Gunsmithing whitworth mauser extractor cut?

[eddybo]

Is there supposed to be one? I have been doing a few old mausers for buddies and each had an extractor cut and a "nose" that went through the shoulder right in front of the lugs.

I finally got the barrel off of a whitworth mauser I am going to rebarrel and lo and behold the rear of the barrel is completely flat. I kinda looked at the bolt and it seems to be in about the same place in relation to the original mausers I have been toying with. I wish I had studied it a bit harder but got busy doing something else/

 

[BLAWTON]

Re: whitworth mauser extractor cut?

Does the extractor stick out past the bolt face? It could have a different style extractor in it. Take a pic of the bolt and post it.

 

[fireball168]

Re: whitworth mauser extractor cut?

The M-24 and M-48 (both intermediate) are the only two 98 Mausers I'm aware of that have the "safety" breech.

None of the 98 commercial Mausers, Zavasta/FN, etc. do.

 

[eddybo]

Re: whitworth mauser extractor cut?

Thanks for the info. Here is what was confusing me. The barrel with the extractor cut is off an original mauser.....btw I am known for crappy cell phone pics but was in a hurry.

Other than the whitwoth interarms action having a little bump on one side of the boltface they are basically indentical.

It looks to me as if the original mauser supports more of the case than the aftermarket action.