98 Gew
- Thread starter SuperCub
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- Surrey, B.C.
Just how badly is it bubba'd?
PS: I wouldn't bubba it further either.
PS: I wouldn't bubba it further either.
- Location
- Surrey, B.C.
I agree with Coyote Ugly 100%.
Marstar still sells Mauser 98 actions don't they? Give those chaps a ring mate... you'd have better chances there.
Marstar still sells Mauser 98 actions don't they? Give those chaps a ring mate... you'd have better chances there.
Coyote Ugly said:
I'll go back and give it another look. I know the bolt doesn't match, but the bore is pretty good. It's got like a 30" bbl or something like that.
Where would one get wood for a rifle 90yrs old? The wood on it totally not original.
SC........................
Canuck I Am said:
Oh for petes sakes -- a non-numbers matching rifle with non-matching wood is not going to be a collectable.
I don't even think that original Gewehr 98s are all that rare or valuable to collectors compared to nazi k98s; certainly not a mixmaster.
However I think the action is pretty well identical, except for the straight bolt handle.
As such it is probably an excellent base for a sporter.
If the price is right, I say go for it!
I like original military rifles as much as the next guy, but sometimes it's too late. And restoration usually doesn't make financial sense, so unless there's a sentimental factor, if you want an original military gun, the best bet is probably to just buy one.
It doesn't sound like that's what SC is looking for...
Coyote Ugly
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GunPartsCorp(Numrich Arms) in West Hurley, NY.
They have everything for any gun.
Check under Mauser, Gew 98. There are probably a few other types of Mauser stocks that will fit it from the same era, ie:Argentine, etc.
http://www.e-gunparts.com/dept.asp
They have everything for any gun.
Check under Mauser, Gew 98. There are probably a few other types of Mauser stocks that will fit it from the same era, ie:Argentine, etc.
http://www.e-gunparts.com/dept.asp
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BadgerDog said:Took the words right out of my mouth ...
Very hard to find a decent collectible Gew98 in Canada.
I did not know that. I thought I'd seen them crop up once in awhile in the $300 range, but you're right, I've never paid that much attention.
I maintain that it does not sound like the one SC is talking about constitutes a decent collectible, and I don't think throwing a stock on it from some contract mauser from the same era would change that.
If you just had to have one for reenactment purposes or something it might make sense, but that wasn't the question.
Is the rear sight intact?
Coyote Ugly
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Matching or not, it is still very rare and hard to find.
Bubba is a hard habit to break for some people, and some people just don't get it and never will.
I would not be butchering a 1915 Gew 98 Mauser just for the action, as there seems to be enough 98 actions out there.
Does it have the ski slope ramp rear sight?
Bubba is a hard habit to break for some people, and some people just don't get it and never will.
I would not be butchering a 1915 Gew 98 Mauser just for the action, as there seems to be enough 98 actions out there.
Does it have the ski slope ramp rear sight?
SC, my take is that if you're not into "restoring" and it's worth more now than just an action, sell it and use the funds to help with your project.
IMHO, that rifle will never be truly collectible since it is already non-matching. It's not like there were only a few thousand made!However, if someone wants to try, let them at it!
I'd personally look for a commercial 98 action (FN probably) for a project. Too much work to turn a milsurp action into what you no doubt want. (bolt handle, drill/tap, bottom metal?, charger hump, recarburize,trigger,safety, etc. etc.)
Having done the work with an FN action, if I was going to do it again I'd be further ahead (at least $ wise) to get a current CRF with bottom metal/trigger/safety/stock I like and just rebarrel. (assuming it would handle whatever you're building)
FWIW
Pat
IMHO, that rifle will never be truly collectible since it is already non-matching. It's not like there were only a few thousand made!However, if someone wants to try, let them at it!
I'd personally look for a commercial 98 action (FN probably) for a project. Too much work to turn a milsurp action into what you no doubt want. (bolt handle, drill/tap, bottom metal?, charger hump, recarburize,trigger,safety, etc. etc.)
Having done the work with an FN action, if I was going to do it again I'd be further ahead (at least $ wise) to get a current CRF with bottom metal/trigger/safety/stock I like and just rebarrel. (assuming it would handle whatever you're building)
FWIW
Pat
Coyote Ugly
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Pat Brennan said:
Yes, still very collectable and rare, and do you see more than 1 Gew 98 for sale a year on this Forum? I don't think so.
Where are all the Gew 98's now???, thousands if not millions made, I'm not tripping over them! Good Luck finding one.
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Coyote Ugly said:
I know that I have seen them here, but not often, and they didn't stick out in my mind (I don't remember the prices being either ridiculously high, or low enough to tempt me). You seem to know more about them than I do, though.
What would you say that a mismatched Gew98 with an incorrect stock would be worth to a collector?
Oh i get it all right, and can certainly appreciate a nice, collectible piece of history. I even own a few, and would never cut one up for a sporter. (although I'm not above hunting with them as is
)My point is that to me, something that is reassembled eighty years after the fact with incorrect and non-matching parts is just as much of a bubba as uncle ed's smle. If one needed something that looked like a Gewehr 98 for a display or prop, that might be a good option, but it will never be a Gewehr 98, and is therefore imho of no interest as a collectible. different strokes of course, but I don't think there's any need to take a moral stance on "restoration" vs. further bubbaing on something that's already been bubbaed.
