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Turkish Mauser M1938

jet49
I have a Turkish Mauser (M1938) with what looks like the original stock. I'd like to put a sportier stock on it and use it as a hunting rifle. I've found some synthetic stocks and some wooden ones. Does anybody have any thoughts about which stock to get or where to find a reasonably priced stock.

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  • bigtire
    If you are going to use it as a hunting rifle I would go with the more durable synthetic stock.

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  • ern98
    There are as many answers as people. Boyds gunstocks at boydboys.com sells laminate stocks for the M98 Mauser which will fit the Turk just fine. They get like $65 for the unfinished and about $100 for the finished drop in stocks, plus shipping of course. I have tried a number of synthetic stocks and have sold or given them all away. I include a several hundred dollar HS Precesion (sp?) stock with alum bedding. The light ones flex to much and the ones that don't weigh as much as a laminate. So my personal preference is for the wieght give me a laminate. Laminates are almost as weather proof and durable as synthetics and look alot better to my eye. If you go this route make sure that you spec out that you want a stock with the mil-spec step barrel channel. My spare hunting rifle, the one that stays in camp, is an 8mm-06 M98 and it is in a sporterized military stock.
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  • Pinhead
    Everyone has their opinion I guess, but like ern98, I have gradually gone away from synthetic stocks. I first thought they were going to do away with wood and its short-comings but gradually realized they have as many or more short-comings than wood. I now go almost exclusively with laminated wood. I've gradually replaced all my synthetics stocks except one with laminate wood. The one synthetic that I still have is on a Swede M96 from B&C with the woodgrain finish which I understand they have discontinued. It also has the aluminum insert which helps a lot. I am working on a Turkish M38 action right now. It had a bad barrel which I replaced with a new Swedish M96 barrel cut and crowned to 24 1/2", lapped and trued locking lugs, flat machined receiver face, timney trigger, dayton-traister safety, and a boyd's laminated stock. I have not shot it yet but plan to do so before I finish shaping and putting a finsh on it. That's my cold weather winter project.
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  • Mobuck
    You will notice the handguard retainer ring machined on the front of the receiver. Most after market stocks will need to be inletted for clearance there.

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