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Miltech Mausers

LsugliaLsuglia Member Posts: 4 ✭✭
edited February 2008 in Ask the Experts
Does anyone have experience with Miltech K98 Mausers? Or can anyone suggest a reliable source for non-Russian, collector grade K98 Mausers? Lsuglia
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I haven't seen Miltech's Mausers, but I don't need to. I am familiar with many of their other guns. What they do is buy old guns, rebuild them with whatever parts they have in the parts bin, & refinish them; they also put new wood on them. So, you end up with a commercially refinished Mixed Parts Mongrel in a pine box. Their guns are not now, nor will they ever be, "collectible". They will probably shoot OK, but cost at least twice as much as any comparable "shooter".

    There is no "German Military Mauser Warehouse" in the phone book. There's enough demand for one, there's just no source of genuine rifles. Besides, any gun imported since 1968 will have import markings stamped on, pretty much taking it out of the "collectible" category. There are many reliable dealers who occasionally get a nice Mauser in the store, but they sell quickly; no one has racks of them.

    There is no shortcut. If you want a collectible Mauser & don't want to get burned on junkers, you must educate yourself (or find a nearby collector willing to take you under his wing.) Join the NRA, & read their magazine every month. Subscribe to 1 or 2 other gun magazines. Buy several books on the subject. Read the online forums such as this. Browse the online auctions for guns that interest you, & track what they sell for. Go to the gun shows that feature collector-type guns, & learn by looking, handling, & asking questions (the MACA show will be held in Timonium, MD in March). Knowledge will enable you to become an expert.

    Neal
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  • givettegivette Member Posts: 10,886 ✭
    edited November -1
    Neal beat me to it: you just can't let someone tell you it's a collector rifle. You have to judge that for yourself. Sign on to one of the Mauser forums (in addition to Gunbroker), and digest the information provided.

    Does it have to be a collector? If not, you can get an A-1 mauser that looks/shoots good from several sources. Classicarms/Miltech/Mitchells, for instance. Or online here, for 1/4 the price. Just won't be as pretty. Joe
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  • flyingtorpedoflyingtorpedo Member Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The same question was asked the other day.
    http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=290141
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