Redwormrancher
Active member
Greetings everyone,
I am new to the forum but have been a fan of the K 98 for quite some time. A friend of mine recently purchased this ZF 41 ready ar43 from an estate Picker for $300. I am in the process of trying to negotiate a trade but wanted some opinions as far as desirability being that the bolt is mismatched.
I have always been of the opinion that anything that was mismatched is not worth having - but in this case, I am willing to make an exception, maybe.
Assuming everything else is correct, which it should be, is this a collectible grade “poor man’s sniper“ or should avoid it. I know it all comes down to cost, and he is valuing this rifle between 1500 and $1800. My cost would be considerably less based on the items I would be trading.
By the way, I find it interesting the butt plate is flat and not cupped. It is in the 1000 block, so maybe it was a transition of sort?
Any input or opinions are appreciated, thanks very much -RWR
I just tried to upload pictures and my photos are too large on my phone. I would assume this is a common problem and I hope there is a common fix!
I am new to the forum but have been a fan of the K 98 for quite some time. A friend of mine recently purchased this ZF 41 ready ar43 from an estate Picker for $300. I am in the process of trying to negotiate a trade but wanted some opinions as far as desirability being that the bolt is mismatched.
I have always been of the opinion that anything that was mismatched is not worth having - but in this case, I am willing to make an exception, maybe.
Assuming everything else is correct, which it should be, is this a collectible grade “poor man’s sniper“ or should avoid it. I know it all comes down to cost, and he is valuing this rifle between 1500 and $1800. My cost would be considerably less based on the items I would be trading.
By the way, I find it interesting the butt plate is flat and not cupped. It is in the 1000 block, so maybe it was a transition of sort?
Any input or opinions are appreciated, thanks very much -RWR
I just tried to upload pictures and my photos are too large on my phone. I would assume this is a common problem and I hope there is a common fix!