Mauser action?

[nico]

I was wondering if someone could explain what a mauser action is. I'm new to rifles and just got a Ruger M77 Mark II for christmas. I know it has a mauser action, and that a lot of people like it over other actions, but I have no idea what it means. I'd like to have at least some basic info about any gun that I own. Thanks

 

[H&Hhunter]

Mauser action.

Some of the features that are desirable are,

1. And the primary advantage. Controlled feed. In other words from the time the bolt picks up the round out of the magazine untill it ejects it the round is captured and can't fall out. Wether your right side up or upside down.

2. Sear block safety vs a trigger block safety. A true mauser action encorporates a safety that actually disengages the firing pin from the bullet primer. It is the best safety system in the world, period. Some modern "mauser" type actions have rengineered a flawless system and incorperated a trigger block safety. CZ and Interarms are two that come to mind.
Rugers are a sear block as are Winchesters. As are all original Mauser 98's that I know of.

I personally will never carry a trigger block safety weapon chambered. You are asking for trouble if you do.

 

[dfariswheel]

The classic Mauser action has:
Two front locking lugs on the bolt that lock onto two recesses in the receiver ring.

An internal staggered magazine.

A long external rotating extractor.

There are now a number of different bolt action rifles, but almost ALL of them are simply variations on the Mauser design.

The Winchester Model 70 was very close, and the Remington Model 700 is a variation.

In your case, the Ruger was quite deliberately a fairly close copy of the original Mauser 1898 design.
Take a good look at the bolt design, the magazine and trigger guard assembly, the receiver design, and the extractor.
These are classic Mauser.

Compare your Ruger to almost any other bolt action rifle and you'll see that the same general theme is more or less repeated on the other rifles.

There will be differences, but the major idea of the locking system, bolt design, magazine and trigger guard, and attachment to the stock are just
variations on the same idea......Mauser.

 

[oldfart]

The basic Mauser action was designed by Paul and Wilhelm Mauser in the late 1800's in Germany. Variations of the design have been used by all rifle makers to this day.

When Teddy Roosevelt charged up San Juan Hill, his Roughriders, carrying Krag-Jorgensons, were out gunned by a handful of Spaniards with Model 1893 Mausers. Fortunately for American history, TR's force outnumbered the Spanish. Still, the U.S. Army was so impressed with the Mauser that they designed the Model 1903 Springfield using many of the Mauser features. They even paid the Mauser brothers for the use of their patents.

Modern bolt-action rifles such as the Winchester, Remington, Savage, etc., to name a few of the American designs, all utilize the basic Mauser concept to some degree.

 

[standingbear]

nico..which caliber did you get?i have the m77 in 223.it sports a tasco 6-24x varmit scope and a harris bipod.51 grain vmax ballistic tips.groundhogs worse nightmare.congrats on your ruger 77,theyre excellent rifles.