txcookie
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I picked up a yugo m48 in 2001. I know you guys are gonna love this so here goes. I think I want to sporterizze it. I aint going crazy I just want a nice stock on there better Sights and a better trigger. How would I do this.
Help me with a M48
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crazysccrmd
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txcookie
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HA looks pretty like somthing I can do
surfinUSA
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I had one years ago. Changed the stock to one I got from Boyds on sale. Removed the rear sight and replaced with a scope mount on which I placed a Burris scout scope. It worked out great, my son killed his first pig with it.
I sold the gun a few years ago but still have the scope. Just looking for something to use it on, maybe an M1A scout.
I sold the gun a few years ago but still have the scope. Just looking for something to use it on, maybe an M1A scout.
crazysccrmd
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I used that stock and trigger for my M48 but went with a scope instead. They're both great quality parts.
TrickyDick
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wasting your money, and ruining a rifle. for the money and time you spend, you can get a savage. just my .02
denton
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Put on Mojo sights. They are not as good as a scope, but are better than the military sight, by a mile. In most cases, they will let you shoot as well as that rifle will with a scope. If you're set on sporterizing, toss the handguard and lop off and shape the front of the lower stock. Sand, stain, and make sure the barrel is floated. Shoot. Enjoy. Total investment, $80.
tahoe2
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sporter 48
I have a M24/47 that I did about 10 years ago, Timney trigger & low scope safety ($80 + smithing of safety $35) Boyds Walnut sporter stock ($68 sand & finish myself)
Leupold mnts & rings ($50 + smithing $60) Interarms/Mauser 4x fixed by 40mm scope $100, Yugo M24/47 rifle ($100) = $493 total;
give or take about $50 for all the shipping of various parts. It groups 1-1/4" @ 100 yds all day long and has two deer to it's credit.
Was worth it? In my opinion priceless, I did as much work my self as possible and would do it again! I also bought another M24/47 and left it alone !!
Good luck !!
Also what Denton said; put a Mojo on my K98, cut my groups in half (from 6" to 3" with iron sights)
I have a M24/47 that I did about 10 years ago, Timney trigger & low scope safety ($80 + smithing of safety $35) Boyds Walnut sporter stock ($68 sand & finish myself)
Leupold mnts & rings ($50 + smithing $60) Interarms/Mauser 4x fixed by 40mm scope $100, Yugo M24/47 rifle ($100) = $493 total;
give or take about $50 for all the shipping of various parts. It groups 1-1/4" @ 100 yds all day long and has two deer to it's credit.
Was worth it? In my opinion priceless, I did as much work my self as possible and would do it again! I also bought another M24/47 and left it alone !!
Good luck !!Also what Denton said; put a Mojo on my K98, cut my groups in half (from 6" to 3" with iron sights)
1948CJ2A
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TrickyDick said:
I disagree. First, they made how many of these... hundreds of thousands if not more? I don't think he's ruining it and he could easily pick up another if he wanted a milsurp version. Point being, there's plenty left in the world for a handful of sporters here and there.
Second, by sporterizing your own milsurp bolt-action, be it a mauser, springfield, etc. you can have a creation that is truly all your own built to your tastes without having to shell out $3k+ for a "custom" rifle by one of the fancy gun shops.
Sure you can get a Savage or like rifle with a tupperware stock, a common cartridge chambering, and a questionable matte finish for sub $500... but my guess is the OP already knows that. Most of us here do.
I've built 3 custom rifles from old milsurp Mauser 98s, one being an m48. I rebarreled all 3 of them, gave each decent glass-bedded wood, forged and polished the bolt, drilled & tapped the receiver for scope bases, and had them professionally polished and blued. For $1kish you can really have a cool finished product. Mine are chambered in 7x57, 240 Wby Mag, & 250-3000 Savage. You don't come across those new on a shelf at your LGS very often. Check out ER Shaw's gunsmithing services and barrels. I've had good luck with them in the past. I've also got a local smith I use for the polish and bluing.
But yea, if the OP wants a 308, 30-06, 270, 243, 7-08, etc... you'd probably be better served buying a new rifle in said configuration... if dollars and cents is what its all about.
TrickyDick
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I just don't see the appeal in ruining a perfectly capable rifle. For $1000, I'd start from scratch. There may be many of these rifles now, but if everyone keeps doing it, there won't be many left. The same was said about K98's and look what happened. But hey, it's his rifle, do whatever you want. I just thought I'd drop my .02
LAGS
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@ TrickyDick
You are right, there are thousands of these out there, but a lot of them are in POOR condition at best, or in serious need of some rework.
I have 12 Yugos, and some are sporterized in the original caliber, some are fully restored, others are custom from the get go, and others are waiting for me to get around to Restoring the good specimins to original form, or Customizing the ones with issues like cracked stocks , bad barrels, or missing parts.
Some people call it Bubba' ing a peice of history.
But tell me what significant part of history the 24/47 or the 48 series played ?
I would rather have a Functional rifle than dump a bunch of money into one just to make it look original and sit it on a shelf to admire.
Many of us grew up with our first deer rifle was an old 1903 or Mauser that was salvaged from the scrap pile, or surplus dungon.
For me, that was 45 years ago, and they have not run out of surplus rifles in any form Yet.
You are right, there are thousands of these out there, but a lot of them are in POOR condition at best, or in serious need of some rework.
I have 12 Yugos, and some are sporterized in the original caliber, some are fully restored, others are custom from the get go, and others are waiting for me to get around to Restoring the good specimins to original form, or Customizing the ones with issues like cracked stocks , bad barrels, or missing parts.
Some people call it Bubba' ing a peice of history.
But tell me what significant part of history the 24/47 or the 48 series played ?
I would rather have a Functional rifle than dump a bunch of money into one just to make it look original and sit it on a shelf to admire.
Many of us grew up with our first deer rifle was an old 1903 or Mauser that was salvaged from the scrap pile, or surplus dungon.
For me, that was 45 years ago, and they have not run out of surplus rifles in any form Yet.
TrickyDick
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Why do people insist that a rifle must be sporterized in order to hunt with it? take a stock rifle with iron sights and go hunting. There's no need to butcher it. I don't own any sporter rifles, I just use my milsurps as is, and they do a fine job.
Don't spend money restoring it, just leave it be, maybe refinish the stock. Then USE it. No safe queens here.
LAGS
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I too hunt with Original Configuration Milsurps.
But their design is not always the best for hunting conditions.
Same for, I would not take a sporterized rifle into battle.
I would like the longer barrel, the more robust sights and a stock that can take rough punishment.
But these things are not Needed for a hunting rifle, and clunking around the woods with a overbuilt rifle, to me, sometimes does take away from the Pleasure of hunting.
There have been many a time when , sitting on a mountain top hunting Elk with a Garand, I wished I had brought along a hack saw to cut off some of the rifles extra weight.
But their design is not always the best for hunting conditions.
Same for, I would not take a sporterized rifle into battle.
I would like the longer barrel, the more robust sights and a stock that can take rough punishment.
But these things are not Needed for a hunting rifle, and clunking around the woods with a overbuilt rifle, to me, sometimes does take away from the Pleasure of hunting.
There have been many a time when , sitting on a mountain top hunting Elk with a Garand, I wished I had brought along a hack saw to cut off some of the rifles extra weight.
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txcookie
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Guys all I plan to do is get a better stock, trigger and maybe sights. I am not doing any thing that cant be undone in 15 min???
Reason is just for fun I want to try and finish a stock and with a better trigger I bet I can get better accuracy out of the rifle. Hell I might just finish the military stock and call it a day.
Reason is just for fun I want to try and finish a stock and with a better trigger I bet I can get better accuracy out of the rifle. Hell I might just finish the military stock and call it a day.
LAGS
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@ Timney trigger will make a world of differance, and nothing is wrong with the rifles Iron sights.
But if you don't want to modify the rifle by having it drilled for a scope and having to modify the bolt handle and safety, there is always a Scout Mount an a LER scope.
If you want to improve the iron sights, the look into having the receiver drilled for a receiver sight and maybe only change the front sight blade if you desire.
Mauser Dovetails are narrower than standard hunting sight blades but new front blades can be found or made.
I take it you have a good bore, and do you handload /
But if you don't want to modify the rifle by having it drilled for a scope and having to modify the bolt handle and safety, there is always a Scout Mount an a LER scope.
If you want to improve the iron sights, the look into having the receiver drilled for a receiver sight and maybe only change the front sight blade if you desire.
Mauser Dovetails are narrower than standard hunting sight blades but new front blades can be found or made.
I take it you have a good bore, and do you handload /
Maj Dad
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Cookie, it's your rifle, and you can sporterize if you want to. I have a VZ24 I sporterized a bunch of years ago, and the milsurp collectors of the world, sincere thought they may be, can shed tears until the cows come home but cutting down a run of the mill Yugo army rifle is no worse than customizing your old car. Go for it!
Ignition Override
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My M48A Mauser is still in the original configuration. The previous owner took a deer from 200 yards with these original iron sights.
A friend bought a beautiful refurbed Czech Mauser, which had been professionally reblued and the stock nicely stained, but in the original military configuration. Despite losing value by staining and rebluing, what an attractive rifle!
He added a "B Square" scope mount, which required no permanent alteration.
Even a friend who grew up in Essen Germany (his father was issued the K98 in the Wehrmacht) wanted to buy it on the spot. If the point is not yet clear to some, the nice military configuration is what most people prefer.
My gun buddies and I never look twice at a sporterized milsurp.
But because of these (whether the rifle was in bad shape or not...), the prices for those in the original configurations has increased a lot-excluding inflation-an unknown fact to many people on THR. The price increase for surplus 8x57 ammo might be limiting the demand for the rifles, as has certainly happened with Enfields, where there is almost no surplus ammo avail. and high retail ammo prices.
A friend bought a beautiful refurbed Czech Mauser, which had been professionally reblued and the stock nicely stained, but in the original military configuration. Despite losing value by staining and rebluing, what an attractive rifle!
He added a "B Square" scope mount, which required no permanent alteration.
Even a friend who grew up in Essen Germany (his father was issued the K98 in the Wehrmacht) wanted to buy it on the spot. If the point is not yet clear to some, the nice military configuration is what most people prefer.
My gun buddies and I never look twice at a sporterized milsurp.
But because of these (whether the rifle was in bad shape or not...), the prices for those in the original configurations has increased a lot-excluding inflation-an unknown fact to many people on THR. The price increase for surplus 8x57 ammo might be limiting the demand for the rifles, as has certainly happened with Enfields, where there is almost no surplus ammo avail. and high retail ammo prices.
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txcookie
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I havent got an Iron sighted rifle with the exception of this mouser. I havent shot it enough to kno what it will do but I have seen it is able to hit a pie pplate 5 out of 5 at 100 using bags. Thats good enough for me considering I intend to hunt it no further than that. Metal is perfect looks like it was built and put in an armory for 50 yrs.
All I want it a stock more conducive for hunting and a trigger to match. The sights are alright for me. Not reloading now but will be soon as I am a fan of 250, 6.5x55, and the 8MM.
All I want it a stock more conducive for hunting and a trigger to match. The sights are alright for me. Not reloading now but will be soon as I am a fan of 250, 6.5x55, and the 8MM.
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txcookie
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how do you insert camera phone pics?
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Jaxondog
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I like that
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When I built mine, I had already heard all the arguments about ruining a perfectly good rifle and a piece of history (even though you would never know if it made a historical shot or not). My first foray was with a $39 Turkish Mauser ... I found a deal on Parker-Hale bolts & triggers & bought 3 sets ... sold 1 set and it paid for all 3. I added a cheap Boyd stock, had it drilled and tapped for scope mount and it came out ok ... I left it chambered in 8mm but had the barrel cut down, re-crowned and re-contoured a bit ... after everything the total investment was about $300 including the machine work.
For my 2nd adventure, I knew I wanted to re-chamber, re-stock, scope ... so I found a stripped 98 receiver on GunBroker, used the previously purchased 2nd set of Parker-Hale trigger & bolt, added a nicer Boyd stock ... A barrel in 22-250 at Brownells. This time I had some gunsmith fees as the tools cost about the same as having them do it ... in retrospect, I could have bought the tools and sold them when I was done with them ... oh well, total investment on this one was about $600 not counting the bolt and trigger since that investment was paid for from the first deal, otherwise it would have been about another $200.
For my 2nd adventure, I knew I wanted to re-chamber, re-stock, scope ... so I found a stripped 98 receiver on GunBroker, used the previously purchased 2nd set of Parker-Hale trigger & bolt, added a nicer Boyd stock ... A barrel in 22-250 at Brownells. This time I had some gunsmith fees as the tools cost about the same as having them do it ... in retrospect, I could have bought the tools and sold them when I was done with them ... oh well, total investment on this one was about $600 not counting the bolt and trigger since that investment was paid for from the first deal, otherwise it would have been about another $200.
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Be glad you didn't buy the tools for just one job.
I did that 30 years ago, and am hooked on building rifles.
It is addictive as being on drugs.
No mater how good your last rifle was, it seems to be never just right, or exactly what you need.
So you find an excuse to build another.
I got drawn for deer, so I built a 25-06, and then got drawn for Elk, so I built a 35 Whelen.
Then it was Javalina, so that was a 257 Roberts.
But none of the other 60+ guns that I already owned was just right, and I had to have something new.
When I was married, my wife was fine with me building all these guns, and would rather that I was at home being creative, then wasting my time in some useless endeaver , like just being a lump on the sofa.
She also saw the pride that I had with using something I actually built rather than me buying the best the gunshop had to sell.
Be glad you didn't buy the tools for just one job.
I did that 30 years ago, and am hooked on building rifles.
It is addictive as being on drugs.
No mater how good your last rifle was, it seems to be never just right, or exactly what you need.
So you find an excuse to build another.
I got drawn for deer, so I built a 25-06, and then got drawn for Elk, so I built a 35 Whelen.
Then it was Javalina, so that was a 257 Roberts.
But none of the other 60+ guns that I already owned was just right, and I had to have something new.
When I was married, my wife was fine with me building all these guns, and would rather that I was at home being creative, then wasting my time in some useless endeaver , like just being a lump on the sofa.
She also saw the pride that I had with using something I actually built rather than me buying the best the gunshop had to sell.
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I know what you mean ... a few years ago when Hungarian AK kits were $65 I bought the tools for building AK's, bending flats, head space gauges, riveting tools & jigs ... the works. Thinking I would do just one, and sell the tools I ended up building about 9 for myself from different kits in different configurations and finishes and did it again when the Romanian kits were cheap too ... Everything from paint to parkerized to dura-coat and cerakoat ... also hosted a couple building parties to help friends build their guns ... I did finally sell my tools to a friend who also built a few then passed them on too. Some of my early builds I ended up cutting the Tapco receivers I'd used and sold them as kits to friends that wanted in on a build party and now I'm down to my favorite/best 4 ... the Tapco flats always seemed to be just a little off and required more work to make them functional and "just right", I found myself getting more critical of my skills with every build and more than a few times would be down to my last rivet, the head wouldn't be just right so I'd scrap the receiver and start again ... fun but it's a slippery slope!
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