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Posted: 7/8/2004 10:14:25 AM EDT
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Finally broke down and bought a 48A Yugo. Have been looking at them sicne they came out, finally decided to pick one up. Has anyone done any research into serial numbers and such on these things? How many were made, date frame, how many came over here, etc? Just curious. Mine is a 48A, serial number in the 34,000 range. In front of the SN is what looks like an upside down "U". I assume this is cyrillic alphabet, perhaps a "P"? Condition on mine is decent. Bore is shiny tho not perfect. Bolt doesn't match but headspace is good. Stock was good and used but cleaned up. Was no worse than my CMP '03 stock. Have shot it once so far. Just blasted twenty rounds into the dirt. Haven't done an accuracy check yet. Thanks for any input. |
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This is off Milsurpshooter.net Most of the M48As here at present in the USA were made between 1952-56. Another aid to dating the rifle. If the rifle has the Cyrillic acronmy FNRJ (Federated People's Republic of Yugoslavia) marked on the receiver ring or wall, it was made between 1953-1963. If it is marked with the Cyrillic acronym SFRJ (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) it was made during 1963-65. |
| M-48 and M-48A series rifles are excellent hunting rifles, the reason they were still being manufactured well into the 60's is because, in action, Mausers are still quite formidable when used en masse by skilled operators...powerful, lethal, accurate with long range. Never underestimate the damage an 8mm round can do! |
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