Do any of you gentlemen have experience with the latest offerings from Muserwaffen,Germany.How do they compare,performance, pricing etc? Sure appreciate your responses.Thanks in advance.

http://www.mauserwaffen.de/index.php?id=27&lang=en

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Locksley,R.

Pricing is a pretty good question. The stuff looks way too nice to be a $2000 big bore.

I was right.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=39528691

I looked at one of the new production Mauser 98's which was about $7K or so, and IMO the finish quality was not acceptable for that price range. In fact, I considered it worse than even a Dakota!

Overall they are sound rifles, but I think the price is not where it ought to be.

Good looking pictures but I hate their open sights.

Nope, I prefer Heym.

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Originally posted by 500grains:
I looked at one of the new production Mauser 98's which was about $7K or so, and IMO the finish quality was not acceptable for that price range. In fact, I considered it worse than even a Dakota!

Overall they are sound rifles, but I think the price is not where it ought to be.

Thanks every one.

500grains, can you be a bit more eloborate,please? I would like to know what you would expect in them for their price.
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Locksley,R.

Robin,

Wood to metal fit was not very good.

Wood quality looked like a $150 stock blank.

Action was a bit rough, like a CZ.

Sharp edges remained inside the action.

They also put some kind of steel block behind the bolt handle to create friction with the bolt handle. I don't know what that was for, but I never saw it on a vintage Mauser.

And I recall that the sights were not so hot.

Mauser just needs to spend time time and effort in finishing the gun properly. It just looked like it had been made in a hurry.

Personally I would much rather commission a custom rifle from one of the many fine American makers than to spend the money on one of the new Mausers, based on what I saw.

The one I looked at was imported by Mitchell's Mausers by the way.

Thanks 500grains.Your reply is much appreciated.It is helpful and informative.

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Locksley,R.