WWII Small Arms Series German K98K 

This is good and I have to point out a detail that I don’t see mentioned often. When you guys fire your rifles, you’re actually firing the rifle like a professional marksman and letting the rifle do it’s job with dignity. No trigger slapping. No getting so excited to work the action that you forget all about the target. There’s good follow through on the trigger, there’s good proper bench resting, there’s a spotter involved, and there’s no blasting the bolt stop racking the bolt back. To me that’s how you know you’re watching someone who actually has business demonstrating. Thank you.

I love watching these videos with you and Mike!

Great video!

My '43 BNZ marked K98K is one of my favorite rifles from that time period next to my GI bring back type 99.

Good to see you and Mike together on this "series". Keep on keeping on.

great video

Great video buddy!

I really like my standard K98k, but I’ve given up shooting full power 196 grain loads. 175-180 grain cast bullets at 1700-2000 fps are much more enjoyable through that short, steel-capped stock.

Always a pleasure listening to ol’ Duke! Love to meet him sometime. Is he like Elmer Keith who entertains visitors?

Ya really need my help there you guys having way too much fun.. Have some more. Well Done

I’ve got a 8mm rem mag shell layin here from a buddies old 700 safari model…love to have fired it…monster

I think you would have done better with the German K98 if the stock had a higher comb so you can get a better spot weld to the stock. Plus German # 1 Reticiles take a bit to get used to. I should know, I had Leupold install a German # 1 in a 6 x 42 Leupold scope that sits on my old much loved Steyer Mannlicher M professional that I bought in 1976. I am also surprised that the triggers were not worked over for good precision shooting. Since Holland and Holland did most of British Enfields for sniper work, I am surprised they didn't take care of that detail. Unless the government ordered them not to in the specifications. The optics of the period were not that good, the Germans had the best optics and they still do to this day along with the Japanese, since a lot of that tech was transferred to their Japanese allies. I would have to say the best sniper rifle of the period belonged to a Nation that was neutral in WW-II thou you could argue that Sweden with the 1894 Swedish Mausers and the 6.5 x 55 cartridge. 4 or 6 power German Scopes I believe. I think the Finns used them, I do know they go for a lot of money if you can find one for sale. I sometimes can't help myself, I have been a far-gone gun guy ever since my father gave me a Marlin 22 Bolt action 22LR and a Mosin Nagant 1891 made in 1938 at Tula Arsenal, Tula, Russia, Soviet Union. I still have that rifle, I was 8. I am 68 now. Since I don't have children, never married. I gave the 22 to a good friend's 8-year-old son on his birthday and two bricks of 22's. Like me, he learned to shoot with that rifle and I am sure that when he has an 8-year-old son he will do the same. Oh, and I still lust for a John Rigby 275 Rigby HV with the green case and all the bells and whistles, they would be happy to make me one, it will just cost the price of a 2023 Toyota Tundra 1794 pickup truck with tax and registration.

14:30 --> Why did you edit the miss out?

Few shoot better than this rifle.