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04/04/06 09:02 PM

My Custom FN Mauser

Here is a photo of a custom FN Mauser I had built about 20 years ago. It's a .30/06 on a commercial FN action with a 20" full-stocked Douglas barrel. The wood is an exotic, possibly mahogany. It has pronounced fiddleback figure which doesn't show well in this photo. The rifle is scoped with a 4x Lyman All-American Perma-Center in Ruger rings. Other additions are a 3-position M70 style safety and a Timney trigger.

The rifle was built by a gunsmith local to where I live. He has retired. He built several custom guns for me, most of which were single shot rifles. Not a classic, but not a bad woods gun!

Curl

P.S. I edited to add a photo of the left side.

Curl

mikeh416Rigby

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05/04/06 04:05 AM

Re: My Custom FN Mauser

That rifle looks sweet. It looks like your gunsmith did a nice job. How many whitetails has it taken down?

EricD

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05/04/06 04:48 AM

Re: My Custom FN Mauser

Thanks for the pictures Curl! Very interesting stock, and looks like a nice and short gun to hunt in dense forest with.

Erik

CptCurl

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05/04/06 05:29 AM

Re: My Custom FN Mauser

Thanks, guys. There have been several whitetails, but I really haven't hunted with this rifle that much. I usually hunt with a DR.

Curl

mehulkamdar

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05/04/06 02:01 PM

Re: My Custom FN Mauser

CptCurl,

You're showing off again, aren't you?

Hat's off to you and you deserve to with your fine taste in guns.

An absolutely beautiful rifle. Thanks for posting.

AspenHill

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07/04/06 11:38 PM

Re: My Custom FN Mauser

Wow, nice rifle, looks like very pretty wood.

JPK

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10/04/06 12:25 PM

Re: My Custom FN Mauser

Very nice rifle.

I have a buddy who is an attorney who was given a 270w FN Muaser marked "Sears Ted Williams Model" or something like that in liue of cash for payment by a freind. Before anyone laughs, the rifle will shoot factory 150 grain ammo into a five shot group that can be covered with a nickel and repeat this all day, shot by my buddy who is not very experienced with rifles in general.

Capt Curl, if that rifle was a lefty I would be seriously covetous!

JPK

Judson

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14/04/06 08:31 AM

Re: My Custom FN Mauser

Here is a picture of a G-33/40 I built for a guy. The stock is Claro and the rifle has a Shillen match grade barrel, Kiplinger single set trigger.Neidner butt plate and grip cap. I went over the action and lapped the lugs and other good stuff including a 24 pound spring and Mod 70 style safety. It will put three shots in under half an inch at 100 yards with the right load I hope you enjoy the pictures.

seroadglide

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14/04/06 11:12 AM

Re: My Custom FN Mauser

Curl,
If the fiddleback is any more pronounced in person, one's eyes would surely pop out. It is certainly in the classic style.

Feel free to show off anytime; that is a wonderful looking rifle.
I like the look of full stocked rifles.

NE450No2

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03/05/06 07:30 AM

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CptCurl
Nice rifle. Even a diehard Double Rifle hunter like me would hunt with that bolt rifle.

CptCurl

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03/05/06 11:24 AM