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spinna
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Reged: 07/12/11
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Loc: Top End NT Australia

Mauser 4000
#203817 - 26/02/12 08:26 PM

Been offered a Mauser 4000 made by Heym for a bargain price

It was originally a 223, but has been rebarrelled to 17 Rem, by Bill Hamberly Clark (A top Australian gunsmith at the time) about 25 years ago
Only fired a few boxes of factory ammo, since the rebarrel, and has been a safe queen for the last 24 odd years

I can't recall ever seeing a Mauser 4000, so googled it, and found a bit of info, and a few pictures, but nothing much about the action design, or specifications..

Apparently its the same as a Heym SR40, with a different stock..

Should be a quality thing as Heym don't make crap...

So anyone got one or had one or can tell me anything about them?

Thanks
spinna

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Rolf
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Reged: 26/02/07
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Loc: Germany, Bavaria

Re: Mauser 4000 [Re: spinna]
#204752 - 08/03/12 10:50 PM

Hello Spinna,

I have a rifle marked "Mauser 4000" in .222 Rem. with a standard trigger (no set trigger).
It is very good shooting and has also a good safety, which (I assume) blocks the firing pin.

I have also some Heym rifles in 8x68S and 9,3x64 (one marked "SR 10")which are similar to the Mauser 4000 rifle, so I assume again that the development and first production series were done for and by Heym and the next serial production then either shifted to Mauser or done at Heym and marked with the Mauser logo.

A flaw for the Mauser 98 fans: the Mauser 4000 and the SR 10 are push feed, not controlled round feed.

best regards
Rolf

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