Want To Sell Custom Mauser action, ready to build

[Themauserkid]

Small ring large thread standard length action, with 33/40 style lightening cuts, that’s ready to build. Bottom metal is marked internally, I’m not sure if he did the entire action or just the bottom metal, but this is how I got the action. $600 shipped to your ffl

 

[Paul K]

Does it have a magazine spring and follower?
Paul

 

[Themauserkid]

It does not, but I can certainly grab some out of my parts bin to add to it, this is simply as I got this action as it sits, there are no screws either etc. Thanks for the interest.

 

[MauserDuff]

Looks like it's missing a firing pin, too.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

I'm trying to learn something about small and large ring Mausers. From what I'm reading this would appear to be large ring as the locking ring on left side is larger than the rest of the receiver behind it? Sources say it should be possible to lay a ruler against left side and everything is flush. Correct me if I'm wrong. Trying to learn something.

 

[Themauserkid]

I missed the pin too, let me revise to almost complete! Ha. I will take a look later, I may have a spare pin too. Again I believe this to be small ring, I will double check when I get home, not all small rings are straight across to the wall, that’s why I mentioned Czech 33/40 style action cuts.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Cocking piece is missing as well. Small ring = cocks on closing?

 

[Themauserkid]

No, there are multiple small ring actions that are cock on opening, 33/40, kurz etc.

 

[Themauserkid]

I apologize for the flub in the add, I had too much going on and should have waited. Here is a corrected description.

This is a large ring turned down to 1.349 which is why I had small ring stuck in my mind originally, it is also an intermediate length action, and as such I do not have a firing pin to fit this length. It will additionally include:
Magazine spring
Follower
Cocking piece
Action screws

As for the missing parts, how about a price drop to $550

 

[Paul K]

Please excuse my ignorance. What is an intermediate Mauser action and what firing pin would it take? Also, what is the length of the magazine box?
Paul

 

[Ontario Hunter]

I think he means "standard length" Mauser action? From what I'm reading there are short, standard, and magnum length Mausers. If it is standard length, then followers, springs, strikers and cocking pieces are readily available. Some variations in cocking pieces but the other parts should all be the same.

Standard length would be 8mm/30-06 range of cartridges to start. I built 404 Jeffery on a standard length Mauser and they have been used to build 375 H&H and 416 Rigby. However, the locking ring on this one has been turned down to thinner diameter so it might not be advisable turning it into a thumper.

 

[Themauserkid]

There are kurz, intermediate, standard, and magnum lengths. Then to confuse that, there are two different lengths of bolts in a couple of different iterations of intermediate action. Mauser Oberndorf typically offered the 7x57 class cartridge in their intermediate actions. When I get home I can snap a comparison of most all of those bolts side by side if there’s interest. It actually gets slightly more convoluted than that if you want to talk about prototype and limited production actions too.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

There are kurz, intermediate, standard, and magnum lengths. Then to confuse that, there are two different lengths of bolts in a couple of different iterations of intermediate action. Mauser Oberndorf typically offered the 7x57 class cartridge in their intermediate actions. When I get home I can snap a comparison of most all of those bolts side by side if there’s interest. It actually gets slightly more convoluted than that if you want to talk about prototype and limited production actions too.

Yes please. I'm always interested in learning.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Ah. So this would be a Model 24 Mauser? A large ring action shortened slightly from 8.8" t0 8.46". Apparently not many were made, relatively speaking. Interesting. Presumably the ring was turned down to remove the crest of some country that ordered it for military?

 

[Paul K]

Thank you for all the input. I was thinking about building a 9.3X62 and happen to have a complete 98 bolt that I could strip for the firing pin, but the intermediate part really had me scratching my head, I still am.

Paul

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Thank you for all the input. I was thinking about building a 9.3X62 and happen to have a complete 98 bolt that I could strip for the firing pin, but the intermediate part really had me scratching my head, I still am.

Paul

What action are you using for donor?

 

[CoElkHunter]

Yes please. I'm always interested in learning.

+1.

 

[Themauserkid]

Yea I would agree it’s a model 1924, but there is even a third intermediate bolt length I didn’t know of, they get convoluted in military contract actions. So which 1924 is still the question, the bolt body measures roughly 6.14 OAL. Here are some pictures of the general differences in the four “typical” lengths of bolt.

Mods, please move this discussion if it’s unwelcome in the trader.

 

[HunterX]

So this would be good for a .257 Robert’s build or something in that family 7x57. Any idea what year it was made or type? I had a 1909 action and when it was tested for hardness when getting it barreled it was too soft. Off to the heat treater, and it warped. Gunsmith tries to bend it back and it snapped. So, I now know why people can be hesitant about the old military receivers.

 

[Themauserkid]

It’s a model 1924 as we came to the conclusion of, which type, FN or otherwise, I do not know, the lack of markings really makes it hard to say. I’ve never heard of a properly built and loaded for Mauser 98 failing. Cracks at the thumb cut out from improper heat treat, yes. I have a friend who did a lot of testing last year on several types of Mauser actions up to pressures that made the brass flow into the bolt face, it was quite impressive to see how far they could be pushed, some much older than a model of 1924 too. There is a lot of lore about “old military” actions being inferior especially in the US, even Mauser proper wrote this into their advertising to maintain their status, on their commercial sales. So it’s going to be up to the individual to make that call, and with this one being turned in between a small and large ring to 1.349 I would recommend staying in the class of cartridges you mentioned.