Supaduke wrote:Hi all, thought I would try my luck asking here.
I recently stumbled across a sporterized Colombian Mauser at quite a cheap cost.
The stock is a throw away travesty, the action however is in near new condition. Bright sharp rifling and the parkerising all intact.
I have a 1950's Belgian Mauser , the stock I believe is exactly the same. One idea was to remove my original barrelled action and slot in this one as its in far better condition.
My question is, are there any other types of Mauser that a Colombian 30-06 Mauser barrelled action would slot into? Or where I could find a Colombian Mauser stock set? Any info or leads would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance
Throw away travesty could describe many out of the factory rifles....
I picked up a near new yugo mil mauser with a stock that was apparently made by a left handed, blind, bureaucrat with a blunt spoon, and no left arm...
You could have a go at re-co'ing the stock, refinishing.... might be easier than finding another set - in better condition
What kind of Colombian mauser is this pick-up?? There are many types and chamberings that they used up until one of, if not the last FN contract post war, if it is also a m98 based example like your Belgian (FN) it might even be an FN manufacture. Otherwise most 98s should be pretty much equivalent, although there are variants that are a bit shorter like the Yugo 48 series...and some hens teeth German short action Mausers.... action screw spacing determines...
Pics?