Expertowgunner
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I, like J. Anderson, have buyers remorse over my k98. I bought my k98 at a gunshow for 325 even, and at the time looked like a good deal. It was a BYF 43 mauser and had all the matching parts on it. It looked beautiful on the outside, and was so excited over seeing the only nazi mauser at the show, and bought it. I finally got it home and decided to clean it as it looked like it still had grease and stuff on it. Bolt looked really good and so did the rest of the rifle, but when i got to the barrel i realized something that gave me buyers remorse. The barrel looked like it was a rotted out sewer pipe and the rifling is very worn down. I was so mad that i thought about instantly going and selling it. After cooling down, i called up my local gunsmith and asked some advice. I mentioned changing out the barrel, but he said it would ruin the value of the rifle and considered any modification to the rifle a sin (He is a Collector of ww2 firearms). Well here comes the question, is it worth it to change the barrel on the gun or keep it original for the value to go up. How much roughly will this gun go for. I dont want to sell it unless i would break even on how much i spent on it. Also, where is the best place to order k98 barrels in new or good condition with waffen marks for cheap. any help is appreciated.