| BwanaBob |
| (.300 member) |
| 05/12/15 01:54 PM |
Re: Mauser 98 in .270/303 Magnum?
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cant imagine this, the 303 was more than exotic in germany
I know that is seems hard to believe but if you have a copy, or have access to a copy, of the book 'Original Obendorf Sporting Rifles' by Jon Speed, Walter Schmid and Reiner Herrman, and if you go to Page 94 you will find a photo of a German made Mauser 98 in .303 British and the caption says:
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While this rifle was built on the "Short" Intermediate action with slanted magazine, developed for Rigby, it was not an export rifle but was sold in Germany.'
I might also mention that other Mauser actions were made in .303 British, too. In the March/April 2015 edition of 'African Outfitter' there is an article on the .303 British and on page 16 there is a photo of a Rigby Mauser .303 at the top of the page but, at the bottom of the page there is a picture of a Fraser "Velox" takedown rifle, in .303 British, which appears to be based on a Mauser 93 or 95 action.