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As to the M98 not everyone wants an old sloppy piece of shit that has to be done up ]

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Them's fightin' words!!!!

our 30-06 mauser is a home-spum sub-MOA gun my grandfather built 50 years ago... I can assure you that there is nothing "done-up" about it... and it is surely an excellent piece in all respects. it is easily 10-15 times the gun that my M700 25-06 is.

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dasMafia

Mike isn't referring to your grandfather's Mauser which may be a fine rifle, well made and work flawlessly.

What he is referring to is some of the Mausers that are around in the marketplace over the last twenty years. Many of them are sloppy and feel loose compared to a modern tight Remington or whatever. Mauser's tend to feel looser generally than some of the more modern actions in my opinion. Doesn't mean the action is crap though just the feel.

Mike375

yes the powder incident could have happened to any action. However I believe it could have been got back into action quicker with a M98. They were designed as military rifles for dirt, dust, mud and snow with greater tolerances in some areas. Want to challenge that? You can but I won't back it up with engineering comments or whatever, its just my opinion and from my personal experience.

Feeding from Mausers is often a problem and requires additional work.

They also usually need positive action to feed a round well. None of this limp wristed feeding Weathingtons need.



But who would want to be seen hunting with a Weatherby????!!!! Yuck!



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