Thanks ALF, was just drifting thru the auction sites and saw a couple with extra bbl's ,DAMN! they wanted big money for them.

Is somebody interested in a Mauser 66 300WBy, customised and engraved? I�ll send a couple of photos on Monday.
IMO, the Mauser 66 is a masterpiece, very smooth, very accurate. One drawback, the safety catch is noisy.

Steve!

I�ll think twice before letting it to a loaner. It�s the same story as the Blaser and the Sauer, these rifles are wonderfully made and accurate, but terribly tight fit. Last year my Sauer 202 was jammed because of a tiny (1/2mm) sand grain in the ream . It�s not the right tools to tackle DG. Loose fit BRO-CZ, basic Mauser or Winchester are working seamlessly in any environments, not Blaser-Sauer-M66.
Jean B

What is the value of a mauser 66 ,in dollars .I have seen some in english and european magazines for not much more than any other rifle e,g 500 to 1000 dollars, euros .Then i have seen others for 3000 to 5000 that were not deluxe models and the wood on them is very ordinary .How much should you pay for one ?

Jean,

I think I'm going to go for a new custom built rifle with Mauser action from Sabi Rifles in Nelspruit. and then I can design it as I want rather than have someone else's ideas. I can also choose my own calibre, which will probably be .404 Jeffrey.........the only drawback is having to wait for it to be built......they say 6 months, which probably means 9 months.

Can anyone out there tell me anything about these? ..... like how I discover the year of manufacture, or any other snippets of information.

I'm looking for a rifle I can use as a DG loaner for clients.

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They are butt ugly, other than that they are probably the best designed bolt action rifle on earth, they feed flawlessly and are easy to shoot and accurate..Way ahead of themselves...great gun...I have owned and hunted with several and they have that short bolt thrust, and a very short action, almost like a single shot so they take to long barrels and keep an overall shortness....I never kept one because they look so much like a Mossberg! I even had one that was custom stocked by Gary Gowdy and it had the prettiest wood you ever saw, but it was still ugly..

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Alf,



Thanks a bunch, I knew you would have the answer. I'd never seen one before, and now I can start negotiating prices. I'm now getting getting so many clients from Europe/UK/Ireland (for DG hunt) who are not allowed to own a big rifle in their home country I've decided to buy something to use as a loaner. I'd first decided to go for a custom rifle in .404 by Sabi Rifles, but they need 6+ months to build one, so maybe this is the answer. The action works like silk, and I so hate cheap rifles and cheap fishing tackle.



Ray,



Thanks also for your input. It's also much appreciated.

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Thanks Alf,

It's a .458......would there be any problems in reaming it out to .458 Lott?

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I'll be using Stewart mono's & softs in the rifle, and I take your point about the rocoil, perhaps I might consider having a mercury recoil arrestor fitted in the stock. (At least, if I go the Lott route).



The rifle has a set trigger (as in your photo), but when used as a standard trigger, the pull is bloody awful. Are these triggers adjustable?, or should I just scrap it and have it changed for a timney. The rifle is cheap enough due to the changing firearms laws here, so I have room in my budget to pay for a few improvements.

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With all the negative post on the Blazers, is this action any stronger or better than?

Alf, is it a push feed or CRF? Have never seen one around here.

That was my first thought, as I already have a Blaser R93 with 30.06 barrel, but the new barrels over here are so incredibly expensive it would be cheaper to have a custom rifle built by Sabi Rifles in Nelspruit (who built my .500)than to buy the Blaser barrel. The new RSA gun laws also make it impossible for me to ask a client to bring one in from everseas.



Then I saw this Mod 66 which is about a third of the price of either of the other options, (not the deciding factor, but a factor nevertheless) and in my eyes, an older rifle of good quality has a lot more class.



I appreciate that I could buy something new & cheap, but I tend to take the view that as our clients spend so much money with us, it's unfair to expect them to shoot some old bit of gas barrel.



We try to operate our entire operation with the focus on good quality and customer service, and that applies to rifles as much as anything else.

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Alf,

do you think it's a good choice for me to use a loaner?

Shakari:



a used Mauser 66 in 9,3x64 with a 6x42 Zeiss scope (all you need for Africa) can be had here for about 1000 Euros.



Regards,

Carcano

Why not get a Blaser R-93 Safari wityh a 375 and a 416 mag bbl. Then your European client could shoot the calibre that suits his recoil level. The Blaser is one of the most popular rifles in Europe. It seems everybody but JOHAN has one.
While the Mauser 66 is no doubt a nice rifle, being discontinued it would be hard to get any parts for it.
One nice thing about the Blaser is that any bbl, any bolt, any bolt head, etc, will fit ANY rifle.