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404bearslayer
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Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??
29/05/10 10:48 PM

I shoot the M03 'Jagdmatch' version in .300 WM , 6.5x65 and .404 Jeffrey. I can say without hesitation that it is the most precise rifle I have ever shot in my life. With Berger VLD handloads I achieved 1/4 inch groups at 300 meters just shooting off sandbags with the .300 WM match barrel in a range in Austria. Equally, the 6.5 barrel shoots hole in hole as long as I do not allow the barrel to heat up, and even the .404 barrel shots 1/4 inch groups with drive-band copper bullets. Equally, as least in my gun, changing barrels and scopes does not change the point of impact.

Looking at gun mag reviews and target posts by M03 owners, it is clear that my gun is not the exception but rather the rule in being an unusually precise gun. And certainly here in Germany, you will be hard-pressed to find a used M03 for sale - have never seen one - people are keeping them.

The iron sights, as has been mentioned, could be a bit better - however I only use them on the .404 Jeff anyhow, and that barrel has classical express sights, which work quite well.

The 'safety' is actually a decocking device. It doesn't take long to get used to it, you just flick it to the right with your thumb while you are aiming, and after a while it feels like a normal safety. Decocking works equally easily.

Scope clearance is no problem whatsoever. I use the huge Schmidt & Bender PII 5-25 x 56 sniper scope with my .300 WM match barrel, and have the lowest possible scope mount, almost sitting on the barrel. No problem working the safety, not an issue.

I own better-handling guns for off-hand shooting, but for shooting out of a blind, from the bench, or with a bi-pod I think the gun is hard to beat. This changes a bit with African caliber barrels, as these are very heavy and make the gun more shootable off-hand.

Additionally, the caliber-group magazines are fairly long, so you can easily load long bullets (like VLDs or long copper bullets).

Edited by 404bearslayer (30/05/10 12:35 AM)

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Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	9.3x57	17/07/07 10:40 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	NitroX	19/07/07 01:47 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	NitroX	20/05/10 01:15 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	rigbymauser	20/05/10 11:58 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	CWJ1898	21/05/10 03:02 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	taw1126	26/06/10 07:02 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	CWJ1898	28/06/10 09:37 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	taw1126	28/06/10 02:20 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	CWJ1898	29/06/10 08:05 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	Rusty	19/08/10 01:09 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	rigbymauser	19/08/10 01:55 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	Empire375	19/08/10 03:32 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	Rusty	19/08/10 10:53 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	taw1126	20/08/10 03:15 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	Rusty	20/08/10 09:49 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	GK	20/08/10 10:35 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	taw1126	20/08/10 04:14 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	GK	20/08/10 10:35 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	taw1126	20/08/10 11:38 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	NitroX	21/05/10 02:54 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	404bearslayer	29/05/10 10:48 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	saladin	17/10/07 07:05 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	500Nitro	17/10/07 07:32 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	475Guy	17/10/07 07:53 PM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	bonanza	18/10/07 09:25 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	CWJ1898	18/05/10 03:38 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	rigbymauser	18/05/10 04:13 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	CWJ1898	18/05/10 05:46 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	rigbymauser	19/05/10 12:48 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	CWJ1898	20/05/10 03:52 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	rigbymauser	20/05/10 04:28 AM
Re: Mauser 03 & New 98's??? Jewels or Junk??	CWJ1898	20/05/10 06:12 AM
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