I am asking $8000.

Sure wish I could get together with you all on a shooting range and give this rifle a chance to show it's stuff. I believe it would change ownership swiftly. My Mom used it to hunt deer, and a couple of rattlesnakes, many years ago. Unfortunately, she shot up all of the amo that Papa C brought back with the rifle. No, she didn't save the brass.

Oh well...

I did acquire a 6.5 Mauser cartridge from a friend and the round fits the chamber well, and action is smooth.