gidgaf
08-07-2011, 01:27 AM
A friend and I went in a "project" deal- two disassembled Mausers. Another buddy was moving and his wife didn't want these to go with them.
ANYway, the stocks suck- they're soft on each end. ALL the metal bits look like they were well and nicely sanded quite a while ago, and have attained that fine orange patina. And they both slug out to .311 to 3.12, depending on which end you start with. Oh, and some numbers may be close, but there's none matching. Perfect Bubba material!
So, my real question is, would it work right to pull the barrel, cut off a thread, reinstall and rechamber to a 7.62x54r? Or if that's too "big", maybe a 7.62x39? The numbers look like it'll work, to me.
8mm Mauser ammo bits are getting to be a beeyatch to find; I've been pounding down Remington 30.06 range leavings to make some decent (cheap) brass. There's 7.62 stuff laying around everywhere out there- cheap. Brass, bullets, etc. Even my old Lee 303 mould should work.
I'd rather have shooters than wallhangers, and these ain't wallhangers.
ANYway, the stocks suck- they're soft on each end. ALL the metal bits look like they were well and nicely sanded quite a while ago, and have attained that fine orange patina. And they both slug out to .311 to 3.12, depending on which end you start with. Oh, and some numbers may be close, but there's none matching. Perfect Bubba material!
So, my real question is, would it work right to pull the barrel, cut off a thread, reinstall and rechamber to a 7.62x54r? Or if that's too "big", maybe a 7.62x39? The numbers look like it'll work, to me.
8mm Mauser ammo bits are getting to be a beeyatch to find; I've been pounding down Remington 30.06 range leavings to make some decent (cheap) brass. There's 7.62 stuff laying around everywhere out there- cheap. Brass, bullets, etc. Even my old Lee 303 mould should work.
I'd rather have shooters than wallhangers, and these ain't wallhangers.