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After decades of collecting military mausers (primarily contract mausers made for South America), I finally purchased my first factory Mauser sporter. I put in a relatively low bid and ended up winning. I think it was a good buy. Let me know what you think. Auction closed 2/5/22 and cost after buyers premium and shipping was still under $650. Listing is here: https://lawsonandco.hibid.com/catalog/339791/2-5-22-gun-auction/?q=Mauser+type+A

The good -- matching numbers and correct civilian proofs for a 1910 Oberndorf mauser. 7x57. English proofs as well. Almost all matching numbers (the bolt shroud doesn't match). Decent bore.

The bad -- the receiver was drilled and tapped long ago, and the bolt modified to clear the scope. Work was done well and when I got it the screw holes had been filled with screws. Given that my eyes are getting old, along with the rest of me, I probably will put a scope back on this and use it for whitetails here in the Eastern US.

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I tried the recommendation from folks here to use raw linseed oil, rags and a tooth brush to clean the stock. About 30 minutes of care eliminated the matt mottled spots on the stock and brought out the tiger stripe. Very happy with this rifle.

This first pics shows the stock before a oil:
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Here's after some oil and rubbing...I suspect more oil and friction would continue to clean the stock. The checkering is better after, but no where near as good as the pics shared under the stock cleaning thread.
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Looks perfect to me and a really useful caliber.


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CJF,
I have a really early 30-06 Oberndorf am/N that also had holes drilled/tapped and bolt altered. It also had rear sight base milled flat. At least you and I can now mount scopes without having to face the criticism of having ruined the rifles.
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Very nice find. I'd probably scope it as well since its already been altered. So maybe the bad ends up being pretty good. Certainly more useful and versatile for modern hunting!

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Scope it with a scope appropriate for its age, and it will look great.


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Thank you all for the nice comments and encouragement to put a scope back on it. That will definitely help me hunt with it. Somewhere around the house there is an old German scope that was given to me (Pecar?) that I haven't seen since we moved 3 years ago. It's here...somewhere. Time to start looking.

Any advice on mounts that would compliment the rifle?

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I don't have any real knowledge of scopes with internal adjustments but I just bought a vintage Weaver K3 that I put on a sporterized Krag. I would have held out for a Lyman Alaskan of some flavor if I thought I could find the rings that would work for using with the sidemount for the Krag.

In searching, I found this very cool place for vintage scopes. Something here, might be perfect.

https://www.vintagegunscopes.com/


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I think I’d try some weaver bases and some type of rings compatible and see how low you can get that German scope! Post some pics when you get it all together.

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The Pecar probably has a 26mm tube rather than the 1 inch we are used to. Find some redfield rings (marked 26 on the bottom) and some vintage redfield bases and you will have a beautiful setup






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