![]() Even if it used the push button release ahead of the trigger guard it's still ahead of the drop box IMHO.Īnd by the way for $170 you got a bargain.Description: Truly Beautiful Vintage Collector's Rifle: The bottom metal on your mauser is graceful as well as functional, particularly so if it uses the Oberndorf type floorplate release located in the trigger guard. It will be a thing of beauty.Īs far as the detachable box magazine adoption, I have seen one and it hurt my eyes. With these improvements I believe all notions of exchanging your mauser for something newer but not better will vanish from your mind. If you still have money after all this add some Talley Lightweight Rings and whatever 32mm to 40mm scope strikes your fancy and is affordable. With the shorter stock and barrel your rifle will be a trifle lighter and much better handling mostly because it will fit you better. You might also consider shortening that to 22", maybe even 21". The barrel on your rifle is approx 24" if uncut. A basic ladies stock, if there is such, can be probably 3/4" to 1 1/4" shorter than the standard Mark X stock to have a proper fit. ![]() Also if you are around 5'8" or shorter in height you might want your g'smith friend to shorten the buttstock to better fit you, while installing a good recoil pad. As a matter of fact touching up the checkering and putting something like a TruOil finish on it should have the opposite effect. Refinishing the stock, if it is needed and done well, won't be detrimental to the worth of your rifle. I have had several Mark X's and still own one. If you parted the rifle, you may even make a fair profit. Should you decide to sell, I'd suggest posting all the details here in the classified as you should be able to find someone to get your money back. Most any experienced smith could perform that task with little effort. This will not be a conversion to use stripper clips, but it will make feeding from the top super slick, especially if the rifle is scoped. ![]() This involves the proper removal of metal at the top rear of the magazine box just below the bolt. It may be a bit advanced based on your post, but there are gunsmithing options to your stock Mark X action that can make the insertion of cartridges from the top very slick. I'd not touch that at all as it is a sporting rifle and not a combat rifle. I seem to recall some sort of cheap conversion made for military Mausers some years back, but yours should have the desireable commercial bottom metal with the bow release. Most commercial 98 stocks are designed around the old Interarms Mark X.Īs for the removable magazine conversion, that I have no experience. For that matter, there are numerous options available for stock replacements should you wish to save the original. You should feel completely free to do whatever suits you with the stock. Some may be flawed with over polishing, but the overall mechanics of the Interarms Zastava was very good, with above par barrels and generally very good accuracy. These do not hold a high collector value but are just decent commercial variations of the 98 Mauser. It is simly month/year, as example 0575 is May 1975. There should be a 4-digit production code visible on the right side of the rear bridge between the two receiver sight mounting holes. ![]() It was later down the road that others, to include Remington, who imported the Zastava. I'm bad on the years Interarms imported the Mark X, but I believe it's been well over a decade since they were banned in the US. You should have the Zastava markings on the receiver in addition to the Interarms Mark X markings. ![]() I have to say that I love the gun and although I am a girl it is a bit much, but any deer I shoot at goes down, so I can't complain too much. Any information that you may have on this rifle would be appreciated. Lastly is it possible to change it from the top load style to a bottom loadind clip? I find the top loading rather annoying and troublesome. Is this correct? Also I was thinking about getting the stock refinished, if I do so will this lower its value if I decided to sell it in the future. From the little bit of research that I have done it seems that Interarms is just the action. There is a few serial numbers that are stamped on the barrel, but nothing that really zeros in on the exact gun maker except for the Interarms Mark-X. I am not quite sure that this is correct since there is absolutely no markings or stamps with the remington logo. 270 with a mauser action, from a friend of mine for $170, and I was informed that it was a Remington. About 7 years ago I purchased a Interarms Mark X cal. ![]()
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