Please help identifying this 22-250

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Okay my grandfather gave me this 22-250 a while back and he thinks its hand made. well i looked into it and tried to figure out who made it. The only markings are 22-250 and on the safety it says Bhueler. i already made a thread about a year ago asking the same question but to no avail. Maybe some fresh eyes can help out. On the last thread somebody suggested it looked like a Sporterized Mouser but ive seen many Mousers and all of them have many German markings on them. This has none so i doubt it, but i dont know. heres links to some pics

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=124307&d=1279384229

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=124308&d=1279384330

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=124310&d=1279384539

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=124309&d=1279384330

please if you have any idea what it is tell me lol
 
Mauser 98. Proof marking could have been polished out when getting ready to blue.
 
Looks like my 22-250 Mauser custom. Mine has a traditional stock, you's look cool. Lot's of the original marks were polished out on these conversions.
 
I agree it is a military surplus Mauser 98 action.

Most commercial 98 actions of that era would not have needed the low-swing scope safety addition yours has on it.

Markings on the receiver to positively I.D. the manufacture are covered up by the scope base.

However, it appears to be a very nicely done job of building a sporter out of it.

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No i havnt pulled the scope mount yet and as a matter of fact i didnt even think of that but okay lol. i did notice similarities between this and my grandfathers mauser 30-06. well thanks guys this helps alot ill. another question: the mauser 98 had a three point safety. safe and locked (right) safe and unlocked (middle) and fire (left) mine has only two middle which is safe and locked and right which is fire. i cannot get the bolt out. help? lol (i feel so stupid asking these questions but oh well)
 
All the pics are of the bolt side, and often some identifying marks are on the left side, the opposite side of the bolt, as well as on the front top of the receiver. In this case, under the front scope mount, as mentioned.
Obviously someone spent some quality time reworking the rifle.

Here's a link to the Surplus Rifle site, and it will show you how to disassemble different parts of the M98 Mauser. Info is on the right side.

http://www.surplusrifle.com/mauser98k/index.asp


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RW, it's probably lost in the sands of time. :) FWIW, I have a Parker-Hale from the same era and with one exception, (no thumbhole stock) they could be twins. Mine shoots very well.

Lots of the WWII surplus rifles were sporterized and it seems you have a good one.
 
Al, I agree with your assessment of the PH Mauser. I bought a M1200 Super-Varmint chambered for 6mmRem. a year or so ago (was $150.00 IIRC) just to have it rechambered for something I like a bit better (.280Rem.)...had the bbl spec'd out and everything. Going out and shooting it spoiled all the fun...yeah, it's stayin' 6mm...at least as long as it keeps shootin' like it has been!

Renegadewolf, Al is probably on the mark, the folks that knew about it have probably all passed on. Keep it, shoot it, enjoy it...I bet you'll find it to be a fine shooter.

:)
 
A fellow from Roosevelt Oklahoma built some like that with a low wing safety.Can't member his name but know somebody who will.I'll get back. Also, the crowning, best I can tell, looks like his work although could be just normal bbl. from say Krieger, etc.I can say the old guy was active in the 70's and loved to build 6mm Rems. with fast twist.
 
Okay i got the bolt out and i felt like a moron when i found the release lol. And yeah it shoots great. When i first shot it I had to force the first bullet but after that it shot like a champ. And its amazingly accurate i love it lol
 
Did you feed that first round from the magazine? That could be the root of your troubles, as Mauser type actions don't typically respond well to single loading (though some of the newer ones are inlet to close on a cartridge).

:)
 
I think well done custom sporters on Mauser actions are one of the best long term investments out there. They will only appreciate from here on :)
 
Yes i did put it in the magazine after i fired it, it got stuck in the chamber... so a cloths hangar got it out then the second round worked great lol
 
I see; not trying to belittle you in any way, just didn't know how familiar you were with Mausers. Sounds like it could have just been a dirty chamber or just an out-of-spec cartridge. Wouldn't hurt to run a brush in the chamber (as well as the bore if you haven't already) just to be sure.

:)
 
I agree. I need to clean it and i will as soon as i get the chance to lol thanks for everybodys help though, i apreciate it
 
It's a Mauser action with a Beuler safety installed. Not rare by any means. There's a million Mauser sporters out there with Beuler safeties. This one looks like it has either a Richard's Microfit thumbhole stock or a Boyd's. It looks to be a nice sporterization from what I can tell from the pic.
 
There's a thread on here about a Yugo Model 24 BO. Someone said the BO has no markings. Maybe that, because Yugo's are nothing but shorter action 98s. Could be one of those.
 
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