I have not handled or seen up close either the 03 or new-made 98. What sort of quality are they? Are they any good?

What sort of value for the money? Over-priced "lookers" or reliable "users"?

The Mauser company's reinventing of the wheel for the past 40 years has sort-of turned me off, but the pictures I've seen of the 03 look interesting. And glad to see a 98 back in the stable, too, if...it really is a 98!

I am really interested in an honest report on these guns.