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1936 mex mauser bolt
23 April 2007, 08:17
Cedarmtmike1936 mex mauser bolt
Will any other bolt fit a 1936 Mexican Mauser? Any place I could get an original bolt? Picked up a stripped action, need help.
Thanks for all your help,
Mike Allred
Mike Allred
23 April 2007, 16:02
thismortalcoilyou can use a yugo48 bolt, but there are some special things that need to be done when screwing on a new barrel. So if you're doing a custom, find a yugo.
23 April 2007, 17:02
jeffeossoMike,
the 1910 or 1936 bolt will work, just get the 36 cocking piece, as that is what make it "cool" ...
TMC, i didn't think the m48 and the m1903 were the same bolt length. are you sure?
23 April 2007, 20:09
CedarmtmikeI tried both a 03 Turk and a M48 bolt and neither seemed to fit. The action is barreled. Any idea where to find a 36 cocking piece and a 1910 bolt?
Thanks,
Mike Allred
Mike Allred
The M48 and Turk 1903 bolts are indeed the same length. the M48 just doesn't have the cool Oberndorf style knob.
Either of these bolts can be MADE to work with the Mexican 1910 or 1936 actions but will not work with a barreled action as-is.
Aut vincere aut mori
23 April 2007, 21:08
CedarmtmikeWhat mods need to be done to make an 03 or M48 bolt work?
Mike Allred
Mike Allred
23 April 2007, 23:41
22WRFFor those who haven't seen one.
23 April 2007, 23:55
CedarmtmikeOh sure, tease me!
Thanks for the pic.
Mike Allred
Mike Allred
23 April 2007, 23:58
Marc_Stokeldthe little projection on the front of the bolt opposite of the extractor needs to be trimmed back for a M48 bolt to fit in a barreled Mexican action.
The '36 style cocking piece can easily be made and installed on any action-Mauser, M700, M70, whatever you want to stick it on. The M36 cocking piece is a 2-piece afair and making a small knurled knob is a short job on a lathe. They look cool, but will shorten lock time a little. I would not care about that, but some people obsess over it.
In Reno I saw a very, very nice rifle built on the M36 and the knurled cocking piece was discarded in favor of a conventional one.
24 April 2007, 00:56
CedarmtmikeThanks fo the info.
Mike Allred
Mike Allred
If you've got a knob you have to leave it, that's the rules
Hell, I liked the idea so much I had to put one on my 1910 Mex. No it's not original, but not much else on it is either
Marc Stokeld just mentioned something that sounds like a
great idea . Get your smith to make you one on a lathe!
Terry
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Well, other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?
24 April 2007, 03:08
CedarmtmikeNice action, looks like lots o work. Who's bottom metal?
Mike Allred
Mike Allred
Bottom metal is Blackburn. The action work was done by Mark Stratton.
Terry
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Well, other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?
quote:
Originally posted by Marc_Stokeld:
the little projection on the front of the bolt opposite of the extractor needs to be trimmed back for a M48 bolt to fit in a barreled Mexican action.
The '36 style cocking piece can easily be made and installed on any action-Mauser, M700, M70, whatever you want to stick it on. The M36 cocking piece is a 2-piece afair and making a small knurled knob is a short job on a lathe. They look cool, but will shorten lock time a little. I would not care about that, but some people obsess over it.
In Reno I saw a very, very nice rifle built on the M36 and the knurled cocking piece was discarded in favor of a conventional one.
the M48 already lacks the projections that straddle the ejector. What the barrel needs in order to work with the M48 bolt is to have the breech counterbored to accept the head/face of the bolt. The M48 bolt is slightly longer from the rear of the locking lugs forward and thus the face projects through the "C" ring. The Turk 1903 since it has the projections requires that much more work. Again, neither will work unaltered.
Aut vincere aut mori
24 April 2007, 07:12
Marc_Stokeldthanks for the correction Z!
24 April 2007, 07:22
CedarmtmikeThanks for all the info guys. As always, the AR crew comes through.
Mike Allred
01 May 2007, 21:40
dan belisleA Mex 54 bolt will work as well (as it's just a later version of the 36 anyway). - dan
"Intellectual truth is eternally one: moral or sentimental truth is a geographic and chronological accident that varies with the individual" R.F. Burton
01 May 2007, 23:01
ShopCartRacingI don't think the 54 bolt will work, those rifles were long action 30-06's.
Besides, those bolts are pretty rare anyways.
02 May 2007, 01:02
Rojelioquote:
Originally posted by ShopCartRacing:
I don't think the 54 bolt will work, those rifles were long action 30-06's.
Besides, those bolts are pretty rare anyways.
"The Mex Mod. 54 utilized Mod 36 actions, with the trigger guards and magazine floorplates made from a continuous stamping."
As per Mauser Military Rifles of the World by Robert W. D. Ball
Rojelio
02 May 2007, 21:36
dan belisleYeah, the 36 and 54 bolts are pretty much the same, I have both and they basically interchange (I have no idea about headspace, I haven't fired them that way, just swapped them to see if they fit). - dan
"Intellectual truth is eternally one: moral or sentimental truth is a geographic and chronological accident that varies with the individual" R.F. Burton