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Mauser re-heat treat
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<blockquote data-quote="Clark" data-source="post: 818658" data-attributes="member: 6600"><p>I have been sporterizing Mausers for 48 years.</p><p>Mausers do not need heat treatment to be safe to shoot.</p><p>The strength does not come from heat treat.</p><p>They are case hardened to prevent corrosion.</p><p></p><p>The Keunhausen book on Mausers suggests sending Mausers out for heat treat. That is not a good book. Judging by the Mauser book, he was neither a bright nor organized man, yet he wrote an extremely good book on double action Colts. I suspect he had help from the Colt factory. He needed help on Mausers, and evidently did not get it.</p><p></p><p>I have tested VZ24s to the point of failing. Converted to magnum bolt face and running ~ 110,000 psi, the abutments start to constrict and the bolt body behind the lugs starts to widen. This interference can be lapped out, and the action is still good.</p><p></p><p>All this sporterizing Mausers has taught me that most people should not be sporterizing Mausers.</p><p>I do it for fun, not because it is cost effective.</p><p>Kimber rifles are as good a rifle as I can build from old surplus Mausers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clark, post: 818658, member: 6600"] I have been sporterizing Mausers for 48 years. Mausers do not need heat treatment to be safe to shoot. The strength does not come from heat treat. They are case hardened to prevent corrosion. The Keunhausen book on Mausers suggests sending Mausers out for heat treat. That is not a good book. Judging by the Mauser book, he was neither a bright nor organized man, yet he wrote an extremely good book on double action Colts. I suspect he had help from the Colt factory. He needed help on Mausers, and evidently did not get it. I have tested VZ24s to the point of failing. Converted to magnum bolt face and running ~ 110,000 psi, the abutments start to constrict and the bolt body behind the lugs starts to widen. This interference can be lapped out, and the action is still good. All this sporterizing Mausers has taught me that most people should not be sporterizing Mausers. I do it for fun, not because it is cost effective. Kimber rifles are as good a rifle as I can build from old surplus Mausers. [/QUOTE]
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