I'm wondering after the fact if I passed up a deal or not?
It was a K98, S/42 37, no import marks. Receiver had almost no bluing, barrel had most bluing intact. Matching S/Ns everywhere. Small amt of rust under rear leaf sight.
Problems: Someone probably duffel-cut the stock and then bubbarized it as a deer rifle. No fore-stocks or metal upfront. You can see all 3-steps in the barrel (looked odd to me) as there is upper word on it.
Asking price was $250. A bit of research seems to indicate that buying a non-original K98 stock would cost me another $250 making the gun no real bargain.
I was also curious if the bubbarized stock kicked it out of the C&R category?
Those that know their K98s . . . did I make the right decision to walk away from it?
It was a K98, S/42 37, no import marks. Receiver had almost no bluing, barrel had most bluing intact. Matching S/Ns everywhere. Small amt of rust under rear leaf sight.
Problems: Someone probably duffel-cut the stock and then bubbarized it as a deer rifle. No fore-stocks or metal upfront. You can see all 3-steps in the barrel (looked odd to me) as there is upper word on it.
Asking price was $250. A bit of research seems to indicate that buying a non-original K98 stock would cost me another $250 making the gun no real bargain.
I was also curious if the bubbarized stock kicked it out of the C&R category?
Those that know their K98s . . . did I make the right decision to walk away from it?