Like Knucklehead, this Alabama boy enjoys building rifles and love Mauser actions. IMHO, the Mauser (particularly the 98) is the finest bolt action ever made. It's no accident the 03 Springfield, Winchester 70, Ruger 77 and others were based on the Mauser control feed design. I usually build a rifle each summer to use the next deer season. I prefer the English style stock designs, like pretty wood (life's too short to tote a ugly rifle) and prefer the older traditional calibers. Once I get a Mauser in, it is taken down and the action is all I end up using. I usually fit a commercial trigger with side thumb safety, commercial bolt shroud, commercial bolt handle and barrel. I do my own stock shaping, finish with 8-10 coats hand rubbed oil finish and do 6-8 rounds of rust bluing. I usually use Neidner butt plates, unless a heavy caliber and often a neidber grip cap. I love the English style straight ebony fore-arm cap. The top rifle is a Model 98 action, but built in the Model 95 6.5 x 55. IMO, the 6.5 x 55 is a great deer caliber and this rifle has 13-14 one shot kills to its credit. The 6.5 x 55 is a great caliber to reload and the looong 6.5 bullet has great sectional density and a great ballistic coefficient. The bottom rifle is built on a Model 95 action in 250-3000 (250 Savage), this is my doe gun and is also hell on coyotes.