Need help quick..
I am going out to buy a mauser today and have a last thought i have a choice of a yugo m48 in good shape for 89.00 or a mitchells mauser m48 in new condition with all original accessories for 295.00
What should i buy?[?][?][?][?]
ex what is a better deal?
What should i buy?[?][?][?][?]
ex what is a better deal?
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Mitchells is a good company and their complete kit Mausers are in very nice shape, but only marginally better than the $89 one you are looking at, most likely. You could buy the accessories yourself for half the price. If you plan on shooting it anyhow, go with the cheaper one, it is the same gun.
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Go with the Yugo. I've had one for two years and enjoy shooting it. Definitely wouldn't hesitate for $89.00. Mike 0 -
Just to be clear- the mitchell's gun is also a Yugo, I'm pretty sure!
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In considering ANY old/used military rifle, I look at
(1) Overall condition of the metal (bluing, wear & tear)
(2) Condition of the rifling in the barrel and chamber wear
(3) How tight the action locks up (bolt-action rifles)
(4) Condition of the wood
(5) Price, when (1) through (4) above have been factored in
The order of importance---for me--however, is: (2), (3), (1), (4)
because I can do something about (1) and (4), but I have not the skill, knowledge or tools to do diddly-squat about (2) and (3). And
(5) is a deciding factor when I'm comparing two or more rifles, or I'm close to broke. For ANY Yugo Mauser, that puppy would have to be an out-of-the-box, pristine-barrel warehouse job for me to cough up anything at or over $200 for it because there are so many out-of-box Yugos available nowadays. If it's got good bluing and wood, and good rifling, and the action's nice and tight (by this I mean "close the bolt on an empty chamber, grasp the bolt-handle and give it a few good tugs and pushes back and forth"; if it doesn't budge perceptibly, then I consider the action to be nice and tight) then I'd go with the lower-priced Yugo.
Besides, the money you save can go into refinishing the wood (if need be) and maybe (if you're thinking of scoping it) having the bolt-handle redone. That, and a nice sling and some ammo....0 -
Go with the $89.00 job. Mitchell's Mauser's are over rated for what they cost. 
Charlie
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Hello, all of the Mitchell's I have seen have the bolts restamped to match the gun. They are nice but not for the money if the bolt doesn't match.
Michael
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