German/Israeli K98 Mauser
For those that don't know, after WWII the Allies disarmed Germany. Most of the guns (ones that weren't captured DURING the war) were taken and distributed around the world. Most of the K98 Mausers ended up in Israel. Almost all of these were converted to 7.62x51mm (aka .308) since that is what the US could provide.
So I took the K98 out and decided to put it through it's paces. When I got out there though I foolishly remembered that I had forgot to clean the rifle. Either way I loaded 5 rounds of Federal Fusion 165gr into the K98 and took aim at 50 yards. Just high. Next round dead center. Next target was 200 yards out. Shots were grouping within 2 to 3 inches but that is leaning on a vehicle so I'm sure that the rifle can perform than my meager shooting can do. Very impressed. The only problem was opening the bolt to extract the round was pretty tough and flung the shell casings up to 10 feet. I think with a good cleaning and a good lubing she will be a really good rifle.
Oh and leaving it out in the hot sun some of the oil from the stock started seeking out. But that was no big problem.
Thinking of turning it into a German Sniper Rifle clone due to how well it's shooting.
For those that don't know, after WWII the Allies disarmed Germany. Most of the guns (ones that weren't captured DURING the war) were taken and distributed around the world. Most of the K98 Mausers ended up in Israel. Almost all of these were converted to 7.62x51mm (aka .308) since that is what the US could provide.
So I took the K98 out and decided to put it through it's paces. When I got out there though I foolishly remembered that I had forgot to clean the rifle. Either way I loaded 5 rounds of Federal Fusion 165gr into the K98 and took aim at 50 yards. Just high. Next round dead center. Next target was 200 yards out. Shots were grouping within 2 to 3 inches but that is leaning on a vehicle so I'm sure that the rifle can perform than my meager shooting can do. Very impressed. The only problem was opening the bolt to extract the round was pretty tough and flung the shell casings up to 10 feet. I think with a good cleaning and a good lubing she will be a really good rifle.
Oh and leaving it out in the hot sun some of the oil from the stock started seeking out. But that was no big problem.
Thinking of turning it into a German Sniper Rifle clone due to how well it's shooting.