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Why is it again that one cannot use two piece bottom metal on a 98 mauser?
 
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depends on the pieces .. a 3 piece arrangement, like a model 70, is not going to work as well .. but, thinking about it for a second, a blind mag is kind of the same thing, right?

there's no reason a 2 piece, like an enfield, couldn't work .. in fact, its easier to make mag boxes


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Lemme guess......You know someone who makes bottom metal?
 
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Lemme guess......You know someone who makes bottom metal?


Lemme Guess . . . you don't know the answer to my question so you decided to be a smart ass. shame

Obviously, if my question had anything to do with knowing somebody who makes bottom metal I would have asked them!
 
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Lemme guess......You know someone who makes bottom metal?


He does but they don't answer the phone.


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Lemme Guess . . . you don't know the answer to my question so you decided to be a smart ass.


Naw, I know the answer, just wanted to be a smart ass.
 
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I see that you are back to your fine old sarcastic self judging by your responses to threads today. Thats good.


Jeffee:

I asked the question because I have a number of 1909 bottom metals. Their boxes are a bit short. Rather than some jury rig type of arrangement, I was thinking of just cutting off the boxes and making new ones that were a bit longer, but not welding or attaching them to the rest of the unit.
 
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Check with Jim Wisner, Think he made just the bows at one time, can't remember.
 
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Check with Jim Wisner, Think he made just the bows at one time, can't remember.


I believe 22WRF means a bottom metal with a separate mag box, similar to the model 70.

The answer is: yes you can make a bottom metal and separate mag box for the Mauser. It would have the benefit of being cheaper to manufacture that a one piece unit. The downside is that you lose one of the basic features of the Mauser 98 system.

But the real question is, why go to all the trouble? There are a lot of cheap Mauser knockoffs that already employ this cost cutting feature. Some even claim that they share 99% of their DNA with the Mauser......
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by 22WRF:
Forrest

I see that you are back to your fine old sarcastic self judging by your responses to threads today. Thats good.


Why is everyone always picking on me???


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give it a rest or take it to misc


#dumptrump

opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club

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the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR
What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR.
476AR,
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I want to make sure I understand this.

So, from now on I am supposed to ask my gunsmithing questions in the Misc. section?
 
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I want to make sure I understand this.

So, from now on I am supposed to ask my gunsmithing questions in the Misc. section?


No, kevin, -- the just passing insults BS needs to go to misc...


#dumptrump

opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club

Information on Ammoguide about
the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR
What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR.
476AR,
http://www.weaponsmith.com
 
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