Recent content by roklok

Beautiful Mauser ! If it were mine I would probably leave it as is except for mounting a conventional scope over the action. I am not one to tell someone else what to do with their rifle though unless solicited. Glad you got the feeding issues squared away.

Upon arrival in Windhoek we had a rather tight connection before leaving for Katima Mulilo in a regional jet. My gun case was MIA according to police at the Windhoek airport. I am not sure if it actually was unable to be found, or if they were fishing for a tip. I was able to show that my gun...

Yes, used them in October of '24 going to Namibi. They worked well inside my plastic SKB gun case and in my checked ammunition bag. Definitely will continue using them.

No, you are not. Everytime I go to any gunstore and see vast racks of plastic and aluminum I get depressed and wish I could step back in time to my youth when a synthetic stock was a rarity, guns were blue, and scopes were gloss.

Me too, had a couple reducers on order that got cancelled. Not sure if someone else will ever pick up the business to keep it going if and when Kevin determines he is not going to be able to.

The early Remington 30s had very slender stocks with steel crescent buttplate, not a good combination for anything with recoil. Somewhere in the early 1930s they changed to the more substantial stock with flat "shotgun" style buttplate.

Thanks, it was this sight from NECG : https://www.newenglandcustomgun.com/proddetail.php?prod=4259 I cut the base down to fit the smaller dovetail of the Remington barrel band.

So far my shooting is from standing on sticks at 50 yards zeroing the iron sights. Once I mount a scope I will get a better picture of true accuracy.

In late 2024 I won a Remington 30-S Express made in 1936 in a Gunbroker auction. I have long been a fan of the M1917 and P14 Enfields, and the Remington 30 which shares the same basic action. This particular 30 Express had the original barrel rechambered for 300 Win Mag with the bolt face...

I would mount a scope and shoot it before deciding. His rebores generally shoot well. The rifling is non conventional, and sort of reminds me of Glocks polygonal rifling.

Great post, I agree the Winchester 1917/ P14 actions are the least desirable, Remington the most preferred. One slight correction, there were some Hannibals built on other actions, but most were built on 1917/P14 actions. There is a Hannibal listed on Gunbroker right now built on a Winchester...

It can be both a Hannibal and a 1917/P14. Most A Square Hannibals were built using 1917/P14 receivers. A-square used these receivers to build their big bore rifles as they are reliable, plentiful, inexpensive, and very suitable for chambering BIG cartridges.

Not a Mauser action, definitely a M1917 or P14 action as others have said. The serial number is for the action, made over 100 years ago by Winchester. Not sure if ASquare records are available to show when ASquare built it.

Here is a picture of my JES rebore in .35 Whelen, three groove. I have not shot it much yet, but the few rounds put through it with open sights were accurate at 50 yards. It is not conventional rifling. I recently shortened and recrowned this barrel. The .35 caliber brass pilot for the crowning...

This one: https://www.africahunting.com/threads/custom-rifle-ranch-458-win-mag.90030/ I added the sights and since picture was taken switched safety to 3 position M70 style. Yes, full custom on BRNO military action.