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Posted: 1/17/2010 7:05:23 PM EDT
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Well I recieved a Mauser from my mom a while back. She got it from her father who passed away a year before I was born. He got it from a local gunshop of his for a great deal and the gunsmith told him some guy brought it in trying to get it fixed up and that he picked it up in some war field in WW2 but he never came back to the shop to pick it up. The original mauser was either 8mm or 30-06, idk, but this Mauser has been rebarreled to 7mm Magnum, so its a joy to shoot. It's a great gun, I've gone a couple of times when time permits and have shot it, but I've never did well of the target. It has a smooth action and overall I think its a nice gun. But the thing is, it came with a Lymen peep sight on it. I have no idea how to truly sight this is, and I have one question. Should I keep the peep sight and sight it in? or get a scope for the gun(a semi nice one)? I dont really have any experience with scopes because they seem weird when I've shot a gun with one, the reticle seemed like it wasnt centered for me(which I'm sure it was because the scope wasn't sighted in for me). But i did do well with peep sights back in boy scouts when I was younger on 22's we would shoot at camp. But I am planning on using this gun for hunting at 100 yards at most, would a peep sight be ideal for this? Or should I just invest in a scope and get into the new age stuff?
Answers would greatly be appreciated. Heres a pic of the gun for ya'll... Top of the sight.. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/p8ntballaddict15/LymanPeepSight004.jpg The Gun... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/p8ntballaddict15/Pictures002-1.jpg Some of the german markings, and numbers http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/p8ntballaddict15/Pictures004.jpg |
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Very nice rifle. Who ever set it up did a good job.
That is a very good quality sight and it should be easy to use. I have the same sight on one of my Mausers. If you're having a hard time sighting it in, with a rear peep, you chase the impact when adjusting (move rear sight towards the hole). It would be easy & relatively inexpensive to have it drilled & tapped for a scope. If you're having accuracy issues, you may want to verify that the bbl is not binding against the forearm. Take a dollar bill & try to slide it down the forearm between the bbl & stock. It should slide freely all the way down to where the chamber is (where the bbl gets fat infront of the receiver. If the bill wont slide down very far, the stock may have warped a little over the years & a little wood may have to be removed to free things up. An easy do it yourself project. Enjoy your custom Mauser, MLG |
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In the second pic, you see the German eagle / swastika stamp? Those were all ground off captured arms at the end of the war. A mauser with the German proof marks intact like that is collectible.
Or it would be if it hadn't been sporterized. Not criticizing mind you, just a fact. If you're having accuracy issues, check to see if the barrel is contacting the forearm. If it isn't, check the condition of the bore and check the headspace. Loose headspace will have a negative effect on accuracy. Another thing to keep in mind is that Mausers have a long lock time; that is, the time from the trigger breaking to the detonation of the primer. This makes it easy to make bad shots unless your technique is very good. Try shooting it from bags or out of a vice if you haven't tried that yet. |
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The only reason I'm having accuarcy issues is because I do not properlly know how to sight in a peep sight, I took the gun to a gunsmith when I first recieved the gun because I didn't even know what it shot, and he tinkered with it and said it was in great condition, that nothing needed to be changed, so all he did was clean it extensively, and then I cleaned it again.
I guess Im just going to have to figure out how to sight in the peep and maybe it will be ready for when I go hunting in the future. |
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The only reason I'm having accuarcy issues is because I do not properlly know how to sight in a peep sight, I took the gun to a gunsmith when I first recieved the gun because I didn't even know what it shot, and he tinkered with it and said it was in great condition, that nothing needed to be changed, so all he did was clean it extensively, and then I cleaned it again. I guess Im just going to have to figure out how to sight in the peep and maybe it will be ready for when I go hunting in the future. Just center the tip of the front sight within the rear aperture. Don't think about it too much. Your brain will do most of the work subconsciously. Couldn't be easier, really. |
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