A buddy of mine called me looking at a sporterized mauser. He asked me what this is worth, but i have no idea. I know squat about mausers. It is a 25-06 with a A&B barrel, B&C stock and drilled and taped for a 1 piece redfield base (included with the rifle).
The action is a Brazilian 08/34. The bolt is out of a German k98 and was forded, and the bolt handle was turned down by a gun smith "that does hundreds of bolts a year". The rest of the parts trigger guard, firing pin, follower ect are from a Turk mauser.

I know this is a loaded question, but any idea what a fair price for this would be.

Thanks!

ab rebarreled mauser in a BC stock, bases and bolt? 175-300, depending..
jeffe

Thanks a buch Jeffe! I really had no clue. What can you tell me about the Brazilian 08/34 action? Will it handle the 25-06 pressure? Is it a decent action? What about the fact that the bolt is out of a German k98 - is that going to be an issue?

Thank again!

if the action was headspaced with the bolt, it doesn't make much of a diffrence, from a functional perspective.

the 08 brazialians can be soft, I don't know about the 08/34.

In short, I don't know and can't say that it will or won't handle the 25-06 load.. but if the price was right, I would have to think about it... and if right enough, would rebarrel to 338-06

Thanks again. Your feedback was a huge help!!!

It's a better rifle than any Rem 700 ever made!

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Originally posted by MajorCaliber:
It's a better rifle than any Rem 700 ever made!

It could be, but as-is, no way. That would be a stretch. For starters, it has an A&B barrel. Plusm the 1 pc base is favored by the do it yourself crowd. I'd be leary.

Just a follow up....

My buddy ended up buying it for $200. The bluing on the action was ok - not the greatest, so we stripped it, degreased it, and sprayed it matte black with brownells backing lacguer. Put a Burris Signature e-dot 3-9 scope on it and put it back in the core-lite stock after we opened the barrel channel a bit to free float the barrel.

I worked up loads with a 75g v-max and a 100g sierra hpbt. All the 75g v-max shot under an inch, with the best one just slightly over a half inch!! The 100g were all in and around and inch group - .85" - 1.5". To say he is happy is an understatement.

The rifle feeds great and extracts perfect. He wanted a gun to use for PA deer and varmints and I think this will work out just fine. The gun has some weight to it, but over all it it is just what he was looking for. I still can't believe how well this rifle shoots and functions!

Thanks again for the info/help.