Is this a scrubbed Kar98 k?

[nozama]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the community and brought here by the wonderful hickok45. I've been wanting a K98 Mauser for a long time, but I'm very new to the 8mm Mauser world and ready to learn more. I know that there is a lot to consider when choosing a Mauser, but there are some skills I can't just learn overnight. Could someone please educate me with this gun? It has a German Waffenmark on it, and the barrel seems to be German. Is this another Yugo-captured Kar98 where the core is German but the marks have been scrubbed? How much do you think it's worth? Thanks you guys in advance!

 

[nirvana]

Scrubbed German WW2 rifle. It is a Yugo rebuild, new barrel. Price will depend on bore condition, matching would be nice.

I’m not sure market on these anymore. $800?

 

[luftpirate]

800 is upper I think you can still find these in 5-6 range. It is a nice example of reworked rifle but dont pay top dollar without inspecting the barrel.

 

[nozama]

thanks for everyone's inputs!

 

[nirvana]

800 is upper I think you can still find these in 5-6 range. It is a nice example of reworked rifle but dont pay top dollar without inspecting the barrel.

I thought I might be high. The old bastard in me is thinking about how I used to buy these for hundred each, so they are still cheap in my brain. With $1,000 RCs out there I’m sort of behind the times.

 

[nozama]

I thought I might be high. The old bastard in me is thinking about how I used to buy these for hundred each, so they are still cheap in my brain. With $1,000 RCs out there I’m sort of behind the times.

may i ask your opinion about the bore condition? I was hoping to use it shoot a steel target from 300 yr but it now looks like pretty challenging to me. I already bought this so I have no complains. My mosin barrel are much better than this so I could hit a consecutive 10x12 steel target at 300 yr. I am just wondering if I need to swap a barrel so it can at least get me to 200.

 

[Sexton]

You might be surprised by what you can do with that barrel. It looks like it's been around but at the same time, the rifling looks strong to my eyes.

 

[Amateur_Gardener]

One of my K98s has a similar barrel. Looks like it should be useless but actually groups quite well.

AG

 

[Cyrano4747]

There's no real way to know how a military used barrel will shoot until you get it out at the range. Some surprisingly rough bores can shoot pretty decently. That said, the things to really look out for are the crown and the condition of the rifling in the last couple of inches of the barrel. I've got guns with some pretty gnarly pits down in the middle of the barrel that still shoot all right, but once you screw up the crown or erode the muzzle badly enough accuracy goes right to hell, even for plinking at 50 yards.

The important thing, IMO, is to understand what your goals are. Most people who are looking at rifle barrels are thinking of what it takes to make clover leafs at 100 yards or to make a clean, repeatable hit to the vitals on a deer at 200-300. If all you're looking to do is slap a 24-inch gong at a couple hundred yards then a gun that was still minute-of-enemy-conscript accurate when it left service will be fine.

 

[Nik Nz]

I thought I might be high. The old bastard in me is thinking about how I used to buy these for hundred each, so they are still cheap in my brain. With $1,000 RCs out there I’m sort of behind the times.

Or $3000-4000nzd here in New Zealand.

NZ RC Mausers

 

[whcoyote]

Just the grooves look bad. Lands not so bad. Give the barrel a THOROUGH cleaning and you might be surprised at what you find.
Use a bronze 8mm brush and a tight JAG and patches.

 

[72usmc]

That is a nice Yugo K98k , but a common one. What is nice is that the import mark is on the barrel and not the receiver as a bill board. see the Yugo section in this old reference:

K98k rifle overview- commonly found on the US market

Back a few years ago 2018, I had a very long post on the now gone forum SRF (Surfpusrifleforum.org) about military surplus K98K rifles commonly found on the us market. In the 2000s there was a flood of surplus Mausers. I wrote a post describing the attributes of each specimen with many research l...

www.treasurebunker.com

 

[moconfed]

Get several rounds through it and get the barrel hot then scrub the shite out of it. You'll get a lot out of it.