Model 98 Design

20 May 2007, 20:49

boltface

Model 98 Design

I have been reading from time to time about the difficulty of duplicating the model 98 action economically. I'm a big fan of the 98 and as i write this i have a VZ-24 action that i am looking over and i can't understand why it would be any harder to duplicate with CNC machining and EDM technology as a model 70. I realize the bolt shroud and safety would add to the cost of the action but these were made a long time ago and surely with modern methods we could do it again for less than $2500 an action, With modern steels and heat treating. Nothing exotic, Just 4140 chrome moly and precise machining utilizing all of the 98s features with a sporter bolt handle and 3 position M70 safety. I'd love a Hein or GMA but way too rich for me, How about it all you engineers, Can an action be done right for $1000 today?

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20 May 2007, 22:08

jeffeosso

yes... and no one bought them
legacy mauser action

when empire switched to their own actions, poof! went the market...

it seems no one will pay 600 for a mauser action, but will pay 3K for a(notmadeby)mauser action

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20 May 2007, 23:13

vapodog

The real question here is what is the market for actions.....how many folks want them at:
$1,000 each..... or
$750 each...or
$500 each.

I think you'll find the number of tire kickers to be large......the number of buyers to be dismally small. Shooters do a better job of talking than walking!

Try selling a heat treated VZ-24 rigged with a bolt handle job, Timney trigger, drilled and tapped, withg a three position safety installed for even $800.....the market isn't there! These are some of the best '98 Mausers ever made!

There's a reason fine bottom metal runs $300 and over.....IMO the market is much smaller than we think!

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21 May 2007, 08:28

22WRF

If you could make a mauser action identical to the G.33/40 for $300 a copy I bet you could sell quite a few of them to the "gun" crowd, which means the folks that hang out around here and 24 Hour and a few other forums. But not to the general public, unless you had a big advertizing budget.

It will be interesting to see how Heim comes out making and selling their Mauser Action.

21 May 2007, 21:23

Atkinson

As far back as I can remember, someone from time to time comes up with this brainer and starts producing true Mauser actions at a good price, they sell a bunch of them at first and then the market disapears and they go broke, same with the M-70 pre 64 type action..