Recent content by Wjmartins

You folks really need to go lube your K98 barrels, or learn to reload, or build nice display cabinets to display your precious rifles, or anything else which may allow you to create value with your time. Thanks for a short introduction to Kindergarten 101, I’m outa here. Bye bye…..

Got mine 20 years ago, appeared as if it was never in use, only in storage. It has no use or wear marks, came with a bunch of accessories and bullets in pouches. All markings matched. The stock shows a lot of rough natural elm wood grain, it sure is not your polished Claro Wallnut stock. Tried...

Smallest group at 100 yards.

Anyone here worked up their favorite 7.92 X 57mm load, powder, bullet and case?

Thanks everyone for the input, appreciated. I use to help the old South African Armscor with sniper rifles for the then SA military, plus some private bench rest enthusiasts. Left in 96 and never looked back. I guess the closest I got to collecting is buying a couple of high power Browning...

Appreciate your reply. I use to be a gun smith, in another country before I came to the US. Had to leave everything behind. No longer do it for a living, but have a shop with all the equipment which can be used to do custom work as a favor or hobby. Since I have learned my M48 is basically...

LOl, that was quite an introduction to this friendly forum. You got the wrong guy, I’m the one with the Honey who bought me a M48BO and dared to post an innocent question. Here is question number 2. Has anyone here paid $3,000 plus for a brand new Mauser M12 or $16,000 plus for a M98? Am I...

You are correct, the rifle is a Zastava M48BO, wrong forum. I guess the only thing in common is a similar design and the same ammo. Sorry for bugging you guys and many thanks to those who helped.

Just found this thread after googling Mitchel’s Mausers. Newb here. Mine is a model 48, my wife purchased it for me as a birthday present in 2002 for $300 and I have never really looked at the thing in detail. Back in 2002, I fired a few hand loads through it with a 4” group at 100 yards...