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Mauser Question Pt2 now with pictures
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There are no numbers or markings visible on the rifle other then the floor plate with the #'s 908 in two spots and the letter C above one of them.
Picture 3 shows the internal mag with a 308 round inserted for comparison.
I've never performed a chamber cast and I'd like to avoid it if possible. Thanks in advance.
I can say with 100 % certainty that it is under 30 caliber.
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Looks like a Spanish M95 action,(or maybe 93 action) its been sporterized, Probably 7mm Mauser caliber unless converted.
Below link is from one of our members. Lot of good information.
The photo of your bolt, appears to show that it has a safety lug on the bolt body. This would make it a post 1898 variation, IMHO. Wouldn't be one of the early Spanish Mausers. Although they did make the lugged bolt model. After the end of the Spanish Civil War, circa 1940's. I believed they were manufactured in the La Coruna Arsenal.
http://www.hoosiergunworks.com/catalog/mauser_reference.html
"appears to show that it has a safety lug on the bolt body"..............no safety lug. the action is a 1893 (if it has a 'flat' at the front of the bolt face) or a 1895 if it doesn't. also probably 7x57mm cal.
Yeah, I don't see a safety lug. Is the lower area of the front end of the bolt flat or rounded?
What Mike said, and the 93's didn't have a thumb groove for stripper clip loading, just like that one.
Have you pulled the stock to see if there is any other markings on the barrel to indicate caliber? If the barrel was stamped with caliber then final indexed for chambering the caliber might be obscured by the stock. It is a nice looking rifle!
I've never performed a chamber cast and I'd like to avoid it if possible. Thanks in advance.
The top surfaces of the action and barrel have been 'sanitized', information removed. Stupid in my opinion but during different times, this was a common.
Then you can perform two attempts to establish some information.
1) Take a 7mm bullet and hold it into the muzzle point first. If it stops just before the bullet shank starts you probably have a 7mm caliber of some sort. This is no guarantee of the what the cartridge is though, just the caliber.
2) Remove the barreled action from the stock in order to see if there is any information stamped on any of the bottom surfaces, barrel and action. The flat behind the recoil lug usually will have several as can the barrel.
Without any clues, you have all the guesses available. You have to take the barreled action out of the stock to check for better information. Casting the chamber is really a very simple process and can be handled by first-timers easily. Brownells sells the kits and the kit comes with good directions.
Best.
Picture of the bolt face
Took the stock off and took a picture of the underside. There are no markings on the barrel itself. I took a 284 diameter bullet and it goes in about 1/2 into the front of the barrel as Nononsense suggested. I'm not a fan of Mannlicher stocks but I have to admit this one is really growing on me. And then again I reminded myself how good Kroil smells.
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a m1893 for sure, these were originally chambered in 7x57mm. most military rifles are not marked as to caliber.
I can officially confirm that it is a 7 x 57, thanks for the help.