I have an opportunity to buy a custom Mauser in 6 BR.Single shot, Stainless bull barrel ,laminated thumb hole stock .Breathe on it trigger .Included are neck turner ,competition dies and brass.Price ..$550.00 ...What say yea ?? Deal or NO ??
I would use as p. dog gun & silhouette plinking .Thanks

Find out if it shoots!

flaco

Well when I looked at building one, and went with a 6mmRem instead, I'd say that is a heck of a deal for a turnkey set up...

you'd blow a lot more than that, duplicating that package...

I'd say it was a good deal also.The brass alone goes for $60 U.S. new.A good Mauser action 175-250.Competition dies over 100.Do not see how you could wrong myself!

muskrat

Thanks guys as a total package it looked good to me . It may just fill the 6mm itch I have had as of late.Weather permitting I may try to shoot it this weekend.

Like the others have noted, you can't go wrong for the price. What is the twist rate, by the way?

AS a previous poster said: "How does it shoot". Also, what make is the barrel? Is it shot out?
Peter

For relatively cheaply, I can put a 22" 6mm PPC bull barrel take off onto a Mauser Action and ream it out to 6mmBR.

The problem is the twist rate is 1 in 14".
Your main bullet with will be a 65 gr Vmax.
75 gr Vmax are real iffy for stabilization.


But if the barrel is a 1 in 10" or 1 in 8" and is 26" long, then you may be launching 107 bullets at 3000 fps in 1000 yard competition.


6mmBR is great cartridge:
1) long throat life
2) slow to heat barrel
3) low powder costs

What does it all mean?
There is a big difference in the 6mmBR value of a Shilen Stainless barrel 26" 1 in 8" twist vs a Shilen Stainless barrel 22" 1 in 14" twist, becuase benchrest guys flood the market with the latter.

Thank you for your replies. I ended up passing on the Mauser 6BR. The rifle was set up for Bench rest to shoot light 65gr bullets. I was not sure I wanted to mess with neck turning brass for a P.dog gun.

I did bring home a new shooter though . Hank also had a Savage 10 FP .223 , Choate sniper stock with Accu trigger for sale . This is my first Savage I think it's going to make a good bench gun, it has a heavy 20 in. 1 X 9 twist barrel. I'm playing with different bullets to find out what it likes .Hank said he shot 68 & 69 gr.bullets at " Egg matches" a couple of years ago. I would like to find something lighter for the P.dog fields.

The search continues ... isn't it fun!!

for that fast a twist you probably won't want a much lighter bullet and a heaver bullet will buck the wind a little better