Thought I would throw my final Bubba out there for you to see.
In a previous post I showed the Gahendra Martini/Mauser sporter I made and have shot it out to 855 yards.
In this post I wanted to show the final Gahendra Martini/Mauser.
This one I made trying to keep as much of the Gahendra lines as I was able.
For those who want to see what I started with go to IMAUSA and look for Gahendra parts rifles.
I had the action dye penetrant /Magnaflux tested to ensure that there were no hidden cracks.
All of the internal parts were rebuilt/made new.
The barrel is a 43 Mauser barrel with original Mauser sights
I spent almost a week with a file and a square filing the action to get the barrel to clock correctly
Since I was unable to get a Gahendra but plate I used one off of a 24/47 Mauser I had. Ground some off of both sides as the gahendra stock is thinner than the mauser. with the exception of the top hook being smaller they are the same.
All of the furniture I made myself using furniture grade Maple that had been in my garage attic for over a year.
I chemically treated the wood and heated it.When you put a coat of Linsead oil on it after heating it turns the brown color. The more you heat it the darker it will be.
There is 2 years of work ( sitting on my work bench) partly awaiting parts.
I waited and looked for a year to find the complete rear sight.
I have only shot it to prove my work and now that I have the rear sight will shoot for score.
Load
70 grains FFG Diamondback black powder
.439 diameter boolit paper patched to .449 , weight 440 grains
I use 45/90 brass sized and trimmed to 43 Mauser specs.
50/50 beeswax/olive oil grease cookie and 2 card wads made from playing cards.
This will be my final attempt at Bubbaizing a rifle or pistol. Just getting too old and do not have the patience for it any more and with wife needing more and more of my time I'm just too tired to try again
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