New to me K98

[LVSteve]

Bit of 2100fps bore cleaning always helps.

 

[Scharfschuetzer]

Mausers

You should really like that Mauser 98. There are several books about them that will provide you with lots of reading.

I like the Mauser Model 98 much better than the other WWII bolt action rifles. I've owned, shot, and reloaded for most all of them with the exception of the Italian Carcanos.

 

[Bald1]

I all excitement I forgot to take pics before, the goal was to remove all russianization as much as possible while keeping the character it had. I am happy w it and will shoot next Sunday, today the day ran away.

Those Damn Russians.

 

[SF VET]

I have a nice '44BYF, a vet bring back, also shoots high with factory or my own reloads. As for your RC rifle, most likely the soldier that went east with it never came back. SF VET

 

[SF VET]

Kind of interesting how the German army and the American army employed their infantry rifle teams. In the German army, the MG was the primary infantry weapon, and the riflemen with their K98's were there to support and protect the MG team.

In the American army of the time, the MG team was there to support the infantry riflemen in their mission. Likely to the troops being engaged by either doctrine it didn't matter much. But tactically at the small unit level, it was a fundamental difference in small caliber weapon employment.

SF VET

 

[Jeromejr]

I have 98k made in Czech. By the Germans, Russian captured the factory, reworked the rifles. Unfired. Shoots great. Steel but plate brushed my schoulder.

 

[peterdeb]

Always wanted a K98 so I went overboard in buying a few from Empire Arms almost 20 years ago. He went to Russia and hand selected them and put them up for sale. All have matching barrel and receiver numbers, the eagles intact and some don't have the X indicating capture. The history of these rifles stopped me from doing anything to them. I just outfitted them with period correct slings, cleaning rods and front sight hoods if needed. Law's book, "Backbone of the Wehrmacht" is an impressive learning book. K98's still hold my facination.

 

[PALADIN85020]

As an avid student of WWII, I had to get a nice K98k for my collection. This one was a battlefield pickup by a GI in France, and I got it from his estate. The code on the receiver is DOT 1944, indicating manufacture by the Czech BRNO factory in 1944. The stamped trigger guard is marked BYF, the Mauser code, which is correct for this late war variation. Mauser supplied many parts to other manufacturers. Note the solid stamped forward barrel band, a feature common on rifles from 1944 and 1945.

These are historical treasures and well worth having as tangible relics of WWII. Yours is a nice example.

John


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[mauser9]

Nice Paladin. Sure were changes from pre-war to late war examples. Mine is a 1940 Borsigwalde with the milled "H" style band up front. Dad brought back in 45. Captured from a building in a town in Germany. All matches so I don't shoot it for fear of cracking the stock plus the prices have climbed to crazy heights for matching examples I'm sure most here are aware of!

 

[kaaskop49]

Anyone else remember the good/bad old days when surplus 98Ks, Springfields, Enfields and others were "sporterized", many rechambered for a shooter's personal necked-down cartridge? And, of course, scoped. Altho a different $ back then, all cost much less than $100.

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

 

[mauser9]

Anyone else remember the good/bad old days when surplus 98Ks, Springfields, Enfields and others were "sporterized", many rechambered for a shooter's personal necked-down cartridge? And, of course, scoped. Altho a different $ back then, all cost much less than $100.

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

Yep sure do! May have mentioned my buddy paying $25 for the TYpe 99 Jap. in 7.7 back in 1972. Local LGS had a pile of milsurps and other guns in a large cardbox box. Mum was still intact too. Another I recall was a Mauser sporter with cut down stock and scope. That one was around $30. More like pocket change today. LOL