| midwesterner |
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| 23/03/13 03:42 AM |
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Hey everyone, great website and some beautiful guns here. I thought i'd post pictures of my newest mauser purchase, a 1941 g33/40. Some garage gunsmith got his hands on the stock, and installed a peep sight, so i figured it would be a great piece to build into a custom. I posted some of these pictures over 24hr a couple of weeks ago, so if you've already seen them, excuse the repost.
I've got most of the parts in hand, and i'm making a pattern stock along the lines of an early british sporter with a little less drop in the heel for scope use. The stunning kurz light rifle that Dorleac and dorleac built (looks very similar to a WR)is what i'm shooting for.
Thanks for looking and thanks for having me!
-John
| DORLEAC |
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| 23/03/13 07:01 AM |
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Hi Midwesterner,
Welcome.
Hope that will help !
DORLEAC
www.dorleac-dorleac.com
| Rule303 |
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| 23/03/13 08:56 AM |
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Hi Midwesterner. Looks like you have yourself a god project there. Please keep us updated on your progress.
Dorleac another very fine looking rifle.
| Even |
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| 23/03/13 09:21 AM |
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Again, M. Dorleac, I find the quality of your work astounding...just beautiful. One day!
This forum is amazing. Where else can a man post about a rifle he wants to build or emulate, and have the gunsmith that made it give him a perfect template!
So much class and respect here. You guys are all amazing. Great forum!
| midwesterner |
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| 23/03/13 09:42 AM |
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Thanks M. Dorleac, I mirror Even's feelings about this forum, you all are absolutely outstanding. I have already gathered most of the parts (krieger, kepplinger trigger, 3-pos safety, etc.) and am about to order a blackburn bottom metal unit with the small oberndorf guard bow. A trap-door grip cap and NECG iron sights are all that are left on the list of metal parts. When the metal goes to the smith I plan to start the stock. What is the consensus here, do you prefer flat-top or traditional diamond checkering?
| DORLEAC |
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| 24/03/13 12:12 AM |
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Either are nice, it's just a matter of personal choice.
On my own rifles I prefer diamond checkering, 24LPI on light rifles, 22LPI on big bore.
Don't hesitate to ask if you need more technical info.
DORLEAC
www.dorleac-dorleac.com
| lancaster |
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| 24/03/13 04:27 PM |
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you are very lucky to have a rifle 33/40 action for your project. they are much sought after today for building slime sporting rifles. butchering such a gebirgsjäger rifle today for the action would be a sin and an expensive one also.
this could be you hunting game in the moutains
| Even |
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| 24/03/13 09:20 PM |
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I prefer the traditional diamond checkering, from both a grip and an aesthetic perspective.
| midwesterner |
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| 25/03/13 12:33 PM |
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Very cool picture lancaster, it makes me wonder if all the noise about stainless/synthetic rifles being necessary in harsh conditions is correct, when fellas like the guy above have been slumming wood and blue with no ill effects for years.
As to the cartridge, I was going back and forth between the 6.5x65 rws, the .25-06, and the 7.6 S and ended up with the latter. I figured a nice light weight crf .30-06 would be good for anywhere and anything short of the big 5.
Thanks for the input, I am sure I will have many more questions before this project is through.
| Tentman |
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| 26/03/13 08:35 AM |
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Hello Guys
Yes Lancaster a great picture, I have hunted here in NZ in conditions not unlike to those in the photo with my trusty blued steel and walnut 98 Mauser (in this case a Model B kurz 250 Savage).
I can tell you that the rifle probably saved my life. Like the guy in the photo I was crossing a snow/ice filled Col. However I didn't have crampons or an ice axe, just a heavy pack and my rifle. The snow had a lot of ice on it, and I hit a spot where I couldn't kick steps into the ice. I lost my footing and started to slide, my only option was to self arrest with my rifle barrel, I used it exactly like and ice -axe and smacked the barrel throught the ice with all my weight. I stopped and therefore am here to tell the tale.
I doubt very much if the plastic stock that comes with a Sako, Tikka, or the cheaper versions would have stood the forces involved, as I have seen them broken form just fitting a bipod or instance (the recoil rips the swivel stud off).
The photo is possibly "posed" as it would be very difficult for the subject to self arrest with his ice-axe in one hand and rifle in the other, do you have any further details as to its origin ??
| VonGruff |
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| 26/03/13 02:31 PM |
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Hello Guys
Yes Lancaster a great picture,
The photo is possibly "posed" as it would be very difficult for the subject to self arrest with his ice-axe in one hand and rifle in the other, do you have any further details as to its origin ??
I dont see that he is "self arresting" as the ice axe seems to be just 'in hand' rather than in use. To me it looked more like he was just leaning forward in the act of going up hill and the rear leg has come against the natural compression of the snow at the end of his stride. The snow condition looks like it is quite stable ( at least from memory of working in the high country in the 60's) so the ice axe looks to be in hand because it is just as easy to carry it that way. My first thought on seeing the pic was military and the rifle is in hand for that reason but looks to have been used as a balancing "aid" as well. JMHO.
| Tentman |
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| 26/03/13 05:57 PM |
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Gidday von Guff
I didn't mean he was in the act of self arrest, just that it would be quite difficult should he have to !
There's not much time once you start to slide to "get organised" before you build so much speed that the gear gets ripped out of your hand - and that guy would have to drop either his axe or rifle because neither have a sling in use that I see. Having said all that he's not on a slope where a slide looks likely.
Cheers
| lancaster |
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| 27/03/13 06:12 AM |
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yes pic have lots of action
posted it because the gebirgsjäger here have such a Gewehr 33/40.
I think he knows exactly what he does there with the ice axe. they were not realy bad as mountain rifleman.
dont wish to hiijack this thread
in the caucasus 1942
| lancaster |
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| 28/03/13 05:55 AM |
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I was thinking all the time about this group and what they remind me
it was this
CptCurl
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| 07/06/13 09:52 PM |
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I too have a dream for a wonderful and traditional sporter built on a G33/40. This action has been in my gun box for 25 years +. Not making much progress.
Curl