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[WarPig1976]

Pictures are worth a thousand words... But, it sounds like a Russian Capture mixmaster. Comrade Bubba smeared shellac on thousands of K98's after they spent years in bins, some outside.! If it is an RC, who knows nowadays but around $300 to $400 is all I'd be willing pay.

One thing I missed when buying mine was,, Look down the stock from the rear to insure it isn't warped. Mine is but I got lucky, I'm a righty and it tucks nicely into my shoulder..

Edit> CAI import.? Russian Capture for sure..

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[MilSurpFan]

Pictures are worth a thousand words... But, it sounds like a Russian Capture mixmaster. Comrade Bubba smeared shellac on thousands of K98's after they spent years in bins, some outside.! If it is an RC, who knows nowadays but around $300 to $400 is all I'd be willing pay.

One thing I missed when buying mine was,, Look down the stock from the rear to insure it isn't warped. Mine is but I got lucky, I'm a righty and it tucks nicely into my shoulder..

Edit> CAI import.? Russian Capture for sure..

How does one identify an RC? I was thinking there'd be an x on the receiver. I didn't notice one. Will have to go back to the store and check.

It doesn't look like shellac. At least not the red shellac that's on my 91/30. This is more like Birchwood Casey's. Heavy, transparent kind of finish.

Seems evenly phosphated, rather than reblued or painted, like I read some RC's are. Any thoughts on that?

They're asking $400. So I guess it's not completely out of line.

I mostly worried about the quality issues.

But not in any rush. I have a reasonably nice M48 as it is. It just happened to be on the rack and thought I should do some research.

The thing that has me baffled is how such a late year gun isn't in a kreigsmodel (spelling?) stock without a bolt disassembly ring. Now I'm wondering if it is a mixmaster.

[Badger]

How does one identify an RC? I was thinking there'd be an x on the receiver. I didn't notice one.

Well, a good start would be to read any of the entries in the MKL for K98k mausers...

There's a full explanation about Russian Captures written up claven2 in all of them...

Example..

1942 Code byf K98k (Karabiner 98) Rifle

Regards,
Doug

[MilSurpFan]

Quick Question, if anyone knows... Where is CAI getting all these RC guns? Is Russia just dumping them, or are they coming back in from other communist countries?

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Ok, this isn't the actual gun in question, but it's finish was like this... kind of a uniform grey. I'm not even certain if this what phosphate looks like.