An old friend returns

[augercreek]

Did you rebarrel it or just rechamber it?

[hpdrifter]

You were right and it does feel more lively. Do you know what kind of walnut this old Fajen is? A friend did a Mark X sigle shot in English walnut from Fajen(early 1980's) and it looked similar.

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Sorry, I have no idea. I got it from a friends dad from work many moons ago($25). It was REAL bulbous then and the safety wouldn't work. If you cocked/loaded/cycled the bolt with the safety on, when you took safety off, the firing pin went bang.

[Texas by God]

Did you rebarrel it or just rechamber it?

I removed the 7x57 barrel. I had a Numrich 7.62x39 Large Ring 98 Mauser barrel, so my brother the machinist cut off the threads and rethreaded for Small Ring. I had him short chamber it on the lathe with the 30-30 reamer. I installed the barrel and finished the reaming by hand-in the Mauser the 30-30 must headspace on the shoulder due to the claw extractor. It was an idea floating around in my head until hpdrifter offered up that 1916 Oviedo sporter and we made a trade. After trying it with 7x57( it wouldn’t group well) the project began.

[TCLouis]

TbG
That is beautimous.

[Uncle Grinch]

Oh man..... I just hate it when you put ideas in my head. I was raised up on Mausers with a $15 Spanish Mauser back in 1974 and just got over another SR Mauser project for a 35 Remington. Now I want a 30-30.

[curioushooter]

What a nice all around rifle!

[Texas by God]

Uncle Grinch, that .35 is a perfect woods rifle!

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