gotcha, what I was getting at is a lot of builders will gladly pay !00$ for certain mauser rifles, just for the receiver and bolt and toss the rest. add a new stock,bbl and trigger and have a custom gun with still (basicly) the worlds strongest/smoothest most accurate action.
so nacho if i wanted to turn this into a customized gun what would i need to do. or could i just use as is? i would need to look at the rifle again more closely b4 i purchased and make sure the rifling is crisp, make sure the action is smooth like it should be.
short answer, yes you might be able to use as is, if you can find ammo and there is nothing wrong with the condition of the gun. I'm not the one to ask which particular Mauser actions are most sought after for custom jobs. when produced for military purposes govt's generally wanted them fast and cheap and they were handled rough, to say the least. so bbl's, triggers and stocks were generally not the best by any means but they did want them strong and reliable (good receivers). if that gun is one of the desired mdl's a new bbl,trigger and stock (sized to fit YOU to a tee) assembled and fitted/lapped and polished as needed by a good smith or amateur tinkerer and you would have the gun of a lifetime. price would depend greatly on the parts you want but you won,t need to get the very best to have a fantastic rifle for about the same $ as a pos from waly-world. not counting the scope. plus you would be able to get it in almost any caliber bbl length/shape style you want, stock also.
Buy it and post some pictures!
if there are no iron sights on it I'd venture to guess it has already been customized to some degree already. by who and how well is anybody's guess. 100$ sounds low and I'd imagine a pawn shop sells alot of guns and know their worth pretty well. do some homework and maybe bring someone that knows Mausers to look at it, maybe ask a smith what to look for.
