Gunsmithing M48 8mm Mauser barreled action in a laminated stock needing work Central Florida

[lrgrendel]

I bought this recently. I have no history on the rifle. I think it is only 80% finished. Shoots terrible but bore looks good.
Looking for a gunsmith in Central Florida.

Any recommendations?

Thanks.

 

[Wannashootit]

"Inlay" work?
Do you mean "inletting"- as in, fixing poor receiver/stock fitment?
If I understand correctly, the barreled action was fitted to an aftermarket laminated stock? I would epoxy bed the receiver, and free-float the barrel (including making sure the handguard has clearance as well as the barrel channel); same as one would do with any rifle.

What do you mean by "shoots terrible"?

 

[Floridian007]

I bought in 8 mm Mauser almost 30 years ago, what I found was I could get a 3006 Barrel from New York gun parts and have a gunsmith put it in. The problem with the eight mm is they made two versions The First One was a little bit larger bore than the second one's so all the bullet manufacturers put less powder into 8 mm so that if you get an older version it won't explode but this makes the eighth mm shoot terrible. Best thing to do is to rebarrel it. The last group I shot was 3/4 of an inch at 200 yards and I'm currently trying to turn the rifle into a 1000 yard shooter and I don't think it should be difficult

 

[Son of Dorn]

I bought in 8 mm Mauser almost 30 years ago, what I found was I could get a 3006 Barrel from New York gun parts and have a gunsmith put it in. The problem with the eight mm is they made two versions The First One was a little bit larger bore than the second one's so all the bullet manufacturers put less powder into 8 mm so that if you get an older version it won't explode but this makes the eighth mm shoot terrible. Best thing to do is to rebarrel it. The last group I shot was 3/4 of an inch at 200 yards and I'm currently trying to turn the rifle into a 1000 yard shooter and I don't think it should be difficult

I am mostly certain that while you're correct the 8mm cartridge was produced with two distinct bullet diameters, I don't think that's the issue the OP is having with their rifle. The smaller one was the original Patrone 88 (M/88) cartridge designed for the Gew 88 rifle, which was replaced in 1904/5 by the slightly-larger-diameter S Patrone designed for the Gew 98 rifle in German service. If the OP has a Zastava M48, I think it'd be chambered for the S Patrone and not the older cartridge, since it was more common and had become the standard 8mm round for Mauser-pattern rifles by WWII.

But I'd like to know what is meant by "shoots terrible", too. I'm a little confused by what the OP means so I could be wrong that the bore/bullet diameter isn't the problem.

 

[Dan M]

OP, define “shoots terrible”

 

[Floridian007]

My understanding is because the bore size with the new rifle if you put a new bullet in an old gun with the normal powder load it would have the potential to explode the barrel so they put a little less in it for safety and the ballistics were much like a 30-30 rather than a 3006. Because a standard load on an 8 mm shots like a 3006. I couldn't find the ballistic tables, it has been a long time since I looked at it but that was my understanding.

 

[Floridian007]

So my choisecwas to start reloading or rebarrell the rife.

 

[lrgrendel]

As my original post said. I’m looking for a gunsmith. Period.....

 

[Son of Dorn]

Well a google search came up with Rampart Gunworks. They're near Sanford, if you're still located there, just off I4 at the west corner of Lake Monroe (the water, not the subdivision). Anderson's Gunsmithing is on the west coast of the state. Fullmetal Gunsmithing is in Melbourne, and there's Ridge Gunsmithing, Inc. in Haines City and M.C.'s Gunsmithing Services in Fort Meade. I've never used a single one of them (I'm in GA) but they all have 4+ stars on google, so they might be a good place to start.

 

[lrgrendel]

Thank you