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29 December 2005, 14:47
ColoradoMatt
Mauser question for the truly knowledgable.
I am looking for a "standard" length military obendorf 98 action made in the early to mid 1930's. Can anyone tell me what to look for? I put a 1935 Chilean army carbine on layaway, but my gunsmith told me that it was probably a slightly shorter "intermediate" action. I need a standard length military action to be converted to a magnum length cartridge. I will end up using a properly heat treated 1909 Argentine (DWM) if I can't find an Oberndorf, but I really would prefer an Oberndorf made action. I am also dead set on using a "military" action. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


Matt
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29 December 2005, 15:33
Rojelio
I believe your Chilean is a standard length action.

Rojelio
29 December 2005, 16:19
D Humbarger
The Chilean 1935 is a standard length action.
Use it. What caliber are you going to put in it?



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30 December 2005, 02:39
ColoradoMatt
Were any 1930's chilean conrtract rifles, intermediate in length or small ring?


Matt
FISH!!

Heed the words of Winston Smith in Orwell's 1984:

"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right."
30 December 2005, 06:17
Rojelio
No, none in the 30's.

They started out with '95's from DWM and Ludwig Loewe.

Then came the 1912 Steyr from Austria . A standard length close copy of the GEW 98.

The 1935 Oberndorf's were the only thing from the 30's.

This is according to Ball And Olson

Rojelio