Got to the range today

ninwnc · 06-11-2006, 06:17 PM

I finally got to the range today to try out my "new" M98/44. The gunsmith fixed a few minor things, and mounted the mounts and rings. I put on a Tasco Golden Antler 4x scope, and with my 14 rounds of 8mm ammo, went off to the range. (I took other guns too)
So I did the static boresight, bolt out, look through the bore at the bull's eye at 25 yards, adjust scope to same spot. Fired one round. cut the X in the orange dot.
Shifted to 100 yards, and fired 3 rounds. High and left. Made an adjudtment, and fired 3 rounds that went 3/4" low and centered. one more adjustment put me on the upper left edge of the 2" orange circle.
My last round went dead center. I think this will be a good shooter. It's just a matter of me getting used to the rifle. I'm happy with it.
Nick

mm_christ · 06-11-2006, 10:49 PM

good deal there nick. I'm gettin ready to buy a brazilian mauser chambered for the 30'06 round. the gun got sporterized but the dealer only wants $250 for it, so I'm puttin a down payment tomorrow. it'll be sweet!

WALCKER · 06-11-2006, 10:58 PM

A brazilian mauser huh? I thought that the varients were mostly european ones.

mm_christ · 06-11-2006, 11:25 PM

yeah thereis at most 20 or varients of the mauser action across the world that has been or seen military service somewhere. Heck the springfield M1903 is based of the mauser action. the reason theU.S. swithced to that gun is beacause you could load it easier than the krag-jorgeson. With that rifle you loaded each shot but hand instaed of using a stripper clip like the mauser models.

Big Dog · 06-12-2006, 04:55 AM

Central and South America, as well as the Middle East and Asia, all had their Mauser variants too. That's part of what makes Mauser collecting so interesting!

Sounds like a very good shooter, Nick.

mm_christ · 06-12-2006, 09:26 AM

you bet bigdog! that'll be the 4th mauser rifle I have owned.

ninwnc · 06-25-2006, 07:45 PM

I got back to the range Saturday and took the M98/44 Mauser again. I took 20 rounds of 8mm reloads. That's all the brass I have at this time.

It held 1-1/4 inch groups, but one in each five rounds was a "flyer". There would be 4 shots out of five in a nice group with one 1-2 inches away.

It's probably me, and not the gun or ammo. That thing has a bucketfull of recoil. But as I get more used to it, the groups will improve and the reloads will be adjusted to this particular gun.

It is going to be one of my favorites.

Nick

FutureMarine · 06-25-2006, 10:31 PM

mausers sure are a blast......literally

Beer Forever · 06-26-2006, 02:17 AM

I can't help but sportinize them. They look so good all dressed up with custom stocks and scopes.

FutureMarine · 06-26-2006, 02:25 AM

im flabbergasted!!

ninwnc · 06-26-2006, 08:33 AM

I won't sporterise this one. It had holes drilled for scope mounts, and putting the scope on is all the changes I will make to it. I'll see ifI can take some photos & post them.

Nick

Dale · 06-26-2006, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ninwnc

I won't sporterise this one. It had holes drilled for scope mounts, and putting the scope on is all the changes I will make to it. I'll see ifI can take some photos & post them.
Nick

By someone having drilled and tapped yours for a scope any potential collector value went out the window.

Knowing that you could easily do further sporterizing without any threat to the gun's value.

I'm not big on sporterizing guns that have a potential of becoming pieces of history or gaining some historical importance but if it's already been partially sporterized go for the gusto. Have fun with it.

That's better than someone leaving it in a damp basement for another fifty years only to have it rust away,

ninwnc · 06-26-2006, 07:21 PM

I pretty much like it the way it is now. By sporterising, I mean cutting away and reshaping the wood. I am not that interested in pristine historical value. I just want good shooters.

Many people I have known have taken military rifles, and because of the weight, have cut away and discarded all the "excess" wood they could. Then they cry about the recoil.

I like the weight and balance of most military rifles as they were designed. Most of the "sporterised" rifles I ave seen are pretty poorly done.

Nick

mm_christ · 06-26-2006, 09:26 PM

sporterizindg a military mauser is a crime to me. unless it had a crappy sporteization to then I'd go ahead and get it done right, or find a stock for that one rifle

USMC0332 · 06-26-2006, 10:28 PM

Opinions differ on sporterizing. I'd still rather have a bringback '03 my grandpa sporterized and hunted with, than a dainty wall hanger that you are afraid to shoot due to "historical value" like the other millions of run of the mill Mausers that are out there. Military guns are cool, so are well crafted sporters. Glad we live in a place where we are still free to decide what to do with our own property. I hope some day, when I'm gone, my kids and grand kids get together to distribute my projects and as issued guns and remember all of the fun we had with them, and the game we took with them. To you purists, collect all of them that you can get your hands on. If a whim occurs to me to sporterize, yours just became worth more, and mine are crafted to better suit my needs/wants. See we both win.

FutureMarine · 06-26-2006, 11:50 PM

i would just find a stock for it if i got a good deal on a sporterized mauser

BattleRifleG3 · 06-27-2006, 04:24 PM

My thoughts on sporterization is waste not want not. Make your modifications reversible, or use something whose original parts would be best replaced anyway. Sell the take-off parts unmodified and buy the right ones for your sporterization.

Beer Forever · 06-27-2006, 05:05 PM

I know that this is a bad picture, but you get the idea. THis is before the scope went on it. I like it a lot, a blast to shoot.

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06-11-2006, 06:17 PM	#1
ninwnc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 435 Trader Rating: (0)	Got to the range today I finally got to the range today to try out my "new" M98/44. The gunsmith fixed a few minor things, and mounted the mounts and rings. I put on a Tasco Golden Antler 4x scope, and with my 14 rounds of 8mm ammo, went off to the range. (I took other guns too) So I did the static boresight, bolt out, look through the bore at the bull's eye at 25 yards, adjust scope to same spot. Fired one round. cut the X in the orange dot. Shifted to 100 yards, and fired 3 rounds. High and left. Made an adjudtment, and fired 3 rounds that went 3/4" low and centered. one more adjustment put me on the upper left edge of the 2" orange circle. My last round went dead center. I think this will be a good shooter. It's just a matter of me getting used to the rifle. I'm happy with it. Nick

06-11-2006, 10:49 PM	#2
mm_christ Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: RAF Mildenhall 100 ARW Posts: 235 Trader Rating: (0)	good deal there nick. I'm gettin ready to buy a brazilian mauser chambered for the 30'06 round. the gun got sporterized but the dealer only wants $250 for it, so I'm puttin a down payment tomorrow. it'll be sweet! __________________ I belong to the chair force...literally!!!

06-11-2006, 11:25 PM	#4
mm_christ Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: RAF Mildenhall 100 ARW Posts: 235 Trader Rating: (0)	yeah thereis at most 20 or varients of the mauser action across the world that has been or seen military service somewhere. Heck the springfield M1903 is based of the mauser action. the reason theU.S. swithced to that gun is beacause you could load it easier than the krag-jorgeson. With that rifle you loaded each shot but hand instaed of using a stripper clip like the mauser models. __________________ I belong to the chair force...literally!!!

06-12-2006, 04:55 AM	#5
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,071 Trader Rating: (0)	Central and South America, as well as the Middle East and Asia, all had their Mauser variants too. That's part of what makes Mauser collecting so interesting! Sounds like a very good shooter, Nick. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

06-12-2006, 09:26 AM	#6
mm_christ Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: RAF Mildenhall 100 ARW Posts: 235 Trader Rating: (0)	you bet bigdog! that'll be the 4th mauser rifle I have owned. __________________ I belong to the chair force...literally!!!

06-11-2006, 10:58 PM	#3
WALCKER Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northern Dakota Territory Posts: 137 Trader Rating: (0)	A brazilian mauser huh? I thought that the varients were mostly european ones.

06-25-2006, 07:45 PM	#7
ninwnc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 435 Trader Rating: (0)	I got back to the range Saturday and took the M98/44 Mauser again. I took 20 rounds of 8mm reloads. That's all the brass I have at this time. It held 1-1/4 inch groups, but one in each five rounds was a "flyer". There would be 4 shots out of five in a nice group with one 1-2 inches away. It's probably me, and not the gun or ammo. That thing has a bucketfull of recoil. But as I get more used to it, the groups will improve and the reloads will be adjusted to this particular gun. It is going to be one of my favorites. Nick

06-25-2006, 10:31 PM	#8
FutureMarine Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PRK Posts: 1,946 Trader Rating: (0)	mausers sure are a blast......literally __________________ Semper Fi

06-26-2006, 02:17 AM	#9
Beer Forever Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,696 Trader Rating: (0)	I can't help but sportinize them. They look so good all dressed up with custom stocks and scopes.

06-26-2006, 02:25 AM	#10
FutureMarine Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PRK Posts: 1,946 Trader Rating: (0)	im flabbergasted!! __________________ Semper Fi

06-26-2006, 08:33 AM	#11
ninwnc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 435 Trader Rating: (0)	I won't sporterise this one. It had holes drilled for scope mounts, and putting the scope on is all the changes I will make to it. I'll see ifI can take some photos & post them. Nick

06-26-2006, 07:21 PM	#13
ninwnc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 435 Trader Rating: (0)	I pretty much like it the way it is now. By sporterising, I mean cutting away and reshaping the wood. I am not that interested in pristine historical value. I just want good shooters. Many people I have known have taken military rifles, and because of the weight, have cut away and discarded all the "excess" wood they could. Then they cry about the recoil. I like the weight and balance of most military rifles as they were designed. Most of the "sporterised" rifles I ave seen are pretty poorly done. Nick

06-26-2006, 09:26 PM	#14
mm_christ Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: RAF Mildenhall 100 ARW Posts: 235 Trader Rating: (0)	sporterizindg a military mauser is a crime to me. unless it had a crappy sporteization to then I'd go ahead and get it done right, or find a stock for that one rifle __________________ I belong to the chair force...literally!!!

06-26-2006, 10:28 PM	#15
USMC0332 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: East Central Minnesota, USA Posts: 53 Trader Rating: (0)	Opinions differ on sporterizing. I'd still rather have a bringback '03 my grandpa sporterized and hunted with, than a dainty wall hanger that you are afraid to shoot due to "historical value" like the other millions of run of the mill Mausers that are out there. Military guns are cool, so are well crafted sporters. Glad we live in a place where we are still free to decide what to do with our own property. I hope some day, when I'm gone, my kids and grand kids get together to distribute my projects and as issued guns and remember all of the fun we had with them, and the game we took with them. To you purists, collect all of them that you can get your hands on. If a whim occurs to me to sporterize, yours just became worth more, and mine are crafted to better suit my needs/wants. See we both win.

06-26-2006, 11:50 PM	#16
FutureMarine Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PRK Posts: 1,946 Trader Rating: (0)	i would just find a stock for it if i got a good deal on a sporterized mauser __________________ Semper Fi

06-27-2006, 04:24 PM	#17
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Trader Rating: (0)	My thoughts on sporterization is waste not want not. Make your modifications reversible, or use something whose original parts would be best replaced anyway. Sell the take-off parts unmodified and buy the right ones for your sporterization. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

06-27-2006, 05:05 PM	#18
Beer Forever Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,696 Trader Rating: (0)	I know that this is a bad picture, but you get the idea. THis is before the scope went on it. I like it a lot, a blast to shoot. [IMG][/IMG]