"Mauser" is German for "Crap my shoulder hurts"

[H2Andy]

ok... well... over the weekend, ended up at a gun show here in town.

lo and behold, i spy this beautiful, orginal German Mauser rifle (K98k).

i look at the rifling, and it's beautiful .... almost mint ...

made in 1937, at the Berlin plant ... was a Russian capture, but it
looks like the stock and the barrel/receiver stayed together

(the buttplate, floorplate, sling ring, H-ring, and bolt were all
from different rifles. the bolt was rebuilt from at least two,
possibly three rifles).

well, being a sucker, of course i bought it after i somehow
managed to talk the seller down $100 bucks to a reasonable
$300

went home, cleaned it. next morning, to the range.

can you say "ouch?"

this 8mm (7.92x57mm) rifle weighs less than nine pounds.

and it frigging kicks ... ow... how did those guys do it, firing that
thing all day?

anyway, after 30 rounds, the thing was amazing... i was shooting
three-inch patterns from 100 yards, with surplus ammo.
believe me, i SUCK at shooting. that's just how sweet this rifle is.

eyebrow

 

[Scruffy Diver]

You will be hunting Lion Fish in no time.

 

[H2Andy]

i wasn't quite that ambitious... i was thinking

large blue chromis

 

[Scruffy Diver]

If you can get them to line up.

My Last shoulder pain was 45-70.

 

[PaulChristenson]

ok... well... over the weekend, ended up at a gun show here in town.

lo and behold, i spy this beautiful, orginal German Mauser rifle (K98k).

i look at the rifling, and it's beautiful .... almost mint ...

made in 1937, at the Berlin plant ... was a Russian capture, but it
looks like the stock and the barrel/receiver stayed together

(the buttplate, floorplate, sling ring, H-ring, and bolt were all
from different rifles. the bolt was rebuilt from at least two,
possibly three rifles).

well, being a sucker, of course i bought it after i somehow
managed to talk the seller down $100 bucks to a reasonable
$300

went home, cleaned it. next morning, to the range.

can you say "ouch?"

this 8mm (7.92x57mm) rifle weighs less than nine pounds.

and it frigging kicks ... ow... how did those guys do it, firing that
thing all day?

anyway, after 30 rounds, the thing was amazing... i was shooting
three-inch patterns from 100 yards, with surplus ammo.
believe me, i SUCK at shooting. that's just how sweet this rifle is.

eyebrow

Mitchell's Mausers as seen on The History Channel

http://www.mitchellsales.com/rifles/hist_m48/index.htm

All you had to do was ask...

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[justleesa]

Mauser is acutally german for what birds go thru when they change feathers....lol

 

[RICHinNC]

the Garand still out shoot it.

 

[Marek K]

No, actually "Mauser" is German for "You girly-man, you!"

 

[Jim Ernst]

andy in my collection of MANY guns , i have a 7.65 mauser, and i know what you mean,kicks like a mule , and the sting well.... it comes latter!!!! i thought my 270 with a mauser 98 action kicked hard..... ha nothing compared to the 7.65

 

[The Kraken]

Andy,
You have, undoubtedly, purchased one of the finest rifles ever made. More custom rifles have been built around that action than any other two actions in the world.

The Mauser action/barrel is renowned for accuracy.

Ya shoulda got the 7mm, doesn't kick as much.

Just make sure you use the sling and keep a good cheek weld on the cheek piece.

But don't ya just love the way you don't get any muzzle rise? Same in the '03 Springfield.

the K-iller