dfaugh, my problem is this, I am stationed on the east coast, NC to be more specific. Since May, when I decided I wanted to start on a mauser, none of the gun stores or pawn shops in my area have had any mausers, whether original or commercial, that were reasonable for a build. I did find one nearly new Charles Daily, but it was overpriced by a few hundred IMO ($779.95). I am out here on the west coast for a few weeks. I have found several mauser actions out here, the one in the pic, happens to be the best in shape of all of them. But then, I am dealing with the fact that I am not a resident of Wash or Oregon. The action pictured, is in Idaho. My father lives in Idaho. He can/will buy it and give it to me if I decide to go with it. I am unfamiliar with auction sites. I have used ebay before, but I thought you could not buy/sell guns on ebay. If you know of good/better mauser actions for sale for a reasonable price, please point me in the right direction. thx