Mausers shoot high most of the time.....

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How do you folks put up with it?

I am very much a Mauser fan, how ever in thier original issue format, those down really low rear sight ramps are my own nemesis.
And I find this the only achilles heal of this otherwise fine design for that WW1/WW2 era.

Any thoughts or differing ideas/opinions????

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I am not a military rifle expert however I thought that most rifles of that era
were designed with sights that would be high at a 100 yards to allow for the
drop at say 300 to 400 yards and then be right on.
But I may be out to lunch on this .
 
Military targets (people) are VERTICAL. Military rifles are ZEROED at longer ranges (example 300 yards or Meters). This allows a soldier to aim for the center of mass and be reasonably certain of a hit. Many military rifles do not have sight settings for under 200 yards or meters.

You also have to take into consideration the AMMUNITION. The Military rifle is sighted in for the Military loading of the particular country of origin. Chances are that available commercial loadings are not the same, and will shoot to different points of impact.
 
Translated from WWII German training manual.
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I personally have never had an issue with Mauser sights of any sorts and have always been able to shoot excellent groups with them. Never really noticed a shooting high problem either. Some that did shoot a bit high, were compensated for with a slightly different hold.

To be honest though out of the many, many Mauser's I've owned the vast majority of my shooting was with an Israeli K98k using IVI surplus ammo. It shot to point of aim and was very accurate.
 
Have a Brazilian 30-06 that shot very high with M2 ball equivalent hand loads (150 gr Hornady sp's at 2700-2800fps). Bought a front site from Brownells and filed till I was happy with it.
 
That's a question that's been burning a hole in my mind for weeks. Two questions really. What bullet and its weight closely fits with what the role the K98 AND M48 were designed for?

I've used mostly Hornady 195 gn SP with the K98 with great success and recently been using Sierra 150 gn bullets with the M48. I know power levels make a difference but my question is what type and weight of bullet closely matches what these rifles were designed for and by extension, best used with?

Edit: my range is max 100 yards so that's the best I can test with right now.
 
Don't forget that most armies did have front sight blades of various heights. Changes were usually not done by the soldiers themselves but at various levels of armoriers.
Case in point:
http://theswissriflesdotcommessageb...icial-K11-K31-sight-blades-and-their-markings

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?243335-No-4-front-sight-blade-opinions-sought

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?251317-Front-Sight-Blade-Heights

Where the individual places their head, their facial structure, head angle to bore, and shooting positions all contribute to changes in point of impact.
 
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Should also mention that how tight you hold onto the rifle will also effect the point of impact. Loose hold will allow muzzle to move more during the firing sequence.
From trigger jerking ;), to "Ouch that hurts! :)
 
I suspected that German K98 sights were set up for 200Gr or so bullet and modern shooters often use hunting ammo with 150-170Gr range.That would cause bullets hitting high as well.
 
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