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What to do with a 1903 Turk action

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25 October 2003, 03:59
TGetzen
What to do with a 1903 Turk action
For the uninitiated, this is the same as a 1909 Peruvian, for the most part. I am not sure if the Peruvian has the front lip that this thing does, for holding down the handguard.

I was thinking of an open sighted 8x57, in a Teutonic stock with sidepanels and all. Spoon / butterknife bolt handle, or maybe forge and lengthen the original pear knobbed handle.

Any suggestions?

Todd
25 October 2003, 05:16
jeffeosso
Todd,
aint the 1903 turk actually an intermediate length large ring action, small ring barrel?

good thing for them is to use remington take off barrels... or a troutline weight

jeffe
25 October 2003, 06:47
TGetzen
Jeffe,

It is a strange one. Screw spacing like a standard 98, intermediate length bolt, overall action length similar to full length. Argie bottom metal will fit, but I would need a spacer block in the front of the mag well.

The thing I like best is the high charger hump, and winged bolt stop. You'd use an Oberndorf action for a trotline weight?! Sacrilege!

Todd
25 October 2003, 08:36
jeffeosso
turk crest on it? <snicker> okay, I wouldn't pollute lake houston with it.... but it's still a mudduck, in my opinion... of course, in 20 years, when i dig out the 3 or 4 of them in my junk drawer, i'll be braggin on having a TRUE mauser...

jeffe
25 October 2003, 08:46
Phantom Duck
Put it in a box and mail it to me, immediately.
25 October 2003, 15:16
Clark
I have bought allot of 1903 and 1938 type Turk Mausers and VZ24 Mausers and one 98/22.

I bent 25 bolts in one day.

I put the Mausers in storage for future projects.

I have built up the tooling to true turk actions and the VZ24s.

I think I wll take them out and drill and tap them and write down all the serial numbers.