what to get

mm_christ · 08-24-2006, 07:44 PM

I love my Kar98K, but it's a desireable weapon nowdays and I want to hang on to it as a collectors item. I know alot of you know I'm leaving soon for the service, but I was going to get a new 8mm mauser when I get out of basic and tech. so far these are the guns I had in mind that are offered ay a decent price( I don't like to spend alot of money) but here are the coices:
m48
m24/47
yugo k98
V.Z.24
m98/22

any suggestions?

Big Dog · 08-25-2006, 04:28 AM

Any of those are good rifles. The Vz.24 and 98/22 would likely have the best chance of having some real military service history behind it, the M48 the least likely.

BattleRifleG3 · 08-25-2006, 08:33 AM

The 98/22 was a great buy a few years ago. I'm not sure what you'd pay for one now. I paid $70 retail for one maybe around 2002 or so. Nowadays you'll probably pay the better part of $200 for the same thing. Conditions tend to be used and worn, but intact. Very rough and stiff in some cases.

What I'd call the best buy out there these days for a shooter would be a Yugo M48. Got one for $140 or so a year ago that is in far better condition than my M98/22. May have been unfired, maybe even unissued. And that was distributor price, not secondhand.

mm_christ · 08-25-2006, 11:33 AM

I saw a few 98/22s on classic arms for sale, but they were used. You have a very nice one BR. I did see an M48 model That was unissued, but someone else owned and shot a few rounds out of it, the old owner didn't even clean off all of the cosmoline so it must be a good rifle still. $220 for that one.

BattleRifleG3 · 08-25-2006, 02:32 PM

Sure hope those few rounds weren't corrossive.

mm_christ · 08-25-2006, 04:44 PM

This is amazing what happened today. I take my friend gun shopping, But I did the shopping in the end. I picked up an UNISSUED turkishm1902, the one that looks like a gew.98, for $100. DEAL OF THE CENTURY there guys, I don't think I could have done any better.

On top of that I picked up some Isreali 8mm ball. Has anyone used this stuff? Looks like good ammo, I'm only gonna fire a few rounds of them before I go. It has bee an interesting day today.

FutureMarine · 08-25-2006, 05:01 PM

i can take care of it and keep it oiled and non rusty while your gone MM...jk :nod: ...

seriously

mm_christ · 08-25-2006, 05:24 PM

hahahahahahahahaha...........very funny. When I get a chance to go to Cali I'll look you up. And sorry my buddy also named Andrew is going to tale care of it while I'm gone

heilung · 08-28-2006, 09:28 PM

I would like to hear (and see) more of the unissued Turk Mauser. a friend of mine was lucky to get one with matching serial numbers, and looked better than having been run over by a tank. Usually they have been in several wars THEN get sent to China!

Full MeTal Jack · 08-28-2006, 10:37 PM

Personally I love the LONG Mausers. The 1922 is a good example. MM if your going to save your pennies while doing pushups and making the grass grow, get or have you considered other mausers like:
Swedish 1896
Persian 98/22 used or unissued Samco Global Arms, Inc.--Rifles

Mausers are indeed an awsome piece of history, but not forgetting the Springfield 03 or 03-A3s. Camp Perry has National 03 rifle matches.
and
set aside funds for a Shidmt Rubin later. I hear these puppies are excellent shooters. My 98/22 Chezk, both 48 Yugos and VZ 24 anit worth a cra ud for accuracy.
My 91-30 Mosin with wolf match ammo kikks butt!

ninwnc · 08-29-2006, 07:22 AM

I had a couple of the Sweeds, (a 1905 & a 1920) and they were very accurate, but one day a guy came by with more $s than ¢s, and bought'em.

I may get another, since I have so much brass and the loading dies.

Nick

08-24-2006, 07:44 PM	#1
mm_christ Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: RAF Mildenhall 100 ARW Posts: 235	what to get I love my Kar98K, but it's a desireable weapon nowdays and I want to hang on to it as a collectors item. I know alot of you know I'm leaving soon for the service, but I was going to get a new 8mm mauser when I get out of basic and tech. so far these are the guns I had in mind that are offered ay a decent price( I don't like to spend alot of money) but here are the coices: m48 m24/47 yugo k98 V.Z.24 m98/22 any suggestions? __________________ I belong to the chair force...literally!!!

08-25-2006, 04:28 AM	#2
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,205	Any of those are good rifles. The Vz.24 and 98/22 would likely have the best chance of having some real military service history behind it, the M48 the least likely. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

08-25-2006, 08:33 AM	#3
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	The 98/22 was a great buy a few years ago. I'm not sure what you'd pay for one now. I paid $70 retail for one maybe around 2002 or so. Nowadays you'll probably pay the better part of $200 for the same thing. Conditions tend to be used and worn, but intact. Very rough and stiff in some cases. What I'd call the best buy out there these days for a shooter would be a Yugo M48. Got one for $140 or so a year ago that is in far better condition than my M98/22. May have been unfired, maybe even unissued. And that was distributor price, not secondhand. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

08-25-2006, 11:33 AM	#4
mm_christ Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: RAF Mildenhall 100 ARW Posts: 235	I saw a few 98/22s on classic arms for sale, but they were used. You have a very nice one BR. I did see an M48 model That was unissued, but someone else owned and shot a few rounds out of it, the old owner didn't even clean off all of the cosmoline so it must be a good rifle still. $220 for that one. __________________ I belong to the chair force...literally!!!

08-25-2006, 02:32 PM	#5
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Sure hope those few rounds weren't corrossive. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

08-25-2006, 04:44 PM	#6
mm_christ Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: RAF Mildenhall 100 ARW Posts: 235	This is amazing what happened today. I take my friend gun shopping, But I did the shopping in the end. I picked up an UNISSUED turkishm1902, the one that looks like a gew.98, for $100. DEAL OF THE CENTURY there guys, I don't think I could have done any better. On top of that I picked up some Isreali 8mm ball. Has anyone used this stuff? Looks like good ammo, I'm only gonna fire a few rounds of them before I go. It has bee an interesting day today. __________________ I belong to the chair force...literally!!!

08-25-2006, 05:01 PM	#7
FutureMarine Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PRK Posts: 1,946	i can take care of it and keep it oiled and non rusty while your gone MM...jk :nod: ... seriously __________________ Semper Fi

08-25-2006, 05:24 PM	#8
mm_christ Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: RAF Mildenhall 100 ARW Posts: 235	hahahahahahahahaha...........very funny. When I get a chance to go to Cali I'll look you up. And sorry my buddy also named Andrew is going to tale care of it while I'm gone __________________ I belong to the chair force...literally!!!

08-28-2006, 09:28 PM	#9
heilung Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 225	Unissued? I would like to hear (and see) more of the unissued Turk Mauser. a friend of mine was lucky to get one with matching serial numbers, and looked better than having been run over by a tank. Usually they have been in several wars THEN get sent to China!

08-28-2006, 10:37 PM	#10
Full MeTal Jack Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 1,422 Images: 1	Personally I love the LONG Mausers. The 1922 is a good example. MM if your going to save your pennies while doing pushups and making the grass grow, get or have you considered other mausers like: Swedish 1896 Persian 98/22 used or unissued Samco Global Arms, Inc.--Rifles Mausers are indeed an awsome piece of history, but not forgetting the Springfield 03 or 03-A3s. Camp Perry has National 03 rifle matches. and set aside funds for a Shidmt Rubin later. I hear these puppies are excellent shooters. My 98/22 Chezk, both 48 Yugos and VZ 24 anit worth a cra ud for accuracy. My 91-30 Mosin with wolf match ammo kikks butt! __________________ [IMG]http://img287.echo.cx/img287/63/9130110x100a4vb.jpg

08-29-2006, 07:22 AM	#11
ninwnc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 435	I had a couple of the Sweeds, (a 1905 & a 1920) and they were very accurate, but one day a guy came by with more $s than ¢s, and bought'em. I may get another, since I have so much brass and the loading dies. Nick