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Bias towards the Mauser action for long range hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Gert Odendaal" data-source="post: 902337" data-attributes="member: 55142"><p>Members I really appreciate the kind replies. The reason for posting this inquiry is to see if the effort to use a Mauser 98 action will be spend in fruitless results, since the requirements to a long range set- up will not be achieve using an old technology action as a Mauser 98. It looks like and examples were provided in the above mentioned posts of successful builds on Mauser 98 actions for long range rifles. </p><p></p><p><strong>FM Sniper,</strong> thank you for uploading photos of excellent rifles being build by you, it really serves as an example to use the Mauser 98 actions for a long range rifle build.</p><p></p><p> I would really appreciate it if I may pm you in regards to preparing a Mauser 98 action before engaging this action for a long range rifle build. I presume all the lapping/polishing procedures need to be done beforehand. I do have a 8 mmrifle Obendorf action that is exceptionally smooth and may be a candidate for such a long range hunting rifle like a .338 Norma Magnum or a .300 Norma Magnum for heavy bodied Antelope like Eland/Gemsbok and Blue wildebeest out to 400 meters and gong shooting out to 1000 meters.</p><p></p><p>I only have access to Mauser 98 actions to build a long range rifle, maybe buying a Savage/Howa or other donner rifle from a shop , discard the barrel and stock and use the action for such a build...will be another possibility.</p><p></p><p>As mentioned before it really is difficult to ship items from Brownells/Midway USA and other shops to South Africa since there are embargoes in place to prevent items like rifle barrels, scopes and rifle parts to be ship to my country. </p><p></p><p>These shops can encounter hefty fines when shipping some of these items to South Africa. This then is another aspect to take into consideration regarding availability of good quality rifle parts for a decent long range rifle build.</p><p></p><p>So I do have to make the components I get to work for me , although I am hampered by this situation.</p><p></p><p>Thank you kindly again for your replies it is really much appreciated. I really would like to have more input on this subject, it really gives me more insight regarding my options on a first long range hunting/target rifle build...the wheel has been invented already, no need to invent it again,....</p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p></p><p>Gert</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gert Odendaal, post: 902337, member: 55142"] Members I really appreciate the kind replies. The reason for posting this inquiry is to see if the effort to use a Mauser 98 action will be spend in fruitless results, since the requirements to a long range set- up will not be achieve using an old technology action as a Mauser 98. It looks like and examples were provided in the above mentioned posts of successful builds on Mauser 98 actions for long range rifles. [B]FM Sniper,[/B] thank you for uploading photos of excellent rifles being build by you, it really serves as an example to use the Mauser 98 actions for a long range rifle build. I would really appreciate it if I may pm you in regards to preparing a Mauser 98 action before engaging this action for a long range rifle build. I presume all the lapping/polishing procedures need to be done beforehand. I do have a 8 mmrifle Obendorf action that is exceptionally smooth and may be a candidate for such a long range hunting rifle like a .338 Norma Magnum or a .300 Norma Magnum for heavy bodied Antelope like Eland/Gemsbok and Blue wildebeest out to 400 meters and gong shooting out to 1000 meters. I only have access to Mauser 98 actions to build a long range rifle, maybe buying a Savage/Howa or other donner rifle from a shop , discard the barrel and stock and use the action for such a build...will be another possibility. As mentioned before it really is difficult to ship items from Brownells/Midway USA and other shops to South Africa since there are embargoes in place to prevent items like rifle barrels, scopes and rifle parts to be ship to my country. These shops can encounter hefty fines when shipping some of these items to South Africa. This then is another aspect to take into consideration regarding availability of good quality rifle parts for a decent long range rifle build. So I do have to make the components I get to work for me , although I am hampered by this situation. Thank you kindly again for your replies it is really much appreciated. I really would like to have more input on this subject, it really gives me more insight regarding my options on a first long range hunting/target rifle build...the wheel has been invented already, no need to invent it again,.... Regards Gert [/QUOTE]
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