Santa Barbara 300 Win Mag

Firepower! · December 31, 2008, 10:14 AM

Hi
Does anyone here has any information on Santa Barbara rifles. I have come across a 300 Win. Mag. in this but I am not sure what quality of firearms are produced by Santa Barbara. I will appreciate any leads.

Thanks

sc928porsche · December 31, 2008, 11:28 AM

Santa Barbara is an excellent rifle.

taylorce1 · December 31, 2008, 12:02 PM

I'm not 100% sure but the Santa Barbara commercial mauser actions were made in Spain. Parker Hale and some other companies used these actions. Proabably be close to what a Zastava mauser is today for Remington or Charles Daly. IIRC some of them were sporterized military actions as well. From what I know about them they all seem to be decent shooters, nothing fancy just a good solid rifle.

Firepower! · December 31, 2008, 01:31 PM

Do you guys have any web address for them? I tried but could not come up with anything.

taylorce1 · December 31, 2008, 04:14 PM

No web pages for them the company no longer exists by that name if at all. I don't know where you would find a good source of info on the web. My best advice is google and sift through the pages of links.

http://forums.gunboards.com/archive/...hp?t-5964.html

http://books.google.com/books?id=tuV...sult#PPA344,M1

Scorch · January 1, 2009, 01:14 PM

Santa Barbara Mausers were made for commercial sale in a military armory in Spain using the military tooling used to produce the M1943 (Mauser 98) used by the Spanish military. Many were pretty rough, but they are good serviceable rifles. They do have a few quirks of their own, but in general they are a good M98 variant.

December 31, 2008, 10:14 AM	#1
Firepower! Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2008 Posts: 2,109	Santa Barbara 300 Win Mag Hi Does anyone here has any information on Santa Barbara rifles. I have come across a 300 Win. Mag. in this but I am not sure what quality of firearms are produced by Santa Barbara. I will appreciate any leads. Thanks

December 31, 2008, 11:28 AM	#2
sc928porsche Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2008 Location: now living in alabama Posts: 2,433	Santa Barbara is an excellent rifle. __________________ No such thing as a stupid question. What is stupid is not asking it.

December 31, 2008, 12:02 PM	#3
taylorce1 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2005 Location: On the Santa Fe Trail Posts: 8,249	I'm not 100% sure but the Santa Barbara commercial mauser actions were made in Spain. Parker Hale and some other companies used these actions. Proabably be close to what a Zastava mauser is today for Remington or Charles Daly. IIRC some of them were sporterized military actions as well. From what I know about them they all seem to be decent shooters, nothing fancy just a good solid rifle. Last edited by taylorce1; December 31, 2008 at 04:19 PM. Reason: spelling

December 31, 2008, 04:14 PM	#5
taylorce1 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2005 Location: On the Santa Fe Trail Posts: 8,249	No web pages for them the company no longer exists by that name if at all. I don't know where you would find a good source of info on the web. My best advice is google and sift through the pages of links. http://forums.gunboards.com/archive/...hp?t-5964.html http://books.google.com/books?id=tuV...sult#PPA344,M1 Last edited by taylorce1; December 31, 2008 at 04:20 PM.

January 1, 2009, 01:14 PM	#6
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Santa Barbara Mausers were made for commercial sale in a military armory in Spain using the military tooling used to produce the M1943 (Mauser 98) used by the Spanish military. Many were pretty rough, but they are good serviceable rifles. They do have a few quirks of their own, but in general they are a good M98 variant. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

December 31, 2008, 01:31 PM	#4
Firepower! Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2008 Posts: 2,109	Do you guys have any web address for them? I tried but could not come up with anything.