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The Argenting 1909 was for many years the preferred action for custom sporting rifles because of the hinged floor plate.

Metallurgy of the German made rifles is in line with most of the Mausers of...

You do have one of the Columbian Mausers.

They make good sporters, I have one with a 6.5-06 barrel, and it has performed well.

These are the standard 98 length, were originally in 7x57,...

Yes, it was a common upgrade.

Get a copy of Bell's Mauser book, it is covered in detail.

Don't know if you can find the original parts.

The 9.3 x 62 is a very good round. It is similiar to the .35 Whelen, although the available bullets are a little heavier. It was developed by Mauser for the African trade, a low cost rifle for the...

Rather than mofify the front sight, purchase one which is intended to be filed down to whatever shape you want, then keep the original if you want to "restore" the rifle. You can also purchase fairly...

I have one manufactured by FN .308 with the star on the receiver. It is in good shape, and shoots about like any other 98 mauser.

I don't know if rules allow changing the front sight, but the...

Pictures of any markings on the rifle would be helpful.

Looks to be some version of the Masuer 98, but could be anything. If it is a sporterized rifle done in the USA, there will be no proof...

The 9.3x62 was a very common rifle in Africa, and still is. Ballistics are much like the .35 Whelen, although they usually favor heavier bullets. The most common is about 285 grains. I just returned...

My guess is that you have the wrong mount.

What is a "turn in" mount?

I went to college with a lot of Korean war vets, and one was in charge of ordnance at the local National Guard armory. He had a problem with ammo, as they were issued a certain amount, and supposed...

These were about the first really good inexpensive scope, somewhat sealed and fairly rugged. Reticule stayed centered when you changed adjustment, unlike earlier Weavers and most other scopes.

I...

If the corrosion is on the surface, and no deep pitting, the ammo may be ok. If in doubt, toss it, life is too short to take chances on a little ammo.

I would pull the bullets, spread the powder...

I think so, but there are a couple small differences. Call Midway, they sell the Adams and Bennet barrels, and they would know.

You could also call E.R. Shaw in PA. They make and sell threaded and...

It is not a collector piece, but worth the price.

I do not think there were any parts in the white. Perhaps the newer style cup butt plate was not blued, but I do not know when it became common.

There has been posting here of the bolts being in...

Since this rifle is readily available, and you could surely find a good original for not much more than you paid for this one, it does not make any sense to me to invest money to "restore" this one....

Your action is most likely a standard Mauser 98 length, and as such can be adapted to a .30-06 length cartridge. Any competent gunsmith can tell you what, if any, work would need to be done.

As...

All mauser serial numbers are four digit. When they reach 9999, they bump up the letter one step, and start over again.

This makes it very difficult to figure out manufacturing date from the...

Older powders are affected by varying temperature much more than the newer Hodgson powders.

I have not experimented at ranges long enough to see the effect, but the velocity drop can be seen via...

Don't have the reference books handy, but from memory, the disk tells you the barrel condition, amount of wear, and the difference in impact point between the original round nose bullet and the later...

You certainly have already finished most of the work necessary to turn this into a very nice sporter.

The Lyman Alaskan would make a nice scope, but my suggestion would be to invest in a set of...

Your barrel looks very much like those that Numerich sold a while back. They were unfired, still in the grease, and not blued.

I believe they were intended for the 1908 Brazilian carbine. They fit...

My shop project in High School was a fully functional cross bow, and no body said anything about it.

One day a friend brought his fathers Savage semi-auto pistol to school to show us.

The...

Your description sound like common bayonet made during WWII. Intended for M1, used also on 03A3 and 03.

Thanks for your reply. I am fairly sure only 3 volumes, 1, 2, and 3, were present.

I don't really collect bayonets, but will buy the books if price is reasonable.