Mexican Mauser actions and rifles 1936 & 54 -- any photos?

[Dave DeLaurant]

I've read about the Mexican Mauser actions being in vogue at one time for custom rifles, thanks to being a bit shorter and lighter than the German G98 and sharing some 03 Springfield features. I've yet to actually see one, either in its original military trim or sporterized. Anyone here have one? How about sharing a few good photos for this fanboy?

 

[boom boom]

I've read about the Mexican Mauser actions being in vogue at one time for custom rifles, thanks to being a bit shorter and lighter than the German G98 and sharing some 03 Springfield features. I've yet to actually see one, either in its original military trim or sporterized. Anyone here have one? How about sharing a few good photos for this fanboy?

It is not sexy but here is Hoosier Gun Works reference pictures and specs on their receivers among other Mausers. http://www.hoosiergunworks.com/catalog/mauser_reference.html

The ones that I have seen personally have been rode hard and put up wet as the saying goes. Probably the best in military trim have been already cherry picked by collectors and those appear in publications like Mausers of the World. The rest might not be that recognizable after being sportered as it was the vogue to totally scrub receivers at one time. The Mexican Mausers do not work with any other mauser bolt, firing pin, etc. due to differences in length among others.

 

[Charly2020!]

@boom boom here you go, enjoy.

7mm Mauser: https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...rtdridge-for-an-old-7mm.858605/#post-11282550

 

[theotherwaldo]

I've never even seen one, and I live right here on the border.
You'd figure that a few would have leaked across over the years... .

 

[fpgt72]

I have one...I can measure anything you would like...I will post up some photos when I get home

 

[boom boom]

@boom boom here you go, enjoy.

7mm Mauser: https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...rtdridge-for-an-old-7mm.858605/#post-11282550

Saw your rifles on the other threads, beautiful examples compared to the ones I have seen being sold online. Thanks for taking all those careful pictures and posting them for others to enjoy.

 

[fpgt72]

Crap...forgot about this...went for a ride....likely the last of the season, you don't get many 70F days in november....need to bust out the the gear for one last trip.....today the high is 35.

 

[nhcruffler]

I kinda forgot about this post too. Not exactly an elegant rifle but here is my 1936 Oviedo sporterized 7mm.

 

[Buckeye63]

When I was into milsurps back in the day , I owned several in 7mm Mauser and a few in 7.62 Nato I got most through SAMCO
The condition varied ... I also had a professionally sporterized 7mm Mauser... beautiful rifle ... that loved the 175gr bullets

 

[nhcruffler]

I know the Oviedo is Spanish but it too was sporterized into light hunting rifles. An interesting site for info on Spanish Mausers is http://masterton.us/Spanmauhome.html ( it appears that some of the pages may be gone). I picked this one up at a gs for $40 with the intention of doing something with it some day. Hard not like these small ring 7x57 mausers.

 

[dickydalton]

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• dickydalton
• Oct 18, 2018

Note the Springfield style cocking piece. Non sporterized 1936.