Neanderpundit

This is the receiver bit of the Mauser. Not a particularly pretty rifle, very plain jane. Not a bad rifle or a bad looker- just an ordinary rifle. First checkering job I ever did there, by the way.

The first thing is to lose the trigger. These receivers were shipped with pretty simple triggers, the only amenities being an overtravel screw and a lever safety to eliminate the awkward bolt safety.

I put my hands on a fine trigger at the Shot show, and it came in and fit perfectly. The sear hole had to be opened up about .020 to clear the Timney sear, but that was the work of a few minutes. The triggerguard assembly will have to be opened up a tiny bit too, but the trigger works fine and the safety works fine. Trouble is, it isn’t gonna fit in the old stock anymore without extensive work, and it’s just not worth it, as I have a new stock coming. So it will sit as a barreled action until the new stock arrives.