We had a Yugoslav M48A Mauser with a completely trashed barrel, so we decided to rebarrel it. We have a donor barrel in .308 Winchester, and we’re going to go through the process of removing the old barrel, facing the receiver, threading the new barrel, cutting and headspacing a new chamber, and timing it to the action.
Great video! What kind of lathe are you using?
nice video very informative
i have a few questions
so how long did this project take you to do ?
are all mauser barrels thread and torkt down or are the ones that have a press fit barrel like the ak ?
is it possible to get the sights of of the old barrel and them ?
would it possible for to you cut the old barrel in half lengthwise to show what a shot out barrel looks like in the inside would it possible for to you cut the old barrel in half lengthwise to show what a shot out barrel looks like in the inside ?
is it possible to make a mauser with uses detachable magazines?
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.
Very interesting video ! Waiting for bedding and trigger job videos. Will you test it downrange once the job is done?
Great video with professional production values. Interesting how much “feel” is needed even with precision measuring devices in play. Looking forward to additional installments. Good on ‘ya, Ian!
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.
How can I buy a copy of this project?
Dean
Sorry, Dean, but we aren’t making them for resale – just a personal project.
Sorry, I meant a hard copy of the video.
Dean
Very interesting.
Great video Ian, I’ll bet that could become a handy little carbine when finished!
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.
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