The Mauser is more refined and shoots "modern" rimless ammunition that is powerful and accurate.
OP, this will be a preference question for you. They were widely used and are fine rifles, but they weren't used by everyone, nor were they head and shoulders above every rifle from the period.* *Except for some oddballs like the SMLE and MN.Įxcept the Americans, the French, the Swiss, the Japanese, the Italians, ect. The Mauser was/is used world wide by everyone, it's the standard rifle of the pre WWII period*. The MN needs to be issued with a 2x4 to cycle the bolt and a screwdriver for when the rims lock. Have you actually handled the two rifles? If you have handled both and really can't tell a quality difference, then buy the Mosin. If you find an already mod'd rifle to work on then no harm, no foul.
MAUSER K98 VS MOSIN NAGANT MOD
That said, you devalue these rifles if you mod them. For customiziation you'll find a fair amount of mauser parts to include bent bolts, triggers, stocks, sight bases, etc. For the last 60 years an assload of these surplus rifles from a multitude of nations were rebuilt into great custom rifles. My opinion is the Mauser is a better built gun and the cartridge is very suitable for any NA big game. There is basic 8mm hunting ammo in better gun shops. The plan is to get PRVI ammo for the brass.
MAUSER K98 VS MOSIN NAGANT FOR FREE
The Turkish stuff I was given for free cracked on firing. The Mauser has the same issue with surplus ammo except that it's a lot more scarce now than 5 years ago. If you shoot winchester, or Wolf gold (same stuff), or commercial PRVI ammo you're accuracy is likely to be better with the bonus of not being corrosive ammo. The quality varies all over the map on surplus. The upside with the MN is the surplus ammo is readily available. My view certainly does not.Well I have 3 German mausers and one Finn M39 (a MN reworked). Better informed people and especially soldiers can comment on their effectiveness on the actually battlefield, which is what counts. Kodiak Bear would want neither, he would want a Sharps falling block in say, 50-70, with Creedmoor sights !!!īack on topic, they are both designed in the 19th century but I believe the 98 is the better, more modern, 20th century battle rifle. If I am good and by chance get to heaven a Griffin and Howe, 7X57, in oiled Circassion walnut with a 4X40 Zeiss clawmount scope on it will be waiting for me.The child of the 98 !!! Am I prejudiced ? Nahhhhhhhhhhh ! The designer in me likes the looks of the Mauser action and I believe it would stand up to internal pressure a bit better.Īccuracy I cannot comment on, my ability to hit anything is not the fault of the rifle !!
The rimless round has feed and magazine advantages and all modern rounds are rimless but one cannot deny the virtues off the rimmed case as far as performance goes. The 8mm of the 98 is rimless and of course the Moisin ( 7.62 ? ) has a rim, not unlike the. I do not recall anyone basing anything on the Moisin except to just copy it. The 98 desin influenced the 'o3 Springfield and numerous pre and post war sporting rifles. I cannot account for quality of the Moisins beyond the one I shot appears nicely finished and made.the two are sometimes not the same. The 98 feels like a generation newer design, It is more compact, handle better (note: these are my subjective impressions) but interestingly the 98's vary considerably in built quality from pre-war and early war till later ones. I have only shot a Moisin on one occasion. I have been fortunate to shoot a few 98's when I was younger and stronger. Lots here probably have views on this topic and many have shot each.
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