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First, consider if you want to mount a scope.
If not, get some bolt bending blocks from Brownells or Midway, a length of pipe, a heavy ball peen hammer, and a torch. Heat the handle taking care to not anneal the cocking cam area and hammer away while pulling the bolt into place with the pipe. It's not easy and it's tough to get good looking results in my opinion...
If so, seriously consider forking over some cash and have the bolt properly cut and tig welded by a good gunsmith- select a new style bolt if you like. Talley is popular and looks good like an Oberndorf. The bolt will be a bit longer than if you bend it so you can grab it easier and it will look farrrrr better...
I already feel another Mauser project coming on... Last time I fussed so much about the bolt, my gunsmith handed me his homemade jig (similar to Brownells) and told me he'd weld it any way I want- that's the way it should be...
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