VZ-24 Model 98 Mauser , 358 Win.

[Ben]

One of my favorite .35 cal. rifles.
Has a nice Leupold scope on it.
Super accurate with cast bullets.

Ben

 

[Pistolero]

Nice looking rifle. And that is a really nice (and expensive) scope.
Did you build it?

 

[Ben]

Yes, a lot of time in this one also.
Can you tell I like the .358 Win. cartridge ? ?

 

[Wasalmonslayer]

Very nice work Ben!
Most of your guns look to nice to use heck all of them do

 

[CZ93X62]

Beautiful machine, Ben. I concur with Salmonslayer, your rifles look to nice to get dirty!

What's not to like? 358 Winchester, Mauser 98 CRF, and Leup glassware.

 

[Ben]

I think Trevor wants to " test drive " this one.........

Ben

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

How in the heck do you determine what needs to be shot next??? CZ93X62 is correct on getting dirty!
I sold a CZ527 because i didn't want to shoot it for fear of scratching the stock. An that rifle wasn't half as good as any of yours.

 

[Rick H]

I really wish Mauser would have taken the time to make some REASONABLY priced bolt actions with the bolt on the correct side for me. I would love a .358W. Perfect cast bullet cartridge.

 

[fiver]

who made that stock?
it looks like what I have been looking for, for the XCB rifle on the Mauser action I have.
the shape looks recoil friendly off the bench.

 

[Ben]

It is a Reinhart Fajen from many yrs. ago.
The stock is about 25 + yrs. old.
When Midway first began sales, they sold some R Fajen stocks.

Ben

 

[fiver]

of course it would have to be... LOL.

the stock I want to replace is an Old Fajen too, it was gonna get shifted over to another project rifle.
I never would have guessed at the age though, the styling and design looks pretty modern.

 

[Ben]

I did a lot of " shaping " on this stock once it arrived.
It certainly didn't look the way it does today when I lifted it out of the box.

 

[oscarflytyer]

Ben - have a BLR in 358 Win. Not rung it out yet. Would be very interested in your 358 cast bullet data. I have a RD TLC 359-190-RF mold. Considering a 150 grn mold also. TIA

 

[Ben]

I hope to post some decent targets soon.

Ben

 

[Ben]

I shot the 190 gr. Lee gas check today at 50 yards out of my VZ-24 , 358 Win. JES Rebore.
Shoots just fine.

The load was
358 Win. W/W brass
10.5 grs. of Alliant Unique.
Lee 190 gr. Ranch Dog gas checked
Sized .3575"
Fed. 210 Match Primers

 

[Spindrift]

Very nice shooting, with a very nice gun. I bet that would be quite an effective deer bullet.

 

[Ben]

Yes, it would be a real killer !

 

[Pistolero]

"JES rebore". So is that the original milsurp barrel rebored?

OK, I'm pretty sure not. I looked again and it is WAY different than a military barrel, and I see the
original caliber marking removed. So, I guess this was a .308 or similar and rebored up to .358.
Is that right?

Bill

 

[Ben]

"JES rebore". So is that the original milsurp barrel rebored?

OK, I'm pretty sure not. I looked again and it is WAY different than a military barrel, and I see the
original caliber marking removed. So, I guess this was a .308 or similar and rebored up to .358.
Is that right?

Bill

If this was a test Bill, you would have just scored 100.
The barrel is a heavy stanless flutted , orig. chambered in 308 Win.

Here is the " BEFORE "

Here is the " AFTER "

Ben

 

[oscarflytyer]

Nice! Need to get my BLR set up!