Need Help Identifying Rifle

[jos2f]

This gun is for sale at a price that seems fair to me ($220)

All I know so far is that it is "lightweight", "military rifle", .308 cal and that it's a mauser action (seller said they took bolt out of this rifle and put it in a WW2 Mauser and it worked fine)
There are supposedly numbers on barrel but no letters/words


The thing is, this looks different than the common thick-wood-stock Mauser.

Any ideas?

http://s720.photobucket.com/albums/ww209/jos2f/?action=view&current=308rifle.jpg

 

[shevrock]

AS far as i can see it's a "sporterized" Mauser. otherwise someone smarter's gonna have to tell you

 

[Jim Watson]

Can you spell B u b b a?

It is a military Mauser whose stock has been cut down to approximate a sporter. Got pretty good grain in the butt and looks like a decent finish coating. I can't tell from the picture if that is a separate foreend tip out of different wood or if it is stained, or if it is just maybe where a barrel band was.

The military sights are still in place, the sling is attached to a barrel band swivel installed by Bubba.

I can't tell if it is a '95 or '98 action. The straight grip leans me towards the 95. The Spanish converted a lot of Mausers to .308, the 95s are considered marginal for .308, the 98s are certainly OK. The Israelis also converted some 98s to .308 in military trim.

 

[NCsmitty]

Almost looks like a M95, funny looking bottom metal from what I can see. Maybe just a lot of wood removed.
Be cautious when dealing with some old Mausers if you're not familiar with them. It would be best to identify the numbers on the rifle.

NCsmitty

 

[longdayjake]

My money is on it being a turkish mauser. The wood color is right and the barrel length looks like a turkish. Probably a 6moa gun.

 

[jos2f]

New images on the gun.
http://s720.photobucket.com/albums/ww209/jos2f/

Action seems to be in shoddy condition, would you agree?
The seller also thinks that piece of wood at the forend of the gun is a separate piece.

$220, worth a buy or no?

 

[Jim Watson]

To your actual questions.
I agree.
and
No.

It is a small ring action. I think it started out life as a 1916 Spanish Mauser they converted to 7.62 CETME or NATO for the Guardia Civil. Whether it is suitable for .308 Winchester is hotly debated by Internet Experts pro and con. Mostly con.

Bubba cut the stock down to sporter style, I agree that the closeup picture shows the foreend tip as a separate piece of different grain and color. Looks like it was glass bedded.
I think he was a better woodworker than metalsmith because the action is Swiss cheesed with misplaced scope base holes and the bolt handle is roughly bent and flattened to clear a scope. Plus the military iron sights are left on which is unhandsome on a sporting rifle, but they are not simple to remove.

You could not run after me fast enough to GIVE me that rifle much less get me to part with $220.