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Luckily I only paid $125 for it. The guy that had it didn’t even know the caliber, I figured that out with a little research
1936-1938 Mauser model 98
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This.
Hopefully, the chamber & bore are shiny-bright and the muzzle tight.
FWIW, that is a relatively nice-looking milsurp sporterization. Have fun with it and let us know how accurate it is.
gotcha, I was thinking that maybe this one was made as surplus for when Germany invaded Poland in 1939, the gun itself was made by jp sauer & shone.
troy fairweather
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the guns sporterized in germany during the war is a cool thing to read up on. there were many towns building these rifes and in the town many makers. the early war guns are very nice. late in the war there were limited supplies of action, parts, stock, they cut corners on everything. rifles were sold to the german people and others to the GI's. here is a very late wwii sporter, see the sights are simple and wood very trim. this rifle was even repaired possible damage as a battlefield pickup.
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Definitely will do!!This.
Hopefully, the chamber & bore are shiny-bright and the muzzle tight.
FWIW, that is a relatively nice-looking milsurp sporterization. Have fun with it and let us know how accurate it is.
. And the chamber & bore are beautiful. Being a young man my eyes aren’t too bad and from what I can see there is no pitting anywhere. I was also surprised that the barrel has no pitting either, I’m guessing this gun was kept in a safe or in a case and has been well oiled
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That’s very cool, almost looks like another gun I have. I’m guessing later in the war (downfall of the nazis) they stopped the stepped down barrel and went to a smooth barrel to save on resources? I could be talking out of my A** on that onethe guns sporterized in germany during the war is a cool thing to read up on. there were many towns building these rifes and in the town many makers. the early war guns are very nice. late in the war there were limited supplies of action, parts, stock, they cut corners on everything. rifles were sold to the german people and others to the GI's. here is a very late wwii sporter, see the sights are simple and wood very trim. this rifle was even repaired possible damage as a battlefield pickup.
troy fairweather
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many steps wee cut when making the rifes, just look a the last ditch 98s they are scary and are a great peace of history showing the downfall of a superpower. they are very pricey to find these days. with these light german sporters, i don't even bother to reload for them in fear off cracking the night stock i just shoot the low powder ppu ammo. this rifle will shoot them into 1.5'' group at 100 yards. if your rifle does not have the german stamp on the bridge then more then likely it's a take back from a gi.
I remember barrels full of Lee Enfields at KMart in the 1960's. Probably were some barrels full of Mausers, but I don't remember.
You could buy the rifle, or the action. Wish I could have bought a few of those G43's!
After you bought the action, you could have a Johnson Arms barrel.
And Bishop made a nice stock:
You could buy the rifle, or the action. Wish I could have bought a few of those G43's!
After you bought the action, you could have a Johnson Arms barrel.
And Bishop made a nice stock:
troy fairweather
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i have a add somewhere the 98 mauser were 22 bucks and the g43s where the same price, i just wish i lived back then.
indy1919a4
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I love how you had to pay more to have it sporterized and now years later pay more to unsport it...
Archie
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If you are a hunter, that rifle in 8x57mm Mauser with a 196-200 grain bullet will do for any game animal in the Western Hemisphere with the possible exception of some of the large, really bad tempered bears.
No, it's not a collector's desire, and 'rebooting' it will make it either a fraud or a non-arsenal rebuild. (Meaning value of zilch.) Deal with it for what it is.
No, it's not a collector's desire, and 'rebooting' it will make it either a fraud or a non-arsenal rebuild. (Meaning value of zilch.) Deal with it for what it is.
Mowgli Terry
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OP's rifle looks sound and the stock is above average.That barrel looks skinny for a 98 military. I'd make sure it was an 8mm. You can tell who actually made the rifle unless the receiver has been scrubbed. Those little marks on the trigger guard have a number that identifies the actual maker. Looks like receiver and trigger guard are matching.
I was in a pawn shop a year or so ago. They had a scarce matching Mauser 98 from the late 1930's. Bubba had done a butcher job "sporterizing" the bring back rifle. Metal was OK but wood was good for an honorable burial. I had salvaged an action from a 1943 vintage BYF Mauser bring back that he been butchered by another Bubba. Wonder what we would hear if OP's rifle could talk.
I was in a pawn shop a year or so ago. They had a scarce matching Mauser 98 from the late 1930's. Bubba had done a butcher job "sporterizing" the bring back rifle. Metal was OK but wood was good for an honorable burial. I had salvaged an action from a 1943 vintage BYF Mauser bring back that he been butchered by another Bubba. Wonder what we would hear if OP's rifle could talk.
I actually acquired a Mauser barreled action in good shape for 1 cent recently on a no reserve auction. Course I had to pay about $70 bucks s/h from AK though.
troy fairweather
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good deal lol.
Mowgli Terry
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If that rifle has been rebarreled and is not in 8mm things could be interesting. I suggest finding what caliber the rifle is actually. Dropping a round in to the chamber to see what caliber it is can be disastrous. That's like having one's butt blown into the bushes.
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