New Magnum Mauser with or with out thumb cut out

[Scrumbag]

WasMr

Was Mr Corbett hunting, culling, or shooting for ivory? (me being pedantic)

I think it worth remembering that when Corbett was buying rifles, there was less choice in action. Were thumb cut rifles available then?

 

[Wyatt Smith]

WasMr

Was Mr Corbett hunting, culling, or shooting for ivory? (me being pedantic)

He was hunting a man eating tiger.

 

[Nevada Mike]

I think it worth remembering that when Corbett was buying rifles, there was less choice in action. Were thumb cut rifles available then?

The Mauser 98 action was, of course, a military rifle design and had both stripper clip slot and thumb cutout from the beginning. Some magnum and other sporting versions omit one or both features.