Straight-pull Mauser 98

[Brian Rothhammer]

I love USOG's Youtube channel and have been a fan for a long time, but I've never seen a straight pull M98 before. Hopefully he will do an in-depth episode on this one.

He has done some fine videos regarding Mannlicher Schoenauers.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Gotta be nerve wracking to pull the trigger on a M98 knowing you didn't pull the bolt down. Like to know what's holding it in battery.

@BeeMaa
Put your glasses back on mate.
Looks like it still has dual opposed locking lugs. If'n you look closely you will see that the bolt head sits out from the bolt body when it's open. I would say it has some sort of internal cam mechanism to rotate the bolt head would be my guess. But what would I know.
Bob

 

[BeeMaa]

@BeeMaa
Put your glasses back on mate.
Looks like it still has dual opposed locking lugs. If'n you look closely you will see that the bolt head sits out from the bolt body when it's open. I would say it has some sort of internal cam mechanism to rotate the bolt head would be my guess. But what would I know.
Bob

Do as you wish my friend. I’ll sit over here and watch. Report back on your findings.

 

[HWL]

Hard to call that a straight-pull 98. There are several features of a 98 bolt that are impossible to achieve with that setup.

It is a M98 receiver, but not a M98 bolt.
Just rely in German engineering.

HWL

 

[Joker12]

@BeeMaa
Put your glasses back on mate.
Looks like it still has dual opposed locking lugs. If'n you look closely you will see that the bolt head sits out from the bolt body when it's open. I would say it has some sort of internal cam mechanism to rotate the bolt head would be my guess. But what would I know.
Bob

That's what it looks like to me as well. It certainly adds a degree of complexity where none is needed.