Fn Belgian Mauser In 30-06 New Posting

[pcunnin2]

Please excuse; I am new to this site and do not keyboard well. i am looking for info on an fn belgiam mauser in 30-06. a previous posting #285 discussed this issue a few years back. i found a decent looking one online for sale for about $ 400. it looks like a solid gun , goodbore etc. the previous discussion said it is a fn model 1950 built post war.
what is your take on this rifle? barrels and stocks can be replaced but what if a person needed a bolt part ?
i do not have $ 750 for a 1903a3; and i do have a good supply of 30-06 ammo. this fn rifle would fit the bill for me as a probable good shooter.
any thoughts or other info would be very much appreciated.
i could not find any info about this rifle on the net.

Thankyou

 

[Moonclip]

It should be a decent rifle and I assume most Mauser parts would be easy to finmd. I think for $400 or below though you could find any number of decent rifles chambered in .30-06. I recently bought a very nice .30-06 Brazilian Mauser for $137. I stupidly passed a Columbian version for around $100 a few months ago. I wanted any decent rifle chambered in this caliber plus I like milsurps so it worked out ok. The Brazilian kicks like a mutha though!

 

[dfariswheel]

The FN Belgium Mauser Model 1950 was the only military Mauser ever originally chambered for 30-06. All others were conversions done after WWII.

The 1950 was one of the finest military Mauser's ever made, and makes both a great shooter as well as a collectible, depending on actual condition.

Most any Mauser parts will interchange, and there are plenty of FN Mauser parts out there, since FN was a prime maker of Mauser rifles from the post-WWI to post-WWII days.
Among others, FN Mauser parts are carried by Gun Parts Corporation and Springfield Sporters.

 

[Famaldehide Face]

This rifle sounds cool!, How many rounds does its magazine take?

 

[pcunnin2]

I understand it takes the same amount as the 03a3, this rifle is made to take 1903 stripper clips.

 

[Moonclip]

Are you guys sure any of the Itajuba arsenal made Brazilian .30-06 models were never made new?

One of the reasons I passed the Columbian Mauser was it was a rechamber job I assumed, I know some are done well but I shy away from most such conversions, especially if a Century Arms type thing like their .308Win French MAS 36's.

Also weren't some Haitian Mausers originally made in .30-06?

 

[BonesofGa.]

I have a Columbian. To verify a Columbian factory conversion, it will have "R. Famage" 1952 on the right side of the reciever. Translated loosely it means Modified, Factory of Military Equipment. It is a real nice gun. While it has not yet been verified, it's possible that some were post-war manufactured.