My cast bullet dream rifle.

[Mitty38]

Just find myself lusting over this. The New Mauser 98 STD Expert.
Fully-milled action made of special steel, cold-hammered forged barrel, optimised trigger, plasma nitride steel parts, front sling swivel, front and rear sight on the barrel ring and finally a horizontal three-position safety. Hand picked blank, Walnut stock. Each rifle is unique and its parts hand fitted with each other. $12,000

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

Gotta say I have always been a suker for Rich Figured Walnut and banded sights on bolts and revolvers...

 

[Rick]

Mitty they should of course be purchased in pairs.

 

[oscarflytyer]

458 Winchester?!? Beautiful Rifle, and I also love that African Safari style. And for some reason, I just think a 458 would be a CB Hoot! 'Course, both my 45-70s are, and the 458 is just a bigger 45!

 

[Brad]

In 375 H&H it would be an awesome cast bullet rifle.

 

[Mitty38]

Probably just me being wrong, but I was thinking 308 win, or a 9.3X62. It is offered in those.

 

[Rick]

308 would be my choice. I've searched high & low, looked everywhere . . . Not a single Wooly Mammoth to be found anywhere.

 

[RBHarter]

9×57 or 275 Rigby

 

[fiver]

you umm know they press fit their barrels in now.
you'd get the same thing only better with 12 new win model 70's.... jus sayin.

 

[Mitty38]

BUT THE WOOD? THE HAND CHECKERING. THE DEEP POLISHED HIGH QUALITY FINISH. Makes me want to sell everything and get one then just sit there and pet it..

 

[Rick]

BUT THE WOOD?

You can buy wood far cheaper than that rifle and Ben here is a true craftsman with stocks.

 

[fiver]

yep a checkering tool is like what 20 bucks?
finish? wax on,,, wax off,,,, do whole gun.

 

[Mitty38]

A chunk of European walnut of that class, will alone cost 500 bucks. That is just a blank.

 

[CZ93X62]

Hmmm. Fiver called it--I would go Win CRF 70 and not look back. Before that Tikka came along in 243 a few months ago, that was the route I planned to take for the 243. Not the first time a pretty Euro vixen seduced me.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

The 458 IS A cast bullet dreal. As is the 375!!!!

Trail boss make for a 45/70 ish gun that usually has a stiff bbl and usually shoots way better and easier then one would initially expect.
I have a good friend that loves loves these bug bores. Even has and shoots a 500,550 and 600 Bolt Rifle! All with Cast and "Cheerios".

CW

 

[Bret4207]

You have good taste Mitty!

 

[JonB]

yep a checkering tool is like what 20 bucks?
finish? wax on,,, wax off,,,, do whole gun.

There is something to be said about sweat equity.
While I haven't done that with a rifle stock (not checkering but the sweat equity part),
I HAVE done it (the sweat equity part) with many things that are worth much less...

 

[JonB]

Probably just me being wrong, but I was thinking 308 win, or a 9.3X62. It is offered in those.

Mine would be 358 win.

...Actually I did have a rifle in 358, and it was custom built on a 1909 Mauser war horse receiver. The wood was pretty, but sadly the builder could have done a better job with the mechanics. I never did get it to feed CBs reliably from the Mag, but jacketed bullets worked well. A friend bought it from me, along with the dies/molds I acquired for it (he is a caster). I suspect he never has fired it, as he has never mentioned anything about it since he bought it.

 

[smokeywolf]

Not sure what cartridge I'd choose for that rifle. Used to be, the sky was the limit, but now my eyeballs have put a limit on the recoil I can tolerate. Reckon I'd have to go with 30-06.

 

[Mitty38]

You have good taste Mitty!

Often my taste and sense of class far exceeds my station in life.
But it is nice to dream sometimes. Keeps the mental juices flowing.