Help me I.D. my Mauser

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taggart

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This rifle is the first gun I ever received. As soon as I passed hunters safety dad bought this rifle and a Ruger M77 .243 then let me shoot both and choose the one I liked the most. I think I chose this one because it has a slightly shorter stock than the Ruger and was more comfortable for me.

This little guy isn't very easy on the eyes, and I think dad picked it up off the used rack pretty reasonable for that reason.

I have had this rifle 12 years and plan on keeping this gun forever, so eventually it will need a need a new barrel or I may just place the one that's on it with a stainless or Cerakoted barrel.
I'm also gonna keep my eyes out for a stock!

On the right side of the action it says MOD 1908
and in the same place on the left side it has a beta B and a four digit number which I assume is the serial right after that. And next to that it has some German which looks like it basically says manufactured in Germany.

Let me know it I can look for anything else that might help.

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It is difficult to say with the info you have. The best way is to see if there is some sort of crest under the front scope mount base. My best wild [beeep] guess is a Brazilian 1908 but who knows? What caliber is it-although it doesn't appear to have the original barrel so that won't be helpful with id. Looks like a great hunting rifle. TTT
 
Oops, I didnt list the caliber did I?! I guess that's what happens when I try to do too many things online.
This one is in 25-06.

I can see a crest under the front scope mount but I wanna wait until a few weeks until after big game season to pull that off. I'd hate to take it off and not have time to get back to the range before I need to take it out hunting.

I have yet to see another Mauser that has the safety on the right side like mine does. Does that mean anything?
 
It's a military Mauser for sure. The cut-out on the left side receiver wall, just in front of the bolt release, is for thumb clearance when loading the magazine with a 5-round stripper clip. The actions manufactured for the civilian usually do not have this cut-out. The crest under the front scope base will tell you its origin.
 
Once you see the coat of arms on the top of the receiver ring, you should have no trouble identifying your Mauser. I have given up tying to ID my Mauser due to the lack of marks on the receiver of this heavily modified rifle. This one has been re-barreled but it is still an 8mm. I did quite a bit of work on it myself including: refinishing, glass and pillar bedding, new Bold trigger with safety, Sightron scope in Leupold mounts, and a Simms recoil pad. The bottom metal had to be polished and re-blued as well. As best I can tell it is a 98 Mauser that was sporterized in Europe during the 60s and possibly imported by Herters. The rear sight is a Euro-style, 3 blade, flip up express sight and the front is a hooded gold beaded ramp sight.

This rifle is now a great shooter, as you can see by the targets. Good luck with your Mauser.
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SodakJim, That is a very nice looking rifle. Looks like a shooter.
rhbrink, the action cocks when I open the action after firing.
 


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