Mauser bolt
Turned an old Mauser into a fine hunting rifle. This bolt handle made the use of a scope easy.
Would you recommend this?
Yes, I would recommend to a friend
works like its made to do
easy to use, no real technical knowledge needed. It makes a hard job so easy
Missing Something
Kit should come with smaller starter bits...my experience with hard steel is that starting small ensures better hole-centering.
A easy utilitarian product
I used it to modify a cheap home sportierized (when I bought it) Chilean Mauser I got for my daughter and was able to use high ring scope mounts to get it to work. Considering that I paid about $150 for the rifle it was a great product. Does not give a true custom look but at least it was functional.
Advance Tech Mauser bolt handle concerns
I assumed that the completion of this modification would allow use of a scope. It does not; not even compact scope unit. The height of the newly modified bolt from the axis of the bolt to the highest point under the scope when the bolt's opened (which is where the Allen-head hold-down bolt faces) would require scope rings at least 1/4" taller than the tallest available (Burris super-high Signature rings). I can butcher the application and grind it down, including the hold-down bolt, but don't think this is what the manufacturer intended, and it still might not be enough. I'll be calling Brownell's on this one for sure. I spent >> 3h fitting & then fiddling with this one, and now I still have to weld on the "proper" handle. Too bad. Poor design; not enough thought into it!
