K98 & Gewehr 98 Bolts
K98 & Gewehr 98 Bolts
Recently got a 1918 Gewehr 98. I also have a 1944 K98. The bolts looked exactly the same to me but I'm no expert. I interchanged them and both rifles worked just fine. Not saying it's the bright thing to do but curiosity get the best of me.
Re: K98 & Gewehr 98 Bolts
Your K98 bolt should be turned down. The Gew 98 is a straight bolt.
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Re: K98 & Gewehr 98 Bolts
The bolts are interchangeable, the K98 is essentially just a shorter Gew 98Rowdy1 wrote:Recently got a 1918 Gewehr 98. I also have a 1944 K98. The bolts looked exactly the same to me but I'm no expert. I interchanged them and both rifles worked just fine. Not saying it's the bright thing to do but curiosity get the best of me.
M91/30 1940 Izhevsk
Oct 1944 Springfield Armory M1 Garand
Czech post war K98k
Izawa Jyuko Series 9 Type 99
SMLE No.1 Mk.III 1918 "peddled scheme"
Oct 1944 Springfield Armory M1 Garand
Czech post war K98k
Izawa Jyuko Series 9 Type 99
SMLE No.1 Mk.III 1918 "peddled scheme"
Re: K98 & Gewehr 98 Bolts
K 98 bolt is turned down the rest looked the same so,I tried it.
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Re: K98 & Gewehr 98 Bolts
You contacted Brownells and got a 8mm Mauser headspace gauge set so you know the rifles are in spec? This is a bullet style gauge not made by our Okie, 8MM Mauser is a rimless case that headspaces on the case shoulder rather than the rim like 7,62x54r. Rimless cases are far less forgiving of poor headspace than rimmed ones. Don't play with your life foolishly, check the headspace or pay a gunsmith to do it for you.
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Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt