bigrich wrote:oops, i've been corrected
there are lots of variants in the range of mauser contract /millitary rifles but, which can be a trap . small ring , large ring, intermediate action (turk, argentine), m48 yugo , k98 . i was sure i had read somewhere that the zastava had subtle differences to the k98 . i read recently that some parker hales had 1903 springfield bolts modified to fit in parker's surplus mauser actions
. the early parker hales have a good reputation, some are reworked ww2 surplus mausers, later ones were built on spanish commercial mauser actions . of coarse for magnum cases a modified p14 would be interesting, no worries about action strength on a winchester/remington made action. p14/m17 are massivly over enginered .:
a bit more to add to what you have written BR
l have already given you the subtle differences to the k98 that zastava has
the parker hale made rifle with the springfield bolt is the budget made midland with push feed, not a true mauser or parker hale
a lot of actions used by parker hale were zastava made mark x finished by parker hale to a better quality finish
l think the action strength would actually be negligible between the m98 and p14/m17, the differences would have nothing to do with action strength
Jeffery's used the Mauser ’98 as the foundation for their .404 Jeffrey and even the .500 Jeffrey, which was built on the standard Mauser ’98 action
what else can l say
it would be more about a personal preference between them eg..
do you want a rifle that is cock on close or cock on open
the zastava actions are worth doing a build on lMHO and l probably will do it myself after my next build
l made a promise that l will be breaking again, this is my last build, when will l learn
bugger
the zastava is available new, is already in the cal, has the mag oal, the whole rifle new will cost $1200 brand new, then just shoot out the barrel playing while saving up for a new heaver barrel, some of the zastava timber stocks are a work of art, truly something to see but l can get a new stock for the zasty
very cheap good looking good shooting custom
the zastava is made to shoot at 300wm psi
https://protactical.com.au/browse-produ ... hts-3-shotanyway l have dreamt of doing this for a long time and have done the homework
the easy way is the howa but l myself would prefer a mauser, so there l've talked myself into it again
here is a sample of the actions that come up occasionally magnum and new at $500, the reason l dont own this one is it is advertised as a lefty
http://www.ozgunsales.com/listing/66190 ... _only.html
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