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Drilling and Tapping a Mouser Receiver
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I am trying to drill and tap a Mouser receiver for scope mounts to no avail. I have drilled and taped the back of the receiver however I am having trouble drilling the front of the receiver. I haven't even been able to start the hole in the front of the receiver. Dose any one have any ideas on drilling the harden steel?
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Has this action been sent to a heat treater to be hardened?

Describe the ring hardness.....can you file it with a mill file?

It's very unusual to have a M-98 mauser that can't be drilled.....eddystones...maybe...but not Mausers


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use a 3mm endmill, turn it slow, and use wd40 ...

and center punch the first hole.. then drag a file over it.

shouldn't be more than 31c, which cuts pretty easy,,, you aren't turning over 800rpm, are you?
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A solid carbide spotting drill will cut through the outer layer of just about any Case Hardened receiver. Once you get through the outer layer a regular drill bit will work just fine.

Another handy-dandy little trick (if you have one) is to use an electro-etch chemical/electrical engraving tool. You just make a small dot on the template paper and etch as you normally would. It will cut right through the case hardening and also leave you with a perfect starting hole for your drill bit.
 
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Another way to get it started is to use a high-speed grinder (like Dremel or Foredom) with a very small stone and carefully grind a very small spot to get you through the case hardening.


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Last time I drilled a mouser it wasn't livley enough to bother screwing the antlers in.

Oh! you ment a Mauser.
Diamond coated burs in a dremel are just the ticket for cutting through the case hardened skin.
The carbide c'drill works very well but if you have a less than ridgid set up they are fairly fragile.


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Last time I drilled a mouser it wasn't livley enough to bother screwing the antlers in.

Oh! you ment a Mauser.
Diamond coated burs in a dremel are just the ticket for cutting through the case hardened skin.
The carbide c'drill works very well but if you have a less than ridgid set up they are fairly fragile.


Rusty,

I don’t know about you, but I would never attempt to drill into a rifle receiver (using anything) if my set up was not ridgid.
 
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Well if a guy has to ask "how", you can't asume he has a mill or a high end drill press.
Carbide drills do not like being run on home-shop grade drill presses unless there are extra steps taken to ensure setup rigidity. Home grade drill presses are plenty ridgid enough for drilling and tapping a reciever, just not with carbide tools.

That's all I was trying to say.


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Rusty,

I don’t know about you, but I would never attempt to drill into a rifle receiver (using anything) if my set up was not ridgid.


Rick, you are talking about rifles now aren't you? Wink


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Originally posted by Rick 0311:

Rusty,

I don’t know about you, but I would never attempt to drill into a rifle receiver (using anything) if my set up was not ridgid.


Rick, you are talking about rifles now aren't you? Wink


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