shortened yugo capture K98k laminate stock?

[Claven2]

I bought a complete K98k stock set, a laminate WW2 german stock, for a project. When I got it (from a surplus dealer), the handguard was "too long". Upon further investigation, the buttstock has been shortened around 1/2" - making it useless for my project.

Anyone seen this before? The barrel bands have been set back 1/2", so has the bayonet lug and cleaning rod retainer.

Now I need to find a proper cupped buttplate style buttstock to replace this oddball At least all the hardware is still usable and in nice shape.

Anyone got a line on a decent, affordable and usable RC or YC (or whatever) stripped buttstock?

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[browningautorifle]

There was a thread a bit back about a '98K from WW1 that need a stock, there was a stock for a WW2 Kar 98 came forward...have a look. I think it was located down in the US but that shouldn't be too bad.

[Aragorn243]

Mike has the K98 stock

[Claven2]

I pm'd him about it. Anyone know why the yugos seem to have shortened some of the capture stocks? Was it to fit an m48 bbl or something?

[browningautorifle]

m48 bbl

I'll bet it was exactly that sort of thing. They made their own bayonets so they weren't just altering them...

[Flying10uk]

Claven2, am I understanding this correctly that the Yugo K98 stock which you have you believe has had about 1/2" of wood removed from just behind the bayonet lug? I suspect that Yugoslavia refurbished quite a wide range of K98 derived rifles post WW2 and this may explain why your stock has been altered?

[Claven2]

Yes that is definitely true, it's been modified from the standard pattern by shortening it. The dealer did not notice and tossed in a standard length handguard.

The question is why. There looks to be no damage, so I believe they shortened it to accommodate a rifle variant they were putting together.

[Flying10uk]

How about a Czech VZ24 for size in your stock? Can you lay your hands on an example to try for size as I was under the impression that Yugoslavia refurbished quite a few post war. If that doesn't work do you have access to any other K98 variant? I do have a "spare" but not for sale K98 stock which was sold to me as ex Yugo with the cupped type butt plate and I will, at some point, check this for length.

[mtoms]

How about a Czech VZ24 for size in your stock? Can you lay your hands on an example to try for size as I was under the impression that Yugoslavia refurbished quite a few post war. If that doesn't work do you have access to any other K98 variant? I do have a "spare" but not for sale K98 stock which was sold to me as ex Yugo with the cupped type butt plate and I will, at some point, check this for length.

You will find a vz24 stock 1/2" short for the K98K barreled action as well.

[Claven2]

I have a VZ stock her, it's too short and of the wrong pattern for a k98k rear sight assembly. I need a cupped buttplate k98k stock to work for my build project, but it needs to be full length. A decent RC stock would be fine.