Getting cold at the range. Brought my bolt MM Romanian scrub K98 DOT 1944 and .32 1914 (1918) Mauser.
The DOT is my worst shooting K98. Thought I'd try once more to get it to work. Shot 60 flawless rounds of 1956 Yugo; 30 at 50 yards, benched, and 30 at 100 yards free. Bore is pitted and fair at best, but it sits in a matching DOT stamped stock. Most markings have been peened or defaced, but all still match. Bolt is a mostly matching Fabrique National; cocking piece and firing pin do not match. I have swapped out the bolt body for a WaA63 DOT marked 'ag' suffix one to match the 'ah' suffix rifle. Butt stock markings date to May, 1944.
I got 9 hits at 50 yards. I couldn't tell where the bullets were going. Previously I had the front sight left, but it wasn't working today. I finally gave up and put it back to the original set marks. Walked over to the 100 yard range and shot another 30; only 2 hits. I tried high, low, left, and right; nothing worked.
This reminded me of a "Tales of the Gun" show on the History Channel I had seen, where the IDF was reworking a batch of DOT or DOU44 rifles, when they found they couldn't hit anything with them. It turned out the sights had been buggered at the factory in an act of sabotage. Makes me wonder if I got one of them. I have posted many times on my shooting efforts; I'm embarrassed to post this.
The M1914 Mauser .32 "Mini-Me" is a great shooter. Serial dates it to 1918, all matching, Imperial proofed, no unit mark. I shot 50 rounds of new 71gr. round nosed Winchester; I later paced off the distance as 41 feet. Only three push forwards were needed to seat rounds, as well as two misfeeds.
Don't know what to do with the DOT44; seems a shame to waste ammo as I can't hit anything with it; I used to 25% of my available 8mm today.
MS
The DOT is my worst shooting K98. Thought I'd try once more to get it to work. Shot 60 flawless rounds of 1956 Yugo; 30 at 50 yards, benched, and 30 at 100 yards free. Bore is pitted and fair at best, but it sits in a matching DOT stamped stock. Most markings have been peened or defaced, but all still match. Bolt is a mostly matching Fabrique National; cocking piece and firing pin do not match. I have swapped out the bolt body for a WaA63 DOT marked 'ag' suffix one to match the 'ah' suffix rifle. Butt stock markings date to May, 1944.
I got 9 hits at 50 yards. I couldn't tell where the bullets were going. Previously I had the front sight left, but it wasn't working today. I finally gave up and put it back to the original set marks. Walked over to the 100 yard range and shot another 30; only 2 hits. I tried high, low, left, and right; nothing worked.
This reminded me of a "Tales of the Gun" show on the History Channel I had seen, where the IDF was reworking a batch of DOT or DOU44 rifles, when they found they couldn't hit anything with them. It turned out the sights had been buggered at the factory in an act of sabotage. Makes me wonder if I got one of them. I have posted many times on my shooting efforts; I'm embarrassed to post this.
The M1914 Mauser .32 "Mini-Me" is a great shooter. Serial dates it to 1918, all matching, Imperial proofed, no unit mark. I shot 50 rounds of new 71gr. round nosed Winchester; I later paced off the distance as 41 feet. Only three push forwards were needed to seat rounds, as well as two misfeeds.
Don't know what to do with the DOT44; seems a shame to waste ammo as I can't hit anything with it; I used to 25% of my available 8mm today.
MS
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