Thread: New Mauser M18

Originally Posted by norsk

I would hazard that there are 100 blued guns sold in Norway to a single stainless one.

I supervise the annual hunting tests and see about 80 to 100 shooters an evening.

Interesting to note regional differences and preferences. Weather in Norway is at least as bad (likely a good bit worse) than here, yet blue is the order of the day there and stainless here. The much discussed half cock and other general mistrust of safety catches here is another good example.

Back to Mausers - I looked at a nice looking M12 in .308 the other day. It was second-hand but unfired and I liked the feel and fit of it. Did some research and was surprised to find it’s a push fit barrel. I know it’s a hunting rifle and wouldn’t get used much, plus .308 barrels last for ever, but the push fit thing put me off. I guess it’s back to looking for a Sako with special timber. I blame Shearer for this latest “need” as he has an immaculate and very beautiful 85 and he let me stroke it.

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Interesting to note regional differences and preferences. Weather in Norway is at least as bad (likely a good bit worse) than here, yet blue is the order of the day there and stainless here. The much discussed half cock and other general mistrust of safety catches here is another good example.

Back to Mausers - I looked at a nice looking M12 in .308 the other day. It was second-hand but unfired and I liked the feel and fit of it. Did some research and was surprised to find it’s a push fit barrel. I know it’s a hunting rifle and wouldn’t get used much, plus .308 barrels last for ever, but the push fit thing put me off. I guess it’s back to looking for a Sako with special timber. I blame Shearer for this latest “need” as he has an immaculate and very beautiful 85 and he let me stroke it.

Before anyone asks - 85 is a Sako, not a euphemism for something else. We are just good friends.

Originally Posted by Spitfire

The much discussed half cock and other general mistrust of safety catches here is another good example.

i have a brno m98 and a modern zastava m98......
the missus was looking at getting her FAL a while back and one of the things in the reading material given to her was regrding the different safetys ....
so i dragged the 2 out of the safe to show her the difference in how they work , safety on the bolt locking the pin vs safety on the trigger locking the trigger.
so bolt in the old brno pointing down on an empty chamber with safety on dry fire......nothing , works as it should as has done for 60 + years.
same procedure with zastava (this was only a couple of months old at the time) safety on for dry fire .....click , firing pin actuated, the safety did work when i first bought it but after putting less than a box of ammo thru it the safety adjuster screw had worked loose.
so now i check it every time it comes out for use ....and no i dont trust it to the extent i trust the safety that locks the firing pin.