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Mauser 98k
Model: Mauser 98kOfficially the Karabiner 98 Kurz, this rifle is more commonly known as the 98k. From 1935 to 1945 this bolt action rifle was the main front line service arm of the German Wehrmacht, with a total of over 14.6 million rifles built.
The 98k is a 5-round rifle with an internal magazine loading 8x57mm IS rounds, though some were rechambered after the war to 7.62mm NATO. Among the variants are the M48, a Yugoslavian copy with a shorter bolt action and stronger barrel, the M43, a Spanish copy with a straight bolt handle and other features, and Israeli Mausers that are sometimes chambered in 7.62mm NATO. 98ks are popular among civilian hunters and riflemen due to the powerful cartridge and cheap prices.
| Specifications: | |
| Weight: | 3.7kg (8.2lb) - 4.1kg (9.0lb) |
| Length: | 1,110mm (43.70 in) |
| Barrel Length: | 600mm (23.62 in) |
| Cartridge: | 8x57mm IS 7.62x51mm NATO .30-06 Springfield |
| Action: | Bolt action |
| Muzzle Velocity: | 760m/s (2,493ft/s) |
| Effective Range: | 500 m (547 yd) (with iron sights) 800+ m (875 yd) (with optics) |
| Feed System: | Internal box magazine. 5 |
| Sights: | Hooded front post, tangent rear |
Where to find
Mausers are fairly common surplus weapons, available for a low price of $200-300. Websites generally have large varieties of rifles for sale. Sporterized rifles in new calibers and with new stocks, sights, triggers, and other parts can easily run up to $800 or more.
Complexity
The Mauser is a classic military rifle, designed in a time when the "rifleman" had a slow firing weapon and was meant to fire accurate shots over long distances. As such, the Mauser is very accurate and very rugged and solid. It's rather bulky and heavy and has a low ammunition capacity and rate of fire, limiting its use in close quarters.
Controls
- Safety: Three-position switch on the back of the bolt. Left for SAFE, middle for SAFE with the bolt unlocked, right for FIRE.
- Bolt handle: Located on the left side of the receiver.
Loading
Condition One, or "Locked and Cocked." Chamber loaded, magazine full, hammer cocked and safety applied.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Push the safety to the middle to activate it and leave the bolt unlocked.
- Pull the bolt handle up and pull it back to expose the magazine.
- If loading with a stripper clip, place the clip into the clip guide at the rear of the receiver and push the rounds into the magazine with your thumb. Remove the clip. If loading single rounds, push them down into the magazine one by one until it is full.
- Pushing the rounds in the magazine down with your thumb, take a single round and push it into the chamber.
- Push the bolt handle forward and down to close and lock it.
- Cannot be done.
Condition Three. Chamber empty, magazine full, hammer down, safety off.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Pull the bolt handle up and pull it back to expose the magazine.
- If loading with a stripper clip, place the clip into the clip guide at the rear of the receiver and push the rounds into the magazine with your thumb. Remove the clip. If loading single rounds, push them down into the magazine one by one until it is full.
- Pushing the rounds in the magazine down with your thumb, push the bolt handle forward until it rides over the top cartridge. Close and lock the bolt handle.
Unloading
How to unload the firearm and make safe. Presented in a numbered list.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Push the safety to the middle to activate it and unlock the bolt.
- Turn the rifle over and use a cartridge, punch, or other blunt tool of appropriate size and insert it into the magazine release catch in front of the trigger guard.
- Pull the magazine door down and allow the rounds to fall out of the gun.
- Turn the rifle over and pull the bolt handle up and back to eject the round in the chamber. Examine the magazine and chamber for any ammunition.
- Close and lock the bolt handle and magazine door.
- Deactivate the safety.
- Pull the trigger.
Field Stripping
How to disassemble the firearm for cleaning. Presented in a numbered list.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Unload the weapon as described above.
- Push the bolt release lever on the left side of the receiver and slide the bolt out the rear.
- Press the latch on the right side of the front sling band and slowly work the band off the front of the rifle. With the same method, remove the front barrel band.
- Remove the screw at the rear of the trigger housing and pull the barrel and receiver as one piece from the stock.
- Remove the two screws in the front of the magazine and pull the magazine from the stock.
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