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Posted: 3/27/2006 6:07:04 AM EDT
i know over priced and all that but i want a 16 in barrel 8mm. anybody have one yet? are they good shooters?
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| They were on sale here a couple of weeks ago at the local Dunham's for $299 a friend of mine bought one (the only one the store had) and it is a thing of beauty, only one problem, it shoots very high at 100 yards, and kicks like a mule with 198 grain Yugo ammo. having said that, and compensating for the point of aim, used as a deer rifle and shot little, it will make for a nifty brush carbine. My friend may scope it. |
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A 16 inch barrelled 8mm Mauser is not my idea of a fun shooting rifle. I would think the thing would kick like a mule. And the muzzle blast would be enough to part your hair. Fun for a mag or two but after that and you'll be flinching like a heroin addict going thru withdrawal. |
huge thread ressurection, sorry just got one about a week ago (gift). i wouldn't pay the $500 for it, but it was a blast to shoot. mine's the 8mm which together with the short barrell makes for a shitload of recoil, and accuracy when shooting over 200 yards isn't a strong point. i like it a lot more than i thought i would, but paying $500 for a mauser of any kind is a little crazy. fun little rifle though, would never consider it as a SHTF weapon, even as a backup. that caliber absolutelty distroys squirrels 
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