Finished this one today. 6.5mm x 55mm on 42 G33/40. I don't really like taking photos, so please excuse the smudges and handprints. I think it came out nicely.

Very nice!

Very nice John. Great action for that caliber too.

I like it John!

Very nice!

What talley bases are those? I haven't been able to find unaltered mauser rings from them.

Very classy.

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Gorgeous!

Very nice, I have a similar in 6mm Rem, my go-to rifle during local hunting season.

I made the scope bases. I wanted the smallest bases I could make that didn't require altering the rear bridge.

Very nice.....like the stock layout!

now that is a rifle - complete opposite of a blaser

Not an ugly rifle.

Excellent on all fronts!

That's just beautiful.

I question the calibre choice though (and, yes, I'm not paying for it, someone else is so he can do what he wants).

If I wanted a 6.5 on an action like that (98) I'd seriously look at 6.5x57, but that's just me.

Beautifully done.

Simple .. I like simple !!
Very nice ...

Nice, clean classic rifle! Well done.

Super combination of a great Mauser action with a classic stock in my favorite medium game caliber! Wonderful execution of essentials with no extra frills. I am very impressed.
Thanks for sharing this rifle.

John

Absolutely gorgeous!

Beautiful rifle!

Well done John, well done!

John
Very nice work. The finish on the wood is just about perfect. What finish do you use? What process?

beautifully done

My '43 M98 was re HT'd barreled to 6.5x55,and was my deer rifle for 25 years .
You did the right thing !! And a fine job it is .

Nice looking rifle, indeed!

Very nice. For me, that relief on the left side of the receiver of a G33/40 just works. Simply elegant. Jim Wisner did it on my 7x57 Swede.

Finish is WATCO Teak Oil colored with alkanet root. Wet sand each coat, finishing with 1000 grit paper then once dry polish with soft rag dampened with paraffin oil and dusted with rotten stone.

Nice job...great finish on the stock.

Very well done, John. Beautiful rifle!

I really love this rifle, caliber, finish, action, and that gorgeous wood. Is it for sale?

Thanks for all the compliments. No, not for sale. It was built for a very good friend of mine who specified the caliber but left the rest to me. I don think you could talk him out of it.

Duane W. Made the bottom metal for it. The stock blank I picked up at the ACGG show from a logger who sold me six magnificent green blanks in '09. I have three left but one is a two-piece as it twisted so badly I couldn't use it any other way. I'm using one for a .375 H&H I'm building for my Son.

Great classic Love the finish and the bluing is awesome. Did you also do the bluing?

Yes, I did the bluing.

John, you did a great job.

A wonderful hunting rifle. I think too many people here think you need all sorts of bells and whistles to make a custom. Good wood and elegant stock lines and good workmanship are all that is needed.

That is one sweet mauser. I love the clean lines.

Very nicely done !

I for one really appreciate simple straightforward looks in a rifle. That really is a good example of that. Nicely done!