can someone tell me where i can get a picture of these two actions on internet ,i have looked but cannot find right site ?.does anyone know of a magnum mauser action being made in New Zealand?

Kos-

Attached is a link for the Montana Rifleman web-site. They have some renderings of the PH action; no pictures yet as they are working on proto-types.

http://www.montanarifleman.com/whatsnew_2.html

As for Granite Mountain, I don't know if they have a web presence or not. In one of the recent issues of "Precision Shooting" or "The Accurate Rifle", the Granite Montain actions were featured in an article.

I, myself, am waiting on the Montana PH.

Good luck!

kos,

I don't think that Granite Mountain has a website.
All I have seen regarding this action has been on
470 Mbogo's (Dave Estergaard's) website

http://www.470mbogo.com/GMA.html

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Dave

I've always thought that Granite Mountain and Wells were the same. Wells

KurtC, they are the same. Fred did the design work on the action. Okay Mauser did the initial, Fred did the current stuff. Granite Mountain builds them and both sell them.

Why the comparison? I can't imagine the target market being similar.

Chuck

While Mr. Wells did the design work for the Granite Mountain action and may sell them, the actions on the web site are hand made from 8620 bar stock one at a time to the customer's specs. The actions are similar but can hardly be considered to be the same.

I wonder why did Fred use this low carbon steel instead of the more common 4140 alloy steel? Any insight? Thanks.

8620 is a very tough alloy specifically designed to be case hardened. So while I'm not specifically familiar with the Wells actions, I'd still be willing to wager a small sum that if they are being made of 8620, then the actions are case hardened post machining.

Regards,
Scott

Thanks Scott for the info. Apparently, he must be duplicating the same metallurgy as the 98. Cheers!