The Bread Slicer

[peternap]

Grapeshot, Kenny, Double Tap and Ms Kenny, had an enjoyable breakfast this morning...and it lasted till lunch:P

I didn't take any pictures (We were talking politics and guns) the subject came around to the Bread Slicer, a .308 I built as a pack gun and OC on occasion. I decided to cart it around this afternoon and since Grape Shot wondered about the stock and why I call it the Bread Slicer, here it is. It has a 16.5 inch barrel



The butt is 3/4" at it's widest. Now you know how it got it's name 

[Windpower]

Interesting design Pete

Is that a stock Mauser barrel ? 

I can't tell for sure from the pic but it almost looks like it has a 'stepped' barrel like my surplus 8X57

If it is, is it a rebored 7X57 or an Argentine barrel ?


I think I can understand the nick name

I think a bit of pad would be worth the weight

[peternap]

Interesting design Pete

Is that a stock Mauser barrel ? 

I can't tell for sure from the pic but it almost looks like it has a 'stepped' barrel like my surplus 8X57

If it is, is it a rebored 7X57 or an Argentine barrel ?


I think I can understand the nick name

I think a bit of pad would be worth the weight

A number of years ago, I bought out a gunsmith that had gone broke. All he had was really junk. There was a box of Spanish Mauser parts. I put together several of them. The barrel on this one was badly damaged at the muzzle. I did what any self respecting tinkerer would do...and cut it just over legal length

I didn't have enough box magazines for all the actions and I had this crazy idea of making the lightest rifle possible. This is the result. It is a joy to carry and a nightmare to shoot.

The barrel is stepped. I learned a long time ago not to taper stepped barrel. It ruins the harmonics and they don't shoot worth a darn.

So to answer your question, it i a Spanish Mauser that had been converted to .308 NATO. The action were not really suited to those pressures so I keep the loads on the lighter side (also saves wear and tear on my shoulder)

This is the gun I hand the range idiots that claim they can shoot anything (with full house loads)