Straight-pull Mauser 98

[cash_tx]

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.

 

[BeeMaa]

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.

 

[Joker12]

Its 98 receiver but certainly not a 98 bolt.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Does it rotate and lock in.

 

[Aaron N]

Might as well just buy a Ross!

 

[BeeMaa]

Would need detailed pictures to make any determination on how they are achieving lockup.

This guy should be an AH member. I mean he has the clothing and a Mauser 98!

 

[cash_tx]

Would need detailed pictures to make any determination on how they are achieving lockup.

This guy should be an AH member. I mean he has the clothing and a Mauser 98!

LOL, I would love to discover someday that he is on AH! He is truly one of my favorite online personalities when it comes to firearms. We clearly have a shared interest in classic hunting rifles.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Interesting. I noticed that he jiggled with the bolt on final closing. Wonder what that is about. I would not care for carrying it with bolt sticking straight out like that. Pretty much impossible to change shoulders when slinging the rifle.

 

[Kevin375]

If my memory serves, this bolt was made by Sommer & Ockenfuss to convert classic bolt action Mauser 98 K into a Straight pull action. I think they also tried to make the same kind of bolt for the Remington 700 too. It was in the end of 90's and in the Kettner book.

 

[Grandpa Moose]

Sure looks like a 95 Yugo featuring the Mannlicher bolt system. Old Ferninad was way ahead of his time with the design

 

[Grandpa Moose]

Many were converted to 8x57 to be used as a rear area weapon in WW2

 

[PerH]

Wish Harald Wolf had made his Newton Leverbolt into more productions .

That was a straightpull that few could reckon with

 

[PerH]

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[mark-hunter]

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.

I have that feeling on Merkel helix. I would have the same feeling on any other straight pull.
Of course, I am too conservative, and have been shooting turn bolts too many years which creates the habit, so my feeling is totally subjective.

Yes, more details on this rifle and locking system would be interesting to know.

 

[BeeMaa]

I have that feeling on Merkel helix. I would have the same feeling on any other straight pull.
Of course, I am too conservative, and have been shooting turn bolts too many years which creates the habit, so my feeling is totally subjective.

Yes, more details on this rifle and locking system would be interesting to know.

Makes sense I suppose. We all have our own experiences.

 

[leslie hetrick]

i bought a mauser model 96 straight pull in 300 win mag and it has been a big disappointment to me and i wish i had not bought it. it just sets in my gun room, i have fired it about a dozen times.

 

[Sarg]

I have that feeling on Merkel helix. I would have the same feeling on any other straight pull.
Of course, I am too conservative, and have been shooting turn bolts too many years which creates the habit, so my feeling is totally subjective.

Yes, more details on this rifle and locking system would be interesting to know.

I to have a hesitation in shooting my ancient old Mannlicher M88 straight pull English Sporter, but I have to look down the sights & not pull away as I want to, haven’t shot it enough to get over that yet.

Finally making decent cases now for the 8x50R so should do better ?

 

[baxterb]

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

 

[rdog]

I have to ask why? & i enjoy USOG. U TUBE, a friend has a Swiss K31 beautiful rifle but i think i might get the bolt in the face.

 

[BeeMaa]

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

Agreed.

Trying to maintain the core of the 98 and add straight pull action is tough. The “true blue” 98 aficionados will shun it for not having CRF and the straight pull crowd knows there are more viable options that achieve the same (or better) outcome.

It’s a lose-lose situation where they are trying to make it something it’s not. If people think that straight pull rifles make up a niche market of the buying public, I’d like to know what the numbers are for straight pull 98’s is.

Novelty or conversation piece at best.