Austrian 3006
Back in 1970 my wife bought me a 3006 rifle. I had to glass bed it before it could be called tack driver. On the side of the barrel it has all the proof marks , and the words Austria cal 3006 LAUF STAHL 3. If this rifle ever breaks i'll have to have the gun smiths fix it, as I wouldn't know who to turn to for parts. Does anyone have any info on this rifle?
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I believe that LAUFSTAHL 3 is the barrel mfg's markings. However, I know not what you have. Need more information. Is it a bolt action? Semi auto? Single shot break action? ect... A picture or two would be of great help as well.
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rldowns3
Its a bolt action.24.5" barrel. I'm not in to posting pictures yet.
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just a guess, but it's probably a m-98 mauser clone. go to gunpartscorp.com, click on mauser and m-98 and compair the pictures/parts to your rifle. 0 -
MIKE WISKEY
My rifle does not have any wood on top of the barrel.I went thru evey page of the site you sent me. Nothing looked like what I have. Thanks for your time.
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The Mauser 98 is still a good guess. Back in 1970 there were only so many different actions around to build on and for an Austrian maker or someone using an Austrian barrel, the M98 action was a natural. Ruger was too new, Winchester and Remingtons weren't common and M98s were readily available for anyone who wanted to build a rifle. One real give away would be if there is a "thumb cut" passage thru the left side of the receiver so that cartridges can be pushed down into the magazine. If it has then it would mean it was built on a surplus milspec M98 action. If it hasn't then that just means that it might be a commercial M98 action, as they didn't have that feature. If you pull it out of the stock is there any writting below the woodline? The last thing you might try is to haul it along to a gunstore or gunshow and see if anyone there can tell you what it is. If you get the same answer more the a couple of times it is probably the right one. 0 -
JUST IGNOR THE WOOD PARTS AND LOOK AT THE ACTION PARTS (BOLT, BOLT STOP, EXTRACTOR, ECT.) IF THESE ARE SIMILAR THEN YOU HAVE A M-98 TYPE ACTION. GET A FEW PIX'S AND ANY PROOF MARKS AND WE CAN POSSIBLY FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU HAVE. 0 -
victor,
There are a prolific number of styles and models of rifles produced in Austria in the 50's through the 80's. The information and limited description doesn't really give us anything to go on at all other than it was made in Austria.
"I'm not in to posting pictures yet." doesn't really help much because you can't give us a description and we can't help without some form of photograph. I'm not sure that you understand how many rifles were being manufactured and exported to the U.S. during this time period. You have to provide us with something in order to get a viable answer. Borrow a digital camera from a friend or relative, get a friend or relative to help you take the photos, something.
Two manufacturers in Austria that come to mind are Steyr and Voere. Without a lot more information and photos, there isn't much to be done except guess.0 -
First off thank you all for your help.It is a M-98 it does have a "thumb cut" passage thru the left side of the receiver. MIKE WISKEY, your right, once the furniture is removed thats my rifle.Thanks again to all of you.
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victor, all of the remarks in preceding replies are pretty much correct. The word LAUF in German translates to "barrel". STAHL is "steel". It seems that I've read something about the numerals, but don't remember it. There were many independent gunsmiths in those years; probably still are. And, there are the Ferlach gunmakers as well. Usually German military rifles have many proof/acceptance stamps on them; barrels and actions.
Good luck,
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