mauser sporterizing

[mikeyzx9]

Hi everyone. I'm new to military surplus but have been wanting to sporterize a mauser, maybe a m48 or a 24/47.  I want to keep it 8mm and do most of the work myself. (as well as keep it low buck). Any info or thoughts would be appreciated.

[bluebayou]

Mausercentral.com and this place:

http://p223.ezboard.com/Sporterizing/fcurioandrelicfirearmsforumfrm22?page=1

are good places to read up. 

What do you mean by "sporterize"?  If you are staying with 8mm then I assume that you are using the factory barrel.  If so, then the 24/47 for $119 is a great value.  You will have to replace or reshape the bolt handle either way if using a scope....so you might as well go the cheaper route right now with the 24/47.

Boyds sells the 300-950 walnut stock for a Yugo sporter. 

I thought about doing it, but changed my mind for the Ishapore Enfield.  It is still on my list of backburner projects. 

I don't dig scout scopes, so I invested in a drill press.  Read up before spending.

[mikeyzx9]

My plan is to stick with the stock barrel.  Like you I don't want a scout scope but I do have a drill press so I plan to attempt to drill the receiver for mounts. The boyds stocks seem to be the way to go. And I am leaning toward a 24/47 your right 119.00 is hard to beat.

[Mikey]

mikey - a 24/47 is a good rifle to begin with.  These rifles were re-worked at the Czech factory (preduze44) in 1947 and I believe rebarrelled at that time. 

Ummm, concerning the gunsmithing - I could very easily bugger up a perfectly good rifle with something like a drill press or a dremel tool, especially if I was not experienced with drilling and tapping rifle actions for scope bases.  I understand that requires the use of jigs and very exact spacing to get the bases set properly.  A gunsmith may charge you half the price of the rifle to drill and tap the action but at least you would have a product you could effectively mount a scope to.  If I did it it I would have wasted the $ I spent on the rifle in the first place. 

Boyds stocks are excellent.  But check our sponsors list for stockmakers - at least one of them will have something just right for the 24-47. 

Also, you may want to see how it shoots first before you go to the trouble of sporterizing.  Good luck though and please keep us posted on your progress.  Mikey.

[John Traveler]

Mikey is right.

It's very easy to bugger up an action drillng scope mounting holes using a drill press.

You need more than just the drill press.  You need the scope mount drilling fixture or a milling machine, center finder, proper size drills and taps AND the experience and skill to do it PROPERLY the first time.

Paying a qualified gunsmith to drill the holes is cheap insurance that it will be done RIGHT.

[giturgun]

This is my first Mauser sporterizing job. 6.5 Sweed 17 inch factory barrel , timney featherweight trigger, bell and carson stock , turned down bolt handle. 3.5 x 10 by 44 mag scope


It is short light and shoots very well . Just thought I would show you it is really easy to do , I done one anyone can



Blasted this 8 point with it this year at about 90 to 100 yds

[hillbill]

awesum deer, that 6.5 is a killer aint it?

[Minnesota1]

giturgun,

Where did you pick of the 6.5 swede mauser and how much did it set you back.  I want a cheaper mauser for a brush gun and want it sporterized similiar to yours.

Bob

[zasxcd]

My last sporterizing project was done specifically with budget in mind. I started with an as-issued M48 Yugoslav, although a 24/47 would work nicely also. I got a B-Square one-piece scope mount from Midway. NOTE: this scope mount is designed for the long mauser actions, whereas the M48 is an intermediate length action. The mount still works, but the part of the mount that extends over the front of the action will be further forward, relatively, than on the rifle it is designed for. I then used a Simmons 4x intermediate eye-relief scope on it, mounted forward so that the eye-piece was even with the rear of the scope base. This resulted in exactly correct eye placement for me. It also gave me the advantage that the bolt handle does not have to be altered, nor does the safety. While I have also put a Wilson barrel on it in .308, as well as a Boyd stock and a Bold trigger, these are optional. By just adding the scope and mount (with rings, of course) you can shoot the rifle like that and add other items as your budget allows. I will send photos as soon as I get home after the holidays.

[Mikey]

giturgun - you cannot argue with success like that.  Nice buck - and an equally nice job on that Swede. 

Zasxcd:  Is the B-Square mount you referenced a scout mount set-up or one that requires the action to be drilled and tapped?  Mikey.

[zasxcd]

The action DOES have to be drilled and tapped, so it is not for those that want to keep their rifles as-issued. But for those wanting a cheap but effective scope mount without having to bend the bolt, change the safety/bolt shroud/trigger, it should work very well. Yes, you do have to use an intermediate eye-relief scope (read SHOTGUN), and the Simmons fills the need very well for those that are budget conscious, but other brands will work well also, as long as they have approx 6" eye relief. As shotguns do tend to have a bit of recoil, scopes made for them should hold up well when mated with 8x57mm rifles. An added advantage is that an intermediate eye-relief scope isn't going to gouge your forehead even if you are a stock crawler.

[1911crazy]

I built a mauser sporter that cost me under $150 with scope.  These can be very frugal yet accutrate too.

German mauser 98k with shot out barrel..........................................$20
Replacement 8mm barrel in new/excellent condition from numrich ......$37
Scope 3post miltary type CDNN......................................................$29
Scope mounts Samco...................................................................$16

[giturgun]

Cost of mine is close to this   , been some time since it was first started
rifle free
scope mounts bout 5 bucks
timney trigger 50 :00 or so
swing safety 7 or 8 I think
Smith wirk free Did make him take 50 later
Bell and Carson stock around 80 bucks

The view as the Balistic Tip done it's job     PRICELESS