but as a whole the 98's tend to be far more finicky than my factory and rebarreled Rem700's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Riflehunter1776, post: 1362512, member: 103369"] As far as ER shaw, I've had 2 very good ones (6.5 and .35) 2 poor ones (both 6mm) and another 6.5 which took a huge amount of effort until I found something it shot sub moa. Among others, I have an ER shaw varmint contour 6.5-06 built on a '41 BCD German action with a nice Richards microfit claro stock showing lots of fiddleback. I built it during my "fancy rifle" stage, and have not shot it much, but on good days I get a MOA below .4 (gunsmith chambered) Another early war 98 action has an ER shaw helical fluted 6mm rem barrel which is lucky to shoot MOA. (ER Shaw chambered) Since it has a fast twist, I was considering rechambering it to 6-06 rather than just selling it off. (the original shiny bore, turned down 8mm military barrel outshot this shaw) Conversely, I had an FN action with a douglas 25-06 bbl which was a 2-3" rifle, regardless of tweaks and load development (which I sold out of frustration because my Rem700 25-06 of the same weight shoots .5 moa or better) . Also, a WW1 era 98az small ring with a 7x57 douglas bbl which only seems to like one load combination. This will shoot sub half inch on a good day, anything else is very poor. to be honest, my 96 and 98 action rifles tend to shoot more accurately than my factory Win70's and M77's, but as a whole the 98's tend to be far more finicky than my factory and rebarreled Rem700's. [/QUOTE]
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