8mm Mauser

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I'm thinking about getting a 8mm Mauser. I want one I can take to the range and shoot and also do some hunting with. I don't want a "safe queen" just a very accurate shooter. :confused:
 
Get yourself a Yugo. Theyre plentiful, cheap and reliable. I got one for $100 with a hunfmdred rounds off a co-worker. It shot well, I liked that rifle. So I gave it to my little brother who hunts deer. This will be his first hunting season using it.
 
Rem 700 Classic that has already been broken in. You can make a real cartridge out of the 8x57 in that rifle.
 
The Rem700 Classic is a good option if you can find one.

Yugo M48's usually have good bores, but unless you are handy with metalworking the iron sights suck. Come to think of it, the stock irons on most Mausers suck.

You can always have a cheap Stevens 200 rebarreled from 30-06 or 270 to 8x57, and that should be about the same cost as a used Rem700 Classic in 8x57.

Jimro
 
Put a non drilled scope on it and you will like it better.

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Another Yugo Mauser vote here. Surplus ammo is dirt cheap, hunting loads are very easy to find. If you have aging eyes then the original sights can be a challenge. Mojo makes a fantastic sight set for the Mauser platform.

MOJO Mauser sight.
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You can find Yugos in near unfired condition under $250 easily.
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When I was a kid living in Park County, Wyoming, we were acquainted with a Basque shepard. He managed a large flock of sheep every summer within the high alpine meadows of the Bighorn Mts. His name was Pedros and his only firearm was a battered 8mm Mauser rifle.

The rifle bolt stuck straight out. Dimensionally, it appeared like a normal hunting rifle. Pedros shot many animals of all sizes with his Mauser including elk for the pot. Illegal but true. I'm certain that his ammo was typical USA-made which is loaded down to approx. same power as 32 Special. Yet, he got the job done.

Mausers come in all shapes and sizes. Czech made appear to be better crafted than most. Perhaps because no Nazi installed slaves were involved within these factories. An expert on Czech firearm industry would know more about these finely crafted surplus rifles.

Jack
 
I agree with a Yugo, they're cheap and have everything you want about the Mauser action. They're a little heavier than the Kar98 though just to let you know. You can pick them up for under 250 usually for a decent looking one. I've seen 'field grades' at shows for 125-175. A Kar98 will cost a little more (Usually see them at shows in the 3-400 range) but I like the feel of them a lot more, the M48s are kind of bulky to me.
 
Just got a Yugo myself after a while of wanting a Mauser and looking for one. Always liked the 8mm and of course it is a Mauser. Mine is super clean and shoots great. The sights are military so I realistically don't expect moa. That's why I have my M70. But this is fun to shoot and great on hogs.
 
Get a German K98.

I can get 5 rounds touching each other at 100yds.

I took mine out last year for deer, and plan on taking it out for acouple days this year.

I use 170 grain Remington Core-Lokts for hunting, and some surplus FMJ's for just shooting.

Antique Shooter
 
I just found this Yugo refurb 98k on gunbroker for $250.
It looks like a new rifle. All nazi marks removed, but I don't care...I bought for a shooter. It was drilled and tapped for a receiver sight by the previous owner.
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German K98s have become so expensive as the premium supply dwindles, the original "great rifle on the cheap" appeal has shifted more to the Yugo M48s. Even when I don't "need" another gun, I usually cruise local gun shows just to see if someone has some prime Mausers, either original or high quality sporters.

In spite of all the badmouthing about not being original and being ripoffs (both true), Mitchell's Mausers are very, very nice shooters. If they were asking 1/2 of what they are, I'd have a couple. But gunbroker has a nice market for realisitic (i.e. competitive) pricing and near virgin Yugos are still plentiful.
 
Found my Yugo 98K with all matching numbers at my LGD for $200. Great hunting rifle. You don't need to pay double for the nazi marked ones unless your collecting. They will shoot the same at half the price.

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Hey Group 17

Im just curious, how well does that mount hold its setting?
i have one just like it, and had planned to put it on my Yugo Mauser, but was not sure if it would hold up.

I have a yugo Mauser with a bent down bolt handle, I installed a taller front sight, then ran my ramp up to 600, and have nice sight picuture.
Its a smooth feeding good working rifle, and pretty accurate, with the right loads.
The Romanian Light Ball will shoot through a Telephone poll, believe me.
 
I agree with a Yugo, they're cheap and have everything you want about the Mauser action. They're a little heavier than the Kar98 though just to let you know
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The Yugo Mausers are built on the lighter, quarter inch shorter, intermediate action length.


You don't need to pay double for the nazi marked ones unless your collecting. They will shoot the same at half the price.
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Most Yugo Mod98/48's well retain many of the original markings that appear under the furniture. The Serb's scrubbed the receiver ring and sides before remarking, they left the rest fairly intact. My Mod98/48 has many dirty birds on the rifle and small parts.
 
I collect mausers and other military surplus. Most of my 8mm mausers are 3-4 MOA rifles. Not highly accurate but suitable for hunting and plinking. In terms of accuracy, my most accurate are Czech models. The most accurate model I have encountered have been the Czech model 98/22. The 4 that I own are all 1.5 MOA or better. I have been lucky in finding the M98/22 as I have never paid more than $105 for any of these rifles. Many of these rifles have beat up stocks but still perform very well.
If you ever want to go semiautomatic, the Hakim and FN49 are great choices in 8mm and have similar accuracy to the common mauser.
 
I got the chance to shoot one today. All stock condition but very clean and good to go. It shot great and kicked about as much as a 30-30. I would own one if given the chance.
 
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