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    What finish for a 1953 FN Mauser bolt?

    Hi Gang: I need to know what finish would work well on the above action. The original was finished with a bright finish that appears to be just polished. Should I polish the bolt shroud et al or should I have it chrome plated or just blued? I need to sand small pits from the...
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    Anything unique about a 1953 FN Mauser?

    Hey Big Al: What is a box trigger? This gun came with a Tinniney Sportsman trigger and it is set at 1.5 lbs. I dragged a Rmington o3-a3 all over Alberta that had a Timminey trigger that was great. I had it set too light and the first time I saw a moose the first two shots went off in...
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    Removing a flat spot on a trigger guard?

    Hi Gang: I have a steel trigger guard that has a flat spot on it from being bumped against something. I need to know a method oof removing this flat spot with tools that may be located around the house. I no longer have access to sheet metal stakes that would make the job a snap...
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    Anything unique about a 1953 FN Mauser?

    To RJM Hi: I have both of those books. Good reading for the bolt action fan! Zeke
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    Still looking for Bill Ackerman

    Found him. Hi: I contacted him. Thanks for the help. Zeke:)
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    Anything unique about a 1953 FN Mauser?

    Squeezing the extractor on the M 98 Hi John: Good God man, If you can squeeze the extractor on a M 98 bolt to get it to move your are indeed a MAN! I can't imagine anybody doing it to get the extractor to jump over a cartridge to get it to chamber! Back in the day, I was taught...
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    Modern pressures for .257 Roberts???

    Hi Gang: I would like to know if anybody loads this cartridge to modern pressures, 50,000-55,000 psi. in modern rifles. The pressures that reloading manuals give are very low. The highest that I saw was 47,600 psi. In a modern gun, one could load this cartridge much higher. Is because...
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    Rust bluing a rifle??????

    Hi GAng: I am considering slow rust bluing some bolt action rifles and I need some information as to how to do the job. I need to know about metal prep, what grit of finish do I use, is the bore plugged? what about power buffing grits? Has anybody slow rusted a rifle and...
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    Still looking for Bill Ackerman

    Hi Gang: I can not reach him at the phone number in N.M. as it has been disconneceted. I think that he retired some years ago. Is there somebody out there who will repair my Bushnell scopes? TIA...
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    Anything unique about a 1953 FN Mauser?

    Breaking an extractor? Hi George: I have forced the extractor over the "rim" of a chambered round many times in my life with Mauser type of actions with no problems. The extractor has a bevel on the outside to help it slide over the "rim." I am not saying that one can not...
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    Anything unique about a 1953 FN Mauser?

    Hi Gang: Yesterday, I bought the above rifle chambered in .257 Roberts. I gave $150.00 for as it had a scope and a new unfinished stock. The stock needs to be sanded and finished on the outside and it has a faint crack behind the tang. I never owned a Roberts but this rifle seemed...
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    Removing parallax from Bushnell scope?

    I have two Busnell Scopechiefs circa. 1955-60 that have a large amount of paralax in them. One is a 4x and one a 6x. I need to know how I may remove the parallax or someplace that I may send them to have them corrected. Any suggestions about this problem...
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    Correct colour for M 70 stock?

    Hi Gang: As you know, I purchased a Pre 64 Model 70 the other day and I would like to know what is the correct colour the stock should be after refinishing? I have seen and owned Mod 70's in the past and I have only seen the brown coloured stocks. People claim that they should...
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    What to do with a Win M 70?

    Hi Gang: Today I bought a 1954 Winchester M 70 30-06 that needs the barrel reblued and the stock refinished. The stock has no dings or scratches but does have the factory finish worn off on the butt stock. The barrel has some scrapes about 3" behind the front sight that need to be...
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    Loose spots in barrels???

    Hi Gang: I just returned a rifle to the store due to it having a loose spot about 9" doen the barrel. My question is will these loose spots affect accuracy and so by how much? This the third rifle that I have owned thad did have a loose spot. Two I never shot and the one that I did...
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    Walther .22 single shot identification help

    Fred: No, you have not offended me! I asked the question to determine if anybody had any experience with this rifle. i would not attempt to make a BR gun out of a military action! I just wanted to know what other people knew about this action. I was thinking along the lines of a nice...
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    Walther .22 single shot identification help

    Dietsville I would like to know how you formed your negative opinions regarding the above rifle. Have you had first hand experience withe this rifle? Have you ever seen on shoot? Have you ever seen one? I would also like to know what in your opinion makes the unwworthy to rebarrel or...
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    Walther .22 single shot identification help

    Why is this action a poor choice for a proect? Why do you say that this riaction would not make a good platform for a project? Have you shot one? Is the action too "sloppy" for an accuraqte rifle? The two stage trigger is not a problem as I have a target rifle that has one and it is ust fine...
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    Walther .22 single shot identification help

    Tanks to Jon Kelly Hi John: You got it right! That it iekes the model. Now the question is, what is the value since the gun was altered? Is this a good action to build on or it a piece of poor quality military junk supplied by the lowest bidder...
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    How do I ask a question on Rimfire Central

    Hi: How do I ask a question on this site? I am loged on but I can not see where to ask a question. Any suggestions? TIA, Zeke
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