Scoped Yugo M-48

[freedomintheskies]

Hi all,
In the fall I started my small collection of Mauser rifles as a bit of a way to invest and shoot at the same time. Martin at Corwin Arms here in Canada brought in some really nice examples of unissued and VG++ M48 and M48A rifles and is charging very reasonable prices for them (and he offers a veterans discount too, so that helps the pension go further).

While researching these rifles, I found that during the Balkan Conflict in the 1990's, the Serbian Forces were using M48's with Zrak ON- M76 scopes/rings that were mainly used on Dragunov sniper rifles. The scopes are 8x with a tritium reticle and IR filter (they were the latest, greatest in the 70s and 80s). The scope also features a retractable sun shield and turrets that are calibrated for 7.92mm 175 gr. Yugo ammunition.
So I found a fellow on Ebay that is selling these scopes for what seems like a very reasonable amount of money and I managed to get hold of one to mount on one of the M48's.
Here she be...

[/url]20180205_231107 by PEI Rifleman, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]20180205_231133 by PEI Rifleman, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]20180205_231115 by PEI Rifleman, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]20180208_092548[1] by PEI Rifleman, on Flickr[/IMG]
Note the white sticker above the windage turret- it's Cryllic writing and translates as "Hells Angel"... Nice touch...

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