I am not 100% positive why, but I need an 8x57. Thinking about doing a 8x57 on some sort of Mauser 98. Then thought it might be a lot of drama.

So then I looked for a new production 98 in Steyr, Heym, or Sauer and they are very rare. All three said they wouldn't import a new one unless I bought 10.

I bought a Sako 995 in 270 for $400. I was thinking if I put an 8x57 barrel on it and a McMillan stock, it wouldn't be super expensive.

Any thoughts other than you probably hate the caliber?

clean military 98.

keep the barrel.

restock it a laminate or synthetic drop in.

barrel band sling swivel.

keep the front sight and hood.

D&T for a rear receiver sight.

scout mount a scope on the original rear sight base; QR rings.

add a Harris bipod.

strap 1 or 2 issue ammo pouches on the buttstock, use ammo in stripper clips.

make sure the 98 has a nice crest.

throw it in the truck.

JC Higgens FN Mauser and a Lothar Walther #720 8X57 barrel. Put in the stock of your choice and go hunt.


Terry

You can start terribly cheap and work up from there...

Get a WWII milsurp '98 in 8 X 57 (VZ-24s are out there as are K98s

remove the barrel and wipe the sights.....recontour the steps from the barrel and add williams front and rear sights.

Put it in a Butler creek synthetic and get it blued.

This thing can be hand loaded to the same energy as a .30-06 and you'll not have much in it.....

From there you can add as you like

D&T the receiver
Bolt handle
new trigger
nre safety
scope
new stock
new barrel


make it as fancy as you like.....later!

But for a while you have a very cheap truck gun....

If you can locate one of the post WWII Husqvarna made rifles many of them were chambered in 8x57. Some used the FN commercial action and some had the FN made 98 actions. I can't remember the model numbers of each. The wood is not very good but the rest of the gun is pretty good quality. I think they run about $400-$600 in very good condition.

D99,

You might look for an older Euro made sporter. Some of them even have butterknife bolt handles and full stocks.

roger

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Originally posted by D99:
I bought a Sako 995 in 270 for $400. I was thinking if I put an 8x57 barrel on it and a McMillan stock, it wouldn't be super expensive.

Any thoughts other than you probably hate the caliber?

That approach seems as good as any.Why not

Find a Brno 21 in 8X57 and put on a big grin.

here you go.. but no irons on this one.
Yugo, Royal stock.

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Originally posted by richj:
here you go.. but no irons on this one.
Yugo, Royal stock.

Hot Cores been looking for one just like that! roger

Be good to yourself and go to Allen's Armory. Buy a nice Husky 98 sporter already set up in 8mm for under $500.00

Yep just get a Husqvarna 640 8mm . There are plenty of them for sale cheap for a fine rifle

Build what YOU want and what makes YOU happy. There's a guy over on the 24hourcampfire site that has one built on a stainless Ruger 77. Whatever turns your crank, man.....

SBB

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here you go.. but no irons on this one.
Yugo, Royal stock.

very nice

the trouble with threads like these is I end up with 3-5 more items on my Want List.

A WWII bring back by a friends uncle, passed to me. They can still be found from time to time if this is what you want.

I have trouble with open sights, I might have to look at putting a period scope on it.

Not sure what the action is, can anyone tell me more about it?

Recoil Rob,

That rifle is magnificent. Thank you so much for showing it to us.

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Not sure what the action is, can anyone tell me more about it?

I'm far, far from any kind of expert.

Question:

However, is this rifle what is referred to as a "Guild Rifle"?

And I agree, that is a magnificent rifle. Seems to have everything those rifles can have, and none of it to excess- tasteful.

That is the bottom line isn't it!

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Originally posted by Super Bon Bon:
Build what YOU want and what makes YOU happy. There's a guy over on the 24hourcampfire site that has one built on a stainless Ruger 77. Whatever turns your crank, man.....

SBB

Thank you for the compliments, I was lucky to get it.

I guess it's what is termed a "guild gun" however I think that's a misnomer.

It's my understanding that "guild guns", as inferred by the name, are guns

1- made by a guild of workers, each doing a different part and the gun being assembled by one maker, sort of a contractor/subcontractor type arrangement. This is more suited to building double shotguns, where one tradesman specializes in the action, another the barrels and yet anther the wood. I don't think that applied to bolt actions as much as doubles, the almost all of the Birmingham doubles were sourced this way and then had a makers name put on them that really just did final assembly.

2- a gun made as a final project to allow entry into guild, sort of a masterwork.

My gun has no name on it except for a name written in ink in the stock. It looks like Boget, perhaps it was Belgian made?