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George

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Brownell's has them. Just search under KBI Inc. I believe the mini's go for around $300 and the "magnum" length are about $400. That is just the action by the way.

Todd E

I agree Brownells prices has always been VERY high on actions. The best prices on MkX actions that I used to fine were from a place in the North East. In Maine I think.
I don't recall the name though. We'll just have to shop around & let each other know who has the best prices.

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I am from BC Canada, where can I find one of them mini-Mauser actions?

Perhaps they will make some announcements on availability at the SHOT Show.

This is the same action previously sold as the Interarms Mark X as far as I can tell. The knock on these actions in .458 Win Mag from field testing is you could not keep the magazine floor plate shut on firing.

With that said, the left hand action is still a candidate for my LH stopping rifle project with suitable mods. I changed my BRNO 602 safety over to the M70 style. I would expect to do that here.

jim dodd

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I have read in other places of the LH mini action and the LH .30-06 length, but do they offer a LH Magnum action? One can find a plethora of LH actions, even some CRF (Ruger and, finally again, Winchester), but except for the rare M70 .375 or the mucho expensive Dakota there aren't a lot of readily available .375 length LH actions around.

I looked on Brownell's website and can't see where they offer LH actions at all.

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My plan is to chamber for .458 Win Mag, as that ammunition is available at affordable prices all over Africa -- or at in least safari countries.

Yes there are more powerful choices sort-of available, but here is excellent is the enemy of the good. The guys I expect to sell these rifles to are using right-hand rifles now. Even older push-feed Winchesters and Remington M700 .458s.

jim dodd

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Chic

Regards PC.

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Wouldn't you like to be one of those grandsons getting one of those rifles, a case of surplus Russian ammo and living on a ranch or farm?

I hope they improve this version so it will feed better than the first mini mausers in this caliber. The first ones were converted from 223 and did not feed reliably.

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Originally posted by montero:
close to the bolt handle, I can see two screws in the side of the receiver and had never seen them a any mauser action before. can anyone explain, please?

montero

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The Husqvarna 1600 action (a modified Mauser)also has these tapped holes for reciever sights, although the original Husqvarna reciever sight is mounted in the common screw holes for the back scope base.

Fritz

Other than the LH mini-mauser in .223, the Charles Daly catalog only lists a LH rifle with a wood stock, in 7mm Mag and 30-06 calibers. (Sure hope they can be a little more imaginative than that!)

I emailed Brownells as all they list on their web site was RH actions, (no stainless). They told me they don't anticipate getting/stocking stainless actions or left-hand actions.

So please, somebody talk to these folks at the SHOT Show about offering their actions in stainless and increasing caliber offerings in LH rifles. There is a definite need for a magnum length LH action!

One other thing, seems to me the mini-mauser isn't really a true mini-mauser. I don't recall it being CRF and it has a Sako-like extractor.

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