Replace a K98 with a lever action?

[thebluemax]

I used to be really a fan of the k98 and I've owned a few. I'm down to one that I will likely trade back for a 357 (model 28). I have a ton of 8mm ammo.My question is do I buy another Mauser or save up, buy a 357 lever gun and trade the Mauser ammo for some ammunition for another gun?

 

[Jonny V]

you sound like a totally lost soul.......

 

[Robert]

Keep the Mauser and save for the lever gun. I'd rather have the K98 than a pistol caliber lever gun but that is me.

 

[Dr.Rob]

That 8mm ammo is drying up, you won't replace it easily or cheaply.

 

[Missionary]

Good morning
+1 on keep the Mauser... Bolt rifles are very versitile and you can hunt any critter on our side of this world with that caliber.
If you are a reloader you can load lowly little round balls for bunny bashing up to 240 grainers for bears...
Save up the bucks and buy the lever gun... you will not be dissapointed. If you have a caliber .357 revolver that lever rifle will be a great companion. I generally carry 41 mag and having the Marlin to go with the revolvers is a joy.
Mike in Peru

 

[ball3006]

A guy with only one gun. That is truly sad.........chris3

 

[KrankyKraut]

I thought it was "Beware the man with only one gun, because he probably knows how to use it".

Anyway, keeping the Mauser and saving up for the lever gun is the way to go. If you get bored with 8mm in the future, you can always use the Mauser action to convert it to a sporter in whatever caliber floats your boat. Now that's versatility!

 

[scramasax]

1+ wih missionary. Pistol caliber carbines are good. I carry a Marlin .41 with s&w md57 or amarlin .357 with a s&w md27 most of the time. Go to rifle for more power/range is Savage 99 in .308.

Cheers,

ts

 

[Rshooter]

I am in the keep the k98 and add another rifle camp. Good luck on your decision.

 

[Germster]

Keep the K98K. Shoot your 8mm mauser ammo.

Save your money. Haunt Pawn shops. Be patient. Save up and then think about the gun you want.

When I was a young man I bought a gun every now and then. I had a rifle, a .357 Blackhawk a .22 pistol. Now I'm an old man and I own hundreds and hundreds of guns and I enjoy (I almost said "love") them all. Enjoy and shoot your guns and as time passes buy another and then again. As time passes you will be astounded at the collection you will amass.

I have been collecting for just at 50 years and I have a wonderful collection. The secret is to strike when you see the gun you want. Sure, we don't always have the money, but save up, find a way, get a loan. I've done it all. Also as time passes your gun desires will change. I did muskets for years, then .22's, then 9mm pistols, then Civil War muskets, then a few percussion pistols, then Spanish American War rifles, then WWI rifles and pistols, then a few huntingrifles. I got into fine double barrel shotguns. Can't afford the real fancy ones, but the middle range come along and I've bough a few. A lefever, a Fox Sterlingworth, a Parker GH. 22 pistols galore.

I love old guns and the story they tell. I love shooting shotguns. I enjoy shooting old military rifles. You can too.

 

[Oro]

I'm gonna make some contrary statements:

1) The S&W 28 is one magnificent piece. If you have a line on an excellent example, go for it.

2) If considering a lever carbine, look hard at your desired use. I looked at pistol calibers, but for what I wanted (saddle gun while on horseback in the Cascade mountains), none of the pistol calibers could touch the .30/30 in performance, and cost a premium. So Winchester 94 in .30/30 it was.

Consider your needs. For action shooters and playing games, "same caliber" makes sense and saves money or ease if reloading. But magnum pistol ammo is not cheap vs. .30/30 ammo, do some comparisons of your needs, volume of shooting, ballistic performance, and cost of the lever rifle.

It may be different for you, and is for others, but for me the best solution was a .357 or .44 magnum in the shoulder holster, but a .30/30 in the scabbard.