Guns and Ammo Thread

[Ernst]

K98 Mauser is on my list of someday guns.

[Honkey_Kong]

K98 Mauser is on my list of someday guns.

It's a beauty. It basically shoots a weak 30 06 round. It still has tons of power though. When I first started handloading, I couldn't find 8x57js brass, so I would run 30 06 brass through my sizing die and then use a hacksaw to cut off the extra and then use a case trimmer to even out the neck. The diameter of the brass down where the primers go is the same so it's a matter of shortening it so that the length is right. If you ever want to do this, remember to anneal the brass first.

But yeah depending on the condition it'll set you back anywhere from $1300-2000. A Yugo M48 will set you back about $400-550 these days. I got mine for $200, but it was being sold on consignment, so I low-balled the seller and to my surprise, he accepted. It needed A LOT of work though.

Regardless of which one you buy (if you ever do), you really need to look down the barrel and make sure you can see the rifling in it still. The pristine showroom ones are all in people's collections now. So any you find are going to be used. Also make sure that the bolt's serial, the stock's serial and the barrel's serial all match. There is a huge difference in value and a lot of them don't match. The militaries would mix and match parts to keep them in service longer.