Mauser "stock," yack, pew, spit...
That so-called
"stock"
for the beautiful Mauser 98 is one of the most sinfully UGLY creations humans have ever devised!!! And to put it on such a well-designed rifle--talk about adding insult to injury!
Apart from its sheer awful looks, please note that the 'scope mount attaches to the stock, not to the receiver nor the bbl of the rifle. (Accuracy? Hah!) And as you pointed out, Matt 304, the 'scope is very high.
Surely, SURELY, you can find something or other that would support your 98 a little more elegantly. A piece of porch railing, hollowed out with a dull chisel, would probably look better and perform better than that ATI. No, I'm not prejudiced or anything--I merely have 1 or 2 shreds of aesthetic sense. Oh, and I like accurately-shooting rifles.
If you're in the market for something that WORKS, and looks nice, for your 98, may I suggest giving a look to the Boyd's Stocks website. They make very nice laminated stocks in 2 standard colors, and a variety of styles, and several other colors are available on special order. If you get a Boyd's, get it "unfinished," meaning not varnished (all the inletting will be done!) and then you can make any minor modifications that occur to you, and glass-bed the stock if you wish, before varnishing it yourself. Boyd's sells a kit for this, but I just used ordinary sandpaper and ordinary cheap spray-can satin spar varnish when I did a Boyd's, and the results, while not comparable to, say, a vintage Holland & Holland, are not displeasing. If I can do it anybody can, believe me. As with any woodworking project, the most tedious part of the whole job is the sanding, but that takes no brains, just patience. My stock took me perhaps 10 days, at 1/2 to 2 hours per day. (And that includes a glass-bedding job!) If I sound enthusiastic about Boyd's it's because I am. No connection to the company except satisfied customer.
Catalogue available for the asking. Call 'em and their 'phone staff will talk you through any phase of the project. Snail mail: Boyd's Gunstock Industries, Inc, 25376 403rd Ave, Mitchell, SD 57301. "Phone: 605-996-5011. Fax: 605-996-9878. Website:
www.boydsgunstocks.com
For a 'scope mount, B-Square makes a nice Scout 'Scope mount that fits solidly on the rear sight base, thus avoiding the need to drill & tap the receiver. Also avoids the question of bolt-handle and/or safety modifcation. You'll need a scout 'scope--pistol 'scope has too long an eye relief--and your choices are Leupold and Burris.
I did all the above to a Yugo M-48, and it will be my main deer hunting weapon this season. Put in a Timney trigger while I was at it. You need model-specific parts; My M-48 parts mostly wouldn't fit your k98K, but for the k98 there are plenty of parts available.
Gee Whiz! ANYTHING but a 98 ATI!!!
