Quote Originally Posted by bhaalgorn View Post
has anyone ever done any real research on this? and no, forum research doesnt count. i mean actually taking one to be appraised or inspected. i just bought one today, a k98 not an m48, and yes i know the differences between the 2. i keep seeing forums bad mouthing mm but i keep wondering if any has done their homework besides browsing a forum. i know the mm k98 probably has no collectors value but its still a working rifle and thats what i bought it for, to put little holes in paper a football field away. ill post a follow-up when i receive the rifle.
Nobody ever claimed they weren't perfectly good shootable rifles. But a K98kicon that has been altered away from the condition it was sold out of government ownership lessens it's value as a collectible. Mitchells Mausers are more of this latter type than the former IMHO.