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August · 07-11-06, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by blue3golf

Thanks for the info Yahoshua, I'll be posting something there shortly.

You might consider bench testing the rifle before you put it to your shoulder and fire it. After all it's nearly 100 years old and could very easily blow up in your face.

A Gunsmith should be able to do this for you as well as check it over for servicability.

blue3golf · 07-11-06, 01:53 PM

My buddy used to be a gunsmith and he's got his own rest along with anything else you could ever want for firearms. I'm gonna take it to his place and we're gonna shoot it there and give it the old once over.

Yahoshua · 07-12-06, 07:33 PM

Just be ABSOLUTELY sure what type of ammunition you purchase. (This is your first Mauser right?).

There are multiple variations in the names for the G-98 Ammunition: 7.92x57mm, 8x57, 8mm.

The rounds listed above are all the same and are safe for use in the G-98/K-98 centerfire rifles, but there are training rounds that have a J, JS, or an R on the end of the designation, these rounds are for training purposes and rimfire only. I don't wanna read about you on the Darwin Awards page.

07-12-06, 07:33 PM	#3
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just be ABSOLUTELY sure what type of ammunition you purchase. (This is your first Mauser right?). There are multiple variations in the names for the G-98 Ammunition: 7.92x57mm, 8x57, 8mm. The rounds listed above are all the same and are safe for use in the G-98/K-98 centerfire rifles, but there are training rounds that have a J, JS, or an R on the end of the designation, these rounds are for training purposes and rimfire only. I don't wanna read about you on the Darwin Awards page. __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

07-11-06, 01:53 PM	#2
blue3golf Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 352 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My buddy used to be a gunsmith and he's got his own rest along with anything else you could ever want for firearms. I'm gonna take it to his place and we're gonna shoot it there and give it the old once over.