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Post guns with best action. Also, any good innawoods loadouts for pic related?
It's a Mauser. Add a sling and a bayonet and a bunch of loaded stripper clips and you're good to go.
Shot a raccoon with some Sellier & Bellot 196gr SPCE (soft point cutting edge, basically a wadcutter with a hollowpoint on top) on Saturday.
Got him in the chest and it fucking cored him out.
The exit hole was literally 2.5 fists in diameter. Wouldn't have shot him, but damnit if they don't eat my chickens and eggs.
>>30426147
Stripper clips are in the mail. Any sling recommendations?
>>30426293
Protip, if you can find Turkish surplus 8mm, it usually comes with brass stripper clips and nickel jacketed steel 150gr projectiles
>>30426327
The Romanian surplus also comes in neat 2 piece clips.
Still junk ammo, but you have 100 clips after shooting a can
>>30426345
Never liked the Romanian steel clips, I have to keep them oiled to use them in the field, which I don't find practical
Of course brass can tarnish too, but it is naturally much more slick when kept well
My M48. Waited months for one of these to come up on gunboards for a decent price. Didn't wanna drill and tap the one I had cuz historical value and all that jazz.
>>30426390
Good buy
>>30426293
>has a Mauser
>doesn't consider an original leather sling
>>30426390
God, that's a beautiful gun. Are the current M48s on Classic any good? I've never had to remove Cosmoline from a rifle before and the website said "expect lots".
>>30426436
Buy it, clean it, learn it, and heat does well to remove cosmo. Or invest in a rotary tumbler for the smaller parts
>>30426436
removing cosmoline from a surplus rifle is a sacred ritual that binds you to the rifle on a spiritual level.
seriously, not a big deal though. I enjoy removing cosmoline as you become familiar with every nook and cranny of your new rifle. They're good guns and a great deal in the current market.
>>30426452
I have a black car parked in direct sunlight. I can do heat.
>>30426390
I have an M48. Found it a local gun shop for $450.
It had a bit of a sticky bolt when using the Turkish 8mm I was given, but cycled PPU 8mm much better.
I disassembled the bolt and cleaned it as well as I could. Bolt runs a lot smoother, but I haven't tried the remaining Turkish surplus I have. To be honest, I'd rather not use corrosive ammo again.
All that being said, I love the gun. I wasn't sure about buying a non-German Mauser, but it's really nice. And the bolt is a lot smoother than my Mosin.
Just get one or two of those cheap ALICE mag pouches to store your ammo in if you go inna woods. I always found the bandolier the Turk ammo comes with to get snagged on the projectiles when trying to remove them. Maybe get a decelerator and sling for it. You can find cheap leather slings on ctd for like 14$
In for the win. I love my m48a and Argentine 1909
pic related is my M48 with my Mosin.
Serial numbers match on my M48 except for the floorplate.
I remember when all I had were three rifles. How times change. I also remember all the guys with nuggets exclusively. I wonder what happened to them.
>>30426583
what year is your mosin?
>>30426813
It was made in 1934, and has a hex receiver.
>>30426399
Thanks. $290 shipped to me because I have a C&R. Many parts are mismatched, the safety is modified and it's kinda eh, but the bore is amazing and wood is pretty good. I wanted a "sniper" looking Mauser without paying sniper prices because I absolutely love the 8mm Mauser round.
I want to get a Turk Mauser for no particular reason but I haven't brought myself to buy one yet.
>>30426863
neat, I always wanted a hex mosin. Mine's a 1938. What about your m48? My m48b was made in 1957.
$245
CE 43, matching action (bolt, receiver, floorplate) in a Yugo capture stock and mismatched bands. Original sling and a different 43 ASW bayonet on it now.
>>30426935
M24 with Spanish civil guard crest
>>30426935
what is that anon? 1909 carbine?
>>30426960
>>30426390
Fucking sexy
Try this. Have fun. You're welcome
>>30426478
Make sure to save the cosmoline for future masturbating.
>>30426984
Nice 1909's. I always wanted one with a darker stock.
>>30426960
bcd 4, matching action and one barrel band. Mismatched stock and one barrel band.
>>30426968
Spanish scrubbed 1916 carbine, 7,62 NATO
Colombian k98k $500
>>30426925
I don't know what year it was made, sorry.
>>30426974
sup CE bro? mines an RC
>>30426998
I see your Mauser trick and raise you one garand
>>30427027
Let me charge my phone and i'll post production charts that might help.
>>30427044
>deflated football
I didn't know Tom Brady posted on /k/.
>>30426071
Post guns with the best action, you say?
Well alright then.
Anyways, can anyone tell me how to figure out the date on an M48?
It has a 44 on the side and what appears to be a mark for an artillery regiment...
>>30427090
yeah, I have a chart of production dates based on serial numbers. First thing you need to identify though is whether its a m48, m48a, m48b, or m48bo.
>>30427104
And the method for Doug that would be...?
Judging by the crest above for the M48a I would assume the crest would say, correct?
>>30427127
alright, is the trigger guard milled or stamped? You'll be able to tell by looking for a rib that follows along it not 1mm inward. Is the H band welded together or milled? Is the magazine floorplate milled or stamped?
>>30427166
No rib or weld marks, and the floor plate is milled.
It's marked "M48" on the top of the chamber.
>>30427054
I'd appreciate it. I'm still kind of new to guns; I only know that it says M48 on the receiver.
>>30426390
Nice. did you have to modify the bolt handle to clear the scope?
>>30427185
>>30427186
alright going to post em in a bit.
>>30427217
I bought it like this and yes it was heated and bent some. Looks meh up close but it functions well so I don't really care.
>>30427219
Thanks anon.
Here's the first one.
Last one. Sorry for bad lighting.
>>30427231
What scope is on it?
book used is Serbian and Yugoslav Mausers by Branko Bogdanovic pages 170-171
>>30427007
>>30427035
I actually found one for sale that was the same letter block as mine and pretty close serial number wise however it ended up in the Eastern Front and was captured by the Commies.
>>30427248
Wait, what's the 83,000 range?
M48 Yugo. Came with a Bushnel 6x32 attached. No iron sights unfortunately, since I ended up wasting a bunch of ammo just sighting it in the first time.
>>30427337
The chart is confusing to read because it doesn't get into detail but if you have an actual 'M48' and not any of its derivatives, then I reckon it's a first year production due to the fact that it hit ~92,000 units the first year according to Zastava. Does your rifle have a beech or elm wood stock?
>>30427367
Beech.
>>30427276
Just an old Weaver K4 60-B, 4x magnification. No issues with it so far so it'll probably stay on there unless I decide to go with a more powerful optic.
>>30427376
Alright, so I have this idea - the later m48a and m48b rifles are almost always stocked in elm. The reason they did so was to cut cost along with stamping the rifles right? Well if it has a beechwood stock, then it must have existed before the cost cutting operations and because it's in the 80,000 range then we can safely assume its a 1951 rifle.
>>30427422
Ah, excellent.
Thanks anon.
>>30427428
My pleasure anon. Save those pictures and post them if anyone ever asks.
hmmm mauser thread without a swedish mauser. hmm lets change that shell we.
being an impulsive imbecile that I am I bought 3 swedish mausers in the past 3 weeks.
First one is a shooter, excellent bore, walnut stock, original leather sling
>>30427007
S/42 (Mauser Oberndorf) 1936. As with the others, matching action, mismatched and sadly sporterized stock.
>>30427520
second one I got the deal of a lifetime that I couldn't pass. A professional gunsmith went over a swedish mauser and polsihed everythning, jewelled the bolt, floorplate and the buttstock, touched up on the wood. Absolutely gorgeous, makes my dick diamonds every time I see it
>>30427546
third one I paid a bit more for an unissued swede with a GF diopter sight from 1967. To be technical, the only part of a rifle that's old is the receiver and the bolt, everything else was replaced in 1967. Still with a tag and a rack number.
>>30427527
>>30427546
more pics. FYI I'm using gunbroker pics from the auctions that I won
>>30427578
>>30427595
>>30426390
you should put a Zrak scope on it, makes it look a little more authentic seeing as how M48s were rigged with them during the Yugoslav Wars
Have a Swede m38 on layaway at my LGS, its in great condition for $450. I was able to snap pic related on the stock, lets hope the bore is as good as it was when they stamped it.
>>30426071
Correct me if i am wrong. But that is a mitchels mauser correct?
Why the hell would you waste money on one of those?
Shit lighting, but here's my '41 BCD Soviet capture. Lots of German eagle stampings, mismatched bolt but everything else matches up. Frosty barrel, but she has a lot of life left and shoots pretty well. One day I'll retire the original barrel and maybe run .308 with her.
>>30427673
Not the guy you responded to but. I speak Croatian and have easier access to geezers in Croatia and Bosnia. Zrak scopes and Zrak mounts are obscenely expensive. You're looking at $500 package deal. It's only slightly less expensive if you're in Croatia/Bosnia. To take this further, I attempted to talk to the actual factory in Bosnia to see if I can import that shit into the states as they are quality optics. As it turns out they are only dealing with some Pennsylvanian fuck up who never answers his emails and who's perpetually out of stock .
>>30427520
Where the fuck did you get that bandolier? Does it double as a sling too?
>>30427764
No. You only as a bandolier or belt if you want. I got a better one, investment grade. Never issued.
>>30427764
Forgot to answer your question. There are a few eBay sellers from Sweden. Prices start at $100 for a nice one. But, they are absolutely the best bandolier so ever held in my hand
>>30427741
>Zrak scopes and Zrak mounts are obscenely expensive. You're looking at $500 package deal.
true, they are nice scopes though. Mind you, I only own a little one designed for the M59 rocket launcher.
>As it turns out they are only dealing with some Pennsylvanian fuck up who never answers his emails and who's perpetually out of stock .
these companies always seem to deal with the weirdest people, sometimes that's a good thing but more often than not it just ends up being a pain in the ass.
>>30427797
that's a sweet bandolier fampai
>>30427939
True that. Check this fucking weirdo out and his fucking moronic website. empirearms
>>30427953
>hating on Dennis Kroh
That "moronic website" was and is one of the best sources of rare military firearms on the internet.
>>30426071
i use a Czech Mauser when i go hunting, pretty good
>>30427715
As long as he didn't pay Mitchell for it himself, and he didn't pay what an actual all-matching K98 would cost, he got off with a decently refurbished shooter.
Bought this fr8 recently. I really don't like mausers but I've always thought these looked cool and they fire .308 so I had to have it. Problem is, it doesn't always like to feed, probably because of the shorter case. I put 40 rounds through it and there were probably 5 times it didn't feed. I'm going to hang on to it for a bit but at the price I paid I know I can sell it and make an easy profit if I get frustrated.
>>30427953
his website design is straight out of the 90s, looks like there's some good shit on there though. A lot of fudd gunshop owners in my area have similar issues, I don't get why they can't spend a little money to get a half-decent website
>>30427715
It was my first gun, Bought at Dunhams with graduation cash. $472, I think.
>>30428073
I don't hate on him. He's a straight up guy. But his website is needlessly convoluted and deprecated. He needs to streamline it
>>30426071
The real OG Mauser, 1889 Belgian mauser in 7.65x53 argentine, one of the first rimless cartridge firing rifles and first to use stripper clips. Also it held back the Germans long enough in ww1 to allow the French and Brits to reinforce the flanks and help the Belgians to hang to a tiny part of their country through the whole war.
>>30426478
What about removing Russian capture shellac. I have a rare BSW still with the Russian shellac on the stock. I would love to clean it up but I feel like I would be defiling history. Russian captures don't turn up like this now days.
just bought a nice kriegsmodell a month back. still cant find local 8mm
>>30427673
If I could get a Zrak scope for a decent price I might. I do have an M76 with a Zrak scope and mount but that's not going on that M48.
>>30427367
I've heard first year production rifles are marked M - 48, second year and on is M48.
>>30428290
Dude wtf, M24/47 rifles can be found for under $300.
![UkORA71[3].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/nAEhkEO.jpg "UkORA71[3].jpg")
Picked up a Yugo M48 for $250. It's probably the nicest M48 I have ever seen, all original and matching parts, nearly 100% bluing, prefect wood, and the bore is pristine.
>>30428702
I did it with mine. The shellac was peeling and looked awful, so I stripped it off and finished it with something else. Looks a lot better now
![YoPBgK3[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/aoOA3No.jpg "YoPBgK3[1].jpg")
>>30430614
>>30430589
Yeah. I didn't do great. But it was in front of me, and I wanted it.
>>30426436
Go for it, but they're not lying when they say to expect lots . Christ, it was a nightmare just getting it disassembled.
>>30432465
Yikes.
Heres my m48 from AIM, kinda bad picture sorry. They sold it as B1 because it had so much cosmo on it but underneath was a pristine beauty.
>>30426390
i was going to do the exact same thing to mine how much did it cost, was it a pain in the ass, and was it worth it?
>>30430614
Very nice.
There's something about the wood on the M48 that's very catching. I could look at mine for hours.
Does anyone one post a brief rundown on the M48 and related rifles? I hear a lot about them and would want to be able to keep an eye out for one if I find a decent deal.
>>30432676
They are intermediate-length (7-5/8" between action bolts) Mauser 98 actions, based on the pre-WW2 FN-Herstal M1924 rifle as used by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1928 until the German occupation of 1941. It takes a couple features from the German Kar.98k: the hooded front sight, side-mounted sling through a slot in the stock, and cupped buttplate. They were made from 1950-1965 by the Military Technical Institute at Kragujevac, Serbia, which today is known as Crvena Zastava. Each rifle has the crest of the People's Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the receiver ring, the model designation below, and the manufacturing factory code on the left receiver wall. There are three major and one minor variations. The M48 features all-milled metal parts, and was only in production for a couple years. In 1953 the M48A was introduced, which featured a stamped-steel magazine floorplate. In 1956 even more stamped parts were substituted, including the triggerguard/magazine and buttplate. Confusingly, the M48B is still marked as "M48A" on the crest, so the only way to tell them apart is to compare which parts are made of stampings. The last variation is the "M48BO" "BO" stands for "bez oznake" which means "without markings". These rifles do not have the crest of Yugoslavia on the receiver ring or any model designation, and were meant for export to other countries where they would be appropriately marked. Egypt and Syria were known purchasers of M48 rifles. "BO" rifles have been noted with varying degrees of stamped parts; some are all-milled construction.
>>30428073
Yea I feel like blowing my brains out when I land on that complicated piece of shit
>>30433279
>t. millenial dipshit who never experienced the internet before the iPhone
>>>/mlp/
>>30433309
Sure thing Dennis, pay some Indian nigger 60 rupees to clean that shit up
>>30432870
how does one tell the difference between milled and stamped metal?
>>30435543
Milled metal will have tooling marks visible on surfaces that are usually concealed from view beneath the wood, or for instance on the inner surface of the floorplate. These are from the mill head cutting the steel away. Stamped parts will generally be of a more uniform thickness, and you will see evidence of welding to join more complex parts together.
my 1940 jp sauer
>>30437586
Beautiful stock. How's she shoot?
>>30437633
She shoots good. Haven't really done a lot of accuracy shooting yet but she shoots about a 1/2" group at 40yd.
>>30432870
Awesome, thanks for the write up bud. What then is a decent price range for them? For example, would the $300 for a "B1" grade like they have at AIM right now be considered a good deal?
>>30426390
what mounts did you use? i have the same rifle and the fuckin mounts are elusive as shit to find...there was a guy on here a few years back that had an old weaver scope on his and it looked sexy af
hauled it out just for the thread.
>>30438206
Is that a m-48 ?
I'm far from home at college, but I have this yugo mauser waiting for me back home. $300, coated in cosmoline, no crest. This is the only image I have of it. Sideways because webmconverver is a bit stupid sometimes
>>30438335
yeah, an M48 BO...no markings anywhere, just serial numbers.
>>30438624
Is the magazine plate stamped or milled ?
All matching?
>>30438614
I forgot to mention... it was at a Big 5 in Commiefornia. One retarded test and ten days later, she came home, and I flew back up to school...
How'd I do?
>>30438668
magazine plate is stamped unfortunately, but everything is matching, including the bayonet and scabbard.
>>30438671
Is it matching? Does it have the kit ?
>they use to go on sale for 269$
>>30438708
Nice that just means it's a later production. How's yours shoot? mine is dead accurate. It's is a true m-48 all milled
>>30438711
>Is it matching?
Yes, all numbers I could find were matching.
>Does it have the kit?
No. It has the cleaning rod, but that's it.
>>30438335
>no stamps
>>30438744
That not bad tho , there are not many left in the company. I actually bought mine from a big five regional manager.
>>30438739
its a tack driver out to 200 yards with irons, I live in a mountainous area with lots of trees and I don't have an optic to try it out on anything farther than that...Its my deer rifle in the fall though... yours is real nice too, people always ask if mine is a mitchells mauser and dont believe me when i say it isn't.
>>30438761
Is your bolt handle checkered on the bottom?
>>30438787
That what I like to hear I plan on using mine for deer in the fall here in az. What ammo do you use for hunting?
>>30438801
no its flat. Apparently the BO's were made for the Suez crises and unstamped because Yugoslavia didn't want the guns being traced back to them.
>>30438837
Federal 170 grain soft points. The blacktail here are basically slightly bigger than a black lab with longer legs and antlers.
>>30439055
Ok thanks that's exactly what I was planning on using.
>>30439078
no problem...its a great deer rifle for the price and yours might have an interesting history.
Got it from my uncle who owned it for as long as I can remember.
Argentino 1891
>>30439136
>dat covered muzzle look
so sexy, thats why i like the cz's
>>30439246
The 550FS is the only modern bolt gun that looks half as good as an M48.
>>30439115
I was stoked when I got it. Came with the entire kit include some rare items
>pic related
All for 300$ had never been fired in the states
been thinking about buying one recently to scratch that WWII itch, so earlier today I went to a LGS for one that my boss saw a few days ago. They had a very clean '44 ar (Mauser-Werke, Berlin), with only a different floorplate. Never shot since the war after being captured in Italy and sent back and stashed away in an attic. Had paperwork proving this. However, they asked for $2200. So instead I went to a guy up the road who sells out of his basement for very agreeable prices and had more inventory. He had a cosmolined German one with E. German stamp and a few Yugos for 300-400, buuuut instead went with a CZ Skorpion Evo for 800. (not anything close i know, but I always wanted one and the price and availability was on point my nigga).
Was it worth /k/? I found German K98k's for much less than half that on gunbroker and other sites, but decidely not as clean.
>>30426071
>>30427764
>>30427797
My swede! Poor light :\
And how the hell do you attach the non connected side of the bandolier? Can't figure out out
>>30439746
Like pull on this? Strap on inside? And yes I fucked up, it got wet during a leak and u didn't find it until a few days later, getting neatsfoot soon...died on the inside a little
>>30439850
neetsfoot goes rancid eventually. You want the best? Try Obenauff's
>>30439893
Thanks for the tip, I read all kinds of crazy things like coconut oil, vaseline, etc was considering mineral oil for longevity but figured neatsfoot was traditional. This stuff sounds good, will order tomorrow
What's a good sling to get for Mausers? Repro or military surplus?
>>30428107
If you ever want to sell it I'd be interested.
>>30427520
Outta the way. Swedes incoming.
I think it's pretty cool that even a condition 3 Swedish Mauser from 1902 has a better barrel than my Russian shit from the 50s
Yugoslavia are also in good shape, but the stocks are a little chunky and rough
The nazi one is smoothest, but I still like the swede best.
Next purchase will be either and argentine 1891 or swede m38. Anyone have a preference?
>>30439667
what a fucking faggot
>>30439667
Nah dude you fucked up.in a world where milsurp is drying up and prices are going up you buy a literal piece of shit.
>>30439667
You're a fucking faggot, rethink your life
>>30438140
>>30432554
I bought it like this for $290. I didn't want want to drill and tap the unmolested M48A that I had at the time. I'm unsure of what the mounts are.
>>30427520
Noice Swede. I took mine to the range today.
I need to take some pictures, this one is from before I bought it.
>>30438140
http://brassstacker.com/mauser/Mauser-See-Thru-Scout-Scope-Mount.html
>Won't fit Czech Mausers
>Bought a VZ24 last weekend
Why live?
