rem 798 vs mauser 98

[Duff]

looking at starting another mauser project before too long. i know the remington 798 is supposed to bee based off a mauser 98 action and i think this would be a good way to avoid getting a rotted pitted out mauser action but my question is, is there any difference in the actions that effect aftermarket mauser parts (barrels,triggers,stocks)?

 

[oldreliable45120]

I have a 798 in 30-06. Here is how it came. laminated stock, pillar and recoil lug bedded. Fully adj trigger with side mounted safety. 22" slim barrel. receiver drilled and taped. The barreled action is made in Yugoslovia, then its fitted to the stock in the US. It's a good shooting hunting rifle, nice and light and short enough it swings fast. I didn't work up any loads for it and it shoots under 1 1/2 100 yrd groups. Don't know about aftermarket items. Just wanted to give you my impressions of the rifle I have. Hope this helped.

 

[hohlspitz]

Duff,

The rifle maker - Zastava, Sporting rifle M70 Standard | Zastava-arms - was founded in 1853 and has been making firearms continuously since then. The factory is located in Serbia, which used to be part of the former Yugoslavia. Remington imports the barreled actions from there and the stock is added in Kentucky.

There are some aftermarket options for this rifle, including rifle stocks and several scope mounting choices. Triggers are available through any supplier such as Brownells. These rifle are now being handled by Century Arms.

This model M798, is originally traced back to Belgium (1947/48) and has been referred to as the FN Improved Mauser M98 action. The most noticeable change is the thumb notch removal from the left side of the action leaving a solid wall.

The barrel threads are the same 1.100 x 12 tpi (55 deg) and are available as blanks (obviously) or threaded short or long chambered from various suppliers. Scope bases are standardized with some good designs from Ken Farrell (Ken Farrell, Inc. -- Rifle Related Products) and the triggers as I mentioned are from several manufacturers including Timney.

Regards.

 

[sawcut]

I like the Mauser action, but before I would go through the effort to modify a military one, I would just get a recent sporter by Zastava. The only real difference is that these rifles have a side safety instead of the original K98 safety that is part of the bolt shroud. You could replace the shroud with one that has the safety in it, but the side safety is fine. If I was ready to invest $$ you could have a Winchester Model 70 type safety added to the Mauser bolt for around $250.

I recently saw some of the Zastavas from Impact, and they were solid, all steel rifles. Some models are on sale for a great price for this action. If you get it new, you can also get it in a short action (ie: 308 or 243 caliber) and the magazine well will have a sheet metal spacer added to feed these rounds. The un-modified action will normally feed 30-06 length cartridges as a maximum.

I think these are great actions and make fine rifles. From a purely cost perspective, a new Winchester Model 70 in the caliber of your choice is probably a better value. For me, my irrational preference is for the Mauser, because I can dis-assemble my 1917 vintage model, and swap those parts into a brand new Zastava. Even though I have rarely had to change parts, I like the idea that you have almost a century of the same spec parts being made for these rifles.

http://www.impactguns.com/impsearch.aspx?q=m70
link to current models available from Impact. Many are out of stock from this company, but you should be able to find something. Some of the models were on sale for $399, a very good price for the action. I will never convert a military action again when I can get a new action for that price.

 

[Duff]

thanks guys! definitely gonna look into the Zastava rifles

 

[Smcarroll]

I have a zastava m98 LA with a magnum bolt face sitting in my safe. They seem like excellent mausers.

 

[fmsniper]

I have built a few rifles from these action, form my understanding ? remington got them for dharles daily, the same place I did, actions are good standard commercial mauser, trigger suck and for the most part barrels are hit an miss for accuracy

 

[gewehr]

Duff,

The rifle maker - Zastava, Sporting rifle M70 Standard | Zastava-arms - was founded in 1853 and has been making firearms continuously since then. The factory is located in Serbia, which used to be part of the former Yugoslavia. Remington imports the barreled actions from there and the stock is added in Kentucky.

There are some aftermarket options for this rifle, including rifle stocks and several scope mounting choices. Triggers are available through any supplier such as Brownells. These rifle are now being handled by Century Arms.

This model M798, is originally traced back to Belgium (1947/48) and has been referred to as the FN Improved Mauser M98 action. The most noticeable change is the thumb notch removal from the left side of the action leaving a solid wall.

The barrel threads are the same 1.100 x 12 tpi (55 deg) and are available as blanks (obviously) or threaded short or long chambered from various suppliers. Scope bases are standardized with some good designs from Ken Farrell (Ken Farrell, Inc. -- Rifle Related Products) and the triggers as I mentioned are from several manufacturers including Timney.

Regards.

Cannot recommend highly enough ken farrell bases, have used them on many a mauser project and the have always been perfect


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[MosesTheTank]

Duff,

Because these actions have been around for so long and have been used as the basis for countless custom projects, it is easy to find a competent smith who will have experience doing whatever work you want done. Zastavas are of high quality. Historically, I have had a similar irrational preference for Mauser actions that a poster above mentioned.