Which mauser

[SKSer45]

Gentlemen , thank you for all of the fine info in this thread. I too have been wanting to get my first Mauser but have not been exactly sure what to get. Hopefully, you'll see me posting pics of a new purchase sometime soon.

yeah good luck, any questions just post em up. Just remember don't go overboard and try to get some high echelon mauser. Just get a good one that can fit your budget and one you can feel comfortable shooting, field stripping, and learn the basics.

[Sutcliffe]

Love the swede

If you want an outstanding shooter Mauser IMO the Swedish M96 can not be beat hands down as far as accuracy. Swedish high nickel steel, quality craftsmanship and the inherent accuracy of the 6.5 round makes it a super shooter.

Go back to Simpson and you can find a good M96 for less than $400.

Cost of feeding is quite high though.

[cplbuck]

I bought my 24/47 Yugo at a Big 5. The bolt is smooth. I've never had any light primer strikes. I replaced the front sight with a Brownells front sight blank. I filed it down and now it's point of aim point of impact. Just have to move the front sight up to any number, 100, 200, 300 out to 600 and I can hit just about any metal target at Angeles. It's one of my favorites. Great rifle. I also have a Russian capture K98

[Danodog]

Cost of feeding is quite high though.

You can find 20 round boxes of the Prvi Partizan PPU 6.5x55 from Aim surplus as low as $13.50 a box when in stock. SGammo and Wideners have the same for $14.95 a box. Less than .75 cents a round for re-loadable brass. I have shot the Soft Point stuff and I can get 1.5 to 2 inch groups at 100 yards.

[eightmd]

Well I'm ready to get one. I have found the Yugo M48 but I couldn't find any Swedish Mausers M96 on the sites that I've looked for C&Rs. Anyone know of sites selling them?

[justin4fun]

Mausers are the same as mosins there are more than you can afford and you will spend your life getting more.

[Capybara]

Well I'm ready to get one. I have found the Yugo M48 but I couldn't find any Swedish Mausers M96 on the sites that I've looked for C&Rs. Anyone know of sites selling them?

These aren't M96s but you might like one. https://www.samcoglobal.com/1-swed-M41B.html

[Milsurp Collector]

Well I'm ready to get one. I have found the Yugo M48 but I couldn't find any Swedish Mausers M96 on the sites that I've looked for C&Rs. Anyone know of sites selling them?

I would get a m/38 rather than a m/96 . The m/38 is shorter and lighter (about the same as a K98k or Yugo M48), and the rear sight starts at 100 meters. The m/96 is 6 inches longer (50" vs. 44", a K98k is 43.7" and a Yugo M48 is 43.5"), more than a pound heavier, and the rear sight starts at 300 meters. The m/96 is probably more common and maybe a little less expensive.



No retailer has lots of them in stock but they are fairly easy to find at gun shows and gun stores. The top m/38 I got at a gun show, the m/38 (sometimes called the m96/38 because it was an arsenal conversion from a m/96) below it I got from a local seller who advertised on a gun forum, the m/96 below the m/38 I got at a gun show, and the bottom m/96 I got at a local gun store. They can also be found on online auction sites.

Swedish Mausers have a disk that shows the bore size, bore condition (0, 1, 2, or 3) and how high the point of impact is above the point of aim.

http://candrsenal.com/tip-how-to-read-swedish-mauser-stock-disks/

[emcon5]

I am also partial to the M38 over the M96, I also prefer a turned bolt. There are a couple on Gunbroker now.

This seems to be a little high for a mismatched sanded stock, but not crazily so.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=352063759

This one looks nicer, and no reserve:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=352256279#PIC

There is nothing wrong with a Yugo M48 as a first Mauser.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

I would get a m/38 rather than a m/96 . The m/38 is shorter and lighter (about the same as a K98k or Yugo M48), and the rear sight starts at 100 meters. The m/96 is 6 inches longer (50" vs. 44", a K98k is 43.7" and a Yugo M48 is 43.5"), more than a pound heavier, and the rear sight starts at 300 meters. The m/96 is probably more common and maybe a little less expensive.



No retailer has lots of them in stock but they are fairly easy to find at gun shows and gun stores. The top m/38 I got at a gun show, the m/38 (sometimes called the m96/38 because it was an arsenal conversion from a m/96) below it I got from a local seller who advertised on a gun forum, the m/96 below the m/38 I got at a gun show, and the bottom m/96 I got at a local gun store. They can also be found on online auction sites.

Swedish Mausers have a disk that shows the bore size, bore condition (0, 1, 2, or 3) and how high the point of impact is above the point of aim.



http://candrsenal.com/tip-how-to-rea...r-stock-disks/

That is a beautiful collection of Mausers.

[Milsurpguy2000]

Nice rifles guys. Thought I would threw my two cents (Rifles) in.

Overall I prefer the k98 in a 1943 configuration with cupped butt plate & sight hood.