Matt Dillion
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I have a F & N action that has a barrel marked "International Firearms Corp" in 7mm Rem mag and I want to know if this is a good action for building a rifle on ? Thanks
It has an "S" in front of the number.Look on the left side of the receiver ring for a serial number. If it is an FN Mauser action it should have a letter in front of the serial number that indicates the year of manufacturer. Is there a letter in front of the serial number and if so what is the letter?
My action doesn't have a safety and there was no trigger when I bought it. It is just a barrel and the action. I wanted to make a target gun at one time but now I thought about leaving it as a 7mm mag and using it for hunting and plinking.That is definitely an FM action and it is an excellent action on which to build a custom rifle. With the magnum bolt face you will be limited to using cartridges which require a magnum bolt face. I will try to look up the date year of the "S." I have a rifle with an "X' in the serial number that I purchased in 1972 so up front I would guess your rifle was manufactured about 1967. Those Belgium Mauser actions are very smooth and have the quickest lock time (firing pin fall) and any rifle you will find. If your trigger is bad Timney makes an excellent replacement trigger. Is your safety on the cocking piece or is it on the side of the receiver? If it's on the side of the receiver it is a trigger safety made by Sake and is called their #4. Your rifle probably has the safety on the side of the receiver.
It didn't come with a stock and I really didn't know what to look for because it is not a common gun maker like Remington or Winchester. My barrel needs to be checked. The rifling looks different just in front of the chamber. I would like to use it though because it has open sights. I like to have a backup plan if the scope breaks.I looked up the FN date codes and the listing says your rifle was made in 1980. That doesn't seem right to me but I'm not going to argue with the manufacturer listing of date codes. If your rifle shoots good I would leave the barrel as is and try to improve accuracy by tailoring handloads to your particular rifle. With a magnum bolt face you probably couldn't do better other than a 300 Winchester Magnum. If you don't like the stock I would recommend watching eBay for a used stock you would like better. If you want to pay big bucks for a stock take a look at the McMillan stocks. Their composite stocks are good but they are expensive.
The left side of the receiver was just like that, FN... Made in Belgium. The difference is that mine was a 1960's Sears rifle in .270 Winchester.