Need help quick about a mauser
Is a yugo 48 a standered or wide arc bolt?
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Every Yugo 48 I've ever owned had a wide-arc bolt-handle. If you buy a Yugo and want to scope it, I can recommend a really good smith to replace the bolt-handle for you.... 0 -
Experience has taught me it's MUCH better to let a pro redo the bolt-handle....Unless you don't much care how it looks. And not all that many people (a) own a welding rig and (b) know how to properly do the job so it doesn't look like a Fred Flintstone hack-job. To see what a real pro can do, visit the website: http://www.bobsgun.com/ 0 -
So--you're sporterizing the Yugo, huh? Well, some general info for you to consider. When altering the bolt handle it is usually a good idea to (1) completely strip the bolt body, (2) screw a heat sink into the rear of the bolt body to draw heat away from the internal threads and cocking cam, (3) use some heatstop paste on the cam area, (4)put some heatstop paste around the bolt body between the handle and the locking lugs, wrap a dripping-wet rag around the locking lugs. All of this will preserve your heat treatment if using oxy-acetylene. I would still do this if using a buzz box. It is less critical if using a MIG or TIG set-up. You may also want to consider the following options: Advanced Technologies makes a do-it-youself scope kit for Mausers that involves sawing off the old handle, drilling and tapping (tools come in the kit)a hole in the stub, and bolting on a new handle. They also supply a compatable mount. Another alternative is a long eye-relief scope mounted where the issue rear sight is located. This involves removing the old sight leaf and attaching a new mount onto the sight base. This preserves your rifle as an "as-issued" piece with the original bolt handle and makes the scope installation reversable if you ever want to resell the rifle. 0 -
Hey, Mountain-Hunter....Again we cross paths!
I have to say (with all due respect) that I think the Mauser bolt-handle replacement kits are crappy---they look yuckky to begin with, and being a bolt-on job, there's always going to be the possibility of loosening over the long run. They're better than nothing---or resorting to super-high scope-mounts---if you can't afford the handle-job by a good smith. And let's face it: unless you're an experienced welder, you're better off letting someone who knows all about the ins and outs of welding things without taking the temper out of the critical parts do the job for you. I've seen some pix of homemade bolt-handle weld-jobs on the 'Net, and believe me, I'm actually being UNFAIR to poor old Fred when I say "Flintstones hack-job". Now that I have a reliable, fast and affordable smith I can send my stuff to, I'll NEVER try any home projects on any Mausers I acquire....0 -
[:D]So happens that I agree with you! I was merely laying out the options! I don't think that the cut-off-bolt-on job would necessarily ever come loose if done properly, and the bolt put in with some semi-permanent threadlocker; but it is not the most visually pleasing choice. It is, however, functional. Most of these types of questions can be answered by, "Take it to a professional", and moving on to the next post; but I always try to give at least one "do-it-yourself" type of option (if I know one), because some of these lads are operating on a shoestring budget (as I once was), and are sometimes more concerned with results than technique or appearance.[:)] 0 -
Someone put this link up http://www.bobsgun.com/ might give him a try. Best of luck. 0 -
I should have read trstones a little better, but I agree with trstone. 0 -
I've done business with Bob Oosterman on three separate occasions, and I can vouch that he's (a) VERY good, (b) pretty fast, and (c) a very nice guy to talk to. (Mrs. Bob is also very nice---she makes sure that you get a call back if you have to leave Bob a message on his machine.) Bob did both the bolt-handle and the drilling/tapping/scope-mounting for my "sporty shorty" Swede Mauser, all for a price LESS than what the yayhoos down here in Nebraska wanted for doing the bolt ALONE. I dunno how he does the bolt-handles, but the guy's an artist, in my book. I've looked at the bolt-handle root after he's done his thing, and I SWEAR I can't see ANY signs of welding---it looks like the bolt was made that way to begin with! 0
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