So I'm at this gun show, and I'm drawn to old stuff, military stuff, old military stuff, and stuff made out of military stuff. Anyway, I see this rifle sitting there, built on a Mauser 98 receiver,(czech) with Waffen marked floor plate, wood civilian stock and later "hunting" type barrel. No sights, but scope mounts on the receiver. Looks like a pretty nice build on a Mauser 98 receiver.
The tag on it says "35 rem? 35 whelen?". (I'm sure a few on here saw it today at Brazil). I can't tell by looking but I like the looks of it, so what the hell, I'll bring it home. Now, its clearly a 35cal, but what? I clean it up good and pull the bolt. Start with a 35 rem, stick it in the chamber and it drops in maybe a half inch deeper then the back of the barrel. That's not it, so how bout the whelen. I hear that it uses the 30-06 as it's parent casing, so it should chamber a 30-06, but it lacks 1/2-3/4" from going all the way in. Maybe that's not it, so maybe 358 win. I hear that its parent casing is a 308, but with a 308 I get about the same result as the 30-06. Doesn't go all the way in. Maybe 9mm Mauser? If that's it, it should chamber an 8mm, they are the same except for the neck size, but the same result. Won't go all the way in.
So what are your thoughts?
The tag on it says "35 rem? 35 whelen?". (I'm sure a few on here saw it today at Brazil). I can't tell by looking but I like the looks of it, so what the hell, I'll bring it home. Now, its clearly a 35cal, but what? I clean it up good and pull the bolt. Start with a 35 rem, stick it in the chamber and it drops in maybe a half inch deeper then the back of the barrel. That's not it, so how bout the whelen. I hear that it uses the 30-06 as it's parent casing, so it should chamber a 30-06, but it lacks 1/2-3/4" from going all the way in. Maybe that's not it, so maybe 358 win. I hear that its parent casing is a 308, but with a 308 I get about the same result as the 30-06. Doesn't go all the way in. Maybe 9mm Mauser? If that's it, it should chamber an 8mm, they are the same except for the neck size, but the same result. Won't go all the way in.
So what are your thoughts?