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redoak
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Re: Mauser action weight reduction?
      01/11/14 03:29 PM

You can take quite a bit of weight off and still be safe. But the lighter you go, the more difficult they are to shoot off-hand.

I have a 7 x 57 on large ring, standard length action that weighs 5# 7 oz. It has a shaved down 1909 steel trigger guard and a Leupold 4X Compact scope in skeletonized steel rings, with back-up steel open sights. It has a very trim 21" barrel and a minimal "toothpick" Old World walnut stock. The only aluminum parts on the rifle are the Timney trigger housing and the replacement alloy follower.

It is wonderful to carry, but difficult to hold steady.

One would probably be better off starting with a lighter weight action (Rem. M600-700), but I have little interest in bolt rifles that are not Mausers.

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* Mauser action weight reduction? Dumprat 08/03/14 01:26 PM
. * * Re: Mauser action weight reduction? Nitro470   03/07/14 06:36 AM
. * * Re: Mauser action weight reduction? Dumprat   03/07/14 08:40 AM
. * * Re: Mauser action weight reduction? John303   04/07/14 12:28 AM
. * * Re: Mauser action weight reduction? Dumprat   04/07/14 03:10 AM
. * * Re: Mauser action weight reduction? Ash   12/07/14 05:37 PM
. * * Re: Mauser action weight reduction? redoak   01/11/14 03:29 PM
. * * Re: Mauser action weight reduction? szihn   02/11/14 04:38 AM
. * * Re: Mauser action weight reduction? Dumprat   02/11/14 06:56 AM
. * * Re: Mauser action weight reduction? redoak   02/11/14 03:47 PM
. * * Re: Mauser action weight reduction? midwesterner   04/12/14 09:05 PM
. * * Re: Mauser action weight reduction? redoak   06/12/14 05:57 PM
. * * Re: Mauser action weight reduction? John303   05/12/14 01:08 AM

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