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Comment on Rebarreling a Mauser Action by Bill

Bill — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:52:00 +0000

Ian,
A very well done video, I’d like to ask a few questions, please. Along the lines of making everything concentric why was lapping the bolt lugs and bolt face not performed? I applaud you for cleaning up the inner ring but lapping the bolt face after the lugs have been done is standard for concentricity. I post this not as criticism… but as inquiry

Comment on Rebarreling a Mauser Action by Rob M

Rob M — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:16:54 +0000

WD-40 is not a lubricant, the initials stand for “Water Displacement formula 40″. Just good for your audience to know as surfaces treated with WD-40 will be lubricated in the short term, but will dry out over the long term.

Comment on Rebarreling a Mauser Action by Ian Hutchison

Ian Hutchison — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:19:43 +0000

Great video Ian, I’ll bet that could become a handy little carbine when finished!

Comment on Rebarreling a Mauser Action by wetcorps

wetcorps — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:19:04 +0000

Very interesting.

Comment on Rebarreling a Mauser Action by Dean

Dean — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:43:47 +0000

Sorry, I meant a hard copy of the video.
Dean

Comment on Rebarreling a Mauser Action by Ian

Ian — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:04:22 +0000

Sorry, Dean, but we aren’t making them for resale – just a personal project.

Comment on Rebarreling a Mauser Action by Ian

Ian — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:56:19 +0000

I did the work in this video over the course of 3 days.
All Mauser barrels are threaded, as are virtually all the bolt action military rifles I can think of.
In theory, the sights can be removed from the old barrel. With the AR10 barrel I used as a replacement, though, the old sights would neither fit nor be properly aligned.
I didn’t think about sectioning the old barrel, but that would be pretty neat to see. I’ll put it on my list to do.
Yes, you can modify a Mauser to use a detachable mag. Just how difficult it would be depends on what magazine, but it’s not a trivial job.

Comment on Rebarreling a Mauser Action by Dean

Dean — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:37:42 +0000

How can I buy a copy of this project?
Dean

Comment on Rebarreling a Mauser Action by Big Al

Big Al — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:55:03 +0000

Great video Ian. It is like an episode of The New Yankee Workshop, but working on guns. I hope you do more videos like this one.

Comment on Mounting a Browning 1919 on a Jeep by Will Cushman

Will Cushman — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:50:09 +0000

I kept expecting the barrel of the mounted “machine gun” to come dropping down and bopping you on the noggin during the driving scenes. Another excellent video, Ian.