Inletting Mauser Question

[Uncle Grinch]

Which is the preferred way to inlet a Mauser barreled action.... do the barreled action first or do the bottom metal ( trigger guard ) first.

[Joni Lynn]

Doing the bottom metal first gives you a way to keep the action going in straight.

[Der Gebirgsjager]

That is correct. Not set in stone, but that's how the books teach it, and how most stockmakers do it.

[Preacher Jim]

Do bottom metal first you will have better looking finished results

[waksupi]

Doing the barreled action first sets you up with lots of problems to proceed past that point. Always bottom first.

[Uncle Grinch]

Makes sense. That’s what I have been doing in the past until I read a how-to on another site. Thanks for confirming my thoughts!

[merlin101]

Doing the barreled action first sets you up with lots of problems to proceed past that point. Always bottom first.

Oh sure now you tell me, you're about 15 years late! Oh well best lesson is a bought lesson and I did buy that one:bigsmyl2:

[Texas by God]

Nothing to add except to use headless guard screws to guide the barreled action into the previously inletted bottom metal.

[Uncle Grinch]

Nothing to add except to use headless guard screws to guide the barreled action into the previously inletted bottom metal.

Yes Sir! Got a set of those, they sure do help keep things aligned.