Brazilian Mauser 30-06

[steelbuttplate]

I grabbed this today for 2010 prices, Cleaned 50 years worth of copper out of it and wow nice bore. I finally found a Mauser I can see the sights on, and have ammo for it. This one is dark and oily but slick where it counts.

[Junk Yard Dog]

This has to be among the last produced bolt action rifles made for issue to infantry soldiers. From what I recall Brazil made this one at the state arsenal, and based it on the K98k in the 1950's. Nice find, I don't hear much about these anymore, technically this is a German design, but not a German, or European produced rifle so it gets left out of the export Mauser collections. Kind of like the Turkish Mausers, in fact Turkey also produced short Mausers, but in 7.92mm.

[millman]

[steelbuttplate]

I'm glad I took it down, everything under the wood was 1/32 rust. Some pretty good pitting on the little stepped barrel but not too bad. I Brass drill/brushed it and coated it with ospho. Anybody used this stuff ? It turns the rust pits to iron phosphate, and ends up blackish. No more rust. This is a nice little rifle and recoil is sweet. Not like a Mosin carbine.

[ffuries]

I like it a lot. I'm liking the "Bronzed" color of the metal and how it contrasts with the dark furniture.

[TnBuckeye]

Very nice looking Mauser! I have yet to run into one of these in person but I do them find interesting. I would have assumed the shooting experience would have been comparable to that of a Mosin carbine considering the .30-06 round...thanks for sharing.

[steelbuttplate]

Very nice looking Mauser! I have yet to run into one of these in person but I do them find interesting. I would have assumed the shooting experience would have been comparable to that of a Mosin carbine considering the .30-06 round...thanks for sharing.

I forgot to get a muzzle pic, but it is threaded, big coarse threads and has a spring loaded pin in the sight base to hold whatever it is. Grenade launcher ??????

[Junk Yard Dog]

Rust under the wood line on a South American Mauser with the " issued" look is normal.

[steelbuttplate]

Rust under the wood line on a South American Mauser with the " issued" look is normal.

They tried putting enough oil on the wood to soak down to the metal. Didn't work.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Rust under the wood line on a South American Mauser with the " issued" look is normal.

They tried putting enough oil on the wood to soak down to the metal. Didn't work.

That never works, you have to Kroil up the action screws and gently loosen them and work the front bands off, then remove the action from the wood. The active rust on the metal has to be stopped, oil and a copper brush to get it out of the pits. The British took care of this problem by applying OD paint under the wood, but with a Mauser it's very hard to keep it from showing above the wood. The Finns seem to have used heavy black lubriplate grease, I use it on the crushers slide plates, heavy shit. On rifles I don't shoot often I apply a thin layer of spray on cosmoline, let it dry and reassemble. Thing is you have to remove it before you shoot the rifle more than a few times or it will liquify again, and burn of, or splatter all over you as you shoot. Once the rust is gone you have to protect the metal or moisture will get right back in there with the summer humidity and go to work.

[steelbuttplate]

Rust under the wood line on a South American Mauser with the " issued" look is normal.

They tried putting enough oil on the wood to soak down to the metal. Didn't work.

That never works, you have to Kroil up the action screws and gently loosen them and work the front bands off, then remove the action from the wood. The active rust on the metal has to be stopped, oil and a copper brush to get it out of the pits. The British took care of this problem by applying OD paint under the wood, but with a Mauser it's very hard to keep it from showing above the wood. The Finns seem to have used heavy black lubriplate grease, I use it on the crushers slide plates, heavy shit. On rifles I don't shoot often I apply a thin layer of spray on cosmoline, let it dry and reassemble. Thing is you have to remove it before you shoot the rifle more than a few times or it will liquify again, and burn of, or splatter all over you as you shoot. Once the rust is gone you have to protect the metal or moisture will get right back in there with the summer humidity and go to work.

Ospho. The best rust treatment I've tried. It goes on like water, doesn't change the good metal, but turns the rust pits into black Iron phosphate. Done.