So let's say I wanted to get a Mauser 98-type rifle; there seem to be so many out there, from so many different countries, I'm unsure of which one is worth the buck. To my understanding there's obviously the German Kar 98's, the Czech VZ-24, the Yugo M48 (which I hear isn't really a "Mauser 98" persay), and various contract Mausers produced for other countries.
Which one would you guys get? I'm interested in a gun's history, but primarily its condition in relation to shooting accuracy. Keep in mind that a gun doesn't need to have serviced in the ubiquitous Second World War to fit my definition of "history" - just having a weathered shooter that looks distinguishing on my wall would make me happy. I'll drop a thousand dollars on a WWI Gewehr 98 some other day.
Those Turkish Mausers seem pretty decent, and they cost practically pennies. What's the catch with them? And what's better; the VZ-24 or the M48?
Which one would you guys get? I'm interested in a gun's history, but primarily its condition in relation to shooting accuracy. Keep in mind that a gun doesn't need to have serviced in the ubiquitous Second World War to fit my definition of "history" - just having a weathered shooter that looks distinguishing on my wall would make me happy. I'll drop a thousand dollars on a WWI Gewehr 98 some other day.
Those Turkish Mausers seem pretty decent, and they cost practically pennies. What's the catch with them? And what's better; the VZ-24 or the M48?