Thank you for joining and welcome! Many more cool build coming

Its great to keep these old rifles still shooting. Good luck!

@@AthensArmory303 Can you see if your gunsmith put a relief cut at the back of the barrel for the extractor to fit into? I'm hearing people from both sides arguing whether it is necessary or not

Thanks for watching

THe scope mount is made by EGW, they make on specifically for the intermediate yugo receiver, along with almost all mauser variations. PTG parts are really very good quality and never dissapoint

@@AthensArmory303 awesome, thanks for the reply. Egw makes nice stuff too.

It depends on the receiver you have, most 8mm receivers are LA, but the Yugo is a SA. SA receivers are 8 1/2 inch overall length and LA is 8 3/4. Hope that helps

I think these are the easiest, they are plentiful in stripped receiver form, and barrels threaded and short chambered are readily available in many calibers. I found some antique ammo a couple years ago in 6.5 Mannlicher Schoenauer, and after researching the history and legends, I think I might build one just as a unique project. I encourage everyone to build, I think you get way more building than you do buying.

@@AthensArmory303 I have a 1903 Greek mannlicher in 6.5 MS. It's a great cartridge essentially the same as the 6.5 x 55 Swede but you just can't beat the "Cool Factor" of the 100 + years of history that comes with it!

@@AthensArmory303 where are you finding barrels. I have one of these rifles I’ve been considering rebuilding.

I just found a box of 6.5 MS. There is a long history behind that cartridge

I bought the barrel from Midway, they have a small selection of Shillen barrels for Mauser actions listed on their website. I also watch Ebay and Gunbroker for barrels. Depending on caliber, there are companies that make prefit barrels for mauser large ring large thread receivers. For custom calibers and profiles I go to McGowen barrels. Let me know if you need help finding one

The barrel was a direct fit from midway, once its torqued to the receiver, the only thing needed is to finish the chamber to final depth, they come with a short chamber, aprox .020 short of fully chambered, to proper headspace and thats it. The 308 seems to cycle without issue, and the bolt was just spare bolt parts, the safety housing is an aftermarket housing with no safety. Hope that helps

Thank you very much!

Thank you for joining and welcome!

Thank you!

Welcome to the hobby. I am new to video making, but Ive been building rifles for about 10 years with the help of a trusted local gunsmith. Always seek the expertise of a professional gunsmith. They reblued the barrel and receiver. The bolt is left unfinished.

I made a very basic video overview of the 98 series variations. Yes the Yugo is about 1/4 inch shorter than the "standard" 98. Also some large ring variants have the small barrel threads of a small ring. The best resource for variant differences in Mausers is from Hoosier gun works. www.hoosiergunworks.com/catalog/mauser_reference.html

@@AthensArmory303 cool! Watched a bunch of ur vids. I like'm.

Thank you for watching, Im just getting started, the channel is about 10 months old and I am very grateful for the community around the channel. Its actually helping me focus on the projects I want to do, even though Im sure it seems chaotic. I have so much going on with family and work, this helps keep things in focus, and the community seems to enjoy what Im doing. I have alot more to build, so stay tuned.

Best advice is to find a good gunsmith in your area. Mauser actions are great platforms for custom rifles. For this round, I would go to McGowan barrels for the barrel. You can build a custom barrel, in your caliber and traded for your action, in any profile you want. Its easy to build out on their website, and they also offer installation if you dont have a local gunsmith. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Good luck, and thanks for watching!

The stock was found on ebay unfinished.

Thanks, if you have time, I have videos about finishing and shooting this rifle. Thanks for watching

@@AthensArmory303 Look fwd to watching them.

Thanks for watching. Sorry for the delay, work is busy. I did some searching and couldnt find a 6.5 barrel for a mod 70. The thread is different from the rest of the mauser family. It leaves the only choice being a custom made barrel from McGowen or a contoured blank from midway or brownells and have a gunsmith chamber and cut the receiver threads. Hope this helps.

@@AthensArmory303 Yes, its helps to me, i will see on Lother Walter site, mby they have something for mauser actions. Thank you again!

Absolutely, let me make a video about where and how to get everything together.

I just posted an indepth video of where my parts came from. Just FYI

@@AthensArmory303 Is the nw information an attachment to the original? How is it titled? Thanks

Whole new video

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Thats a tough question to answer. I dont cut up or modify complete military rifles. But if I find a stripped receiver or action, then I think its fair game.

@@AthensArmory303 thats fair.