25-06 Built on Mauser Action

[Three44s]

I took my Marlin bolt at 435 yds and dispatched a coyote sending a Speer 87 gr. TNT through one lung as he stood squarely facing me. ..... it was it's last time harassing my wife and our stock dogs on one of her hikes ........ cut it off mid howl!

Best regards

Three 44s

[mckenziedrums]

Picked it up today... I am beyond pleased with this one. Will get some photos tomorrow. And yes... I LOVE the trigger. Bluing is perfect, bolt almost looks like it was never shot. Stock fits like it was made for me... What a nice rifle.

[Joni Lynn]

Congrats!!! These can be an addiction but it's a good one.

[Three44s]

Yes, it's hard not to like a Canjar!

One word of caution however ...... like any "jewel watch" ....... they can get cantankerous every now and then ........ dust mixes with oil or grease and you can get unintentional releases ..... Gun Scrubber or such should get you back on your way.

At least that has been my experience with my Remington 788. I have no experience with any of the other versions so that goes with a model for a Mauser as well.

Just food for thought

Best regards and GREAT SHOOTING!

Three 44s

[Markbo]

FWIW the .25-06 is my favorite white tail round hands down. I have shot probably 100 white tails and not ONE has ever taken more than 10 steps.

[mckenziedrums]

Ok so the auction house takes better photos than I do...

[Joni Lynn]

It looks pretty nice, congrats.
It would appear from the photos that you probably have the choice of scope mounting, use the mounting blocks or use mounts on the receiver ring front and rear.

[mckenziedrums]

Yea I was happy to see I have some options there without having to get it tapped. I've got a line on a Unertl though so I may give it a shot and see how I like it.

Considering my winning bid was $550 + premium + shipping I am beyond happy with the purchase. The bolt looks like new and the bore is excellent once I ran a couple patches down it. The barrel isn't floating in the stock but I'm not going to lose sleep over that until I have a chance to get it to the range.

[Joni Lynn]

Are there any markings or stampings on the receiver?

[Joni Lynn]

Looking at the trigger guard I'd guess it's an FN or Browning (also FN) action.

[Love Life]

Very nice! Just pure elegance.

[mckenziedrums]

I rechecked the auction and it was listed as an FN. There are supposedly markings on the bottom of the receiver but I haven't had it out of the stock yet.

[Joni Lynn]

There should be visible markings on the left side but they may have been buffed away during the polishing/bluing process. Either way,excellet adoption.
Most of the commercial Mauser style actions were made by FN with others being from CZ/Interarms and Santa Barbara.

[Mk42gunner]

Nice rifle. I have always liked blonde rifle stocks for some reason.

I wouldn't worry about the barrel not being free floated until after you shoot it a time or two. Once upon a time, people thought free floating meant the stock maker didn't know how to do his job, i.e. bed the barrel.

Robert

[Bodean98]

Nice rifle indeed!
You have a commercial FN mauser action. There should be an FN crest underneath the rear scope base on the front ring of the action.
Browning used a different bolt stop/ejector as well as a trigger block side safety and a smooth bolt shroud.
The stock also appears to be laminated. That should be one stable piece of lumber!
My feeling is you got an awfull lot of rifle for the money spent. Well done.
My favorite bullets for the 25-06 are the Sierra 90gr. HPBT. Extremely accurate and absolutely devastating on coyotes and deer.

Enjoy!

[mckenziedrums]

It is indeed a nice laminated stock. With the Unertl that now sits on top of it the whole rig weighs in at 14.8lbs. I'm going to guess there will be no recoil, but it's not likely to do much other than go from the car to the bench Brassmagnet and I did some trading and I've got a pile of bullets to try and somewhere north of 500pcs of brass to play with. Hoping to get her to the range Friday and will report back.

[Harter66]

I have an FN 98 with a Magnum bolt face and a side slide safety . I can't guess at its age but the importer was in DC . Yes it is a classic piece and no it isn't anywhere near as pretty as this 1. Mine has the very prominent stylized FN on the left side.

I forgot to suggest the NOE 260 120 fp . It is available w/w/o GC and mixed moulds.

[mckenziedrums]

I'm sad to say I didn't make it to the range yet.... Anniversary is tomorrow and I spent the weekend putting down some pavers that I had promised back oh... 7 years ago or so. Better late than never on the gift right?

[Wayne Smith]

What is the twist of that barrel? Hopefully 1/10 or faster. If it is 1/12 or greater you will be limited to 100gr and smaller boolits for good accuracy. I had a Remington 700 years ago in the same caliber - Sierra seconds 86gr-100gr and under an inch. Sierra seconds 117 and 120 went to a couple inches. These were @ 100yds.

[CLAYPOOL]

I like those 85 Grain Ballist tips for Ground Hog + Coyote work. Hammer of H***.. Nice stock.. eh Jeez Louise