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Winchester 300 mag
wishpony
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My husband found this gun in his father's collection. All he can see on the outside of it is 300 win mag and the stamp on barrel is 6811. We were wanting to know how else we can find out more information on it.[?]
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"All he can see on the outside of it is 300 win mag and the stamp on barrel is 6811."
That's unusual for the most part since most if not all manufacturers have their name on a firearm somewhere. There are a couple of exceptions such as refinished military rifles that have been 'scrubbed' to remove the identity by sanding and grinding.
I can suggest a couple of things to start with:
- Use strong, direct light to see any markings that have been worn or sanded away. Sunlight is great. Try a magnifying glass or strong readers to see smaller marks.
- Remove the scope and bases if there are any on the rifle. That way you can see what was under them.
- Take the barreled action out of the stock and look at the bottom and underside of both the barrel and action. There could be maker's marks there or other information we can use to assist with getting you more information.
- We really need good sharp photographs of the action top, sides and bottom. Sharp overalls will help also.
Best.
from your pictures, we can see that you have a commercial m-98 mauser with a f/n action, possibly put together by sako ( they used f/n actions into the early 1950'2).
I have pictures on my hard drive...how do I post them here?
Open this link and then follow the instructions: http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=259294
Bolt action 300 Mag Winchester under the barrel is stamped Belgium and the trigger mechanism is made in Finland. There are two stamps on the bottom of the barrel...L and a small 2 with a circle on it.
One of the clues that we can actually use is that the trigger is Made in Finland. That can indicate this rifle was made by Sako in the late 40's, early 50's while they were trying to develop their own designs for bolt action rifles.
"A rifle that was the first long action Sako imported into the U.S. after WWII; the Sako High Power Mauser Sporting Rifle, with Fabrique Nationale action. Importation began in the early 1950s and most sources say it ended around 1957."
"This rifle was built around the world famous F.N. Mauser 98 type action barreled and stocked by Sako. Calibers imported into the U.S. were two great classics, the .270 Winchester and 30-06 Springfield. There are likely other calibers that have made their way across the pond in the more common European calibers like 9.3x62 and such, but these would be rare."
I will suggest again that you should remove the scope mount bases from the action so that you can see and photograph the information on the front ring.
Please don't take this wrong but your photos leave something to be desired insofar as what we can see in them. Blurry, out of focus photographs don't let us see the detail(s) that we need to help solve your questions. Please read your manual and find the subject of taking 'macro' photos. Then try to use a tripod or some sort of support to help with the longer exposures.
We lock these topics at 10 replies so please start a new thread with the new photographs and let's see where we can go from there.
Best.