I inherited my dad’s Interarms Mark X .30 06 when he passed in 2008. I never hunted with it but now I’m building up to hunt with this year. Anyone ever own a Mark X?
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.458 Win Mag. Very accurate, kicked like a mule on crackGot sent on down the road!
I think another family member has the same model in .270. Good rifles.
Mike, I think I remember when you shot that rifle out on the hunting lease. Once was enough and I was over a mile away.
some rifles shoot better with a not so clean bore
The Mark X was built by Zastava and they are still producing the same barreled actions. I had a Mark X 243 in a Mannlicher stock and now own 4 Zastava rifles. Two of those are M70 /M98 true commercial Mauser action and two Mini Mauser M85 action which are short action and not controlled round feed. The attached picture is a mini mauser in 22-250
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I have a 22-250 that shoots tacks all day. Excellent rifle and spectacular stock by accident. I bought it when they sold for a little over a hundred dollars in the early '70s. I like that they are well known here and have no complaints. Mine is excellent.
Could you take a few close-ups of the bolt, bolt face and extractor?
Does your actions have a circle Z on the left rail?
I've still got a cravin' for one more rifle and I have a fantabulous piece of sun-ray fiddle back Bastone and several barrels to choose from....
Does your actions have a circle Z on the left rail?
I've still got a cravin' for one more rifle and I have a fantabulous piece of sun-ray fiddle back Bastone and several barrels to choose from....
THanks for the bolt pics. That could be a Rhimakki bolt with a M-98 shroud on it! The extractor is the same as the Rhimakki (and Mannlicher Schoenauer) and $*&#^ TOUGH to make!!
Two more questions, if I may-- Are the bolt shround threads Mauser buttress or is it keyed in like a Sako?
Do your markings match these?
Two more questions, if I may-- Are the bolt shround threads Mauser buttress or is it keyed in like a Sako?
Do your markings match these?
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I bought a Mark X action only in the white in the late '70s and sent it to Jaegers in Pennsylvania to have a Douglas Premium 24 " barrel installed in 270 Win. Also had them square the action, lap the lugs and jewel the bolt. A Fajen AA Claro Walnut stock, with inletting, glass bedding and checkering by a local gunsmith completed the rifle. It would shoot max loaded 110 Sierras, 130 Sierras, and 140 Honady BTs to the same point of impact at 100 yds. It had a fabulous trigger, and shot 1" groups with everything, but my best group was with the 110 Sierras. 3 shots into 0.27" center to center. Foolishly, I no longer have it.
Not sure what you are asking about the bolt. I don't have a Sako to compare but have attached a couple of pictures of mini bolt on the left and standard bolt from Zastava M70 on the right. The only difference I can see between the two are the screw in the back of the bolt and underneath on the mini other than the bolt face and extractor. There are no markings on the rail like the photo you sent. Hope this helps.
Cheers ........... Brian
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Pete Hadar of Cleveland Custom Gun Shop built a lot of rifles on that action. He said it amounted to a commercially available Mauser K98k. I would have had him build me one in .280 Rem with a Douglas Premium Match grade barrel but I couldn’t make enough money on a paper route. He hunted Africa with those actions and Douglas barrels.
I have a LH Zastava Mauser in .25-06 and a .223 Mini-Mauser in .233 both imported by K-VAR. I can shoot 100yrd, 4-shot bugholes with the .25-06 using Norma 204 and 100gr NBTs. I also have a couple of back-up loads that shoot as well with Norma MRP and VV N-165, Even more surprising is it shoots just as well with 100gr Remington factory loads. It's not fond of 120 bullets though.
So far the Mini-Mauser is giving me fits. I found the magic recipe that gives me the warm fuzzies yet. For right now I have it zeroed for a 55gr Federal factory load that still shoots minute-of-wolf.
I also have two LH Zastava actions with the Chuck Daley rollmark on them that are waiting to be build into functioning rifles, one of which is definitely going to be a 9.3x62mm Mauser.
So far the Mini-Mauser is giving me fits. I found the magic recipe that gives me the warm fuzzies yet. For right now I have it zeroed for a 55gr Federal factory load that still shoots minute-of-wolf.
I also have two LH Zastava actions with the Chuck Daley rollmark on them that are waiting to be build into functioning rifles, one of which is definitely going to be a 9.3x62mm Mauser.
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I bought an excellent condition Interarms Mark X in 30-06 about 25 years ago. Beautiful walnut stock and very nice, smooth action on mine. Already had plenty of rifles, 9 in 30-06 alone, so the Mark X didn't get shot much after load development. It loves 180gr SGK, putting most 5 rnd groups in under an inch at 100 yards. Never letting that one go! Liked the action so much that I bought three more Zastava M70s and one Charles Daly (Zastava M70) rifles, I believe all '06s, just to build custom rifles on. One is slated for 35 Whelen as I already have the reamer and a 26" Douglas .358 1 in 12 twist SS barrel threaded for it. Have in mind a 280 AI for another. One shoots 3 rnds in 1/2 MOA and has a descent walnut stock, so it's staying just like it is. Considering having the last one made into a 338 Win Mag as I have a 26" Bartlein 5R #13 SS barrel with a 1 in 9.25" twist. I have a lot of accurate rifles, mostly older Remington 700s with various custom barrels and recently fell in love with the Ruger American Predator/Go Wild rifles but, I absolutely love my CRF Winchesters, Mauser 98/Zastava M70s and a single Howa L61R Sako clone rifles the most. They are accurate but, no more so than, or not as accurate as, most of the others. I think it's just the idea of the reliability of the CRF style actions. How many of you have ever jammed a Remington 700 308 or 30-06? I have several time when I was younger, while dog hunting, hurriedly shooting running deer or hogs in heavy timber... One good buck escaping sure makes Controlled Round Feeding and ultra reliable extraction seem way more important!
Guest 206-- Interesting photos. Its not often you see a speed-locked M-98! It looks factory, too.
The two screws on the cocking piece means its held on differently that a true Mauser. (And takes away a lot of my interest in the action)
THe threads I'm referring to are on the bolt shroud. Mausers have a buttress thread there instead of Vee form.
Neither of your bolts have a shroud lock so the end of the cocking piece serves that function. That means the cocking pieces probably have a 3/32" cross hole near the end of the shroud. If you pull BACK on the cocking piece just that .020 or so to completely uncover that hole and run a pin through it, the entire rear portion of the bolt with shroud, cocking piece, main spring and firing pin can be simply unscrewed from the bolt.
Correction both your bolt do have shroud locks, so to unscrew the shroud the cocking piece has to be pulled back and held back by the cross pin AND the end of the shroud lock pin pressed inward. THEN the shroud will unscrew.
Call me lazy, but I don't want to have to make a M70 safety from scratch for an odd-ball thread. If the mini-Mauser has buttress threads, I'll buy an action today because an aftermarket M70 safe can be fitted and I already have a couple.
Do you have the capability of measuring the bolt body diameter? I'm assuming .703 but they could have changed it.
stevelyn-- Charles Daly LEFT HAND actions are worth big money these days. There were very few of them made first for PO Ackley and then Daly by a Japanese firm. I've only seen one.
The two screws on the cocking piece means its held on differently that a true Mauser. (And takes away a lot of my interest in the action)
THe threads I'm referring to are on the bolt shroud. Mausers have a buttress thread there instead of Vee form.
Neither of your bolts have a shroud lock so the end of the cocking piece serves that function. That means the cocking pieces probably have a 3/32" cross hole near the end of the shroud. If you pull BACK on the cocking piece just that .020 or so to completely uncover that hole and run a pin through it, the entire rear portion of the bolt with shroud, cocking piece, main spring and firing pin can be simply unscrewed from the bolt.
Correction both your bolt do have shroud locks, so to unscrew the shroud the cocking piece has to be pulled back and held back by the cross pin AND the end of the shroud lock pin pressed inward. THEN the shroud will unscrew.
Call me lazy, but I don't want to have to make a M70 safety from scratch for an odd-ball thread. If the mini-Mauser has buttress threads, I'll buy an action today because an aftermarket M70 safe can be fitted and I already have a couple.
Do you have the capability of measuring the bolt body diameter? I'm assuming .703 but they could have changed it.
stevelyn-- Charles Daly LEFT HAND actions are worth big money these days. There were very few of them made first for PO Ackley and then Daly by a Japanese firm. I've only seen one.
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I purchased a new Interarms Mark X rifle in 1974. It was the first year out in 30-06. Yes a bit clunky on the action but super strong.Accurate as **** also.My reloads shot 1 1//4 in groups at 100 yards.More than enough for minute of angle deer.I hunted with that rifle for 9 years before selling it and moving on. I was never disappointed in it,s performance and accuracy. Enjoy your rifle. It is a well made rifle.
These pictures are from the mini mauser. (22-250). The bolt body diameter is .545
The bolt body diameter on the M70 is .703
Left hand Zastava Commercial M98 actions are available from Tradeex Canada. Check out link.
https://www.tradeexcanada.com/content/zastava-commercial-m98-m70-standard-left-hand-action
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Thank you! You saved me some cash!! The bolt shroud would have to be made from scratch in the M-70 Win design and that's a 'one and done' deal on manual machines.
Really odd to see a Mauser rear set on a Sako Riihimaki front!! And that's what it is. I'm going to buy $500 worth of those extractors and forget the action.
Interesting that a left hand action is now being made in Europe....and glad to see it. Maybe CZ started a trend.
Really odd to see a Mauser rear set on a Sako Riihimaki front!! And that's what it is. I'm going to buy $500 worth of those extractors and forget the action.
Interesting that a left hand action is now being made in Europe....and glad to see it. Maybe CZ started a trend.
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CZ has nothing to do with the Interarms (Zastava) actions. You don't need to buy $500 dollars worth of those extractors because they have been readily available for years & are being used to convert Rem 700 bolts to the "Sako type" extractor, as well as replacing broken extractors in the L & A series Sakos. Zastava has merely copied the Sako extractor, the "front", as you call it, is no different than any two lug bolt. BTW, Riihimaki is the name of the town the Sako plant is located in, not a Model designation. The action you erroneously keep calling a "Riihimaki" is the Model L46. Just a FYI.Thank you! You saved me some cash!! The bolt shroud would have to be made from scratch in the M-70 Win design and that's a 'one and done' deal on manual machines.
Really odd to see a Mauser rear set on a Sako Riihimaki front!! And that's what it is. I'm going to buy $500 worth of those extractors and forget the action.
Interesting that a left hand action is now being made in Europe....and glad to see it. Maybe CZ started a trend.
What has CZ got to do with it has been my question all along. If not, why their logo on a Zastava action?
"Sako extractors" as put in Rem700 bolts are entirely different and run by a coil spring and detent...same system as Rem 1100/870 and hundreds of others.
The Riihimaki action is called that because that's how they were advertised and sold in two sizes. they later carry a model number. Ithaca is a small town in New York, too.
Their extractors are M-S types that are spring steel on a linear dovetail. If they could be bought, people wouldn't pay $200 to have one made from scratch! Thirty years ago, I heard of a 'mini-Mauser' with that type extractor. This must be it! I have an action that needs one....and I have a craving for one more .222.
What other action is push feed with a M-S extractor and fixed ejector? Mannlicher-Schoenauer and Rhimakii marked Sakos. Any others?
I'd still like to see one of these 222 size mini- actions, but not $500 worth. I AM looking for parts, though!
"Sako extractors" as put in Rem700 bolts are entirely different and run by a coil spring and detent...same system as Rem 1100/870 and hundreds of others.
The Riihimaki action is called that because that's how they were advertised and sold in two sizes. they later carry a model number. Ithaca is a small town in New York, too.
Their extractors are M-S types that are spring steel on a linear dovetail. If they could be bought, people wouldn't pay $200 to have one made from scratch! Thirty years ago, I heard of a 'mini-Mauser' with that type extractor. This must be it! I have an action that needs one....and I have a craving for one more .222.
What other action is push feed with a M-S extractor and fixed ejector? Mannlicher-Schoenauer and Rhimakii marked Sakos. Any others?
I'd still like to see one of these 222 size mini- actions, but not $500 worth. I AM looking for parts, though!
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A friend bought a 19-223 Calhoun on one of the Mini's a little over a year ago that had a broken extractor. If you'll recall Jack, I sent you a PM asking if you would be willing to make a new extractor, because replacements are as scarce as hen's teeth. You respectfully declined based on prior experience. Well, after a fair amount searching and finding 'out of stock' statements on websites, I finally located one for the friend....it set him back at a bargain price of $100 (the seller had two, both used)! I have a mini in 7.62 x 39 that I'm hoping will never have extractor problems. And, correct a Sako extractor will not fit.
P.S. I don't know if the seller still has the second extractor available, but I still have his contact email address that I could PM to you if you are interested.
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