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Looking at the various tables at two recent gunshows, I noticed that one can buy Yugoslav Mausers for about $170 w/ all accessories and they look to be in excellent condition.

Can someone tell me more about these guns? I think they sound like a great buy and may purchase one to have a nice bolt-action combat rifle.

Are there any great Mauser websites, like the ones out there for ARs and FALs as well as this site?

Thanks.
 
Check the ad in SGN from Wholesale Arms and look at their Czech VZ-24 8mm Mausers. The Czech Mausers are among the highest-quality large-ring models.
 
best mauser (quality,accuracy) on the market is the m96/38 (small ring) swedish mauser in 6.5x55mm...lots of sites,search "swedish mauser"

i also think the czech vz-24 (8mm)is a quality piece, and much cheaper (ammo too) than the yugo

the best "bolt action combat rifle" is the enfield No.4 MkII in .303 british. fastest action, great ghostring/peep sights and a 10-rd magazine
 
Aim has these Mausers in very good condition with accesories for $109.95 These rifles were made after the war and have seen little if any service and most are in very good to unissued condition. Mitchell sales claims to have the best of the lot in unissued condition for around $300? but the one gentlemen I spoke with who ordered one from them claimed it was in no better shape than the one I got from Aim for $109. I'm extremely happy with mine.

I'm far from an expert on these rifles but as I understand it they are basically the same as the German model 98K except they have a slightly shorter action and the stocks are a bit thicker all around.

I once found a site dedicated totally to Yugo 48's but I lost it in a computer crash and never found it again. http://www.mosin-nagant.net has some mauser discussion groups, but everytime I've posted a question on this board about the rifle I've gotten a quick response so why look elsewhere? I believe the search feature is up again so you should be able to find some good post on the topic, Yugo 48 and Yugoslavia may be good search words.

Good Luck, Blue Duck
 
Some other sites to check out are the k98 forum at http://home.thezone.net/~k98k/k98kframe.html

...and Mitchell's Mausers at http://www.mitchellsales.com/

Mitchell's has a user's manual that you'll want to print out.

Also do a search on this forum. There's a fair amount of information and it's easier to read through here than on Tuco's Mauser forums (but they have much more information and more detail than you're likely to find here).

I'd agree with 9mmepiphany that, all other things being equal, the Swedes and Czechs are nicer than the Yugos, but good luck finding one in Excellent condition for $170 or less! On the other hand, you'll find Yugos, either M48s or M24/47s, in Excellent shape and some of them "unissued" with virgin bores at that price without a problem (check your local "Big 5"). What amounts to a brand new rifle for $170 - with all the groovy accessories - isn't a terrible deal IMHO. Now you can get them cheaper through AIM and other mail order places, but you need a C&R license which I assume you don't have if you don't already own a Mauser! Also, you don't have to pay an extra charge for hand-selects if you buy it in person.

Everyone needs a Mauser or two.
 
The M48 Mausers are a good choice on today's market, as most of them have seen little to no service and are in excellent mechanical and visual condition.

However, remember that M48s are not "standard" Mausers. Their actions are not the exact same dimensions as the standard '98 Mauser, and the M48 was not made under license by Mauser. It's basically a Mauser clone. That's not to bash the gun, because they are good shooters. However, compared to my Yugoslavian refurbished Kar.98k, the M48 has a lot rougher finish and a grittier trigger.
 
The Yugoslavs used a Model 48 that was not a standard Mauser 98. However, all the Yugoslav Mausers I have seen recently that were not Czech VZ24's were either marked 48A and were identical to the K.98k, or were ex-German K.98k's with the German markings removed or defaced. Some were in only fair shape and many of them had shot out barrels. The VZ24's are the best because they were better to begin with than the run-of-mine K.98k. Any of them, barrel condition permitting, would make good shooters. I have seen regular ex-German rifles going for as low as $65, retail; VZ24's will bring a bit more.

Jim
 
fed168 -- 7.92x57 Mauser is the same as 8mm Mauser. It's also sometimes rendered as "7,9x57 Mauser." It's also called "8x57 JS" the JS being for "Infantry Spitzer." This is a .323 caliber round. All the commercial and milsurp rounds you find advertised as "8mm Mauser" should be the 8x57 JS.

Just to confuse you, there was also a "8x57 J" Mauser round that was .318 in caliber, but this isn't widely available. The only reason I mention this at all is there are some old milsurp rifles out there (pre-98 models) chambered for the "8x57 J" that are probably NOT SAFE to shoot with the "8x57 JS" ammo. There were civilian models of the 98 Mauser chambered in both calibers as well.
 
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