Can I Deer hunt with a Mauser K98?

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Can I Deer hunt with a Mauser K98?

Posted: 7/7/2008 12:20:38 PM EDT

I will be going deer hunting for the 1st time this season, and instead of bringing the same old 30'06, or AR15, I would like to be different. Is it legal to hunt with this? Pretty sure it is an 8mm round. Thanks.

Posted: 7/7/2008 12:40:41 PM EDT

[#1]

As long as it is a legal caliber, you should be good to go.

I am pretty sure it would be legal since your area allows high-powered rifles.

Posted: 7/7/2008 12:41:39 PM EDT

[#2]

My first K98 was used by my father in law and all of his brothers to take deer, elk and antelope for years.

I spent a couple hundred dollars to restore it after one of them did some modifications in high school shop. First time to the range I was getting 1.5" groups at 100 yards with the iron sights. That was using Yugo mil surp ammo.

I think it would be a great gun to go hunting with.

I don't know why it would be illegal but check your state's laws just in case.

Posted: 7/7/2008 12:46:11 PM EDT

[#3]

Find some Mauser softpoints & you should be good to go. IIRC, I bought my green box of soft points at Wal-Mart.

Posted: 7/7/2008 1:57:44 PM EDT

[#4]

Hell yeah. If you're comfortable with it and can shoot accurately, it should be a great deer gun. I can't imagine how in the world it could be illegal for hunting anywhere (except in shotgun-only areas), but YMMV.

BIG +1 on soft points. Never use ball ammo -- always go with something that will reliably expand. I'd go with some premium hunting ammo, personally. I took 2 deer one day with .30-06 ball. It ended out OK, but it was a stupid mistake.

Posted: 7/18/2008 6:00:31 PM EDT

[#5]

I killed my first deer with a K98 Mauser made by the Czechs for the Nazis.

Posted: 7/18/2008 6:08:58 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
I will be going deer hunting for the 1st time this season, and instead of bringing the same old 30'06, or AR15, I would like to be different. Is it legal to hunt with this? Pretty sure it is an 8mm round. Thanks.

Yes.

Posted: 7/19/2008 10:45:21 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Hell yeah. If you're comfortable with it and can shoot accurately, it should be a great deer gun. I can't imagine how in the world it could be illegal for hunting anywhere (except in shotgun-only areas), but YMMV.

BIG +1 on soft points. Never use ball ammo -- always go with something that will reliably expand. I'd go with some premium hunting ammo, personally. I took 2 deer one day with .30-06 ball. It ended out OK, but it was a stupid mistake.

QFT!

Use a bullet designed for hunting and have fun!!

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:05:21 AM EDT

[#8]

8MM is an excellent deer round!

Soft points FTW!

Posted: 7/22/2008 9:04:23 AM EDT

[#9]

use soft points and your good

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Can I Deer hunt with a Mauser K98?

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