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Attention C&R purists! This thread is not for you. Don’t read it. You’ll just get mad and tell me how I’m the biggest bubba ever and I will agree, but I won’t be sorry.
69Mach1 said he wanted me to do a write up on this project. So here goes….
About a year ago my good friend and co-conspirator grossekatz bought a gorgeous stock set from Rhineland arms for his PSL build. Later he clued me into the 45acp mauser conversion kit they sell. I immediately informed him that it was the stupidest idea on earth, and that I absolutely had to have it.
Over the past few years I’ve really fallen in love with the idea of pistol caliber rifles. I’ve had a small ring Spanish mauser sitting around for years. The original bubba had decided that it was a good idea to remove all of the original receiver markings, cut the buttstock, and install a rubber but pad. Apparently sissy boy was having trouble dealing with the “massive” recoil of the 7x57mm mauser cartridge. But It still had a good looking bore on it, and I thought it would make a good donor to replace the shot out tube on my Chilean short rifle….blah blah blah backstory.
So now I have the action and conversion parts but I’m short a barrel vise and action wrench. Mrlonewolf to the rescue!
Profesor X was nice enough to let me use his tools, and after we got the wrench tight and everything locked up in 69Mach1’s 20 ton press…out came the 4 foot cheater bar.
We soaked the barrel threads in penetrating oil for a few hours. Then I hung off that bar and with a “crack” the barrel came loose. WOO HOO!
…I didn’t know it then, but this was actually going to be the easiest part of my project.
Next came the task of installing the new barrel and setting headspace. According to the instructions form troup systems all you do is thread the barrel in, check headspace, and tighten the lock ring on the barrel. This is where I encountered my first problem with the Spanish 93 action. The supplied lock ring was too thick and wouldn’t let the barrel thread in far enough. So, not having a lathe I spent the next hour or so with several pieces of sandpaper and a flat piece of plate steel thinning the lock ring. Eventually I got to where I needed to be, and torqued the barrel and ring onto the action. Sweet! Now I have a barreled action and I’m ready to go home and finish my project with ease.
69Mach1 said he wanted me to do a write up on this project. So here goes….
About a year ago my good friend and co-conspirator grossekatz bought a gorgeous stock set from Rhineland arms for his PSL build. Later he clued me into the 45acp mauser conversion kit they sell. I immediately informed him that it was the stupidest idea on earth, and that I absolutely had to have it.
Over the past few years I’ve really fallen in love with the idea of pistol caliber rifles. I’ve had a small ring Spanish mauser sitting around for years. The original bubba had decided that it was a good idea to remove all of the original receiver markings, cut the buttstock, and install a rubber but pad. Apparently sissy boy was having trouble dealing with the “massive” recoil of the 7x57mm mauser cartridge. But It still had a good looking bore on it, and I thought it would make a good donor to replace the shot out tube on my Chilean short rifle….blah blah blah backstory.So now I have the action and conversion parts but I’m short a barrel vise and action wrench. Mrlonewolf to the rescue!
Profesor X was nice enough to let me use his tools, and after we got the wrench tight and everything locked up in 69Mach1’s 20 ton press…out came the 4 foot cheater bar.
We soaked the barrel threads in penetrating oil for a few hours. Then I hung off that bar and with a “crack” the barrel came loose. WOO HOO!
…I didn’t know it then, but this was actually going to be the easiest part of my project.
Next came the task of installing the new barrel and setting headspace. According to the instructions form troup systems all you do is thread the barrel in, check headspace, and tighten the lock ring on the barrel. This is where I encountered my first problem with the Spanish 93 action. The supplied lock ring was too thick and wouldn’t let the barrel thread in far enough. So, not having a lathe I spent the next hour or so with several pieces of sandpaper and a flat piece of plate steel thinning the lock ring. Eventually I got to where I needed to be, and torqued the barrel and ring onto the action. Sweet! Now I have a barreled action and I’m ready to go home and finish my project with ease.
I tried McCormick mags, Wilson combat, Mecgar, and I think a Colt. I tried shimming the action to change the angle…No dice. They all nose dive with more than 5 rounds in em no matter what. 
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