1916 Mauser Kit .308WIN with Wood Stock

I purchased one of these kits at the store a few days back, and it’s turning into more of a project than I had hoped it would be. The rifle I received did not have the burnt stock at least so that’s a plus, but that’s the only good thing I can say about it. Someone tried to remove the barrel on mine and gave up, its unscrewed about 1/8th of a turn and the receiver was warped in the process. The bolt was locked up solid In the receiver because of this and it took a mallet to remove it, and a couple of hours work to get it to go back in smoothly. The tools that I need to realign the barrel will cost more than the kit plus a long list of missing parts, and I’m not sure if it will even headspace safely after that. It needs a new firing pin, a new extractor, new ejector, a rear sight spring and screw, rear sight pin, both trigger guard screws, sear pin and spring, bolt lock spring and screw, rear sight slider assembly, a new stock and hand guard (but not completely necessary), magazine follower and lastly the magazine spring. This will easily cost me an extra $300 to get it back into decent shape if I buy the correct tools. Maybe I just got a dud.

I purchased this as a parts gun knowing I wasn’t getting a show piece. What I received was in much better shape than I expected, yes it was missing springs, pins, and the firing pin was broke as expected. The receiver and barrel were in very good shape, the rifling is very strong and sharp with a mirror finish, very little surface rust with minor pitting on bluing, the sights had to be reclocked. The stock is cracked all the way down the middle with a chunk missing from the butt stock, all of the stock hardware was there. Everything is reparable with a little work. The customer service is in it’s self worth 5 stars, they went above and Beyond to answer the questions I asked and alleviate any concerns I had.

Everything was as expected except the description didn’t say to expect a bent receiver. Do not purchase this if you don’t have the skills to correct the problems. This is not for an ameture.

Received my kit as described in offer, and by previous reviewers. Lucked out by receiving a good wood stock with minimal damage, other than obvious acetelene torch burns around the trigger guard / magazine. Was able to sand burn marks down to good wood. Missing essential small parts such as bolt extractor, magazine well follower and spring, receiver screws, bolt release parts, cleaning rod and handguard. Handguards no longer available from most suppliers so I will fabricate one from another Mauser. Receiver is scrubbed SCW. Sourced most missing parts from Numrich. Found original sling on eBay. Will make a good wall hanger when finished and re-stained, but not a shooter. A good project gun, but requires additional money to complete.

good start to a 1916 mauser. mine came with a stock that was broken in two pieces. it was missing the extractor, ejector, upper handguard, all pins, all springs except the firing pin spring. it was also missing the magazine follower and spring. it had a broken firing pin in the bolt but it was described as not having one so I expected it. the trigger was broken in mine. with that being said the action itself and barrel were in good condition. they did require a good cleaning and some polishing but the barrel has a good bore. A little less than expected but a good start for the money.