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I went to see Gary stiles the smith who’s making my Left Hand Mauser 35 Whelen the other day. The project is not yet complete but he wanted me to see the stock & progress on the action so far. I can’t wait to see it finished….about 2-3 more months. So far he has the stock shaped, from a Turkish Blank I bought from Ray Atkison. The action is a left hand mauser by Zastava. I bought 2 actions, this one is a 35 whelen, the other will be a 280 rem. Gary put on a new 3 panel bolt….with a MUCH nicer contour & feel than the original. He also made & installed the floor plate release in the trigger guard as opposed to the ugly stock button. He still has to put the 3 position Gentry safety back together, reshape the trigger guard, add a barrel band front sight, install QD Talley rings with a pop up peep sight & have it blued with a satin finish. The checkering will be Flur-de –Lies (sp?). All in all a very nice rifle. I am glad I grabbed up those left hand actions while I could, before Remington bought out the distribution rights. I can’t wait to see it finished! I will be hunting with this one next fall. He will then start my 280, it will be built into a light & handy mountain rifle with a mauser pattern B type stock with Schnabel fore end. But that one is a good 18 months away! I can only afford one at a time lol.       | ||
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looks great! Does the CD action have the 3rd lug on the bolt? ****************************************************************** R. Lee Ermey: "The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." ****************************************************************** We're going to be "gifted" with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don't, Which purportedly covers at least ten million more people, without adding a single new doctor, but provides for 16,000 new IRS agents, written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that didn't read it but exempted themselves from it, and signed by a President, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, for which we'll be taxed for four years before any benefits take effect, by a government which has already bankrupted Social Security and Medicare, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's broke!!!!! 'What the hell could possibly go wrong?' | |||
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Well done sir....please post again when the gun is complete with the checkering..... I like the wood as well! /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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Roscoe Yes it has the 3rd locking lug. Here is a picture I took of one of the bolts a while back. At the time someone was saying that the Zastavas did not have the undercut....which it did.  For $230 bucks an action I consider them steels. Especially when you consider any other LEFT HAND option would have run 10x that to start. | |||
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Hi Iron! Thats a pretty gun your getn`there..  I have a model B Mauser so if you need the stockdimemtions or pictures for that matter just say "when".  DRSS: HQ Scandinavia. Chapters in Sweden & Norway | |||
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Damn it Iron Buck!!! I had to wipe drool off of my keyboard!!!  | |||
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Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!! the man does nice work. Rich NRA Life Member DRSS | |||
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Very nice. I love the classic shape of the stock My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost. | |||
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Thanks to everyone for the accolades This is my first full custom rifle, it has been a very fun process. But it sur edoes take a while lol. Gary is on an 18 month schedule with his projects, but it looks like mine will be done 3 months faster than that. Jens I sent you a PM. I'd love to see some pictures! Thanks. | |||
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Jens, From one Leftie to another - just fantastic! My semi-custom 9.3x62 is built on the same action w/B&C sythetic stock. Send us another progress report when it's complete. Cheers, Number 10 | |||
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