about Mitchells Mausers

[Jim K]

Sounds like there are either Mitchell fans or some Mitchell employees out there. Yugo M48's are perfectly good rifles, though Mitchell's prices were twice what others sold them for. But Mitchell's lies about them being K.98k's, used in WWII by the Germans were just too much. Oh, I forgot, they didn't QUITE lie, just used some clever language to make people believe the rifles were what they are not.

The true K98k's they sell are genuine, but rebuilt and refinished more as decorators than as collectibles. That they are shootable rifles is not in question. But Mitchell's is selling as collectible, and charging collector prices for, reworked, mismatched, and refinished guns that have little or no collector value.

I see the problem with Mitchell not being the rifles themselves - they are what they are - but the hype and not-quite lies used to sell them at inflated prices.

(OK, let's hear from those Mitchell employees, and say Hi to your boss for me.)

Jim

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[billt]

I purchased 2, M-48 Mauser's from Mitchell's a few years ago, and have been completely satisfied with both of them. I wish the people who continually badmouth them would just realize that not everyone is interested in a "period correct", historic Mauser. Some just want a really nice, clean shooter that doesn't look like it was used for a tomato stake. Mitchell's provides this, and at a fair price I might add. My rifles look and shoot great, and I've never taken them to my club range without receiving several compliments on them. Someone will most always ask where I got them from. If Mitchell's were such "ripoff artists" as many accuse them of being, why do they have a triple A rating with the BBB? Mitchell's has many repeat customers. I know of 3 people who bought rifles from Mitchell's after seeing and shooting mine. Face facts, there IS a market for these rifles, and it's a very large one. Not everyone who wants or owns a Mauser is interested in "historical correctness". I keep hearing how you can buy rifles like Mitchell's sells for much less. I have yet to see one. Here in Phoenix we have more per capita gun shops than anywhere, and I've seen plenty of Mauser's in them. Most I would be afraid to load and shoot. Beat up, old Mauser rifles are a dime a dozen. You can buy them most anywhere. Mitchell's provides nice, clean, accurate rifles with new accessories that you can't find at most gun shops. They also deliver in a timely fashion, and provide a money back guarantee. That is more than most do these days. Count me as a satisfied Mitchell's customer, and there are plenty more where I came from. Bill T.