Now, the difference in price is mostly due to collector's value. However accuracy was fine and by all accounts the gun functioned ok, just not as refined as a German made gun. Took several hours of emery cloth and lapping compound just to make it close smoothly. I had one for a short while and the fit and finish on the reciever almost made Mosins look like art. The quality is lower than German made guns. They bought the german tooling after the war.
I am also interested in the British Enfield (best version recommended?) and the Finish Mosin due to its built quality by the finish armoires, plus the 7.62x54r ammo that is compatible with it, so perhaps it would be best to go with this instead due to inexpensive ammo?įirst, Yugo m48s are new manufacture guns. 8MM is scarce and a bit costly, and while I don't mind buying a case of 200 rounds for 299, should I just start of with a box of 20 to reload after using it up? Would the accuracy be affected? I know the engineering & craftsmanship for the k98 was good, but would it still be on the M48 when it was modified, and after pushing the bullets down into the internal magazine, can the stripper clip still be ejected pushing the bolt forward?
Besides price difference (499 for the M48) what are advantages of the modifications on the Yugo M48 have to offer besides its original k98 form? I know countries make modifications to their small arms that they capture or get possession of to improve & upgrade to their own military standards (such as the Finnish with captured Mosins from earlier conflicts before the winter war) so what changes did they make that benefited their soldiers using it, and would be a good selling point for me? I will be using this for target shooting & hunting (the adjustable sights that allow you to sight from 100 to 200 to 300 yards is a very good feature), however to choose between the original K98 with its metal circle in the buttstock (I believe this is a tool to just or fix the bolt?) or its Yugo captured & modified version? Any info is appreciated, I'm happy for the supportive advice from the community here. I like the I have in interest in the Mauser type platform, because of its adjustable sights, safety mechanism, stripper clip that can be ejected via pushing the bolt forward, and the accuracy of it as well. FZH Mauser bolts are installed and used in hunting rifles that meet the highest demands of traditional gunsmithing and are among the most beautiful and valuable rifles on the market.I am looking to buy my first bolt action surplus rifle, as I like the how a military bolt action surplus rifle can be good for recreational use. The reliable C35 steel of the original Mauser action is used. We mill and turn from one block with maximum precision.
We use state-of-the-art manufacturing methods today. In 1998 – quasi to the hundredth birthday of the Mauser M 98 bolt-action rifle – the FZH GmbH produced its first FZH Bolt Action 98 based on original drawings from 1941 in cooperation with Theo Jung and Dirk Brinkmann. It is quite obvious that the best pieces have been used first, so that the quality of the original actions still available is continuously decreasing. These actions were produced in large quantities by the military- almost 10 million actions until the end of the First World War – the bolts of these decommissioned rifles were and are installed in hunting rifles. It is the world’s most widely produced rifle bolt action with now more than 100 million actions.
The building block for its success is its well-thought-out construction and functional reliability. The Action 98 is constructed for safe operation under adverse conditions and remains unsurpassed. Thanks to its ingenious design, the Mauser Action M 98 is one of the best bolt actions ever developed.