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#57
VJJPunisher said:
didnt I say 700 a page ago? no one listens to my retarded ass
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You said that...not me.;):D

I thought it could be worth more...I must be an optimist.

09cs,

Yes. There are some pretty nice guns out there that go bang and put bullets well within the expected range of what they are intended for. Hunting and target and tactical. A name of a known builder (think in terms of brand name) will usually bring a lot more. That is why all the big name builders on this site are backed up.

If you think some of the prices for big name builders here on SH are high, in the hunting world they get insane! A brand new basic Mauser 98 in a standard caliber is now somewhere in the $12k range. A Holland and Holland, Purdy or Griffen & Howe (yes, built on a '98 action) can run as high as 50K. Again, not only who built it, but who it was built for.
 
#58
sandwarrior said:
You said that...not me.;):D

I thought it could be worth more...I must be an optimist.

09cs,

Yes. There are some pretty nice guns out there that go bang and put bullets well within the expected range of what they are intended for. Hunting and target and tactical. A name of a known builder (think in terms of brand name) will usually bring a lot more. That is why all the big name builders on this site are backed up.

If you think some of the prices for big name builders here on SH are high, in the hunting world they get insane! A brand new basic Mauser 98 in a standard caliber is now somewhere in the $12k range. A Holland and Holland, Purdy or Griffen & Howe (yes, built on a '98 action) can run as high as 50K. Again, not only who built it, but who it was built for.
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Haha yes you did!!!!

Going to talk to my dad and see what he wants to do.
 
#59
I would grab it if you could get it around $500-$700 (or less) if you have a hankering to start building up a collection of these. Leave it alone if all you want is military in original condition.

The problem with Mausers is they aren't too expensive and you can really end up having way too many of these very quickly. A lot of nice touches done to sporterize many of them. But, what is done to make the rifle ergonomically better always costs the original owner more money than he will ever get out of it. Again, the caveat is big name builders.

I came by many of mine because I was in this cartridge experimentation phase and they were the least expensive way to build up rifles and get what I wanted how I wanted it. I saved a lot of money doing all the little things myself. Even still, I spent a lot of money on barrels and what gunsmithing I had to get done. The reason I did that is because I was sick of every rifle on the shelf being optimized for short range hunting ...and so was the ammunition.

Now that most of the sources for Mauser rifles have dried up, the prices have gone way up with most of them. Also, I had a number of original Mausers that I had sporterized, thinking there will always be a ton of them out there. I will not do that anymore. You can't find the many kinds that were out there, let alone afford some of them that have become rare. So, I'm still on the hunt for 'less expensive' sporterized Mausers (especially the butchered ones), as they can provide me a solid platform to build on. If you haven't tried out a dozen or so, see how smooth some of them feel. I prefer them to Remchesters
 
#60
JGaynor said:
The Swedish M1896's are some of the best.
Many of the "between the wars" rifles with foreign crests were made in Germany and are of extremely high quality. Aslo many of those were sold surplus without ever being used when countries began rearming to various assault rifles.
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And for building custom rifles, the Argentine Mauser action is very coveted... Back in the 1980's, the Argentine Mauser actions were actually pretty hard to come by. I know, I was looking for one to build a bolt rifle around.

More common today. And not especially collectible as military rifles. But as actions, the Argentines are first rate.

So there are lots of variants of 'Mauser' and they have value in different ways.

Cheers,

Sirhr

P.S. Does anyone else remember the question on the AFVAB tests: "Mauser is... a cat?" Wow... I bet some people answered in the affirmative on that one.
 
#61
09cs said:
Lol, don't get me wrong, it was a beautiful gun, but we were under the impression that it was an original mauser, not a sporterized one. What would any of you price/suggest this at, is it worth the 1k asking price?
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I have a few engraved, sporterized rifles. And, yes, this is worth the asking price. The engraving alone would cost that much to replicate today. The set triggers are lovely. The checkering is nice, judging by your pictures. Replicating that rifle today would be several times the asking price. Of course, if you don't like it... don't bother. But you won't ever be under water owning that rifle.

It will be the envy of any deer camp/elk camp you ever visit. And won't ever go down in value. Buy it. Enjoy it. Don't look back.

Cheers,

Sirhr
 
#62
sirhrmechanic said:
I have a few engraved, sporterized rifles. And, yes, this is worth the asking price. The engraving alone would cost that much to replicate today. The set triggers are lovely. The checkering is nice, judging by your pictures. Replicating that rifle today would be several times the asking price. Of course, if you don't like it... don't bother. But you won't ever be under water owning that rifle.

It will be the envy of any deer camp/elk camp you ever visit. And won't ever go down in value. Buy it. Enjoy it. Don't look back.

Cheers,

Sirhr
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unfortunately it is my father who was interested and when the seller told him Mauser for sale, I think he had his heart set on a military type one. So I think he's a little dishearten right now lol
 
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