What kind of gun is this ??

[ArtinNC]

What kind of gun is this ??

 

[ISS]

jmho: but I think it's a rifle...

 

[ronsatspokane]

A bolt action rifle at that. Seriously, there are no markings on the receiver and the barrel? If there are not then that would be an illegal bolt action rifle.

 

[spudgun]

Hard to tell but the safety at the rear of the bolt looks to be a Mauser action.

Is there any marks on the top of the receiver, left side of the receiver?

 

[ArtinNC]

jmho: but I think it's a rifle...

Funny !!

 

[ArtinNC]

I say it is a Mauser with a painted stock .

 

[DLT]

I say it is a Mauser with a painted stock .

I say we will never get any truth out of any of it. I done seen where it was a 30.06

 

[Rook 6]

Old school sporterized Mauser. Not uncommon back in the day. Redfield twist mounts designed to allow shorter hunting scopes with longer actions, turned down bolt handle. Actually a pretty sound hunting rig for the average Joe. Have to say it matches the fairly generic description I heard. No idea that’s a legit photo or not. Plausible? Yes.

 

[Richard Jones]

A bolt action rifle at that. Seriously, there are no markings on the receiver and the barrel? If there are not then that would be an illegal bolt action rifle.

It hasn't been that long ago that there was not a requirement for serial #'s... maybe this one pre-dates 1968.

 

[Liven The Dream]

I say Mauser ? send it to me for a test Drive and good ID.

 

[Belly Benchrester]

Reason he’s asking cuz it’s evidently the gun the shooter that killed Kirk used

 

[hpshooter]

Hard to tell but the safety at the rear of the bolt looks to be a Mauser action.

Is there any marks on the top of the receiver, left side of the receiver?

Don't see a claw type extractor. How about a Mossberg Patriot.

 

[jpjulian]

Don't see a claw type extractor. How about a Mossberg Patriot.

magnify the image and you can see the claw extractor.

 

[ronsatspokane]

I question the legitimacy of the photo.

 

[MClark]

The quality of the picture supposedly released by the FBI is terrible.
Done on purpose?
Said it was found in the woods wrapped in a towel near the building he jumped off of. Who has black towels? Is it 1980 in Las Vegas?

 

[WyleWD]

My guess is that it's a lame attempt to sporterize a Mauser action and even more lame attempt in scope mounting/ fitting. Possibly an aftermarket barrel too. JMHO WD

 

[CJ6]

According to "SOME" reports. It's a specialized military sniping rifle that's killed MILLIONS.

 

[ELR LVR]

Don't see a claw type extractor. How about a Mossberg Patriot.

I second that

 

[butchlambert]

Well, It ain't clear, but it doesn't look like the Mossturds that I've barreled.

 

[spencerhenry]

A bolt action rifle at that. Seriously, there are no markings on the receiver and the barrel? If there are not then that would be an illegal bolt action rifle.

Who says it has no markings?

Most of the rifles I own have the serial number on the left side. Is there a higher resolution photo? specifically one of the left side?