CmdrSlander
Member
I am going to sporterize an M48 Mauser . I have an opportunity to pick up a barreled action from an M48 on the cheap ($50) it is in excellent condition. The stock is completely wrecked, as I understand it someone was cleaning the cosmoline off of it and used chemicals which are okay for metal but did some horrible things to the wood. It is mostly matching and is in superb shape, I have seen and handled it in person, the barrel and bore are in just as good as my modern Savage rifles after a fairly small number of rounds. Since I don't have a genuine military stock to start from I've decided to sporterize it. I don't see sporterizing as some affront to history, it is a new lease on life for these old rifles, like the WWII Era planes that are heavily modified for competition in the air racing circuit, they may not be in original condition but they see a lot more sky (what they were created to do) than their all original brethren. I do not, however, want to butcher this rifle. So I'll run what I'm going to do by you gentlemen. I also have some questions about how best to go about this.
Here's the plan:
-Remove iron sights. (gunsmith)
-Cut barrel to 20" and machine recessed target crown (gunsmith)
-Fit Boyd's walnut stock.
-Install New trigger in the 2 to 4 pound range (suggestions?)
-Refinish as necessary (finish is good, but removing the rear irons might reveal some marks or unfinished areas, not really sure)
-Mount Scope? (what is the best way to mount a scope to this gun?)
Where can I get 8mm Mauser ammo that is not corrosive?
What are your thoughts on the proposed build?
Here's the plan:
-Remove iron sights. (gunsmith)
-Cut barrel to 20" and machine recessed target crown (gunsmith)
-Fit Boyd's walnut stock.
-Install New trigger in the 2 to 4 pound range (suggestions?)
-Refinish as necessary (finish is good, but removing the rear irons might reveal some marks or unfinished areas, not really sure)
-Mount Scope? (what is the best way to mount a scope to this gun?)
Where can I get 8mm Mauser ammo that is not corrosive?
What are your thoughts on the proposed build?