Mauser thread?

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Post mau maus!

>>31790696
Is a Russian Capture K98k a good place to start for an aspiring Mauser owner? I mean I'm aware that parts were literally thrown into bins and then randomly put back together, but does it make for a sloppier or otherwise inferior rifle, non-matching parts aside?

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I kinda want a historical bolt-action just for taking apart, taking pictures, and using at the range.

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>>31791615
>Is a Russian Capture K98k a good place to start for an aspiring Mauser owner?
Sure.

>randomly put back together,
That's being a bit harsh; the Russians re-built them just like they did with their Mosins. These parts were fitted to the point they were safe and functional and then put in storage for future emergencies. It will not operate as smoothly as when originally-constructed, but it will work.

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>Tfw no Gewehr 98

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>>31791703
>Meowauser
>Mauser literally means "mouser"

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I come here primarily for this thread.

I work for an auction house, and we just got a gorgeous Swedish M1896 that we can't sell (no FFL). Matching numbers, original finish, 1916 date, sharp bore, the works. What's a reasonable price to offer my boss for it?

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>>31791823
$350-400 if it's in excellent condition.

>>31791823
I would try to sell it for $600, I would try to buy it for $400. I personally haven't seen an M96 listed for under $400 in the past year if all parts matched.

$500 is even a decent price if it's in great condition.

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>>31790696

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Mausers are my favorite. Especially them k98ks.

I'm looking for a 1938 or 1937 BSW k98. Non RC, of course.

I have a 243 39, 147 40, duv 41, bcd 42, dou 43, and a byf 44.

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>>31791691
With that in mind, would you recommend one of the Yugoslavian options over a RC Mauser?

And what would be a fair price for a RC be? I saw one at a gunshow for $250, I only assumed it was an RC because the barrel and receiver codes did not match, and because of the price.

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K98's are sexy as fuck

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>>31793370
>With that in mind, would you recommend one of the Yugoslavian options over a RC Mauser?
Depends on the Yugo (assuming we are talking all post-WW2 Commie period). The Yugo rebuilds of Kar.98k/M24/Vz.24 rifles were usually fitted with new barrels during their rebuild, and the M48 rifles were made with entirely new parts. From that standpoint, that makes them more likely to be good shooters, but then they don't retain most of their more interesting pre-war markings. $250 would be a great price for an RC Kar.98k these days; also barrel codes are often subcontractors anyway so they don't match the receiver manufacturer.

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Needs more South American Mausers.

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>>31792021
Going edelweiss picking, I see...

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>>31793898
Lookin' a little short in the handguard there, Anon.

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Postan

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I will piss on your souls...and your trench.

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more mau mau

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One day I'll actually put in an effort to take good pictures.

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>the US could've been a true Mauser nation but the fudds in the Ordnance Corps were all "muh magazine cutoff"

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Can I play senpai?

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>>31793808
Thanks friend - a Mauser for your help!

I'll have to see if that RC is at the next show, anything I really need to look for? I've bought a Mosin, I know the general look-over technique - anything Mauser-specific though?

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>>31794225
Not him, but if you care, try and find a RC that doesn't have all the waffenampts peened to hell. It probably doesn't reflect any significant change in value, but it's a plus. Of course, check the bore and rifling. If it comes with a cleaning rod, sling, sight hood, or locking screws by the magazine (I forgot what they're called), those are all also pluses because that's less shit you have to buy to make it look "original".

Here's the before/after of the first gun I ever bought, a RC K98k that I finally got around to refinishing the stock.

>>31794185
Sure, gookmauser

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My Mauser 1871

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>>31794989

>>31793904
close but no, she's a Columbian

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Who 7.65 mauser here?

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Here.

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>>31790696

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J.P. Sauer & Sohn, 147, 1940

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>>31797442

>>31797442
this thing looks sexy AF

>>31797381
I love seeing your mauser. Your wood is so dark.

>>31797515

Thanks man, I appreciate it! It's my most favorite gun of my /k/ollection.

>>31791133
Meowser

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>all of these RCs
>mfw

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Help a nigga out /k/, I've been keeping my Yugo in a closet, and today I found rust on it. It wipped off, but I'm still worried. I also hit the ceiling with the muzzle while moving it. Should I be worried that I damaged the muzzle?

>inb4 ocd

>>31790696
There was a Spanish 7mm Mauser for $270 at a gun show last week. I didn't grab it because no cash on me, but I got the guy's number. It wasn't a K98, it resembled more of a Gewehr from WW1 (Long af, straight bolt). Should I give him a call and get it?

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>>31797466

>>31797583
It looked like top rifle of >>31793965 but with nowhere near as nice of a finish

>>31797579
> in a closet
put one of those dehumidification bags in it

>>31797609
What do you mean?

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>>31797575
Yawn.

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>>31797604
Something like pic related, or was it actually an M1891? Spain bought a few thousand Argie 1891s in 1893 as an emergency purchase to outfit troops going to fight in one of their African colonies; by the time the rifles were delivered the war was over and so lots of them wound up in Cuba, where they were captured by the USA. An actual Spanish-purchase M1891 is very rare.
>$270
I paid $250 for this one, which is a 1923 Oviedo-made M1893 that was refurbed after their civil war. If the number match (and especially if it's not a post-war refurb)

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Check out my dank optic

>>31797630
yeah i bet your g29/40 is perfect :^

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>>31797623
pic related

>>31791754
Meowser the mouser aimed his Mauser at the mouse.

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Who's going to take their Mauser innawoods after Hillary wins?

>>31797579

Where did it rust? Soak that area in CLP for a few days. I mean plunge whatever it is in the stuff. Then scrub the fuck out of it, wipe and oil all of your metal.

Also, you know those silica bags that come in all sorts of items? Throw them in your closet/safe/cases.

I've never had any of my guns rust.

>>31797958
It just whipped off, like it was powder. It was on the front stock band, and the reciver. There looks like there might me a tiny bit in the stripper clip guide and front sight, but it might be cosmoline too.

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>>31797747
Don't run away from your problems, Anon.

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Got this sexy beast today, G98 from Danzig, 1917.
Only 300 USD too.

>>31797442
Sauer master race

>>31798005
Then innacity?

>>31798023
How'd you do that? Someone is selling a rusted g98 at my lgs for $700!!

>>31798023
>no lange vizier though

>>31798081
I live in Norway and that may have something to do with it.
Or the seller doesn't know shit about it.

>>31798090
Yeah, but such is life.

I have a 1912 Chilean mauser in 7.62 Nato can I use 308 winchester safely?

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>>31798023
Nice.

>>31798176
>1912 Chilean
>.308
Yes. It's the Chilean M1895s in 7.62x51mm that had the iffy conversion.

>>31798284
So is it not safe to shoot 308 out of it? I got it for 250.

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>>31798371
Yes, it is safe to shoot .308 out of it.

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Oh hey I've got one of those now.

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>>31798570
too bad it looks like hammered shit :^

>>31798570
How do you like it I pick mine up in a few days. Does it accept any mauser bayonet?

>>31798570
Turk? It's pretty good looking. Nice stock.

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>>31797630
>>31797662
>>31798412

Not trying to be mean.
But, that lawn looks awful.
You need to get some MSMA and take care of those weeds. Throw down some Bermuda grass seeds too.

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>>31798611
Handles fine but I haven't gotten the chance to go out and shoot it at a range yet. Haven't had the time. Don't know about the bayonet situation, sorry.

>>31798620
It's a Greek (same thing, right?) contract FN1930. From what I understand, the Czechs got their hands on a few of these after WWII and repaired/salvaged what they could of the stocks, scrapped the shitty ones, and dropped them into Vz.24 stocks (which is what mine has) before sending them off to the Romanian military. It's a pretty interesting rifle.

>>31798603
Shouldn't you be trying on more of your sister's pants, faggot? :J)

I got a Turkish mauser about a month back and I got a shit ton of Romanian 8mm surplus on stripper clips and the clips don't fit in right. Am I fucking up or do turk mausers need certain clips?

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>>31798603
People with refinished stocks shouldn't throw stones.

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>>31798664
she caught me last time
i can't keep doing it

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>>31798653
>You need to get some MSMA and take care of those weeds. Throw down some Bermuda grass seeds too.
Sorry no.

>>31798666
Hail Satan! Which Turk model is it? All the ones converted to 8x57mm should be able to use the standard M98-pattern clip. I had some Romy ammo and the clips were dogshit; too gummed up with rust and/or paint to properly feed the rounds.

>>31798678
Just ask her nicely.

Not home right now otherwise I'd be sharing pics. I'm not very educated on historical rifles and the like so Mauser knowledge is quite limited. I have what I'm sure it's a Mauser, same cartridge, bolt and the like. But one thing that caught my eye is the front sight on a lot of these Mausers had a short of ring while the front sight on mind is just a tiny tapered post. Is this "correct" for a Mauser? Is it some sort variation? If the threads still here when I get home. I'll return with pictures.

>>31798668
since it's all matching and original except for the stock, with no import marks, and i only paid $125, i'm going to feel pretty happy about it.

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>>31790696
Kongsberg M.67

>>31798734
Yes, not all Mausers came with a hooded front sight post. My older 1909 mauser doesn't even have the notch cut in the front sight post to accept a hood.

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>>31798734
>lot of these Mausers had a short of ring while the front sight on mind is just a tiny tapered post. Is this "correct" for a Mauser? Is it some sort variation?
There are a couple hundred different Mauser variations; many have different front sight bases/protectors.

>>31798769
Oooh baby.

>>31798720
Gorgeous rifle friend. Very nice.

>>31790696
Is that a filter or a painting?

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>>31798778
>>31798779
This image is relatively close if not exactly whats on mine.

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>>31798720
It's an m38 I believe. It's beat to shit but I'm enjoying my first mauser. I also can't get the trapdoor thing on the magazine to release. The thing right next to the trigger guard

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>>31798769
Still covered in Waffenamt stamps. Also still has the original serial number. Norwegian military Mauser convertions.
The "K98kF1" rifles had a new barrel, changing calibre from 7,92x57 to 7,62x63, U-notch rear sight, square front sight post, relief in front receiver bridge to accomodate 7,62x63 on clips, and the old serial was milled off and replaced with a new Norwegian serial number prefixed with its branch of service (HÆR, K.ART., FLY, NSB, or KNM(army, coastal artillery, airforce, Norwegian state railroads, or Royal Norwegian Navy)).

The M.67 rifles were made in 6,5x55, 7,62x51 (true NATO spec chamber), and .22LR.

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>>31798821
Might add that the heavy barrels were made at Kongsberg, and the convertion in whole was done in-house by them.

The rifles were then sold to rifle shooting associations over Norway. The older M.59 rifles, in 7,62x63 and 6,5x55, were used by the Norwegian military as sniper rifles. The M.67 was supposed to be its replacement but the Våpensmia NM149 (small ring mauser with dark green laminate stock, semi-weight barrel, and fixed 6x42 S&B scope) took over instead.

The M.59 and M.67 are mostly replaced in competition use today by the Sauer 200 STR rifles, mostly in 6,5x55.

The M.59 and M.67 were offered by three different dioptre sights, I believe. I have the latest generation, "Busk".

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>>31798805
That's the M91-style front sight base. It would be used on numerous M93 and M98-based Mauser rifles.

>>31798815
Judging from the tall stripper clip guides on the receiver bridge, it's an M1903/30.
>I also can't get the trapdoor thing on the magazine to release.
It's probably full of dried grease.

>>31798805
She's good to go.

>>31798879
Fuck, I'm an idiot. I had trouble finding good info on turk mausers. Any resources you know of?

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>>31798939
>Any resources you know of?
http://candrsenal.com/a-quick-and-dirty-guide-ottomanturkish-rifles/
http://www.turkmauser.com/

Also the Military Mauser Forum on Gunboards (not the K98k-specific board).

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>>31791721
I don't know that feel anymore

>Tfw about to sell my Mosin so I can get a Lee Enfield and more Mausers

>Local importer brought in a bunch of non-captured surplus WWII Mausers
>"Do not worry, I've scratched off all the swastika's"
That's the whole fucking point.

>>31797540
Mauser actually means 'mice hunting individual' in German

>>31798800
Filter.

>>31798985
Thanks for the help

>>31794276
Looks better on the top tee bee aych

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>>31798678
Damn, that's a real cryin' shame.

>>31798939
http://www.turkmauser.com/

>>31799025
Don't sell the Mosin man, it's a piece of history.

>>31799145
the top is the after m8...

>year 2516
>all k98k left are 100% german originals
>few RC k98s exist due to being shot to hell, bubba'd, or lost in watersports accidents sometime in the early to mid 21st century
>collectors now cannibalize several common marked k98s to turn into one rare, reproduction RC k98
>the procedure is outlined below:
>first, collector dismantles all the rifles, and throws all of the parts in a bin
>then, the user proceeds to get shitfaced wasted on potato liquor until he can no longer tell his hands from his ass
>user then proceeds to create one k98, also known as "the бля винтoвкa"
>while maintaining a constant level of drunkeness, the user is threatened with deportation and forced labor as he attempts to electropencil in a random number on the rifle
>This next step must be done with painstaking care as the user must now get so drunk that he accidentally drops the entire rifle in a super heated vat of shellac and cosmoline. However, should the user get too drunk and past out, the entire process must be started over again completely.
>Finally, after accumulating enough shellac and cosmoline to double the rifle's weight, the collector must throw the rifle down a flight of stairs
>this final step is to simulate the aged and precision finishing process employed by the Russian armorers

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>>31790696
What can y'all tell me about Swedish Mausers?

I'm thinking about getting one as my first manual-action rifle.
>pic vaguely related

>>31797442

I'd fuck your Mauser, no homo

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>>31798003

Go ahead and completely strip your Mauser. Every single piece.

I sprayed every metal piece every day on mine with Rem Oil and CLP for a week straight. I also removed the shitty flatly RC shellac job. If I hadn't, my wood would have warped because it's bare wood.

I then wiped the stock down four times over four weeks with boiled linseed oil.

Cleaned all the metal with a toothbrush too. I got a 3 mm thick layer of rust out from inside of the butt plate.

After cleaning I wiped them all dry and then wiped every piece with a oiled rag.

After reassembling, my wife thought I bought a new rifle because it looked completely different. Do it, m8.

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Best Mauser coming through

>>31800474
I'll consider it. College is a bitch for time these days...

>>31800474
I should also mention that Mitchel's already worked on some of that...

>>31794276
How did you take off sergei's red shellac? One thing that's stopping me from redoing the wood on my RC is the threat of the wood itself being stained red from the shellac or whatever it is, and the fact that I don't feel like sanding a large amount of wood just to get rid of the shellac

>>31802436
Acetone and a rag. You can sub the rag for fine or ultra fine (0000) steel wool if yours is particularly hard to get off; mine wasn't. The shellac and even the cheap black paint on the takedown disk all came off pretty easy after an hour or two of pouring acetone on the rag and rubbing. The wood is unlikely to be stained underneath so you shouldn't need to sand. That being said, I did sand mine with a sanding block to prevent rounding my corners, solely because I needed some sawdust to fill a few small holes in the stock from what looks like grenade shrapnel.
>splattered pattern only on one side of the rifle
>small bits of metal stuck in the stock

I left most of it as it was, but filled in a few really bad ones. If it's one thing for sure, no one ever said R/Cs don't have character.

After a good acetone scrubbing, I took mine to the sink with some hot water, Dawn soap, and a nylon brush and gave it a good scrubbing to remove any remnants of cosmoline. I'd done this originally when I got the rifle, but I figured I'd do it again to be sure. Set it out to dry, did a few coats of BLO, and then Minwax finishing wax.

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I really want a german K98. What should I expect to pay? $800?

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>>31802728
>What should I expect to pay? $800?
$800 is about what a mis-matched unmolested bring-back with no provenance will cost you.

Even Russian-captures are ~$500 rifles now.

>>31802749
Holy shit really? I bought a CAI import all matching K98k two years ago for $250. I know that's a really good price, but I always figured you could RC for about $300 anyways.

>>31791133
>>31791691
I recognize that cat. Is he, maybe, an impaler?

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>>31790696
Mauser brand Mauser is best Mauser.

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>>31803734

>>31802575
I apologize of course for my silly question, but what would you do to ensure that the wood doesn't rot or something after putting it under the sink? Wouldn't you risk warping the stock as it's wet? I'm asking these silly questions because I want to be absolutely sure about these details before attempting it myself. Did you reblue the takedown disk? Did you refinish the metal of the gun? As the original german k98s have a shiny smooth blue whereas the RC has a redone, matte sort of finish.

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>>31803759
I really don't have very good pics. These are two of my three standard-modells.

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>>31802771
Classic Firearms sold a few Russian Captures a couple months ago; they got $5-800 for each of them, and they were gone in 20 minutes. Demand goes up; supply is constant.

>>31803703
I do not understand that reference.

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How'd I do /k/?

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>>31804480

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>>31804480
>>31804522
All depends on what you paid. Looks like someone tried to peen out the WaffenAmt and the receiver looks like it's been refinished.

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>>31804522

>>31804542
Got it for $400 at a gun show. It's a Russian capture with almost all numbers matching except for the bolt (obviously).

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>>31804549

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>>31804603
Did OK then.

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>>31804634
Does this little anchor on the extractor mean anything special? Kriegsmarine maybe?

just took out my mauser after a while. found a thin lengthwise crack in the stock near the bolt release lever, im not sure how it happened. its not terrible but it bums me out.

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>>31804702
Also final question, what does this mean on the firing pin? Why is one set of numbers crossed out?

>>31794983
>>31794989
>>31794994

I appreciate your very old Mauser.

>>31799698
Don't remind me. It's already hard enough thinking of parting with it. But my thought process is that I can use the funds to afford a much better piece of history. There will always be enough Mosin to go around, but it's difficult to find good mausers or Enfields.

>>31800132
You didn't say that. Most before/after photos go top to bottom

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>>31804702
Actually it means it's off an Argentine M1909 rifle. Looks like someone had to scavenge a replacement extractor at some point.

>>31804850
Hmm good to know. Thanks for the info.

>>31803774
It's really just experience and doing a lot of research of what others have said to do.

I'm not an expert, but I'm under the impression wood usually warps when it soaks up an exorbitant amount of water and is then exposed to high heat for drying. That being said, I've done this numerous times to remove cosmoline and clean stocks before finishing on everything from a Marlin Model 60, to M1 Garand.

You can use a big utility sink or even a bathtub when doing this. Depending on how dirty a rifle is, depends on which one I'll wash it in. But it's pretty simple. I take a nylon brush, something like a large toothbrush, and mix some Dawn and hot water into a tupperware container. I'll pour some of that mixture onto the rifle stock and scrub it with the nylon brush. I'll do this everywhere until I'm satisfied, and then use my hand to cup hot water over the stock to clean the soap off. You can run the stock under the hot water, but I cup it with my hands to hasten the drying time. Either way, your stock won't warp. When you dry, get a towel and just rub down the stock and then leave it somewhere. Or, if you opt to, you can use your iron or heat gun at this point and steam out your dents, up to you. In my experience it helps a little, but not a lot, and it doesn't hurt to try. But as for where to leave it, a garage will work, in front of a window in your house, whatever. Like I said though, I try and avoid really high heats like throwing it in a black trashbag in the sun. I'll usually wait a day or two to let it dry before continuing on. Remember, we're not soaking it in water for hours on end, we're merely washing it.

>>31805266
Also, the takedown disc is originally a stainless finish, so I just left that as it is after scraping the cheap Russian black paint off. As for the finish on the metal, I don't do anything to it besides cosmoline removal and lightly oil. I'm under the impression that the Russians never did anything to the metal, and that the matte finish is patina and age. The shiny finishes you see on a lot of K98ks are doctored (i.e. Mitchell's Mausers fraud). If I'm wrong, no big deal. It looks fine how it is, and I'm not trying to dress it up to something that it's not. We're merely trying to make it NOT look like its made of bakelite and shit.

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I'm not gonna try and pretend it's the best, but it's a hell of a lot better than before.

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>>31805406
Stabbity stabbity.

The crossed out numbers were the original serial number, the new ones are the matched numbers to the new bolt

>>31806597
>>31804717
Forgot to quote

>>31791133
Playing cat and mauser I see.

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How about a cucked Mauser.

>>31798720
Dear God man he's right take care of your lawn

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>>31806882

>>31791823
That thing in your picture is a Carl Gustaf M94 from the looks of it though.
They are sell for slightly more than a regular M96.

>>31800213
Bretty gud is the general opinion.
Somewhat expensive to shoot but well when you can afford to do so.
Oberndorf>Carl Gustaf>Husqvarna in terms of which manufacturer you want but the difference is negligible.

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My Mauser 660 1940

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>>31807177

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>>31807170
>tfw only the Germans seemed to blue their bolts

I want a surplus bolt action

preferably a mauser

which one uses the cheapest cartridge?

>>31807945
Probably the Springfield, but those are expensive themselves
Besides that most likely anything chambered in 8mm. It isn't cheap but it's cheaper than some of the other special snowflake Mauser cartridges.

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c-cam yugoslav play too?...

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>>31807994

Cleaned up the "shooter grade" m48 I got from AIM last week. Bore is a mirror. Pretty good for $180.

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>>31808027
Captcha ate my image

>>31808027
>>31808034
Are you me? >>31807994
Got it from southern ohio guns, came in 2 days. 210 I think after shipping and 'hand picked'.

>>31808043
Did not get mine hand picked but shipping was free so I'm only $200 into it. These were advertised as bluing wear, minor cracks, and no cleaning rod. Bluing looks pretty great to me. Matching numbers, too.

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>>31806882
It's a sporting model; what's wrong with it?

>>31807050
Literally throwing money on the ground.

>>31807082
The pic is a Spanish M95; it's not the one he's asking about.

>>31807945
Israeli Mausers chambered in 7.62NATO are probably your best option.

>>31807994
Of course; very long history with Mauser rifles in Serbia/Yugoslavia.

>>31808027
>>31808034
Nice.

>>31808072
Or an fr8 would be a good choice

>>31808100
What's a good source for those?

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>>31794554
>>31794185
Gook Mauser best Mauser

>>31790696
How expensive is one these days (98k i guess)? Whats the major differences in each model type (which would you consider best)? Can it be get in cancuckistan? Also have you heard of the m98? Apparently Mauser is making it a hunting rifle, probably really expensive, dont know how much tho

>>31811535
>Gook Mauser best Mauser
0/3

>>31811556
There are lots of Mausers in lots of calibers for lots of prices. Turks and Yugos are as cheep or cheaper than Mosins. Spanish can get higher. German are the most expensive, but you can get Russian and Israeli captures cheaper. Those are just 98 action Mausers...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM7TXPZdyCU

>>31790696
Saw a german k98k in rough shape but not that rought for $220. Should i have jumped on it?

>>31811704
Yah, they are "reviving" the gun i guess.
Thanks for the info, I can dole out the cash for a german one probably, how mich do they usually go for? Also what's with Argentinian, spanish, Swedish mausers? Do they just produce their own kind? I am noguns and I'm eager to get one of these if Trudeau doesn't make it hate speech

>>31807082
Pic is my Oviedo 1895 cavalry carbine. I wanna get it a sexy Swedish waifu.

>>31811831
Any country that existed at one point or another used one of the various Mauser actions. Swedes tend to be 96 actions, and Argentine tend to be 88s. Just look around and see what you might like. The K98k is typically the pentical of Mauser design, and is recommend trying to get one of those. I know that's what I'm shooting for, that or a long Turk.

>>31812046
Cool, a long turk i assume is a turkish built long barrelled Mauser?

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>>31812026
>girl on girl raifu relationship
But that's forbidden love anon!
Somewhat related, my Swede M/96 with accompanying bayonet, ammo belt and >clip.

>>31812140
That or something like >>31812146
Similar look, different action and caliber.

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>>31798805
>>31798734
Same guy.

Finally got to take some pictures, school me on what exactly I got here.

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>>31812710

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>>31812710
>>31812728
Looks like a sporterized Kar.98k. I see grooves in the front sight base for a hood, and what looks like a stamped triggerguard, so I'm guessing mid-late war production. Take a pic of the receiver ring like so:

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>>31812728

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>>31812759
Like this?

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>>31812759
Just found this while looking over the gun.

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>>31812795
>dou
>44
Yep, sporterized Kar.98k made at the former CZ plant in Povaska Bystrica, Slovakia. The metal looks unmolested, so you could put it back in military trim with a replacement stock, handguard, and barrel bands.

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>>31812853
Huh. And how would I go about doing so? Would it be worth it? Or is it a preference thing at that point. It's a fine and rifle as is right now. There's also this plastic butt plate on here. If anything I'd change that to something more fitting (if possible) any idea where i should start or look?

I'm confused I bought a colombian mauser last week and the guy selling it said it was chambered in 7.62 NATO but the Internet says that they were only made in 30-06 also it has a proof mark for 7.62 NATO and it has .30 on the receiver also a 30-06 barley fits in the chamber of the gun

>>31813443
>a 30-06 barley fits in the chamber of the gun
If you can close the bolt on a .30-'06 cartridge then that's probably what it's chambered in. Take it to a gunsmith if you're really unsure. BTW, .30-'06 is sometimes referred to a 7.62x63mm.

>>31813480
I fired a 7.62 NATO out of it and it worked fine but the bolt wouldn't close on the 30-06 but I just got some snap caps and the bolt does not close on those either

>>31813509
>I fired a 7.62 NATO out of it and it worked fine
If it was a .30-'06 chamber the NATO case would've blown its shoulder way forward. If it didn't then it's not a .30-'06 chamber.
>the bolt wouldn't close on the 30-06
Then it's not .30-'06. Take it to a gunsmith just to be safe.

>>31813536
alright I'll shoot a round sometime in the next few days and see if the case is fucked up

>>31812930
Different anon. It's up to you, but I'd at least go research what you'd need for a new stock. It's a fine looking rifle regardless.

How are the Argentine 1891s? Can you use modern ammo in them?

>>31806597
Interesting. Was this done by the Russians?

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>>31814303
>Can you use modern ammo in them?
Yes.

>>31815687
More likely done by the Germans. The Russians tended to use electro-pencil to serial small parts, and they usually didn't bother with the firing pin.

>>31805266
>>31802575

What is the purpose of boiling the linseed oil?

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My vz24 czech mauser

>>31811831
IMO Swedish mausers are one of the most refined ones in the existence. They are absolutely gorgeous well made robust machines.
>inb4 3rd lug
Just google it
German mausers of course are widely consider to be the end all be all of Mauser refinement BUT, you won't make a mistake if you acquire mint yugo m48 mauser. For almost all practical purposes they are a copy of k98 just a tad different in dimensions. M48 is my favorite Mauser right after the m96

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>have a 1939 K98 from my grandpappy's time in the army
>wood is in excellent condition
>a few spots of surface rust, barrel is kinda grimed up
>has spent a few years in the attic
>want to restore it and shoot it out in the woods
>live in nogunsland
>to be allowed to shoot it, i need to take a hunting license test
>to buy ammo, i need permission from the police
>i'm not allowed to shoot it in the woods, have to take it to the range

Drat.