Gunsmithing It begins, the 30-06 Mauser Africa

[Romeo458]

This one might take a while since I'm going to possibly moving, but what a better time to start than now. I'll just be tinkering with it as I have free time anyway.

The receiver is a scrubbed VZ 24 and the bolt is one I picked up a while ago at a gun show table that had a pretty bolt handle on it. I don't recall who made the barrel as I picked it up a while ago also but it's a 24" 30-06 I may chuck in the lathe and cut down to 22" or 20" but I'm undecided yet, and the stock is a very pretty piece of Bastogne walnut.

I want to find someone who will color case hardened this receiver once I clean it up because that would look absolutely gorgeous in that stock. It's going to be a lovely addition to my Africa rifles.

 

[Son of Dorn]

This one might take a while since I'm going to possibly moving, but what a better time to start than now. I'll just be tinkering with it as I have free time anyway.

The receiver is a scrubbed VZ 24 and the bolt is one I picked up a while ago at a gun show table that had a pretty bolt handle on it. I don't recall who made the barrel as I picked it up a while ago also but it's a 24" 30-06 I may chuck in the lathe and cut down to 22" or 20" but I'm undecided yet, and the stock is a very pretty piece of Bastogne walnut.

I want to find someone who will color case hardened this receiver once I clean it up because that would look absolutely gorgeous in that stock. It's going to be a lovely addition to my Africa rifles.

I plan to have Glenrock Blue refinish the Africa Mauser I'm setting up to do; the receiver and bolt shroud (and maybe the trigger guard) will be color-cased by Turnbull Restoration through Glenrock.

 

[Wannashootit]

Short chambered?

 

[Romeo458]

Yes short chamber for 06

 

[Romeo458]

I finally picked up the mandrel over the weekend and finished the receiver prep. I still need to figure out what sights and scope mounting I want, I don't have the tools for that. Now to rent the reamer and get this cleaned up for bluing.

 

[LRI]

We can do the case color, happy to help.

 

[Romeo458]

I will be in touch once the scope mount work is drilled and done.

 

[308pirate]

Leave the barrel at 24"

#tradition

 

[Romeo458]

Getting closer, now I gotta remember where the hell I put my stock work tools.

 

[nightman89]

That is going to be awesome when completed. Completely agree with the case hardening, I've always liked the looks of it on the trigger and hammer of older smith and wesson revolvers