HELP!! I need info on a Czech mauser

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So i bought a nice mauser today 8mm K98 Czech made or thats what the guy told me. The problem i;m having though is that other than serial numbers i cant seem to find any other markings. the serial number is V31581 for everything but the bolt which is V27167. Any info would be greatly appreciated thankyou.
 
dudley2112 said:
So i bought a nice mauser today 8mm K98 Czech made or thats what the guy told me. The problem i;m having though is that other than serial numbers i cant seem to find any other markings. the serial number is V31581 for everything but the bolt which is V27167. Any info would be greatly appreciated thankyou.
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Post war Czech, scrubbed markings, assembled from parts left over.
 
ok wow so it took me three months but i have pics if you guys can help me out.:D

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dudley2112 said:
ok wow so it took me three months but i have pics if you guys can help me out.:D

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That would appear to be an export Yugoslavian M48 (and not a Czech Vz24 or K98), most likely from the UAR (Egyptian) contract. Not uncommon to find those ones mis-matched. Usually found with no markings. Can also be found with Syrian markings and the normal M48 with the Yugoslavian crest.
 
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ok now that makes sense once you read what Marstar says about absolutly NO markings Thanks a million Hitzy. Meh i dont care if its not czech still got a good deal on it.
 
dudley2112 said:
ok now that makes sense once you read what Marstar says about absolutly NO markings Thanks a million Hitzy. Meh i dont care if its not czech still got a good deal on it.
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Looks just like mine. Sold to me as an M-48BO from the Egyptian contract. Gorgeous rifles, I am just waiting for the weather to let up before trying her out at the range.

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Mark
 
dudley2112 said:
wow!! sorry had to wipe the drool away there for a second. I tried mine out shot pretty well, nothing to complain about with it.
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How did you find the point of impact with the standard sights? I have seen people say that their K98 shot very high at 100yds, did your M-48?

I am hoping mine is closer to dead on the front post at 100yds, but have not had the chance to get out yet and find out.

Mark
 
mmattockx said:
How did you find the point of impact with the standard sights? I have seen people say that their K98 shot very high at 100yds, did your M-48?

I am hoping mine is closer to dead on the front post at 100yds, but have not had the chance to get out yet and find out.

Mark
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Isn't that becuse the Yugo cartridge used a 198 gr bullet so shoots high with lighter bullets?
 
762shooter said:
Isn't that becuse the Yugo cartridge used a 198 gr bullet so shoots high with lighter bullets?
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I would expect lighter bullets to hit lower, am I wrong on that? I bought some 170gr Federal ammo to test with and it is the typical weak factory stuff, so it may hit lower just due to the soft load. When I get it hotrodded with handloads we will see what happens.

Mark
 
mmattockx said:
I would expect lighter bullets to hit lower, am I wrong on that? I bought some 170gr Federal ammo to test with and it is the typical weak factory stuff, so it may hit lower just due to the soft load. When I get it hotrodded with handloads we will see what happens.

Mark
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Other things being equal; Lighter bullet=more velocity=flatter trajectory=hits higher
 
i'm just going from memory here but what is the minimum range on those sight for some reason i keep thinking 200m?? i'm probably wrong cause i haven't seen mine in a few weeks now, but that could be the issue with hitting high
 
762shooter said:
Other things being equal; Lighter bullet=more velocity=flatter trajectory=hits higher
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We are talking about 50-100yds here, not 400yds. I was thinking the heavier bullet = more recoil and muzzle rise = higher POI at close range. I am new to centerfire rifles and could easily be wrong, though.

dudley2112 said:
i'm just going from memory here but what is the minimum range on those sight for some reason i keep thinking 200m?? i'm probably wrong cause i haven't seen mine in a few weeks now, but that could be the issue with hitting high
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I just pulled mine out and it is minimum 200m. The numbers I have seen are 2-3 FEET high at 100yds. If we were talking normal trajectory issues of 100yds vs. 200m, it would be a few inches high at most. Someone mentioned that the reason for this was that the shooter would aim at the target's waist to get a center of mass hit, since it is easier to see the target with half of him above the front post.

I may want to take it out hunting for deer or other similar sized game and it would sure be nice if it would hit right on top of the front sight. Trying to hold several feet under a deer's shoulder strikes me as a challenging shot no matter what the circumstances.

I have seen the Mojo aperture sights and they look like a great alternative that could actually be zeroed correctly, but I have heard they won't ship to Canada. I haven't contacted them yet to see if that is true or not, though. I will post a range report when I finally get out and shoot it.

Edit: The Mojo website is ht tp://www.mojosights.com/

Mark
 
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mmattockx said:
We are talking about 50-100yds here, not 400yds. I was thinking the heavier bullet = more recoil and muzzle rise = higher POI at close range. I am new to centerfire rifles and could easily be wrong, though.

Mark
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You are correct sir, at least in my experience. Heavier bullet is also slower (leaves the barrel later then lighter bullet), which allows greater effects of recoil and muzzle rise on POA/POI.
You can get taller front sights, easy to replace.
 
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