had now the Model 38 SN 382 in my hands

with the 50 cm barrel surprising short stutzen no doubt made after the Mannlicher Schönauer M 1903 pattern
the rifle itself is much heavier because of the very strong build receiver

some of the pre war rifles, maybe all, have the stockmaker monogram behind the pistold grip

lot of Pecar/Berlin scopes around there

the bolt and receiver is different from the later M 42 that there is a hole in the bolt and a pin in the receiver behind the trigger as a additional safety. trigger will only work when the pin fit into the hole in the bolt.

to speak clearly there is NOTHING wrong with ch4d die sets, just a side note the cases sized with this die set dont fit completly into the chamber of this rifle. its the very first time that I ever heard about problems with ch4d and the problem is not realy clarified. the bolt can not completly closed, maybe 0,5mm to little. probably a chamber with minimum measurments?

dont want to talk bad about ch4d this is the exception of the rule

the stock without cap is pleasant especially in bad weather but allways delicate

stutzen M 38 SN 373 in 8x58RD

bolt was modified with a new bolt sleeve

not my cup of tea because I trust in the wing safety but other want it more modern