Chinese Mauser Rifle, Hunyaug 88

[Aragorn243]

The rifle is presentable again. All cracks are glued. Major ones are filled in. I found an 88 butt plate and a pair of brass screws to mount it. I made a cleaning rod for it and it fits and almost looks like the real deal. These had a cleaning rod with a brass tip which made cutting the slot a bit easier. I got a Turkish Mauser hand guard for it. Took a lot of fitting but it now fits and looks correct. I need to do a little downsizing on it so it matches the stock a bit better and get the red stain out of it. The seller threw in a nice repro sling for it that looks nice.

This rifle is worn, probably more worn than any I've ever handled. Makes me wonder how many thousands of rounds that went through this thing. I have not pulled a bullet to see if one will drop through but it is loose at the muzzle. The trigger pull is extremely light. Made me wonder about the drop test and it did go off once out of about 8 drops. The trigger and sear are both worn. They have a rounded groove where they line up. That has to be a lot of bullets downrange.

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