M63 Tanker?

“There is no such thing as "Tanker Mausers"

I don’t want to piss on anyone’s parade BUT I have handled the M63 “Tanker Mauser” and they are brand new manufacture and quite nice but a bit over priced.

The world is a changing place Remington is now selling Mausers made in the same Serbian factory.

http://www.rifleshootermag.com/featured_rifles/rem798_091406/

Here is a write up on the Tanker Mauser that doesn’t exist :rolleyes:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_10_51/ai_n14936901/

I myself would rather have the Savage Scout rifle in .308 Winchester. ;)

http://www.savagearms.com/10fcmscout.htm
 
PERHAPS I was not clear in my statement, I did not mean that the M-63 was not fact....
I meant to say that they are NOT original military contracted guns, anyone can create a model and have it made....

Years ago when we cleared out the warehouses at Zastava we even found a few M-48s chambered in 7mm obviously aimed at a possible South American tender of the day.... They were never produced....

And yes Remington is now having many of their rifles made by Zastava, they made a very substantial investment in new equipment at the factory....

One must remember that Zastava has been making hi quality firearms, civilian and military, for a long, long time. Their reputation is excellent.

Marstar has been doing business with them for almost 30 years....

John
 
johnone said:
PERHAPS I was not clear in my statement, I did not mean that the M-63 was not fact....
I meant to say that they are NOT original military contracted guns, anyone can create a model and have it made....

Years ago when we cleared out the warehouses at Zastava we even found a few M-48s chambered in 7mm obviously aimed at a possible South American tender of the day.... They were never produced....

And yes Remington is now having many of their rifles made by Zastava, they made a very substantial investment in new equipment at the factory....

One must remember that Zastava has been making hi quality firearms, civilian and military, for a long, long time. Their reputation is excellent.

Marstar has been doing business with them for almost 30 years....

John
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Even having a non military pedigree, the M63 looks like a fun, military style carbine (for those who like barky & angry little guns :D ).

What's the chance of getting some made for the Canadian market?
 
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If the M63, recoils like my 98 carbines, they are a real b--ch. They are for masochists only. Mine are in 7.92x57, 7.62x51 and 7x57. None of them are pleasant to shoot. They all shoot well but if you shoot them very much, you wll definitely develop a flinch, maybe even risk retinal separation.
 
I have one in .308. Love it! Recoil, muzzle blast? Non-existent, at least to me. 2-3" groups with SA surplus at 100 yards with the open sights. Under 2" with Federal 180 gr Power Shok. Adjustable CZ type trigger which I set at 2 pounds. The only thing I don't like was the original price, and the blonde semi-gloss wood.

I really have to chuckle all these people who are concerned about recoil, etc... with shorter barrels. I prefer carbines, and all of my 4'10" daughter's rifles are shortened to 12.5" LOP and 18-20" barrels - 30.30, 243, 308, 708, 300 wsm, 444, 450 M, 375 HH, 458 wm, etc... Muzzle blast is noticeable for a bystander, but not the shooter.
 
Fake or not, they would be the carbine to have in a "dueling carbines" scene, with an M44 Mosin. I could well imagine the roar and flame with some good hot 8x57 surplus.:eek:

I listen well to Marstar's advice and opinion. I bought a fair few military rifles from them in the 80's and early 90's. They always represented their products in an honest manner.
 
Not true! The M63 was a war time rifle... The second cousin of the wife's grandfather's uncle had one of these when he was on loan to the German's from the Royal Italian Military Jockey & Bachi Ball Unit, (R.I.M.J.o.B's. for short). The barrel got inadvertently shorten when he tried to show the Jerry's how to make wine from their Mauser's, by stuffing 80 to 100 grapes down the muzzle with a cork in the end.... Anyhow it's true I swear it!
Anyone who say's otherwise, is just a ly'in cork soaker!
 
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DANCESWITHEMPTIES said:
Not true! The M63 was a war time rifle... The second cousin of the wife's grandfather's uncle had one of these when he was on loan to the German's from the Royal Italian Military Jockey & Bachi Ball Unit, (R.I.M.J.o.B's. for short). The barrel got inadvertently shorten when he tried to show the Jerry's how to make wine from their Mauser's, by stuffing 80 to 100 grapes down the muzzle with a cork in the end.... Anyhow it's true I swear it!
Anyone who say's otherwise, is just a ly'in cork soaker!
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Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!

Too funny!!!

Especially the bit about the R.I.M.J.o.B's!!!

You now owe me a beer and a keyboard!!!!
 
bearhunter said:
If the M63, recoils like my 98 carbines, they are a real b--ch. They are for masochists only. Mine are in 7.92x57, 7.62x51 and 7x57. None of them are pleasant to shoot. They all shoot well but if you shoot them very much, you wll definitely develop a flinch, maybe even risk retinal separation.
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I shoot my M48 and have no problems, but then I also shoot my .375 H&H and both my .375 Rugers alot as well. I guess it is very true thay everyone precieves recoil differently.
 
Seamac, some people insist they can handle reacoil well. I believe it. I can't.

A friend had a 375 H&H on a Browning Medallion Light Weight. He insisted that it pushed, rather than recoiled. He has a separated retina to prove it.

Recoil is an insipient thing. After several years, it catches up to you.

Shooting heavy kickers from a standing position, is tolerable. Setting them up to shoot, from the bench, off rests and sitting on a chair, leaning into the rifle, is another story. For me anyway.

The worst recoiling rifle I have is a 1904 Erfurt, model 98, with an 18 inch bbl. With milspec ammunition, it hurts to shoot, even standing up. I have a bud that loves it and wants to convert it to a sporter, wearing its original barrel in 8x57. He has no issues with it. He only shoots a dozen or so rounds per year though. I suspect, a steady diet of this rifle, say 60 rounds/month would change his mind.

Thanks for the understanding statement.
 
Mitchell's is such a rip off-I have never heard anything good about them. The "tanker Mauser" is probably a Yugo that had crown damage so they chopped the barrel down and, voila!
 
johnone said:
Years ago when we cleared out the warehouses at Zastava we even found a few M-48s chambered in 7mm obviously aimed at a possible South American tender of the day....
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You are right back on my Tease-Of-The-Month list, right at the damn top. Why would you mention that without a sample for me to buy :(

Sighhhh, can you - will you be bringing in anything like the mitchels in light of the 45ACP rifle kerfluffle? I for one, ignoring the general whining and #####ing in this thread, would happily part with 500 clams for one of those in 308, even better if the barrel was a little shorter. :shotgun:
 
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How does somone detach a retina from recoil? never heard of that before.
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Objects at rest want to stay at rest. You pull the trigger on a hard recoiling rifle often enough, some of your soft bits begin to object to being yanked backward. Soft tissue compression and nerve damage can also result. What the WCB terms a "Repetitive Stress Injury". The same effect can be seen in air force personnel who are subjected to repeated high load decelerations.

Becomes more pronounced as you get older :p
 
Quote "Sighhhh, can you - will you be bringing in anything like the mitchels in light of the 45ACP rifle kerfluffle? I for one, ignoring the general whining and #####ing in this thread, would happily part with 500 clams for one of those in 308, even better if the barrel was a little shorter."

Again I agree with Dosing, I would buy one in .308 or 30/06 even though it is not a real Milsurp.
 
I know this is an old post however I wanted to clear the air on this rifle.

1.) the gun is a non-restricted firearm as OAL is still well over the requirement, as well as the barrel is designed at the factory to be this length, not altered, and it's a bolt action. the 450 mm or shorter rule only applies to semi-automatic firearms OR rifles altered at a later date.

2.) It's a sharp looking firearm with a reliable action that is NOT a hack job, it is brand new. period.

3.) Ignore the story, mitchells did not design this rifle, Zavasta did, the only thing any one has against this rifle is that MM imports them.

4.) I know plenty of people willing to purchase a large caliber short barreled carbine, why is this different? why suddenly giant fears about recoil?

5.) the 200m zero is an issue, however it's advertised as such and there are fixes to bring it to a 100m zero by purchasing a stock front sight and doing some filling yourself. otherwise grab a scout style scope and you're good to go.

so the question stands, is anyone currently bringing these into Canada?
 
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