Another FN mauser rifle

[wrenchman]

jon i wouldnt mess to much with pawn shops till next month.
You will see a few deals at pawn shops next couple months.
dont forget yard sales and let them know you want hunting stuff.

[PJgunner]

Gil. I have one of those FN Mausers, but in .270 Win. If yours is anywhere near as accutare as mine, I think you'll be very happy. I have/had one just like yours in 30-06 but the barrel was bad. Whoever had it before me shot corrosive ammo in it and did not clean the barrel properly. A good friend of mine who was a hobby gunsmith replaced the barrel with a 1 in 12" twist .30 caliber barrel, chambered it to 30-06 and replace the somewhat beat up stock. So I had $100 in the gun and another $125 in gunsmithing and had one fine rifle. The stock got broken in a fall during a hunt so it now sits in a McMillam synthetic stock.
When you look at it closely, except for the bolt release and barrel contour, you have almost the exact same thing as a Browning Safari grade rifle. Not a bad place to be. As far as what I think of FN actions, every time I find a clean J.C. Higgins M50 at a gun show, I snap the darn things up. Most are scheduled for rebarreling into something I don't already have. Just have to wait for the money to have it done. So far, I've made up a 7x57, .380 Rem., and just has a .308 win. done. I'm thinking maybe a .338-06 might me the next project. Maybe another Whelen with the proper 1 in 12" twist in the barrel. Just have to scrounge up the cash.
Paul B.

[Gil Martin]

I have several J.C. Higgins Model 50s in .270 and .30-06. It seems the locals do not want them or perhaps they do not know what they are. That is OK with me. I snap up every one I find in excellent condition at a reasonable price. The only problem with the Model 50 is the two-piece trigger arrangement. I replaced all the triggers with Timneys.

The latest FN commercial Mauser is the real deal with the original trigger and even has lock screws for the guard screws. It now has a refinished stock and wears a 3-9X Bushnell Trophy scope. All the best...
Gil

[PJgunner]

Gil. What I do is if the Higgins has a decent trigger, I replace the rather soft pin they use on the trigger with a piece of hardened drill rod. The ones with lousy triggers get the Timney's. Yeah, I understand how lots of locals think because it was a Sears gun they El Cheapo made. If you look in early Gun Digests at the prices for them, they cost more that the vaunted Pre-64 Winchester M70 in their day. Better gun too in my not very huble opinion. Glad to see there's at least one other that appreciates Sears little sleepers.
Paul B.