Mausers?

[SchwarzStock]

Hopefully, they don't DOGE my job when I get back or over here.

I think your organization is going to be very busy once Hegseth starts work!

 

[Mojave]

Not really nervous, but you never know. I was a couple of months from the skin of my teeth when Obama kicked half the military out in 2012. Got to retire, but it was close. Half of my office got fired.

 

[mapticon]

I have a sporterized Springfield 1903, basically an American Mauser. I'm dumbfounded that this rifle manufactured in 1935 can consistently shoot 1moa with Hornady American Whitetail.

 

[BLJ]

Since the Mauser guys are all in one spot I’m going to throw out a question.
My rifle has been drilled and tapped a long time ago.
Whoever did the work used 2 different sizes Weaver bases.
The drill and tap job doesn’t seem to be a standard hole spacing.
I bought an EGW rail at one time to try and use it and the holes didn’t line up. So rail mount rings are out.
My question is, does any know if some good offset 1” or 30mm rings that fit Weaver bases?
It looks to me that I need an offset front ring in order to get proper eye relief.
Reason for new rings is that leave a lot to be desired.
I can’t get the bases to come up to torque (set to 30 inch pounds) and the bottom half of the rings are visibly out of round.
So, sticking with the current Weaver bases, what’s a good set of rings for a 40-50mm objective? Thanks.

 

[Mtnmilsurp]

Since the Mauser guys are all in one spot I’m going to throw out a question.
My rifle has been drilled and tapped a long time ago.
Whoever did the work used 2 different sizes Weaver bases.
The drill and tap job doesn’t seem to be a standard hole spacing.
I bought an EGW rail at one time to try and use it and the holes didn’t line up. So rail mount ringsView attachment 800287View attachment 800288

The front receiver holes probably work with the front holes on an EGW pic rail. Mount the EGW rail on the front ring and the rear hole will probably be between the two rear holes in the receiver. Using a drill press, drill through the rear pic rail hole into the receiver to create a new hole and tap it. Plug the two old rear holes with a380 loctited screws and file flush. Now epoxy bed your pic rail to receiver and Bob’s your uncle. I did this on a couple of my old mausers and it worked great.

 

[BLJ]

You ended up with 2 holes in the front and 1 in the back? No issues? Thanks.

 

[Tmac]

An old Kimber sporterized M98 rebarrelled to 270 Win sits in my safe as a loaner. They made a bunch of these conversations, 96’s too, when just starting out and sold them in Oregon City. Just “working” rifles, cheap synthetic stock and decent accuracy.

A CZ527 in 221 Fireball with the single set trigger, aka mini Mauser, is a favorite varmint rifle. Sits in a nice piece of wood and is one of the most accurate rifles I've ever shot.

 

[Wrench]

I went to school with one of Hermon Waldron's grandsons and lived near the Biesens. I have always had a spot for those rifles. I have a 98 in 35 Whelen in progress right now.

 

[Wapiti1]

You ended up with 2 holes in the front and 1 in the back? No issues? Thanks.

The original turn in mounts from Redfield, Weaver and Leupold were only 3 screws. 2 front, 1 rear to fit the military actions that still had the charger hump.

Looking at the photos, your front ring looks correct, and the rear bridge is drilled too far back. The above solution will work fine as long as the holes aren't overlapping. Or take it to a gunsmith to have the holes welded up and correctly drilled.

Jeremy

 

[Wapiti1]

I've built a lot of rifles using Mauser 98 pattern actions both military and commercial. Have a couple in the shop now, a Mexican 1936 destined to be a 7X57, and a VZ24 9.3X64 Brenneke. I wish the Mexican wasn't hard to find in good shape, they make superb light weight rifles.

Jeremy