Mitchell to make new mausers??

[pelago]

been reading that mitchell will be manufacturing and retailing new mausers, clones of 98's and sell them for less than 600.00

not a machinist but the bolt alone looks like it is a many stage operation, and that takes skill and or computer time. lots of pieces and parts. now if it is made in chinaland and comes out like a gibbs, maybe he can sell them for less than 600.00.

i wont buy one nor would i buy a gibbs, even though gibbs starts off with a good o3a3 receiver
barrel aint much, scope is worse

[Mickey Christian]

NRA mag had an article on these.
They are to be made in Serbia and retail for $699.00

[PhillipM]

Isn't that where the other Mauser clones were made for Remington and Charles Daley?

[barkerwc4362]

Yes, it is probably Zavodi Crvena Zastava. That is the same vender where Interarms also had theirs made. They were very nice receivers and rifles.

Bill

[dave]

They are also planning on a sporter version. It seems the 98k clones will have a croation crest?, fancy looking thing, never seen such a crest before. Refer to lastest A.R. mag.

[nhcruffler]

They look like they will be fine rifles but $699 for a reproduction K98 with out the proper markings? For that kinda money you should be able to snag a decent bring back don't you think? I guess I am just thinking that if you want a rifle that looks like a K98 you could just buy a really nice M48, 24/47 for a couple hundred bucks. I think Mitchell should have made an exact copies of K98 's with rare codes & markings. He could have put "Mitchell's Mausers" under the wood line so every one would know it was not an original. my 2cts

[dave]

A decent bring back will be more if matched. I would rather have a m/m then a Mitchell's, and I do have a couple m/m, come to think of it!

[pelago]

i am fortunate to have 11 mausers in total,,, all of my 98's with the exception of two are bring backs and have had since the days of Klein sporting goods model 98's for 20.00

[Doug Douglass]

The only Mauser I have Michells is now selling. In the same ad in the AR they have a rebuilt import marked Portugal Model 1941 for $799. I thought these were rather rare. Mine is not refinished and is all original matching numbers with crests on the wood and metal, nazi proofed, original sling and bayonet. Looks like it was a guard rifle due to the finish wear around the barrel at the muzzle.
If they want $800 for a rebuild I wonder what mine is worth?

[pelago]

go to a library and look at the "BLUE BOOK OF GUN VALUES"

if it shoots it is in there and it is quite accurate

[Doug Douglass]

go to a library and look at the "BLUE BOOK OF GUN VALUES"

if it shoots it is in there and it is quite accurate

I find it less than acurate on the actual value of collectable military firearms. It is a good reference book if you are buying.

[Art]

At least Mitchell's finally has some truth in advertising on these as opposed to the "humped" rifles they've been selling for years. Frankly I wouldn't consider $700.00 a terrible price for a new in the box Mauser 98k clone built to the actual Nazi specs. It wouldn't be my thing but I'm sure some folks would like one and they will probably be at least as good shooters as the originals.

[pelago]

if anyone looks at a Mauser 98 and looks at the machine work required to build the bolt, receiver pretty straight forward and a barrel is a barrel, but for the numbers he is probably going to run i just do not see how he can make the pieces and parts with a cost to provide a profit margin. Probably, and could be wrong, but this is all going to be farmed out to another country. assembled here maybe. but pieces and parts elsewhere..

that bolt has a lot of machine time to it, and even with the computer aided milling, still has to cost

[Art]

Mitchell's dosen't make firearms in the U.S. These firearms will be made in Serbia which I understand is where the refurbished rifles Mitchell's sells come from anyway. They have the machinery and the (relatively) cheap labor to make these rifles and sell them to Mitchell's at a price low enough for both the Serbian manufacturer and Mitchell's to make a profit.

[Guamsst]

I find it less than acurate on the actual value of collectable military firearms. It is a good reference book if you are buying.

Yep, bluebooks on military guns are never 100% or even close to 100% accurate. The fluctuations in prices from state to state are unbelievable at times. For example, A guy on here was wanting about $700-$800 for a type 14 nambu (going rate where he was). I could get one here for about $450-$500. Where he was at, a Type 38 rifle was about $400 Here, $300 is about max. They are great for general reference though and usually get you in the ballpark. What I love is that if a gun is worth 50% more than another according to the book, that percentage is usually accurate.