Thread: Pressure point bedding parker hale

Originally Posted by No.3

Military 98's had the stripper clip guide and thumb cut, commercial actions didnt.

Not quite a universal rule, Ive got 3 "commercial mausers" with thumb cuts, and pre 98s dont generally have them

Originally Posted by Tentman

Not quite a universal rule, Ive got 3 "commercial mausers" with thumb cuts, and pre 98s dont generally have them

Haha ok, I'll expand on that a little. Military contract-specific actions had the stripper clip guides and thumb cuts as per the "pattern" that guided the contract, receivers that for whatever failed the military acceptance but were still useable had those features but were commercially proofed, 'scrubbed' military actions reworked into sporting rifles retained whatever the initial action had, brand new commercial forgings could go either way (thumb cut and stripper guide or just thumb cut or neither feature) depending on the spec that the purchasing company wanted, and then there are the paramilitary and police contract rifles that again had whatever oddball mix of features that the purchasing contract specified. Not as straightforward as the first answer but hey...

Possibly a Santa Barbara action which PH used after the ready source of ex mil actions dried up.

Its bolt has one side of the knob flattened off as well

Had a PH Safari that I bedded and floated the barrel on.
Shot really well.
I’d suspect if you’re after consistent repeatable accuracy, then you’ll need to do the same
I missed a simple shot at 100 metres, after we both got saturated one day in the Ahimanawas
Tried a test shot, back at camp, because I couldn’t believe I’d missed, I was 3” high.
Once I was back home, and we’d both dried out, I worked on the action and barrel.
It took a variable out of the equation

That looks like a TX 1200 action with the flattened bolt knob in that style and the trigger blocking safety. Standard Mauser bedding will work for that, particular care at the rear screw/tang area as they can behave like spoiled rich kids if you get that wrong (great some days, total tantrum monsters that won't play nice at all the next).

Greetings,
One thing to take note of is that the Parker Hale action (commercial 98) has the forward guard screw threaded into the bottom of the recoil shoulder. Free floating the barrel may not be a good idea unless you ensure that the barrel in front of the shoulder is supported by the stock. This is usually done by bedding the action in front of the recoil shoulder as mentioned by Bos above. The rear bedding can be damaged by over tightening the tang screw. The Parker Hale trigger does not help with this. If the rifle shoots OK it might be best not to mess with it as you could do a lot of work for little or no improvement. The rifle is likely 50 plus years old.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by blip

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That looks like an old target rifle action.
GPM.

been well looked after.....and realistically if you are getting 1-2" grouping its a VERY dead deer out to 300 yards if its CONSISTANT....

Greetings again,
The Parker Hale target rifles were used in the early days after the target shooting cartridge was changed to the 7.62. It was soon superseded by the Omark and other actions. I have seen PH target actions fitted with a strong back to stiffen them but this still leaves a rather flexible tang and the bedding is critical. This is not made easier by the trigger housing which is sandwiched between the tang and the stock on some(or all?) rifles. The housing is alloy and prone to breakage. With all that the rifle could be a bitza so if it shoots OK don't mess with it.
Regards Grandpamac.

also re-reading your origonal post...if yo uwere shooting it off bipod..try it off a daybag instead and see if makes a difference...front hand on stock and daybag supporting weight behind that hand through to magazine sort of deal..can get very stable if include something under toe of stock,rolled up pair of socks works..even your brother in laws smelly ones have been known to work at a pinch.

Greetings,
Just wondering if the original bolt has been lost the the current one is a replacement. Might be wise to check the numbers.
GPM.

Just got it out of the stock