LAST DAY: ONE-TIME SPECIAL ORDER: Bespoke German-made K98k rifles ~Available in .308

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R711 said:
There trials rifles made in this caliber to see if it would work, then convert the entire German Army to one caliber, never made it past the trials stage. The OKW realized it would be cheaper to have 2 separate calibers, then to convert to one.
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I never knew that. Thank you. That explains that then.
 
tjhaile said:
I get why it costs what it does. Any vintage military bolt action rifle would be very costly to build today to even a "rack grade" standard, let alone one with the accuracy guarantee.

What I don't get is that the two calibre options that anybody would actually want are extra cost options. A K98 in 8x33 Kurz just doesn't make any sense to me.

The non-refundable deposit doesn't seem reasonable to me, either, when we have no idea when they will actually arrive. If I wanted one, I would wait until they are in country.
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Not sure why 8x33 Kurz is less expensive than the more useful options, perhaps they have some extra barrels in that calibre and want to get rid of them. Or perhaps those barrels are cheaper from their supplier.

We were quoted 3-4 months from the manufacturer, but our ETA is 6 months in case of possible delays.
 
Tactical Imports said:
Not sure why 8x33 Kurz is less expensive than the more useful options, perhaps they have some extra barrels in that calibre and want to get rid of them. Or perhaps those barrels are cheaper from their supplier.

We were quoted 3-4 months from the manufacturer, but our ETA is 6 months in case of possible delays.
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So t81's lol updates
 
Wiskey1 said:
lots can afford it,but they're just not inclined to spend that much on non collector K98,but to each his own,,i'm sure there's some that will be happy with it,but for that kind of money,if your buying this for the perceived accuracy,there are A LOT of better riffles out there,and easily available from this reputable vendor,
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Can't agree with you anymore.
 
Is there any interest in American made reproduction ZF-41 and K98 Sniper mounts for this set-up? With just the parts and import we're guessing around 699, maybe add 200 or so for Schwaben Arms to install.
 
Tactical Imports said:
Is there any interest in American made reproduction ZF-41 and K98 Sniper mounts for this set-up? With just the parts and import we're guessing around 699, maybe add 200 or so for Schwaben Arms to install.
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Personally, yes!!! Although I'm up in the air if I can put together funds just yet.

The 308 model with a WW2 set up would be a blast--I'd be worried if the repro scopes are up to the quality of the rifle to exploit the moa ability of the rifle itself.
 
zupermann said:
Personally, yes!!! Although I'm up in the air if I can put together funds just yet.

The 308 model with a WW2 set up would be a blast--I'd be worried if the repro scopes are up to the quality of the rifle to exploit the moa ability of the rifle itself.
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Zf-41 is a x1.5 long eye relief scout scope. It is only an improvement over 98k irons, which are inferior to aperture sights to begin with. It mounts on the rear sight base. Has strange zeroing procedure.

Zf-39 is x4 and mounts on high turrets to clear the bolt.

Zf-4 (x4) was also used with a sweptback mount.

So if you want just go for a repro look, Zf-41 is fine.

If getting this 98K for accuracy, then picrail and commercial scope will do. IMO this option makes no sense, as losing repro look, I might as well just go for a modern bolt action, plenty of 1MOA offerings at 2.4K.
 
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BlackVoid said:
Zf-41 is a x1.5 long eye relief scout scope. It is only an improvement over 98k irons, which are inferior to aperture sights to begin with. It mounts on the rear sight base. Has strange zeroing procedure.

Zf-39 is x4 and mounts on high turrets to clear the bolt.

Zf-4 (x4) was also used with a sweptback mount.

So if you want just go for a repro look, Zf-41 is fine.

If getting this 98K for accuracy, then picrail and commercial scope will do. IMO this option makes no sense, as losing repro look, I might as well just go for a modern bolt action, plenty of 1MOA offerings at 2.4K.
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ZF 39 available as well for those that are interested
 
Damn, I'd be into a top quality reproduction K98 but it's a hard sell over $1500. Anything above that price range would have to carry some historic value with matching serial numbers etc. The repro ZF39 scope is also a very tempting upgrade for one of my k98s.
 
If you check schwaben arms Facebook page, they purchased a bunch of surplus 98k in November 2016. I guess, they will use good receivers from them. Add Lothar Walter barrels, add work, add new stock, blueing, assembly, etc. They sell them retail for 1690 euros in EU.

It is what it is.
 
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