I think FedDC has probably put the 'Fear of Mauser' into your thinking.
This is done by drilling down the crown end of the barrel with a drill bit slightly larger than the bore. If the first few inches of rifling are worn (usually by improper cleaning rod use) you can counter bore it. You can do a home based crown job yourself with some valve lapping compound and a wood plug or ball bearing. You are looking for nicks and scrapes, as the last part of the barrel to touch the bullet it is important.
If it has a lightly rusted bore there are some abrasive products that will slick it up some, sometimes just shooting it will polish up the bore some. I have had several old milsurps with horrible looking bores that with a bit of work actually shot half way decent.Ĭlean the living snot out of it, use a good old fashioned stinky ammonia based copper solvent to be sure you get al the copper fouling out of it. Rough or dark bore by itself is not a death sentence. But it has sentimental value and I think he'd much rather me rechamber and put it to good use than let it collect dust in the safe.įirst thing I would do is try and identify why it shoots poorly. We never shot it together indeed, I don't think it had been fired more than a few times in a couple decades. Yes, I know I could just buy something already chambered in that round for the same or less money, but this rifle is special to me-it was a hand-me-down from my grandfather.
No, I don't want to bring it back to "original" configuration it's already chopped and therefore basically worthless, and then I'd be shooting an oddball round. Intended uses would basically be the range (if I can ever get access to one longer than 100 yards) and hopefully hunting in the future. What would you suggest as a reasonable round to set it up for? My thought was. I'd like to rebarrel it, add a scope, and make a thumbhole stock. I have a 1909 Argentine Mauser that was one of the ones brought over and rechambered for a.