Kar 98 Mauser in .257 Roberts - 12/04/09
I just got this rifle in on a trade. It's a Kar 98, Erfurt 1915 with new welded on bolt handle, low scope safety, one piece Leupold base with Leupold medium matte rings, jewelled bolt and follower. It's chambered in .257 Roberts and the 22" barrel is stamped "Mesick's Gunshop" which I can only assume is who did the work way back when. I ordered a Bold trigger that I got installed and set to what feels like a crisp 3#. I don;t have a scale so all I can compare it to is my commercial mauser in 30-06 with the same Bold trigger that is set to 3.5#. It has a streamlined Schnabel stock. Pretty cool little lightweight gun and should be perfect for carrying through the woods here in central NC for whitetail. Overall length is 43". It does also have one of those hinged aluminum floorplates with the pronghorn engraving which I'm not real crazy about, but it helps save a few oz so I can live with it. I may look at getting some Tally lightweights to help safve a couple more oz over the spring/summer.
I got to shoot it yesterday, albeit only 50 yards, but I did get it sighted in to minute of deer. I loved the lack of recoil on this little rifle. I'm taking it with me this afternoon to see if I can grab some meat for the freezer. I just thought I would share a couple pics that I had of it and see if any one could give me any information about the "Mesick's Gunshop". A google search turned up nothing. There is just something about an old Mauser action turned into a nice sporter
No comments on the wall color or decorations...it was a compromise so I could turn the extra bedroom into my hunting/reloading room.
I got to shoot it yesterday, albeit only 50 yards, but I did get it sighted in to minute of deer. I loved the lack of recoil on this little rifle. I'm taking it with me this afternoon to see if I can grab some meat for the freezer. I just thought I would share a couple pics that I had of it and see if any one could give me any information about the "Mesick's Gunshop". A google search turned up nothing. There is just something about an old Mauser action turned into a nice sporter
No comments on the wall color or decorations...it was a compromise so I could turn the extra bedroom into my hunting/reloading room.