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One piece bolt with oversized bolt handle.

Precision machined, whole reciever made from one block of steel.Ī beefy Octagon receiver with flat bottom, fora better bedding surface, and closed design to maximize stiffness and rigidity. It's the one is used in the GOL rifles the GSG uses. The GS04 they use is certainly the most impressive Mauser action built ever. If you want the very best Mauser receiver available, contact Prechtl in Germany.

Improved bolt shroud and safety, and the closed action helps make it more rigid. They were generally held to higher tolerances when built.Ĭomes from the factory drilled for scope bases, with a properly bent bolt handle. If i was going to do a build i would have chosen a commercial, closed top action, built with modern steel, witch avoids potential problems. The Turkish actions are often of good quality,look out for what Sandwarrior mentioned though.

The Czech Mausers are generally of good quality. If you have a Swede that has been 'modified' it would be a very good candidate for a custom build. But, that action alone might cost you around ten grand. Any thing you think you might want as a candidate to rebuild on needs to be inspected to see there is no corrosion pitting.Īll that said, if you wanted the absolute best Mauser to build on, you might look into finding a current double square bridge M98. Take a look at the receiver, especially below the wood line, for pitting. I can't think of any Czech rifles I wouldn't have.Īnother big caveat too is what condition the rifles are in. It's up to your gunsmith to determine how hard the casing is on the receiver (most all were case hardened) and if it's too brittle or not. This has often been pointed out, but not all Mausers that were arsenal reworked had these issues. Thus the Spanish and Turk rifles to look out for. Double heat treating often led to brittleness. Those are hard to identify specifically though.ĭuring re-work many were re-heat treated.

One exception is the Czech VZ 24's that were sold to China, all being marked '1937'. Spanish Mausers up to the point of the Santa Barbaras (civilian made in 1960 and later).Ĭhinese copies. It's almost easier to say which ones to avoid.Īnything pre '98 with the exception of Swedes.