One of the things I get really frustrated with is the negative attitude toward Mausers as a modern firearm. Yes, you may spend a lot of money on them customizing them. Then again, you may not, and still come out with a pretty nice rifle. Unless there is something special about a rifle, you won't usually get out of them what you put into them. Cost of aftermarket parts goes the same. You can get good aftermarket triggers for less than a Canjar.
First, get a good gunsmith. The OP has that in Jim Kobe. For all the basic things that need to be done to a Mauser, he is not that expensive. And, yes, trued properly, Mausers can be a basis for very accurate firearms. That's also dependent on how you set the rifle up otherwise as well.
You also need to understand you can't load it to the moon. And neither can you load a Win, Howa, or a Remmy like that either. Sticky bolt-lift and ruined brass are hallmarks of what I see "hot-loaders" doing all the time. Burning out barrels 'cause "the rifle just won't shoot if I don't load it to the max". Not true. And it's not true with any other brand of rifles either. Stay within the limits of the cartridge you load it for and it will give you plenty of satisfaction.
The last thing I'll say in this post is pretty much NOTHING gives you your money back out of it when you customize any rifle. You can spend all kinds of money on anything and it's just not going to happen. UNLESS, as stated previously, you get a guild builder (Jim Kobe is) to do the rifle for you and it will hold it's value.
