My Zastava 458, the makeover.

[JeffG]

I couple years ago, I bought a Serbian Zastava in .458 Winchester Mag. My idea was to have a big bore Mauser that I could shoot ala~45/70 with cast bullets. It has been a real treat, and the metalwork was straight Mauser through and through. The stock left something to be desired. In short it was a plain dishwater blonde. The checkering was lackluster and it didn't have the subdued good looking appearance that you would explect on a Mauser, or  458.
 
 
Sooo.... I considered putting a laminated stock on it, but thought I would try this first: I went to work with a draw file, removed the "checkering" and stained and refinished the stock. I used hand rubbed satin urethane for a finish, and I thought I would share.



 



It looks a little more what I would expect in a rifle's appearance. The only trouble is, my winter project only took two weeks.
 
Thanks for looking,  JeffG
 

[drdougrx]

Looks wonderful!  GL with it!

[bigswede]

That turned out really well. 

[Buster95]

What's the barrel length on your rifle?

[JeffG]

The gun has a 22 inch barrel. The model is a Z78. The rifle's handy, and a real thumper.


11/2019 adding a finished pic to update. 

[JeffG]

Update as above.