off topic mauser 98

**Cirrus N210MS** · March 15th, 2011, 15:52

few years ago i picked up my first mauser at a local big 5 for $80 dollars

this old rifle has history it has finger print in the wood stock from the soldier who carried it into battle with the turkish army they rebored the gun from 7x57mm to 8mm to match the germans in ww2 to fit the 8mm ammo they cut a slot on the magazine

this weapon works so good when i got the gun the ejector was busted and it still woked
like it was not broken

last year my friend ed found a mauser 98 on his farm broken in half i took this gun home and a week later i rebulit it for him new stock and thats all it needed

then a few days later we test fired his rifle from table and rope it worked! when i got it the action was jammed lol he was so happy! now all he talks about is how much he likes that rifle

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***peter12213*** · March 15th, 2011, 15:57

I'm a huge fan of the Mauser, the 98 Karabiner being my personal favourite, yours looks fantastic too!

**Cirrus N210MS** · March 15th, 2011, 16:19

thanks its my fav rifle of all time i really want a k98k

***Warrant*** · March 15th, 2011, 17:08

That's one of the reasons why i just love the USA! You CAN get a rifle like that, and get it for $80,-!
In my country you have to be member of a gun-club for a year in order to apply for your first gun permit. The gun-dealers (e.g. the legal gun-stores) are quite sparse and the prices are quite high.
Gun control in our country is very strict, but not without a reason. We are with 16 million people in a state roughly the size of Maine. Freedom in/with guns simply would not work in our country, though the prices for gun's and ammo (not the magazine) could be lower, for those who have permits.
One of the absurd gun laws in our country is that we are not allowed to have folding/adjustable stock. A weapon with an adjustable stock (like the Colt M4) has to have the stock fixed.
You cannot have automatic weapons neither (which is fine by me since i'm only interrested in semi-automatic and better more, bolt-action rifles).
Still a few months to go before i can apply for my first permit; and you might guess what that will be.......: .303, Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I.

***guzler*** · March 15th, 2011, 17:25

We used to fire the Lee Enfields when I was a wee air cadet, used to come home with a sore shoulder. That's a lovely gun, however guns are frowned upon here in th UK, it's not politically correct to say you like a gun !!!!

**Cirrus N210MS** · March 15th, 2011, 17:34

in usa i can have alot of fun with my ak-47

**deimos256** · March 15th, 2011, 18:13

Oh boy another surplus rifle thread. I got a 1943 byf Mauser that was a Russian capture for about 300. The metal including the bore was immaculate but the stock had that nasty varnish that is common to surplus Mosins. Not long ago I stripped the gun and refinished the stock with tung oil. I also picked up a new front sight hood and the cleaning rod. I got a couple pics hanging around I'll try and get them posted.

***Marvin Carter*** · March 15th, 2011, 19:31

This is my 1942 Turk Mauser, This gun is a Tack driver, out to 600 yards!!!
308 cal.
tuned
Shieland barrel
Bold optima trigger
Bell and Carlson stock
Harris bypod
Bussnel mil dot 6x24x40

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**deimos256** · March 16th, 2011, 03:30

It was cloudy when I took these but you get the general idea, the wood looks so nice in the sunlight now. Also has anyone installed a front sight hood on one of these? What a challenge!

***Roger*** · March 16th, 2011, 13:10

There's a tortoise creeping up on your rifle...maybe trying to steal it

***peter12213*** · March 16th, 2011, 13:29

That 98K is simply gorgeous! Clearly well loved and cared for!

***Warrant*** · March 16th, 2011, 14:19

Excellent piece there! Wow!

***nio*** · March 16th, 2011, 15:08

Originally Posted by Roger

There's a tortoise creeping up on your rifle...maybe trying to steal it

Actually.Roger I had the tortoise down to race the bullet.

best

nio

**deimos256** · March 16th, 2011, 15:29

Thank you thank you. Don't worry about the tortoise he's just going for a carrot across the deck! What ammo is everyone having good luck with? I find yugo surplus to give the best results and Romanian to just be all over the place.

***huub vink*** · March 16th, 2011, 15:46

Gun are perhaps quite normal in the USA and some other countries, but in many countries guns are quite controversial. As this is an international forum I would like ask your understanding for this.

Personally I think guns have absolutely nothing to do with virtual and real aviation therefore I kindly as you, as a fellow member and not as SOH staff to post threads in another more suitable forum.

Thanks,
Huub