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I missed out, I was born way too late to see deals as good as that. Thanks for the compliment Chicharrones

Beautiful rifle. Have fun!

Thank you, here's the safety. It didn't require any fitting. http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/triggers-parts/triggers/timney-m98-safety-sku883804098-13149-31707.aspx

Thanks for the heads up on the 7.65. From what I've read and also according to the smith who did the d&t this is a 2 groove 1903 barrel that was cut and altered when commercially sporterized. Fortunately I haven't run into any issues with bulged cases. Thanks. This is a sweet rifle, shoots...

I neglected to look at the bottom of the 16ga box.... Patent indicates they are at least newer than 1903

On the shell, not the box.

So far I've found that the 16ga Winchester Repeater Shells were made between 1896-1938 and after 1927 most had "made in the USA" on them, mine do not. So, I'm guessing mine are somewhere between 1896-1927. I'll try to narrow them down some more. http://www.cartridge-corner.com/winch.htm...

Thanks for the compliment. It really enjoyed working on it. A new rifle can be had for similar money but it's nice having something with some history and a little more character.

Thanks! Hopefully I'll have an oppurtunity to take a deer with it this season, I loaded up some 165g game kings that shoot real nice out of this gun.

I should add that I had the bolt polished and bent by Finchers Corner and it turned out great. http://www.fincherscorner.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html

It's a boyd mauser stock with military barrel profile. Here it is in the nude

The rifle still isn't "finished" but it's close enough for deer season. The stock is finished but I'll need to do the bluing at some point. I lost count on how many coats of finish I sanded in while I waited for my action to be drilled and tapped. I inletted the stock for the bolt and finished...

Thanks for the link, I'll do some research. No idea on how old they are.

I'm trying to find an approximate value of some paper shells, I've looked on multiple sites and looks to really vary. Any insight is appreciated. Thanks

Yes, try some game kings. I'm using an old sporterized mauser in 30-06 with a 1903 barrel and getting nice groups with 165g Game Kings and IMR4064.

Thanks, it's not as clean as it looks in the pictures but if it shoots nicely it could definitely be a fun project/hunting rifle.

Unfortunately, there is no stamp. I posted over on a mauser forum as suggested and I was also told that it was a 1908 Brazilian. Thanks for the info!

Great info Jim. Thanks

Thanks for the info. I'll try to find a good mauser site and work on fixing this thing up. It's chambered in 30-06

I look forward to seeing the pictures! Where's the build your own Garand class? That sounds great!