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I just saw a Yugo M48 for 279 and it looked like it
was brand new.

I also am afflicted with the Mauser problem. Have a 1946 Military Turk in 8x57, a 1915 Berlin action made into a 35 Whelen, and a 1917 Spandau at the smith's getting a 6.5 Swede barrel installed. I love 'em.

i too have the same problem.
96 in 300 savage
vz 24 in 300 win mag
turk in 308 win
and another turk in 8x57 that in the blocks for a new build as soon as i can decide on the cartridge

I bought a wood-stocked commercial mauser (don't know which) some years back at a show in WA state, from gunsmith Chapman out of Ferndale. He rebarreled it in 30-06 for a guy who never picked it up. Shilen CM barrel. Figured it was a good buy at $375. Put it in a midway plastic stock that I rasped about a pound of plastic off of to make it somewhat usable. Heavy - 8.5 lbs scoped, even with the non-steel bottom metal. But, it has fired only three shots in anger, and each resulted in a nice muley.

Last evening I finished chipping about a pound of steelbed or marine-tex out of the barrel channel of a bansner I bought for it off this board, hogged out the old bedding, and rebedded it. It now sits light and pretty at 7.5 lbs, sans some fluffy fill I need to bed the barrel channel with to fill the big gap.

I was doing this rebed work in preparation to sell it, seeing as I'm moving everything in the faux ti direction. After spending some time on it, I know that I can't. The only thing left I'd like for it is some steel bottom metal, as the trigger guard is a bit thin to be aluminum/pot.

I can relate.

http://www.gswagner.com/

Try this link. Has lots of things you can do to a mauser.

Having the Mauser disease can never be considered a problem.

You must be a carrier and immune to it's insidious and costly side effects.

Well as long as the cure remains as elusive as that $225 minty Type "A"!

What I like about Mausers is sometimes I forget about the ones I have and find one in the back of one of the gunsafes. It's like having a new gun all over again. Recently I picked up a butchered up M1893 FN Herstal 7x57. It looks like it might have been one of the rifles made by FN for Uruguay. The bore is spotless. This and the fact that I had never seen an FN made M1893 (albeit butchered)was the reason I grabbed it up. I'm turning it into a little LW "plains" style rifle with express sights and a dainty little stock. When it's in a presentable state, I'll post pics.

Kaywoodie

Hello, I too suffer from the disease. I've got a beautiful 358 Winchester on a pre-war Mauser (purchased from Griffin & Howe), a Swedish M96 with Elite aperture sights, a Serb Model 48 with Lyman 48 sights, two Serb M24/47s and another one that I can't recall.

I've been looking for a winter project - one in which some butcher home gunsmith has started and never completed or has only partially completed. I don't know why I can't leave a homeless Mauser just sitting on a gun shop's racks, but I feel that I need to give them all a good home.

By the way, there is a Model 98 (8X57mm) on Gunbroker.com that the shop originally wanted $500 about 6 months ago, but the reserve price is now $420. I've put in several bids but they were rejected. The stock looks nice, it has Williams peep sights, is not drilled for a scope (add gunsmith costs) and seems to have some rust & pitting under the bolt handle. All in all, it is a good project rifle, but the price is higher than I want to spend for it. Maybe another Mauser addict will take it home and give it some TLC.

Mauser disease is actually kind of like being a genius, so don't worry.

exactly

money and time are investments rather than preoccupation

only my resources limit my ability to give back to the community through restoring old 98s

but am again accepting donations...

tomk, have you considered setting up a kettle on street corners (like the Salvation Army does)? How many quarters do you need to do the restorations you feel is necessary?

kaboku68,
If you get buyers remorse, I may take it off your hands!
I'm that kind of a guy. Always ready to help my fellow loony.
whelennut

Phil, I have a disease I'm sure, but it is lackacash not Mauser disease. Because of the inspiration from guys like MD and yourself and Finn Aagaard and T D Kelsey my rifles are all FN all the time. Congratulations on your most recent purchase.

kab..,

You have it wrong. Mauser is not a disease. Mauser is the CURE

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quarter year's wages maybe should help me continue for a bit....

I like that!!!!


Kaywoodie

The only disease to rival Mauser Disease is Mannlicher Schoenauer Disease. Having both is a terrible condition. I remember Mausers for $10 each, and as late as five years ago I bought VZ24s for $65. I also bought MS 1903 Greek actions from Bill Rodgers at Springfield Sporters for $6 each. Those were the days!

Nice grab Phil!

I've had both disease and it cost alot less to cure malaria than it does the Mauser disease!!!