Mauser Magizine Floor Plate Release

Watch along as larry potterfield founder and ceo of midwayusa makes a hinge and latch for a standard maser 98 floorplate.

Mauser magizine floor plate release. Commercial zastava mauser complete bolt assembly short action. I tried to tap out the retaining pin which appears to hold the original release in place but it would not budge. I have one with a stuck floorplate that needs cleaning and before i go damaging anything i d like to know the proper approach for removing the floorplate. We ll take it apart later.

Fn belgian commercial mauser 98 308 243 guard 5 rd follower bottom metal. Floor plate and the rod firmly rearward. I do not want to damage anything. The floor plate will move back about 1 8th inch only.

I purchased a brownells extended floorplate release for my mauser but i cannot remove the original military floorplate release. German k98 mauser rifle barrel. So the floorplate can move back just like some of the factory fns it 1 4 round so it no big deal making one. German m98 mauser floorplate removal how does one remove the floorplate from a german m98 military mauser.

The release rod has to be longer and the proturding part oval. If you slot the hinge hole the mauser release works i have had it done on three of my mausers. Mauser 98 trigger guard magazine floor plate assembly original. Lift out the whole assembly as one piece the floor plate the follower and the follower spring.

I tried using pb blaster to aid in freeing up the pin but it did not help. Replace the internal catch for a quicker release of the floorplate.