Ok guys, I (like most of you) am a gun plumber. I love to tinker with them. I have wanted to build a custom rifle for a long time and bought a mauser action to do it. About a month after I bought that action I went to a pawn shop and found an M77 tang safety rifle, with a nice Nikon 3-9 for $432 after taxes. I sold the scope for $150 and now own the rifle for $280, which as far as I can figure is a heck of a deal on a good commercial mauser action. So I guess Ill tear it apart, sell off the stock and other parts I dont want, as well as my mauser action, and use the ruger action. Now that the history is out of the way here are my questions.
1. I do not want to use the factory aluminum floorplate as I want the floorplate to match the rest of the gun (blue). SO where can I get a steel floorplate ( I saw one on another rifle recently).
2. I want to put double set triggers in my rifle, brownells sells a set for a mauser but it must be used with the military style sear. Has anyone done this/can it be done. If not I think I remember seeing an M77 with set triggers once, does anyone know where I can get them.
3. I think the stock, trigger guard, and the floorplate might get some interest on ebay, or on the classifieds here, but would the barrel be worth saving for resale? I dont have the proper tools for removing the barrel without marring it, although Im sure I could engineer something. Im just not sure if it is worth the time. By the way it is a 30-06 barrel (which is the caliber I plan to build, but I want to use a higher quality barrel)
1. I do not want to use the factory aluminum floorplate as I want the floorplate to match the rest of the gun (blue). SO where can I get a steel floorplate ( I saw one on another rifle recently).
2. I want to put double set triggers in my rifle, brownells sells a set for a mauser but it must be used with the military style sear. Has anyone done this/can it be done. If not I think I remember seeing an M77 with set triggers once, does anyone know where I can get them.
3. I think the stock, trigger guard, and the floorplate might get some interest on ebay, or on the classifieds here, but would the barrel be worth saving for resale? I dont have the proper tools for removing the barrel without marring it, although Im sure I could engineer something. Im just not sure if it is worth the time. By the way it is a 30-06 barrel (which is the caliber I plan to build, but I want to use a higher quality barrel)