rangerruck
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it is very, very good, however you must put on a slip on recoil pad at the least, or your shoulder will tell tales on you!
For about $150 to $175 you can buy a Yugo 24/47, which is essentially a new rifle. They are 1924 models that were rebuilt to as-new condition after the war, put in storage, and never reissued. They are "short rifles" -- 23-1/2" barrel.Maybe it's just me...but $500 for a brand new Mauser in perfect condition doesn't seem THAT bad.
The only way I'm paying that price is if its offered in a package as issued to the officers of the secret, and till now, unkown Croat S.S. division. It should come in a genuine velvet lined wooden box with 'Mitchell's Mausers' and 'K98' woodburned in the box in Germanic script. There should also be included a genuine Iron Cross medal that is serial numbered to the rifle, and to the box, so that there could be no question of the package's authenticity.
The price isn't astronomical, it's actually a fairly good price. A Mini-14 costs more, a Rem 700 and Savage 110/10 will be around the same price if not more.