New project gun - Interarms Mauser...

[Kestrel]

Well, I picked up that Interarms Mauser today. It's a .243 on a Mark X action, marked "Manchester England" on the receiver. The barrel is about 23" long and the gun is in mint condition. There is a date stamped on it 1990. The action has a CZ logo on it, but when I took it out of the stock, it said "Made in Yugoslavia". It has an adjustable trigger and a two position, fore-and-aft safety. It's in a CHEAP Ramline stock.

I was thinking about rebarreling it to .308, but think I'll play around with it in .243 for coyotes. I'm thinking about the following modifications:

- new stock (synthetic - haven't decided on the brand, yet)

- adjust trigger

- 3-position safety

- scope

- maybe later, have it rebarreled

Anyone have any suggestions on this? Any ideas?

Thanks,
Steve

 

[griz]

Please shoot it before you rebarrel. If it's like mine it will be more accurate than you think. The other ideas sound good. Mine has an OK wooden stock, factory safety and a slightly lighter trigger. It's a bit heavy but shoots great. Which scope you get depends on what you want to use it for.

Good shoot'n, griz