So a 9.3x62 is better in a Mauser than in a M70 but a 375Mag is OK in both.

What would you do in a Yugo.. 9.3x57 or 375 Ruger or 376 steyr.

Rich

I'd replace the Yugo--any Yugo, with, perhaps the exception of of a Yugo Mod. 98--with almost anything else.

A 1909 comes to mind, or, on a budget, a Vz24.

flaco

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Originally posted by richj:
What would you do in a Yugo...

Rich

7x57

Aren't these cartridge to action matching rules confusing!

I'd prefer the 9.3x57, I like the round. But, I'd be very particular in choosing the right Yugo action. They are not all created the same. Some are downright junk.

While I haven't studied it, I don't think the .375 Ruger is going to fit in the short(er) action. The Steyr will, and I know people who like the cartridge, I just like the 9.3x57 more. Sometimes less is more.

So here's the list:

1 - Yugo 24/47
1 - 1909
1 - vz24

I was gonna use an RSI 7x57mm barrel on the 09 but maybe the yugo would be a better match.

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Originally posted by richj:
I was gonna use an RSI 7x57mm barrel on the 09 but maybe the yugo would be a better match.

I think it would be. Need a stock blank?

If you are intending on an intermediate length cartridge may as well use an intermediate action. The 24/47's are good actions compared to the M48.

Of course the other two actions are good too.

I'm reluctant to disagree with z1r, but....

While the Yugos are serviceable, and certainly adequate, they're not appropriate for a "custom" rifle in the manner in which one conceives a custom rifle.

They have the sad distinction of being the last of the readily available and reasonably priced Mausers.

No matter what you do, your rifle will always be a Yugo.

flaco

N.B. In terms of chambering, there's not much better than the 7x57.

In any action.

Unless it's a 6.5x55.

LOL.

The Yugo M24's and 24/47's which are of course, re-arsenallerd M24's, are very good actions. They are very true, full "C" ring actions that rival the other two in terms of fit if not finish. But finish is what the gun builder imparts on the action anyway. The M24's are nicely finished but that was lost when they were re-arsenalled. They were built pre-war and the standards were quite high. Not to be confused with the post war M48's which are very often barely servicable.

The 1909 is a great action but lets be real, it is not the ONLY action a great custom can be built out of.

Where I will agree with Flaco to a point is in stating that the 1909, assuming it is a nice action, deserves better than a surplus barrel. the RSI, is one of those 19" milsurp barrels, right? If not, then I have spoken out of turn.

Hmm,

This reminds me of the enfield thread. What I'd like to know is who gets to decide which actions are "worthy" of being turned into custom rifles? Is there some rulebook that I'm unfamiliar with?

Flaco, just because an action is inexpensive does not mean it is cheap. Hell, a few years ago VZ24's were going for less than $60 a pop at local chains around the country, and they were readily available. Yet, here you proclaim them to be worthy while at the same time declaring the Yugo Mausers unworthy for posessing the same qualities.

Here is one of those cheesy Yugo's:

Rem721-

You expect my posts to reflect biases other than my own?

One asks for opinions, one gets opinions.

LOL.

Now... a brief analysis of what I can see of the rifle you posted.

(Oh sh*t, anyone taking wagers as to whom I'm gonna offend now?)

Stock: Not quarter sawn.

Chambering: 257 Roberts. By all accounts a great cartridge.

Bolt shroud: Two position modified '98 safety? Am I allowed to say serviceable, as befits a Yugo?

Bottom metal: Who knows? Obviously hinged floorplate, but a unique treatment of the release latch.

The checkering appears to be outstanding.

If this was a trap, I jumped into it.

But a dime will get you a dollar whomever built this rifle knew exactly the the budgetary compromises he was making.

flaco

N.B. Mainly, Rem721, I admire your posts.

LOL.

But I didn't use the word cheesey.

Although I like it a lot.

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Originally posted by richj:
So a 9.3x62 is better in a Mauser than in a M70 but a 375Mag is OK in both.

What would you do in a Yugo.. 9.3x57 or 375 Ruger or 376 steyr.

Rich

Rich, here is the deal. Most metric cartridges are European (German and the key word is most) and the Mauser was developed in Germany. A lot of people feel there is a certain "synergy" type thing to use metric cartridges in Mauser rifles when ever possible. The two just go together like peanut butter and jelly. Most people like the M70 for cartridges developed in the states. The British cartridges tend to go in everything because historically they always' have. There are no rules about this. You can put anything in anything as long as it fits. But if you ask for opinions, you're going to get them.

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So here's the list:

1 - Yugo 24/47
1 - 1909
1 - vz24

IMO, in a Yugo I would do a 9X57 and shoot .38 pistol bullets out of it all day long Build it on the cheap and have fun with it.

Then do a 9.3X62 on another and a 7X57 on the one that's left.

Terry

my nephew did something in a Yugo with his girlfriend, a ways back...they got twins...one of each.

Rich
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