I guess that I qualify as a Mauser 98 fan. Three of the four center-fire rifles that I currently own are Mauser 98 actions, and the fourth is a pre-64 Model 70, a Mauser stepson. My daughter that hunts and shoots has a Mexican Mauser that I built for her, and three of the grandsons have rifles with Mauser 98 actions that I built for them. My son-in-law also has a custom rifle that I gave to him, also built on a 98 action.
Like the Ronnie Millsap song, I guess that I am lost in the 50s.
Not a bad place & time to be. SAD, SAD, How SORRY things have gotten in TWENTY (20) years.