yugo k98 preduzece 44 , price check

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I had a pretty good look at one of these the other day. A yugo k98 preduzece 44. Laminate stock , Yugo crest intact , turned down (black colored) bolt , front sight hood and cleaning rod intact . It seemed to be scrubbed of all stick birds, etc. Bore had sharp rifling , but looked dark . Was a consignment gun at a gun shop.
It looked to be in proper configuration to me , but my knowledge of mausers is limited.
I do think it is an intact and proper k98 preduzece 44 , reworked from a German made gun.
I have a VZ24 , a Turk K. Kale , a spandau 71/84 , and a pair of Swedes .. a M96 and a M38 .
I know what I paid for all of these.
The yugo k98 preduzece 44 costs more.
Should it?
What would be a fair price for it on todays market ?
 
Price check? This is hardly a grocery store. Lmao.

RegRdless, a fully ground and rebadged k98k does not bring a lot on money. Maaaaaaaube $500....there are lots of mausers out there, it's the german markings that make german ones worth more.
 
$500-600 is what I'd pay. They are arguably the best refurb K98s. Historically collectors prefer the Russians because not many where scrubbed of markings.
 
triggerman42 said:
A yugo k98 preduzece 44. Laminate stock , Yugo crest intact , turned down (black colored) bolt , front sight hood and cleaning rod intact . It seemed to be scrubbed of all stick birds, etc. Bore had sharp rifling , but looked dark ....
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Yugo refurbished rifles are not all the same. It's the care and attention (or lack of) taken during the refurbishment that drives the price. Do the Yugo serial numbers on the stock, bolt and receiver match? Was the receiver ground down on a wheel or machined smooth? What style of stock? Was the stock heavily sanded? Early or late bands & trigger guard? Does the rear sight line up properly? New Yugo barrel or reused German? How is the muzzle?

Fair price for a Yugo matching number light refurb with mostly early war features and a new barrel - $600ish. A mismatched rifle with heavily sanded/rounded stock edges, late war features and reused barrel - $300 or whatever I figure I can get after I strip the better parts.
 
BeaverMeat said:
$500-600 is what I'd pay. They are arguably the best refurb K98s. Historically collectors prefer the Russians because not many where scrubbed of markings.
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IMO, the Czech rifles are better fit & finish :) They left the receiver codes alone and punched the swastika if they defaced anything at all.
 
I have the exact same rifle with the flat plate but plate not the cup with the full yugo crest and everything. Re my avatar. It shoots very well with iron sight and will put S&B 8x57 SPCE in 1 inches, better if your good I bet. I am hunting with another K98 but side by side I think my YUGO is a better rifle. When I got it the oil it was covered with was very different than Russian slime cosmoline it was more oily and tarlike. I just hope I can maintain a stock of ammunition such that I can shoot these more than a few times a year. Not every rifle has to be matching original etc sometimes there is history and stories to be told with what was made or used after WW2 or from all times and parts of the world.

I paid $499 for mine from trade ex last year. I have seen them listed as high as 650 on EE and over 700 retail.
 
Not all yugo returns are the same ,some used German stocks and bands others have post WWII parts that have different dimensions.the stocks might look like the GErman laminated ones but are sized differently.
 
Yep , that's the conclusion I've come to as well , after looking all over the net at gun auctions , as well as checking all the Canadian dealers sites that I could think of. Prices are all over the map. Such is free enterprise I guess. Case closed. Thanks all.
 
BeaverMeat said:
$500-600 is what I'd pay. They are arguably the best refurb K98s. Historically collectors prefer the Russians because not many where scrubbed of markings.
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This.

Bought mine cheap ($500) because the "sear was broken", turns out it was just caked in cosmo.

Otherwise the barrel is in like-new condition, with sling, capture screws, cleaning rod, and some dirty birds intact. Just as much interesting history as the Russian captures, and good shooters as well.
 
Deltasilver said:
Nice guy, good product. Consider the overall movement in the milsurp resale business is to $800-$1000 for pretty much everything. These guns are worth exactly what you're willing to pay for them. People who know won't pay $900 for a rebuilt k98, people who don't might.
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Paying $900 for a Russian refurb is still overinflated. Whoever agreed to that latest import deal needs to be fired ;)

If I'm looking for a nice German K98 I'm importing it from the U.S. An early import with the markings on the muzzle end of the barrel can be found for a good buck. $900-1000 CAD when all said and done for a nice unit instead of a shellaced mix-master.

But, they all went up. I'm probably going to get casterized for saying it but I kinda sorta... to a very limited degree wish the LGR was still around. Kept the milsurp prices low. That's why I stopped buying them.

Never been a Mosin guy. They didn't blow my hair back.
 
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philhut said:
I have the exact same rifle with the flat plate but plate not the cup with the full yugo crest and everything. Re my avatar. It shoots very well with iron sight and will put S&B 8x57 SPCE in 1 inches, better if your good I bet. I am hunting with another K98 but side by side I think my YUGO is a better rifle. When I got it the oil it was covered with was very different than Russian slime cosmoline it was more oily and tarlike. I just hope I can maintain a stock of ammunition such that I can shoot these more than a few times a year. Not every rifle has to be matching original etc sometimes there is history and stories to be told with what was made or used after WW2 or from all times and parts of the world.

I paid $499 for mine from trade ex last year. I have seen them listed as high as 650 on EE and over 700 retail.
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I paid about 500 for my Yugo and it's been amazing. It's a true Yugo produced M98 with all milled parts and showpiece condition. I shoot it all the time though! Easily the same level of performance. After coming from a RC gun (as you know Philhut) I do prefer my Yugo for shooting compared to RC guns. A lot of very complete and nice RC's are coming in so perhaps this is what is justifying the higher prices.

Good for us guys that like or Yugoslav K98/M98's, as prices are sticking around the 500-600 dollar mark.

tl;dr OP, I'd say 500-600 CAD
 
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