| buckstix |
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| 21/12/20 08:09 AM |
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Re: A Fantastic find - A Custom Brevex Mauser by George Heonig
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http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat....true#Post264228
Hello DORLAEC,
Thanks for the reply.
I have read that post in the past, and for the most part it is correct. Tradewinds of Tacoma, Washington, imported and offered 2 models, the M300 and the M400. However, my studies have shown THREE models (types) marked M300, M400, & M500.
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I also own an Brevex rifle caliber 460 WBY-Magnum which was made in 1974 by a gunsmith in Strasbourg / France. It's a nice rifle and I'm happy with it.
The system and especially the trigger guard are very similar to the rifle of the TS. The safety catch is classic , like a normal Mauser 98 system.
IMHO and in spite of everything , the Brevex systems are relative mass production. Therefore I don't understand the myth that sometimes arises around this systems. In addition, the Brevex systems are pre-drilled so that a rifle scope mount can be fixed as on every classic Mauser systems they were used earlier for the production of series rifles. The Brevex system cannot be compared with a classic double square bridge Mauser magnum system.
Hello grandveneur,
Thanks for the reply.
As I said about the previous post, most of what you say in also correct. However, they did NOT come pre-drilled for mounting a scope. I have seen many without tapped holes and have 2 such in my collection. In fact, one of the chronic complaints from custom gunsmiths using these actions was that the Chrome-Vanadium steel was very difficult to tap for scope mounting. Also, they were NOT relative mass produced. The highest serial number I have recorded in my data base is 459. With estimated production being from 1948-1959 and again from 1960-1968, that accounts for only 24.1 actions per year over a 19 year period. That's only 2 actions per month, a far cry from mass-production.
As to being compared to an Oberndorf Magnum Mauser Action, the Brevex is actually a bit longer at 9.25" vs the magnum Mauser at 8.18" measured center to center of the trigger guard screws. It is a MAGNUM onto itself.
You are correct about many Myths surrounding the Brevex Actions. But, unfortunately like so much folk-lore, not everything that has been written is true. Recorded data wins out every time.