Bolt action tour continues. Today I got my hands on original german Mauser Kar.98 rifle from 1939 (reference photo in infographic up).
Remember how delighted I was about that Mosin earlier? Mauser is in completely different leauge. Even thou this one was preety beat up, you could still see that german finish was better. Sights - much clearer on Mauser, action - much smoother on Mauser. And I have not even started talking about the trigger. It would be like comparing cheap chink pocket knife to very good chef knife in terms on precision. Not scaplel yet, but very good anyway. Even recoil is a bit softer on Kar.98.
Don't get me wrong, Mosin Nagant is still a great rifle, lots of fun to shoot and with today's prices - it's a bargain. But there is no denying that german Kar.98 is just better. Prices for them string from 250$-450$ depending on condition and whether it was hacked up by some bubba.