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Parting out G98/40

THunter

THunter

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Ive recently acquired a complete G98/40 that is 100% completely mismatched. I took a gamble on it an auction and when it arrived I discovered not a single part on it matches the receiver and none of the parts match each other. The stock is entirely walnut, the bore is fair to poor, bolt body is E/56 marked but the serial number has been scrubbed. Receiver is 43 dated.

It would be the perfect rifle for a reenactor but im toying with the idea of parting it out to help fellow collectors and to atleast break even on what I paid for it.

What do you guys think?
 

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I'd shoot it first. If it's not worth keeping, I might be interested in the bolt assembly.
 
I have matched 44 dated example ive shot. I really have no other use for this one. I was hoping it would be a collectors piece but its anything but. I dont feel bad parting it out because its entirely mismatched. My only concern is itll be hard to find somebody willing to buy the stripped barreled receiver later on.
 
Perfect shooter. I restored a sporterized one, took me like 5 years to find a stock. Glad I did its fun to plink with. I think most it's value would be the stock as that is the part most are looking for.
 
Im testing the water here. Trying to decide if I should just leave it alone or part it out…thats all. Ive got $1300 into it
 
Berthier said:
So you want to part this gun out because it's completely mismatched so others can "restore" their completely mismatched gun?
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Thats one possible course of action, its called getting other opinions.

Its a good question. A completely mismatched gun, is nothing more than a collection of parts, no real "collector" value. The question is, keep it whole and sell it as is, or maybe part it out and allow the completion of 2,3, or even 4 guns waiting on parts.

Sacrificing 1 complete but completely mismatched guns to save 2 or 3 other, maybe more? The calculus may make sense...
 
Berthier said:
So you want to part this gun out because it's completely mismatched so others can "restore" their completely mismatched gun?
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No. I’m thinking about helping people that have mostly matching or incomplete rifles that are functionally unusable because they are waiting on and have been looking for parts for years. Over the 14 or so years on here I have seen many people looking for 98/40 parts and very little parts have been offered here or anywhere online.

Is that a problem to you?!
 
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Jawoj_71 said:
What if someone was interested in the whole rifle as a shooter/space filler?
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To be honest. If there’s more interest by people wanting parts off it than people wanting to pay around $1300 for a shooter with a lousy bore, you can guess which direction I’ll take. As a complete mismatched rifle I feel like i overpaid for it. Weather I part it out or sell as is, im going to probably take a loss on this one. You win some, you loose some.. Its part of the game.

bigwagon said:
I wouldn't even consider parting that out.
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Thank you for your opinion, care to elaborate?
 
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Sure. Even if it's mismatched, I would not part out a complete, functional, non-sporterized rifle or pistol simply as a matter of principle. If any of those elements was missing, then it might be a different story. Maybe you did overpay, but there's no guarantee you will recoup your money by parting it out, and it might be easier/faster to just sell it as-is and take a small loss. Or just keep it. It's not always about the money.
 
If you plan on parting it out, your best bet is to get a list of guys who want certain parts. If you can part most of the rifle out go for it. If only 2-3 guys bite for small parts that won't even finish their rifles for some reason, just sell the gun whole.
 
As someone who has been desperately seeking an ejector for almost a year, I’d be very much in favor of you parting it out!! 😄
 
Berthier said:
So you want to part this gun out because it's completely mismatched so others can "restore" their completely mismatched gun?
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This isn’t a G98/40, but a collection of random parts flying in close formation that was assembled by someone in their garage. It lacks even the history of a Russian capture, which can be argued to be a legitimate example of a rebuild.

If one entirely mismatched rifle can be parted out to save five incomplete but mostly matching examples, I’d say it’s a net win.
 
nirvana said:
This isn’t a G98/40, but a collection of random parts flying in close formation that was assembled by someone in their garage. It lacks even the history of a Russian capture, which can be argued to be a legitimate example of a rebuild.

If one entirely mismatched rifle can be parted out to save five incomplete but mostly matching examples, I’d say it’s a net win.
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I really doubt someone assembled this rifle in his garage. Parts for these are too scarce for that. Probably from another user of these, like Hungary. They never cared about the serial numbers being matching.

And "mostly" matching and a complete mismatch are the same thing in my book.
 
Berthier said:
I really doubt someone assembled this rifle in his garage. Parts for these are too scarce for that. Probably from another user of these, like Hungary. They never cared about the serial numbers being matching.

And "mostly" matching and a complete mismatch are the same thing in my book.
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So you consider bolt mismatches complete mismatches?

How about a vet bring back with mismatched safety? Still a complete mismatch?
 
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THunter said:
So you consider bolt mismatches complete mismatches?

How about a vet bring back with mismatched safety? Still a complete mismatch?
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I think it's different between a rifle brought back with a mismatched part, and one that was "restored."

Maybe I'm jaded, but every time I hear the term "mostly matching" I know it just means someone paid someone on ebay to part out a complete gun that was nicer than the one you just "restored."
 
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