Yugo 24/47 Mauser?

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Well, I was thinking of getting a surplus rifle, and seeing as 8mm is extremely cheap on the surplus market, I was thinking of a Mauser type. Anyway, AIM had Yugo 24/47 8mm mausers for $110.

Are these similar to or the same as Yugo M48s? Also, how is the quality/accuracy of these rifles?
 
This is the Yugo version of the Czech VZ-24. These are some of the best Mausers ever made, IMO.

The only drawback they have though is that the lowest rear sight setting is 300M (the M48s go down to 200M). So, they'll shoot high at closer ranges unless you put a higher front sight on it. You can get a higher front sight made especially for this purpose from Brownell's.
 
The only drawback they have though is that the lowest rear sight setting is 300M (the M48s go down to 200M). So, they'll shoot high at closer ranges unless you put a higher front sight on it
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Thats ok, I'm scoping it anyway :)

I'm not much familiar with the Mauser line, how accurate are they as a whole? Can I expect 2 MOA from them?
 
Sorry, this won't take place until December when I turn 18. I will, however, post at that time with pictures.
I may sound like I know what I am talking about, but my only real firearm experience is with .22s and 20 gauges at scout camp and a crappy-ars Glock 19 down at the range.

I will be using an S&K Scope Mount which replaces the rear sight to make a 'scout' type setup. No gunsmithing required. They have the mounts for just about every surplus rifle on their site. However, they don't have the Yugo 24/47, only the Yugo 48. Hope the Yugo 48 mount fits the 47...
For the scope, I will use one of the 2-7 pistol scopes, or maybe a 3-9 compact scope. CDNN investments is selling a Target Sport 3-9x42 7.5" scope for $35. My scope will probably be something like that.

Total should come out to $230ish, with the rifle (~$120), mount ($74), and scope ($35).
 
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hi

my 24/47 was getting sub moa groups at 100 and 2 inch groups at 200yrds

with my friend shooting it. cause i watched him do it his mod 48 was 4 in right and 3 inch groups. in my hands.
 
This is the Yugo version of the Czech VZ-24. These are some of the best Mausers ever made, IMO.
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I'm surprised no one has jumped in here to correct this. The Yugo 24/47 is in fact not the Yugo version of the Czech Vz24. It is the Model 24, made either in Yugoslavia or Belgium (a bit more rare), and rearsenaled in 1947. The Model 24 is an intermediate length Mauser 98 action like the Model 48/48A, and like the 48/48A features a bolt face which fully encloses the case head.

The Czech Model Vz24 is a standard length Model 98. The Yugo version of this weapon, rearsaneled in 1952, is the Yugo 24/52.

No argument with the statement that Vz24's are some of the best Mauser's made.

Scott
 
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This is a great firearm.

I bought one a about a year ago, and it shoots great.
But unfortunately I am going to have to force myself to
sell it. Hard to do for someone like me.
The only problem I ever had with the thing was not accuracy,
or the 300m sights. For some reason by shape and design of the stock,
the recoil of the rifle no only hit me in the shoulder, (doesn't bother me at all) but it also hit e in the face. Somehow the stock was sliding up and crashing into my cheekbone. I either had to hold the stock to my shoulder so tight that it made the "relaxed sight picture" impossible, or have to put my face on a different part of the stock that was very uncomfortable.
This was strange to me, because I also shoot an M44 mosin, which has probably the worst recoil of all mid-range bores. (.223 - .45) and that's no problem, and I can always keep at least a 3" group at 100-200 meters.

Has anyone else had this problem, or is it just me, or hopefully, is there a way to remedy it?
 
I've got a book on the Serbian and yugoslavian Mausers, I'll see what I can't dig up on it when I get home.

I've also heard about an Iron-Elite scope mount that works on the Mausers, replaces the rear site but allows a regular scope to be used. Don't know if the guy who makes them is still making them though.
 
I bought a yugo 24/47 at a gun show a couple years back and the rifle shoots great-found the cheapo ammo didn't give good groups; the federals gives me great groups; agree the rifle shoots high but that was easy to compensate for
 
[/QFor some reason by shape and design of the stock,
the recoil of the rifle no only hit me in the shoulder, (doesn't bother me at all) but it also hit e in the face. Somehow the stock was sliding up and crashing into my cheekboneUOTE]

I have the same problem with the M24/47 stock banging my cheekbone ,it is also happen with Chilean M95. My friend gave me his M48 stock when he replaced his M48 with Fiberforce stock and I put the M 24/47 action in it (with a bit of inletting here and there ) and it solve the problem .
Scotts mentions the Czech version of M 24 , I think it call 24/52C , it is a bit more hard to find than the M 24/47 .
I would go for M 48 because its stock did not bang my cheek bone like the M 24/47 :)
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you guys complaining about the m24 cheek whack...

try shooting a benelli m1 super 90...

now that's painful. i should know, i have 4 mausers, 9 mosins, two m1s. m1s hurt more than anything else.
 
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