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I picked up a Western Field/Heym out of the local classifieds. It's a WF Model 724A, which is a Mannlicher stocked, stylized butter knife bolt, 22" 30-06. Looks to me like the bolt has been chromed, but maybe it's just highly polished. It's been Bubba'd with a Kmart best Tasco in the highest "see through", almost "drive through" rings I've ever seen, plus bright red nail polish on the front sight. When it gets stripped back to it's birthday suit I think it'll be a handy little rifle.
I'm not a Mauser guy, but I think this is a small-ring Mauser with two position safety and a pretty heavy trigger. I'm open to any suggestion about slicking it up, or more info on the rifle. And I'm pretty darned happy to have any rifle with the name Heym on it.

Never seen a Western Field Heym with a small ring action. I thought they were all copies of 1924 FN intermediate action made for Heym by Zastava and then barrelled by Heym for WF as well as Herters and possibly others. All I'm aware of had the front of the action milled out for longer 30-06 cartridges.

cpa,
Like I said, I'm not a Mauser guy. It may well be an intermediate action per your description.

If it's an intermediate, the distance between receiver screws center to center should be 7.62". If it is a regular length that distance should be 7.835". Large ring receiver is 1.410" in diameter - small ring is 1.30". I would really be interested in knowing if it's a small ring and if it is intermediate length.

I think yours rifle is similar like this i.e. with normal large ring action:

http://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=7398928

Thanks, that could be it's twin , except for the safety and Timney.

Based on my rudimentary measurements, it's about 7.835" center to center and 1.4" in diameter.