The Diana Mauser K98 brings 130 years of heritage to market in this homage to this historic rifle. So it is only fitting that Diana pay tribute to one of the greatest battle rifles of all time, the Mauser K98. Because of the safety, the bolt disassembly is a PIA.The Diana Mauser K98 PCP Air Rifle Pays Tribute to One of the Greatest Battle Rifles of All TimesР”Вiana has been synonymous with quality German air guns since 1890. I believe that it's made by Timney-Buehler. PS.my rifle came with an aftermarket two position safety (to clear the scope). Yup.some folks just don't care for 'sporterized.' But, it's in a caliber that I have mounds of ammo for. Feeding all five rounds from the magazine. Some simple scope adjustments and BINGO! Then, oh yeah.the magazine troubles had gone away. The next trip to the range was a much better day. Oh well.I'll just have to try it on the next range trip.

I tried to get it back on the bulls eye with an adjustment of the scope cross hairs. So, a quick stop at Sportsman's Warehouse solved that problem.Р”В«ut now the bore sighting was, down and to the left. I discovered that the builder had put on the wrong mount on the rear. I took it home and looked up the mount numbers. But, on the good side.the iron sights were impressive at 25 yds. More bad news.the magazine jammed up on me. Just by bore sighting.the scope was pointing way up into the sky. Because, even though it came with the weaver mounts attached. Then, I discovered that the person who built it probably never shot it with a scope.

So, a bit of a file job to the inside (back side) of the magazine well and I thought that I fixed it. When I bought it, it wouldn't hold or feed 5 rounds of my surplus HXP ammo from CMP. As for the stock, I have no idea who made it. Though the Eagle was still there in two places. A lot of inspector stamps disappeared during the process. The finish had been redone in a green park. It's built around a 1944 WW2 Nazi-German Mauser 98 action (by J.P. I only recently picked up this old sporterized war horse for $225 (add another $20 for FFL BGC). Since you can replace the barrel for a few hundred bucks in 10 minutes, you could blast away with both reckless abandon and great precision. You could keep your beloved and reliable Mauser action, and spin on a barrel in a neat caliber, like 6mm Creedmoor. I like the concept a lot, and I hope they sell so the company can bring more barrels to the market. With this setup, you could screw on a barrel yourself in 10 minutes. Then, you get your 308 magazine system, and a new bottom metal that takes detachable mags.Р”Р„nother idea I like is that Rhineland Arms sells a 308 barrel that attaches to the Mauser action with a Savage-type barrel nut.

But no one offers this, and so the most cost effective solution (if you are on board with 308) is to have your stock fitted to take CDI bottom metal and 308 AI mags. I wish Interarms or someone else would just offer this bottom metal, so you could easily convert a military or sporter Mauser to shoot 308, or other similar cartridges like 243 or 6.5 Creedmoor. The magazine has a sheet metal spacer at the primer end of the cartridge, so the 308 sits closer to the chamber. I have a factory Interarms sporter Mauser in 308. So if you convert your military or sporter Mauser from '06 or 8mm to 308, you will get better feeding with a magazine spacer block. But an action designed for a long cartridge may not do as well with a short action round. Most of the newer cartridges you might want to try are 308 length, not long action '06 cartridges. I have a number of 30-06 sporters, and original 8mms, but I think the better cartridge for general use and low cost is 308. These are the items I keep an eye out for at gunshows, and I've managed to get a couple. There are options here: Interarms made a commercial Mauser clone, and in the 50's through 80's, other quality FN action sporters were available. You always have to inspect closely to ensure it was not a botched job that ruined the action.Р”В«ut those supplies have dried up, and the cost now to have an action drilled/tapped, safety, and bolt bent is now far more than the cost to just buy a complete sporter rifle. Years ago, it was pretty easy to find a miltary action that had been sporterized, and had a scope or iron sights added. To me, it is worthwhile as a proven, rugged action.

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