I can't quite put my finger on it but I just feel like my rifle is missing something.
I'm kidding of course. Awhile ago, I posted on here about picking up a Swedish Mauser that some idiot had basically ruined by doing a craptacular job of mounting a scope. The bases were poorly fitted to the receiver and the holes were so badly aligned that, with the low power scope I had on it, you could see the barrel visibly off center. I originally planned on trying to fix the receiver to make it half-way presentable but concluded that it was a waste of time. As it was, a local gunshop happened to have a Husqavarna action sans anything else. Selling a muzzleloader for pretty much what I had into it, I picked up the action pictured below.
I don't personally have the tools to pull the barrel, hence the picture. I plan on having the barrel of the old receiver pulled and trimmed a little on the back and front before refinishing. I know I am going to have done this the hard way but at least I should be able to get a good rifle out of it. I was also planning on having it properly fit with an Accumounts M41B mount. Below is a picture of the old action and barrel. I am a little worried that the barrel may be of no use. Does it look like the there is enough on the back end to trim it a little bit? The good news is that I don't have to worry about aligning the sights!
I'm kidding of course. Awhile ago, I posted on here about picking up a Swedish Mauser that some idiot had basically ruined by doing a craptacular job of mounting a scope. The bases were poorly fitted to the receiver and the holes were so badly aligned that, with the low power scope I had on it, you could see the barrel visibly off center. I originally planned on trying to fix the receiver to make it half-way presentable but concluded that it was a waste of time. As it was, a local gunshop happened to have a Husqavarna action sans anything else. Selling a muzzleloader for pretty much what I had into it, I picked up the action pictured below.
I don't personally have the tools to pull the barrel, hence the picture. I plan on having the barrel of the old receiver pulled and trimmed a little on the back and front before refinishing. I know I am going to have done this the hard way but at least I should be able to get a good rifle out of it. I was also planning on having it properly fit with an Accumounts M41B mount. Below is a picture of the old action and barrel. I am a little worried that the barrel may be of no use. Does it look like the there is enough on the back end to trim it a little bit? The good news is that I don't have to worry about aligning the sights!
