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What to do with Yugo M48 Mauser?
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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 404300" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p><strong><em>Do not lap the lugs</em></strong> and be extra careful if you true the bolt face! Mausers are made of LOW CARBON STEEL and are 'case' hardened. The 'Case Hardening' is at the most .015" thick, sometimes <strong><em>considerably less</em></strong>! If you lap the lugs you <strong><em>could</em></strong> lap thru the Case Hardening to the low carbon steel or make the 'hard' steel too thin and the bolt lugs will "set back" when the rifle is fired, ruining the receiver. Leupld makes a two piece base set that doesn't require the clip charger to be removed. Mausers make fine huntin' rifles and are "Classic" for that purpose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 404300, member: 24284"] [B][I]Do not lap the lugs[/I][/B] and be extra careful if you true the bolt face! Mausers are made of LOW CARBON STEEL and are 'case' hardened. The 'Case Hardening' is at the most .015" thick, sometimes [B][I]considerably less[/I][/B]! If you lap the lugs you [B][I]could[/I][/B] lap thru the Case Hardening to the low carbon steel or make the 'hard' steel too thin and the bolt lugs will "set back" when the rifle is fired, ruining the receiver. Leupld makes a two piece base set that doesn't require the clip charger to be removed. Mausers make fine huntin' rifles and are "Classic" for that purpose. [/QUOTE]
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