M'Lady, has taken to shooting and hunting. But she eschews the use of a telescopic sight. Has anyone else had a good reason to ponder the lack of decent iron sights on modern rifles?
After looking around a bit we finally found this:
The seller stated that it was a small ring Mauser M98 in 8x57J with double set triggers, iron sights with one standing and one folding leaf, in good condition. Bolt didn't match the rifle, but both have crown over N proof marks. According to the seller, Simpson Ltd. the rifle is part of a lot they imported from Sweden.
Ordered it on Tuesday and my FFL called to come get it on Thursday. Bore is OK, Stock is sound with some "character" that lets you know the rifle wasn't a safe queen. Headspace checked out OK. After a good cleaning and inspection, we took it to the range with a box of Remington ammo.
It was too hot out to set up a paper target so we just started out shooting some steel plates. I got to shoot it a couple of times, she burned through most of the box. In fact after a few rounds as way of interduction, she was dinging the 8" gong from off hand at 75 yards with no problems.
The only markings on the action are a crown, an N with a crown over it, what appears to be 2,65, and the letters "gr B.P." over St. m. G. on the left side of the action ring. On the right side is the number 187 which is repeated on the barrel.
I believe that the crown over "N" indicates it's proofed for nitro, sometime between 1932 and 1939. The 2,65 gr B.P. is a powder charge and St. M. G. indicates steel jacketed bullets?
At around six pounds empty and with a 22" barrel it's a pretty handy little rifle for her future hunting adventures. I'd appreciate any info you learned Mauser-philes can add.
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