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Hello, I have seen one Mauser Type B sporter with small screws touching the larger action screws on the floor plate, while in most of the other Type B sporters I have seen, the smaller screws are entirely missing. Can any one tell me what are they and how is the rifle different ? Thanks | ||
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Those are locking screws & you can find replacements on ebay or Brownells or Midway. Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | |||
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Thanks D Humbarger for the information, any reason why some Type B sporter (or at least the one I saw) have them and most others don't ? Thanks | |||
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It was a military thing with the constant use to prevent the main screws from coming loose. Rad NRA Benefactor Member | |||
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Thanks HerrMessr, I have seen it on many military rifles but never on a Type B Sporter (9x57 in this case). Just wondering if the older Type B's had them and the later one's did not. Herbert | |||
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Over the years on many custom and Factory rifles I have seen guns go off zero because the front screw came undone... On my latest custom rifle, a 416/375 Ruger, I used the original bottom metal reshaped and cleaned up...As opposed to tig welding up the little lock screw holes, I am going to maintain that feature although I flattened them and made everything flush and pretty..I also maintaind the strong locking military floorplate..I like the over all effect and once again Paul Mauser knew from whence he came..He didn't do much wrong IMO..... Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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It is probably one of the rare Type B-X Sporters made by Ray Atkinson when he worked at Oberndorf prior to WWII. I wonder if the Jon Speed et al book has any info on that, the locking screws on Type B Sporters? If that fails, maybe Alf will come to the rescue. | |||
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I also asked German Gun Collectors Association about this and following is the reply I got recently. ----------- The following information was given by Jon Speed, author of several books on Mauser. From 1898-1930 period the occasional military magazinebox which had the extra locking screws was pulled off an inventory shelf and used on a sporter! This has been recorded on serveral Mauser sporter models like the Type B , Type S, Type M and even Type A. This is most often found on early examples through 1924. ---------------------------- I don't have any of Speed's books so cannot confirm. | |||
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