Way back in 2019 just before the cheese slid off the cracker I was at a gunshow in PA and found a guy with three Mauser rifles. The cheapest was also the least bubba’d so I bought it. Speed’s book says probably 1905 manufacture. The hieroglyphics on the barrel indicate it’s the newer bore 8x57 diameter. All the metal is decent, it shoots as well as I can with iron sights and the stock has a small chip missing behind the action tang that may have been gone 100 years.

I’d like to mount a scope on it but I’m not sure what is the best route. From what research I’ve done rings to fit the claw mounts will be around $1,000? Is that the best option?

Thanks for any and all input gents

PM SENT.

It's not the cheapest route, but would look best IMHO. Select a vintage, steel tube scope. Oil finish the stock, checker the forend and have a design or a border engraved on the bolt handle flat.

There are several options available, but personally I would go with the claw mounts if you can stomach the cost. If you need a recommendation, I have a friend that will fit and install them for you.

I would also recommend, since you mentioned the chipped stock, to skim bed the stock to prevent any further damage.

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Originally posted by Fal Grunt:
There are several options available, but personally I would go with the claw mounts if you can stomach the cost. If you need a recommendation, I have a friend that will fit and install them for you.

I would also recommend, since you mentioned the chipped stock, to skim bed the stock to prevent any further damage.

That’s what I was fishing around for, somebody who knows something.

I sent you a PM

I don't see a low scope safety. I wonder if the original scope was very high. One solution that is entirely period correct would be to replace the military safety with the type of safety put on Mauser sniper rifles. The protrude to the rear and require no modification to the rifle except perhaps fitting the sear.

The rifle went to the fellow FAL Grunt referred me to about a month ago. Now I’m in “my rifle’s at the gunsmith” purgatory.
My plan is to buy one of the OEM bolt shrouds converted to a two position safety since most of my rifles have similar safties.

That's a sweet rifle! Yes, they had very high scopes with the originals safety.

I have a commercial FN Mauser from the 1950s with a custom bolt shroud safety someone made - best looking one I have ever seen and works - much better than the aftermarket ones.

Here's a post I did on it: https://forums.accuratereloadi...251054432#6251054432

That is a classic early type B and personality I would attempt to keep it that way. They are highly collectible as well as still being imminently useful hunting rifles.

From the looks of the bolt handle it appears someone has altered it for a low mounted scope.
You can have claw mounts made, they are not cheap ! Or removed the bases and have modern scope bases mounted to dovetails that fit.