Jagvetinte
Member
Hey everyone, I'm more of a Walther guy, traditionally, but I've been expanding into the Mauser world lately. I've just purchased a Portuguese contract rifle (1941). I know there's a contract rifle section but this doesn't pertain directly to that topic, especially since the 41 contract is essentially just a German rifle. I bought this for myself to keep, not just for collector value but, even still.. I also don't want to completely destroy its collector value. I was THINKING about.. (hear me out) making this into a sniper using the ZF39 configuration or possibly the ZF4 setup. Before I get further into that, I do NOT want to destroy my rifle by doing something nonsensical on it. I believe ZF4 was more Walther / K43 territory, but as I understand they were fitted to Kar98ks too, sometimes. A ZF41 might be fun novelty too, if that ends up being the way to go, so I won't rule that out. I would rather something 4x, however.
Having said all that, is there a way to convert a normal Kar98k into a sniper without mutilating it too much? What is the least offensive, most practical way to go about this? Or should I just not do it at all? I'm sure opinions will vary, as they do with anything of the collector nature. There aren't a lot of youtube videos about this.. none at all that I've come across, actually. People just post their rifles with scopes already attached, even if they didn't buy them that way. Ideally, I would like to put as few permanent holes in the receiver as possible. I don't want a sniper so I can claim it's original, I just want to be able to experience its performance at range (and make it look more exotic and appealing, not gonna lie). The ZF39 with high turret mount would look pretty great. Since my k98k looks pretty great too, IMO, that would really flick my bean to see it with a nice ZF39. 'seething sounds'
I'll drop some pictures here, just for color and for reference. Would love to hear what yous have to say. Thanks in advance
Having said all that, is there a way to convert a normal Kar98k into a sniper without mutilating it too much? What is the least offensive, most practical way to go about this? Or should I just not do it at all? I'm sure opinions will vary, as they do with anything of the collector nature. There aren't a lot of youtube videos about this.. none at all that I've come across, actually. People just post their rifles with scopes already attached, even if they didn't buy them that way. Ideally, I would like to put as few permanent holes in the receiver as possible. I don't want a sniper so I can claim it's original, I just want to be able to experience its performance at range (and make it look more exotic and appealing, not gonna lie). The ZF39 with high turret mount would look pretty great. Since my k98k looks pretty great too, IMO, that would really flick my bean to see it with a nice ZF39. 'seething sounds'
I'll drop some pictures here, just for color and for reference. Would love to hear what yous have to say. Thanks in advance
