Collector vs. Shooter?

[mmattockx]

Well, the M48 is paid for and on its way.


I can't wait to get out and see how it does.


Mark

 

[svt1940]

I think you cant go wrong with k98 russian capture. I buy 1 last year at S.I.R Winnipeg
for 300$ v.good condition v.good bore with sharp rifling. Shoot great!

 

[dak0ta]

Wouldn't the RC K98 bores be shot out and worn?

 

[Dimitri]

Wouldn't the RC K98 bores be shot out and worn?

Not if the Germans dropped them as fast as the French did.

Kidding.

Dimitri

 

[redrommel]

Wouldn't the RC K98 bores be shot out and worn?

A lot of the RC's were liberated from storage and therefore not issued or had little use. Also the Russians pulled them *all* apart and just kept the good pieces so in my experience RC's generally have good bores.

Not if the Germans dropped them as fast as the French did.

If I was outnumbered that badly I'd get the Hell outa dodge myself! That said, it's pretty hard to drop them as fast as the French... They ran away from their own tanks!

 

[dak0ta]

So would you buy a genuine RC Mauser k98 for $375 or a Yugo M48BO with bayonet, sling etc. for $479?

 

[Dimitri]

a Yugo M48BO with bayonet, sling etc. for $479?

That would be my pick especially since atleast when they first came into the country they could be had in near new condition.

Dimitri

 

[dak0ta]

Now I hear the Yugo M48 has an intermediate receiver size. What advantage/disadvantage is this? How is the accuracy? Are they more robust than the German made ones?

 

[mmattockx]

Wouldn't the RC K98 bores be shot out and worn?

Not necessarily. The Russians refurbed them and then issued them. So there will be a range for bore condition. If I didn't buy the M48, I was planning on calling P&S and asking them to pick out the one with the best bore and mechanical condition with little regard for the wood. That should get you a solid rifle that simply needs refinishing. Just that red laquer finish is enough reason to strip and redo the wood, IMO.

Mark

 

[dak0ta]

What made you decide to get the M48 over the RC then?

 

[Claven2]

intermediate receiver is the length. If you keep it as an 8mm Mauser, this means nothing to you. Intermediate works just fine.

 

[redrommel]

So would you buy a genuine RC Mauser k98 for $375 or a Yugo M48BO with bayonet, sling etc. for $479?

Personally as a history nut it's the RC for me. I love shooting the 98's...