#Mauser k98 sniper rifle how to#
#Mauser k98 sniper rifle serial#

The top of the receiver ring is covered by the front turret, with the right side having a single eagle/135 Waffenamt proof and the left side having a single eagle/35 and Nazi firing proofs flanking the serial number. The left side of the tube is marked 'DIALYTAN 4x/bmj' and 69701/ + and the scope has the correct style sniper elevation knob that is graduated from 100-800 meters, with the front ring numbered '1462S the left side of the rear scope base is marked with an eagle/135 proof. This rifle is fitted with an early all blue sniper scope made by the Hensoldt Scope Company. In service from 1939 to the end of the war, turret mount rifles were considered the most efficient design of the K98 rifles. I had less luck with them than the PU, which was a hand selected PU of known accuracy.8mm Mauser 96% blue, very good+ bore, very good+ stock, 23.62'' barrel, This is a very fine example of an original WWII German high turret sniper rifle as manufactured by the Mauser factory and fitted with a Dialytan 4x sniper scope. I did try a 1903A4 at about the same time and a 8X Unertl 1903 USMC. Anyone who could get head shots consistently with a WW2 sniper at more than 300 yds had an unusually good rifle, ammo and skill IMO, not to mention a touch of luck. I rarely have a 300 yd range, once or twice per year, and using a head shaped target I could get about 80% and a few were glancing hits, which would probably put them out of action but not dead. Of course about everyone was using a PU, me included. On the head shots at 300 yds, someone proposed a test on gunboards. Doubt that will happen again and some luck was likely involved. Smallest group was 0.4 inches for 5 shots at 100 yds off a rest with a restored 1942 Izhevsk PEM. I have had a bunch of sub-MOA groups, mostly with Mosins because I have shot at least 40, but it is not the norm. On average, most good ones will shoot about 1.5-2 MOA. In general, in my experience of shooting about 75 WW2 era snipers, is that they are all pretty accurate with good ammo. The mount I used was a bit less than tight and was shooting more like 2.5-3 MOA. I restored it to have an original sniper to shoot. The one I accidently posted in the earlier thread is a restored JPS in the W block.

Nearly bought another but the guy I met at SOS jerked me around so much I got really uncomfortable. Super nice shooting Brian and that is about as good as most of these rifles will do.

#Mauser k98 sniper rifle how to#

Ignore the restored LSR with incorrect scope, wrong picture and I could not figure out how to remove it. After heating up it was closer to twice that as the stock is not properly fitted. Then I guessed at windage adjustment and the first how was in the 1 inch center and the next was near touching. Note, first shot was left and covered with tape. First group was 1.4, second 1.5 or 1.6 inches(see pictures which are more accurate measurement). I knew the rifle was a good one with beautiful bore and from testing. Having a ragged hole for 4 of 5 shots happens pretty often but a flyer usually happens, if not 2.ДЇirst time out with a HT replica that Vaugh99 so skillfully put together on a slightly bubbaed bcd4 RC. Most 5 shot groups at 100 yds are in the 1.5-2 inch range. I have yet for it to be as good in anything as M75. Fairly often I fire one group with 1939 German SSP for comparison sake. I have shot quite a few originals and even more replicas. An RC is probably OK in some folks opinion and not in others. Best is one that has been drilled, refinished, etc. Select a really good rifle, that you have tested with good ammo.