the naked prophet
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I have an old Mauser (VZ24) 8mm barrel... [BIG PICS]
Is there anything I can do with it? I am not sure of the bore diameter, but a .308 bullet will fall through the bore with little friction (cleaning rod will push the bullet through with only its own weight). I figure it's too big to shoot a .311 AK bullet through.
I don't feel like building a Mauser (though I do have the entire wood stock) but I'd like to build some sort of gun.
I was kind of thinking about having the barrel cut down from the breech end and having the gunsmith rechambering it for something else. Any suggestions? I don't know what the diameter of the 8mm Mauser barrel is, but I thought it might fit the .32 acp. Not that a .32 acp rifle would be all that great, but it could be a fun squirrel/rabbit gun.
I was thinking about building a bolt action rifle from carbon fiber, using hex bolts as the lugs on both the reciever and the bolt. .32 acp isn't exactly high pressure, and I am guessing that a good thickness of carbon fiber composite could hold the lugs in place pretty well.
Is that reasonable? Possible?
Is there anything I can do with it? I am not sure of the bore diameter, but a .308 bullet will fall through the bore with little friction (cleaning rod will push the bullet through with only its own weight). I figure it's too big to shoot a .311 AK bullet through.
I don't feel like building a Mauser (though I do have the entire wood stock) but I'd like to build some sort of gun.
I was kind of thinking about having the barrel cut down from the breech end and having the gunsmith rechambering it for something else. Any suggestions? I don't know what the diameter of the 8mm Mauser barrel is, but I thought it might fit the .32 acp. Not that a .32 acp rifle would be all that great, but it could be a fun squirrel/rabbit gun.
I was thinking about building a bolt action rifle from carbon fiber, using hex bolts as the lugs on both the reciever and the bolt. .32 acp isn't exactly high pressure, and I am guessing that a good thickness of carbon fiber composite could hold the lugs in place pretty well.
Is that reasonable? Possible?
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