Where to buy a Yugo M48A???

[goalie]

Well, I have officially gotten addicted to military surplus rifles since I obtained my C&R license, and after getting a MN 91/30 and a K-31 I am looking at getting a Yugo M48 or M48A, preferrably one of the "like new" ones that are out there. I am wondering who has had good luck with getting a sweet M48A, and where did you get it.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Jack19]

I was going to suggest Coles, SOG and AIM as sources, but I just looked at their boards and they're not showing a Yugo 48 or 48A. You might give them a call and see if they have them but are simply not advertising them online.

Pick up a Shotgun News and see who still has good ones for sale. Avoid Mitchells....way over priced.

All of the above listed sites had German 98ks if you want to go that route. I did and am very happy.

 

[VG]

I bought a VG to Exc from Wholesale Guns and Ammo . $89.99.

Check the for sale boards at milsurpshooter.net and other Mauser boards. I just sold one there, a VG also for $90, but the Cosmo was gone, and the buyer could see how it looked.

Here's how they come:

 

[Devonai]

I had my very first encounter with Cosmoline last week, when the Enfield #4 Mk1 spike bayonet I ordered from Numrich arrived. I don't envy you the work it took to clean off that Mauser.

 

[Swampy]

goalie,

Lot's of places still advertizing Yugo's in Shotgun News.....

I bought mine from AIM 2-1/2 years ago. Brand spanking new. Looked exactly like the one in VG's photo when it came from the box.

Get yourself a small bucket or pan, put in a quart of Mineral Spirits (cheap), stand the rifles butt in the bucket and go to work with a small paint brush. Get all the exterior grease off then dis-assemble the rifle, drop all the parts in the bucket, and brush all gook out of the internals.

Once the majority is off, dump out the bucket, get fresh Mineral Spirits and do a final rinse-clean. Place all parts on newspapers to dry.

After dry, Re-lube with your chosen rifle oil-preservative and re-assemble.

I've done dozens of rifles this way. Seems to be the fastest method I've found to clean up a "grease ball".

Swampy

 

[Okiecruffler]

That picture is just too exciting

And to think, I have 5 days off and a big blob of cosmoline out in the shop. I wonder what's under it? Cleaning cosmoline is like a Cruffler's Christmas, you never really know what you have until you get it all off.

 

[Snowdog]

you never really know what you have until you get it all off.

And you never really know if you got it all off.

It seems I'm still finding mystery deposits of cosmoline on both my M44 and M48 during each firing sessions (in areas I swore I previously cleaned).

 

[VG]

I had my very first encounter with Cosmoline last week, when the Enfield #4 Mk1 spike bayonet I ordered from Numrich arrived. I don't envy you the work it took to clean off that Mauser.

And what he bought....

 

[spacemanspiff]

i was perusing the latest shotgun news last night, and now everyone has the russian captured k98s, 48s, etc. only a few had the yugoslavian captured m98s, and i dont recall seeing the m48a advertised.

a couple months ago there werent that many distributors carrying those mausers. and the prices look to be very good still.

mitchells now offers their 'truck gun', or i guess you could call it a 'beater' rifle, something you wouldnt mind bouncing around in the bed of your truck. priced under $200, but still overpriced.

 

[Bill Hook]

CDNN has them too, along with LC Enterprises.

 

[Sactown]

i got my mitchell mauser M48A for $149 from CDNN. Very very nice and you don't pay Mitchell's inflated prices. It comes clean on th outside but you have to disassemble and lean the insides. Bore looked new, wood looked new, metal had some scratches and some wear area, but not a lot.

 

[WhoKnowsWho]

That's a really nice looking rifle... but I have told myself no more rifles for a little while... just like no more everything else...