@thevladdo I know when the 19th century is. It was a miss read from me. I also think the person I responding to thought was thinking about the 20th century but forgot about the AK. It's a matter of semantics and not intention. If he really meant the 19th century, then that's highly debatable as well. BTW, the 98k was first used in 1935
@ENoland8 Not really... 1. He said beer not wodka, and 2. the Russian AK-47 based on the German Sturmgewehr 44! By the way...Do you want to drive a Russian car?
@Troopers90 I see where you're going, and I said alcohol, and, my all time favorite weapon was the Mosin Nagant. They're cheap, durable, powerful, and accurate. The Germans make good guns, but the US and Russia are still on top of the game. Lastly, I want to RIDE a Ducati. Or have a Saleen S7. But that probably will never happen, you know?
I just fired my friend's Mauser yesterday at the range. Sucker kicks like a horse and sounds like a bomb going off in your face but I loved it. He had a steel target down range and slightly out of the way for a .22 but it got hit by the mauser and took a hole straight through.
theres way too much credit given to German ingenuity when it comes to the K98, both the Enfield and 1903A3 surpassed it in design. Yea you could reload faster but you couldnt adjust your sights for shit, and thus you're always using kentucky windage for shots beyond a 100m.
Where as the American and Brit rifles of the era were already match grade and could be used as target rifles.
The 1903 was way ahead of its own time due to its fully adjustable sights
I do not know much about the sights, but Springfield 1903 was only a copy of the Mauser (as also said in the vid) with some minor changes (which of course may have included the sights). Thus it is not a big deal that the 1903 might have been a little bit superior to the initial G98 as its production started 5 years later. Pretty sure that later german variants had better sights to as it was modernized several times.
Auf dieses Video antworten... Talking about the Enfield, it had a bigger mag and a little bit faster action, but in range, reliability and precision it was inferior. During Boer War the Mauser outclassed it that much, that the Empire started to produce new (Mauser pattern) rilfes, which were not introduced because of WW1 and later equiped parts of the US Army, because there were not enough 1903s available in 1917. The only reason the Britains kept the Enfield, was a higer rate of fire.
My Grandfather fought for Canada in WW2, when the Germans surrendered and threw their 98's in a huge pile, he got rid of his Enfield and grabbed a Gewehr 98, because he knew it was a better gun. It will soon be my deer rifle.
@misterbeastliness : All credit to your grandfather for having served, and he may well have grabbed a '98, but as for getting rid of his Enfield, I'm afraid the old fella was pulling your leg. For one thing, as a soldier he was materially responsible for the weapon. For another, although the Brits did manufacture the 7.92 round for use in the Besa MG, getting it as an infantryman was another thing, and towards the last year of the war German ammo, both in supply and quality, was declining.
@FrankieJames7 Some people beat all the odds I suppose. He even beat my mom in the gut several times while she was pregnant, and I still came out LIKE A BOSS!
@TheKyleGibbs depends on if you are used to the bent bolthandle then it would fell strange however if you are trained with it then it would make no difference i prefer straight handle of bent ;)
@TheKyleGibbs I've got both the Mauser Gewehr 98 and a Mosin-Nagant '44 and the Mosin kicks hella' harder, but the bolt sticks like shit and doesn't have the smooth action of my Mauser! Bother are good, but Mauser FTW on action and accuracy!
@TheKyleGibbs I would have to say that the Mosin, despite being less user- friendly, was just as good as the Mauser for the round it fired. All these rifles were equally reliable,dependable, and accurate IMO.
@LearnToTurn7 Between my vz. 24 and Mosin Nagant 91/30 the Mauser is a superior battle rifle. It is smaller and more maneuverable, lighter, and the ammo was very identical to the American 30.06 so German troops were able to use captured ammo. The Soviets Rilfe could do no of the above.I'm not taking anything away from the Mosin Nagant but the Mauser is the superior bolt action rifle of the Second World War
@toskoforce LMAO. call of duty noob. this was one of the best rifles back then. top of the line inventer of the stripper clip and BOLT ACTION MECHANISM. which we use today in snipers. SIMPLE and RELIABLE. its not a piece of shit, probably one of the best rifles in the world. used in the two world wars.
i made one... out of wood screws nails and tubing... i need a some wood puty but tumb up when im done the rifle i sould make a vid on it( and no im not a thumb up narb)
I'd have to disagree with the commentator. Yes, the 98 was (still is) a damn good rifle. As a long-range shooter, it beats the Enfield. But, under most combat conditions, the Enfield is I think the better battle rifle. It's bolt is faster to operate, and there's ten rounds in the mag, and for the ranges that combat occurred it was just fine for accuracy. Ask the Germans who came up against the Brits in the Marne how they felt about the SMLE...
@althesmith Thats why the Brits always copy the Germans as the rest of the World Allies 22 mil dead, ww1 Germans in defense 1.8 mil Why does someone like yer-self have to say go ask Germans how etc.the brits quit the war so did russia and the french, then all did not honor the treaty cause the Americans showed to the show in its last act. The German storm troopers had no problems with the Brits or Americans maybe it was the 23 countries against them see what you started by making that comment.
@Scurge237 Nice man I fell in love with that firearm a long time ago lol now I own one :) going to make a very nice hunting rifle should drop a moose like a ton of bricks.
wow watching this i realized there are alot of german guns! "guns in general" like an early reminition to the luger the mouser c36 and they call it the bolt action rifle but i can tell its a kar98!
As evil as the Germans are, you have to admit they are always utilizing the latest technology and inventing game breaking weapons. They used one of the earliest and most effective bolt action rifles, the G43. They introduced machine guns to the Western front whose usefulness was missed by the Allies. They introduced the first real sub-machine gun, the MP18. Their King Tiger tanks of World War 2 were unmatched. They created the first ever assault rifle the STG44. Blimps, Jet planes, rockets etc.
@KaiserReich98 No I am not, I know exactly what I am talking about. Of course, I only meant it as a joke, since they invaded France 3 times in a 100 years. But they were evil in World War 2. And don't give me any of that shit like "ewwww but the regular soldiers were good they were just following orders, not everyone was a nazi!" Actually yes, most Germans were members of the Nazi party, and most civilians believed in the war and loved Hitler.
@MajBlood No, less than 10% of Germans at the time of
WWII were were members of the NSDAP. Do you think that the average German citizen knew what was going on in concentration camps? Or Ghettos? Do you think invading France makes a country evil? You are so ignorant it blows my mind.
@KaiserReich98 Dude stop sucking Germany's dick. It doesn't matter what the people knew, the people supported Hitler, and Hitler represented Germany. Hitler didn't fight World War 2 all by himself, Germany fought it. Yes, all German people did know about ghettos by the way. I suppose you also like to say, durr Russia wasn't bad, it was just Stalin durrr.
@MajBlood No, you fool, the Whermacht never committed war crimes as a whole. Most Germans fought for their country not Hitler. The ones that fough for Hitler joined the SS. How dare you generalize a people like that. It just shows how ignorant and stupid Canada is.
@KaiserReich98 Sorry dude, but I am not going to be a pansy like you. Most of Germany supported Hitler, most of Germany supported the segregation of Jews, most of Germany supported the war, most of Germany fought in the war, all of Germany has some responsibility for World War 2. If Canada started World War 2 I would have no problem speaking facts against my people or my great grandfather or whatever.
@KaiserReich98 You are being a pansy because you are afraid to admit and accept the crimes and mistakes of your people. Besides, you blatantly insulted me; I felt I was justified in doing the same to you. Currently I am attending university in my third year and working on a B.A. in history and French. My facts come from my courses in history through university in high school, as well as history books and documentaries I have read and seen.
@MajBlood You know it really annoys me that ignorant people are posting their opinions on a video of a WEAPONS history. First the reason why Hitler came to power and was supported so much was that because after the end of World War 1 with The Treaty Of Versailles, Germany was in many ways SCREWED. The French and British felt the need to punish Germany and its people for starting a war that had caused millions of their countrymen's lives. These amounted to 132 billion Reichsmarks or $31.4 billion
@MajBlood -dollars. Since the German economy was very weak after the war hardly any of that amount was paid in cash, it was taken in coal, steel, intellectual properties, and agricultural goods. Modern day theorists believe that if Germany were to have tried to pay this debt, it would have been finally paid off IN THE YEAR 2020! Not only were these harsh terms leveled against Germany as punishment but the French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau was voted out of office for being "too lenient"!
@MajBlood The only party that did not wish to totally destroy Germany's economy was the United States beginning with Woodrow Wilson and his 14 points plan and even he was met with resistance by his own senate. The terms forced on Germany were so harsh in Wilson's view that he refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles and to give up his seat in The League Of Nations (which was the idea brought by Wilson himself). Now the common concensus amoung historians is that The Treaty Of Versailles directly-
@MajBlood Led to the rise to power of Hitler and the Nazi power and consequently the beginning of World War 2. Now you who claim to know all the facts of these 2 very destructive wars are guilty of making the same mistake that the French and British did at the Paris Peace Conference. By attacking KaiserReich98 back in retribution for insulting you when you should have been the bigger man(/woman) and walked away or ignored him.
@killwatch Yeh I know all those facts. Perhaps Hitler would have been unable to rile up the German people if the Treaty of Versailles was a lot less harsh. I liked your historical analogy. Keep up the good work friend.
On advantage is Mauser 98 rifles were far less expensive to make than Lee Enfield and needed far less armourer maintenance to keep them accurate and reliable (just keep em clean).
The key is the forward locking lugs: though this made the pull slightly longer it took the minimum man-hours/resources in manufacture + reduced receiver stretching that plagued worn Lee-Enfields with headspacing issues.
But... SMLE No 4 + 1903A3 rifles had aperture sights, that no Mauser 98 ever had.
@rickieingle101st Yeah, I mixed up the mp 44 with the mp 40. My bad: Of course the Russians stole the whole design and idea, as well as the allies stole the German rocket technology, Jet technology etc. German craftmanship, design and technology still stands out today.
that statement at 3:35 is bullshit, anyone that has any familiarity with the Russian Mosin Nagant, would never think or say that it is inferior to the Mauser or less reliable.
@hwoods01 a lot of that has to do with the fact that the Mauser is a western design while the mosin nagant is eastern and was on the side of the "bad guys" during the cold war.
I have used both, and honestly, the Mauser bolt is more comfortable to use, however, the mosin's bolt is easier to take apart.
in wwII on the eastern front, a lot of german rifles would literally freeze up, partly because the bolt had tight tolerances and partly because of the oil they used.
@Alexn1067 Mosin-Nagant is a Belgian design. It was used by the Russians, but that is as eastern as it gets. The Mosin is not all that much more reliable in cold weather than the Mauser or any other design. The real question is mainly a matter of the right oil (as you have said) & soldiers taking care to manipulate the action once in a while to break up ice. Even the AK47 will freeze up if not worked
@Stritchers um your half wrong. The Mosin-Nagant was a collaboration between Belgian designer Leon Nagant and Russian designer Sergei Mosin. So yes it does have some Belgian influence but its got a good amount of Russian in it as well.
and it is more reliable in cold weather as not only the oil that was used, the Mosin Nagant has a looser bolt. But they are both bolt action rifles which are as simple as rifles can get so its very hard to point out significant differences.
@Alexn1067 idk about the mosin nagant having better accuracy,but i have a hungarian m44,and there pretty damn rugged and reliable. so i also think that comment is bullshit. 91\30 are also very reliable
The British, after encountering them being used by the Boer rebels in South Africa developed their own version, the P13, which used a .27 calibre cartridge. Worked stopped on developing that cartridge at the beginning of WWI ,where the British rechambered the P13 to .303 British, and the Americans used a modified version in 30.06 known as the M1917 enfield.
Remington would later use the M1917 as the basis for the M700 rifle.
For gods sake why do they always have to do a myth out of german weapons. The Lee Enfild had 10 round mag and could be shot much faster because of its smoother bolt action. As a matter of fact, it was longer in service than the K98. In WW2 the K98 was obsolete. The US had their garands which had more firepower. The K98 was a good rifle but not to the extent the documentary shows.
Hey, the Mauser rifle served for a long time in various countries' arsenals for a long time too. Actually, how would you like to explain then that the vast majority of military sniper rifles and hunting rifles using the Mauser 98 action? And ALL bolt action rifles in WWII can be considered "obsolescent", Lee Enfields included. And you really can't compare the M1 Garand rifle and the Mauser Kar98k. It's like comparing jet fighter to a biplane.
@MrKabanosi, the Kar98k is only used for cermonial purposes. No army uses the Kar98k anymore. How is the K98 better? Don't give me it's more accurate bullshit. Or it's more powerful.
Actually, gew - her just like the feminine noun.
claudiobenassi85 2 days ago
Its pronouced gew-ar not gewir dammit.
claudiobenassi85 2 days ago
The Japanese Arisaka rifle was also a copy of the Mauser
dave1986R 3 weeks ago
how shorter was the k98 than the g98?
TheNERFDUDE97 1 month ago
@TheNERFDUDE97 About 6 inch's. (I own both)
TheTonytiger89 3 weeks ago
The german army is still using it, but only in the so called Wachbatallion (the guards of the bundespräsident).
HorstDadda 2 months ago
"Only when the Nazi's were defeated was the 47 year old Mauser rifle taken out of service by the German army."
And then bought surplus and put into action with the Israeli Defense Forces until the 1970's. :D
mst3k4evur 2 months ago 2
@mst3k4evur i would use it even today =D
BigMek456 2 months ago
Yeah they areKarbinerjustshorter
ItEaChUsTuNtS 3 months ago
what so its saying M98 gewehr and k98 karabiner is the same gun?
vietpridewoldwide 3 months ago
"craggy organs" lol (youtube's captions for Krag-Jorgenson)
Noobpatty 3 months ago
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Noobpatty 3 months ago
Gewehr means rifle
BilligeSitcom 3 months ago
@BilligeSitcom no shit??
softaapje 3 months ago
@softaapje no shit!!!
BilligeSitcom 2 months ago
The drawback to this rifle is that it only carried 5 rounds. The British Lee Enfield carried 10.
dave1986R 4 months ago
@dave1986R I agree, I like the Enfield more.
TaZ101SAGA 3 months ago
@dave1986R The reaload time is 2-3 times longer than the one of the m98.
BigMek456 3 months ago
@BigMek456 Yeah because the cartridge capacity of the enfield is twice as much as the Mauser. Everything as it's drawbacks
dave1986R 2 months ago
I've got one of these... it says: Gew 98 on the receiver! It shoots from about 100-1000 meters accurately!
TakeMeBackTo1986 4 months ago
Im savin up for one of these beauties
GuitarGuy0008 7 months ago
fuck it, im gonna come right out and say it, most infulental gun of the last 19th century feel free to disagree, this is my honest opinon.
TheRunawayjew 7 months ago
@TheRunawayjew you mean 20th century?
shermonruler 6 months ago
@TheRunawayjew That honor (or dishonor depending on how you look at it) would easily go to the AK-47.
kyakko 6 months ago
@kyakko AK is 20th century, not 19th.
thevladdo 4 months ago
@thevladdo Do you mean the whole 2 years of the 19th century?
kyakko 4 months ago
@kyakko He said the 98k is the most infuential weapon of the 19th century.
You corrected him by saying that in your opinion, that honor should go to the AK47.
The AK47 is from 1947 - 20th century.
19th century- 1800
20th century - 1900
thevladdo 4 months ago
@thevladdo I know when the 19th century is. It was a miss read from me. I also think the person I responding to thought was thinking about the 20th century but forgot about the AK. It's a matter of semantics and not intention. If he really meant the 19th century, then that's highly debatable as well. BTW, the 98k was first used in 1935
kyakko 4 months ago
at 00:53 wouldn't it be dangerous having a camara man in filming people getting shot
starclonedroid 7 months ago
0:02
Dammit, what nazis will do! A flying soldier!
DragonSkin342 8 months ago
4:10 Disarming of Polish soldiers equipped with Kb wz. 98, Kbk wz. 29
maxin2 8 months ago
I myself have a Czech vz. 24 and I love it. Mauser all the way in my oppinion
TheKyleGibbs 9 months ago
Beer and weapons, no one makes them better than the Germans
Goatoftheforest 9 months ago 47
@Goatoftheforest Russia is better at weapons
dropmegaboulder 7 months ago
@Goatoftheforest bitburger
Beargrillsfan1 7 months ago
@Beargrillsfan1 Das ist das beste Bier
Goatoftheforest 7 months ago
@Goatoftheforest ich komm aus bitburg un arbeite bei bitburger:)
Beargrillsfan1 7 months ago
@Goatoftheforest weapons = ruissan = ak-47
alcapone796 7 months ago
@Goatoftheforest They make fine cars and women too!
brtshstel 7 months ago
@brtshstel Yes, those too
Goatoftheforest 7 months ago
@Goatoftheforest I think the title of alcohol and guns goes to the Russians.
ENoland8 6 months ago
@ENoland8 Not really... 1. He said beer not wodka, and 2. the Russian AK-47 based on the German Sturmgewehr 44! By the way...Do you want to drive a Russian car?
Troopers90 5 months ago
@Troopers90 I see where you're going, and I said alcohol, and, my all time favorite weapon was the Mosin Nagant. They're cheap, durable, powerful, and accurate. The Germans make good guns, but the US and Russia are still on top of the game. Lastly, I want to RIDE a Ducati. Or have a Saleen S7. But that probably will never happen, you know?
ENoland8 5 months ago
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RABBITANGRY 4 months ago
@Troopers90 Having the same form factor doesn't mean being based. The repeating mechanism has nothing in common exept both are gas operate.
But the truth is that idea of the itermediate round + compact full auto rifle was Hugo's. But mechanism itself... nooo way.
RABBITANGRY 4 months ago
@Goatoftheforest and tanks.
bamarine247 6 months ago
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stopcallingmekevin 6 months ago
@Goatoftheforest belgians make better beer
wallienator27 4 months ago
@wallienator27 Belgians make excellent beer and weapons. You come from a great country.
Goatoftheforest 4 months ago
@Goatoftheforest nice to hear from a non german :)
Scorpac 3 months ago
@Goatoftheforest The Russian's beat them with weapons
imperialcommisar 3 months ago
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@Goatoftheforest "Beer and weapons, no one makes them better than the Germans" You forgot about cars!!
GoolyBG 3 weeks ago
I just fired my friend's Mauser yesterday at the range. Sucker kicks like a horse and sounds like a bomb going off in your face but I loved it. He had a steel target down range and slightly out of the way for a .22 but it got hit by the mauser and took a hole straight through.
Noremorse10 10 months ago
theres way too much credit given to German ingenuity when it comes to the K98, both the Enfield and 1903A3 surpassed it in design. Yea you could reload faster but you couldnt adjust your sights for shit, and thus you're always using kentucky windage for shots beyond a 100m.
Where as the American and Brit rifles of the era were already match grade and could be used as target rifles.
The 1903 was way ahead of its own time due to its fully adjustable sights
USMCM249gunner 10 months ago
@USMCM249gunner
I do not know much about the sights, but Springfield 1903 was only a copy of the Mauser (as also said in the vid) with some minor changes (which of course may have included the sights). Thus it is not a big deal that the 1903 might have been a little bit superior to the initial G98 as its production started 5 years later. Pretty sure that later german variants had better sights to as it was modernized several times.
Skidderable 7 months ago
Auf dieses Video antworten... Talking about the Enfield, it had a bigger mag and a little bit faster action, but in range, reliability and precision it was inferior. During Boer War the Mauser outclassed it that much, that the Empire started to produce new (Mauser pattern) rilfes, which were not introduced because of WW1 and later equiped parts of the US Army, because there were not enough 1903s available in 1917. The only reason the Britains kept the Enfield, was a higer rate of fire.
Skidderable 7 months ago
and the Austran manlicher is the next best rife of ww1
1995marines 11 months ago
My Grandfather fought for Canada in WW2, when the Germans surrendered and threw their 98's in a huge pile, he got rid of his Enfield and grabbed a Gewehr 98, because he knew it was a better gun. It will soon be my deer rifle.
misterbeastliness 1 year ago
@misterbeastliness : All credit to your grandfather for having served, and he may well have grabbed a '98, but as for getting rid of his Enfield, I'm afraid the old fella was pulling your leg. For one thing, as a soldier he was materially responsible for the weapon. For another, although the Brits did manufacture the 7.92 round for use in the Besa MG, getting it as an infantryman was another thing, and towards the last year of the war German ammo, both in supply and quality, was declining.
althesmith 8 months ago
the mosin nagant is so much better, use your brain bitch. the nazis got defeated cause the russians used the mosin nagant not a bitch ass nazi gun
FrankieJames7 1 year ago
@FrankieJames7 Actually they got defeated because of the russians outnumbering the Germans as well as Germany having ineffective production methods.
I can't comment on which of the rifles was better, but I don't believe that the difference was great enough to affect the outcome of the war.
hogge87 1 year ago
@hogge87 i knew that i just like the mosin nagant better.
FrankieJames7 1 year ago
@FrankieJames7 You sir are an idiot.
Ashikun 1 year ago
@Ashikun your dad is an idiot,because he forgot to use a condom and a hooker and had you
FrankieJames7 1 year ago
@FrankieJames7 Some people beat all the odds I suppose. He even beat my mom in the gut several times while she was pregnant, and I still came out LIKE A BOSS!
Ashikun 1 year ago
@Ashikun good to kno. i was a russian in ww2 and now am 100+ years old and took a shot to the head with a 44 magnum
FrankieJames7 1 year ago
@FrankieJames7 if u were 100+ years old u wouldnt bullshit like that
GigiBitchi 11 months ago
@FrankieJames7
the mosin was equal to the k98
only the enfield was better in combat but only because it had a bigger clip
Lucker1992 1 year ago
The Mosin was a good firearm except because of the position of the bolt it wasn't really user friendly
TheKyleGibbs 10 months ago 17
real credit should go to the Dreyse needle gun, Berdan and Chassepot rifles for helping us evolve from the rifled musket era.
Mauser only added onto what they had already figured out
USMCM249gunner 10 months ago
@TheKyleGibbs depends on if you are used to the bent bolthandle then it would fell strange however if you are trained with it then it would make no difference i prefer straight handle of bent ;)
dopefish93 6 months ago
@TheKyleGibbs I've got both the Mauser Gewehr 98 and a Mosin-Nagant '44 and the Mosin kicks hella' harder, but the bolt sticks like shit and doesn't have the smooth action of my Mauser! Bother are good, but Mauser FTW on action and accuracy!
TakeMeBackTo1986 4 months ago
@TakeMeBackTo1986 that's why you clean it -_-
MrDip02 1 week ago
@TheKyleGibbs I would have to say that the Mosin, despite being less user- friendly, was just as good as the Mauser for the round it fired. All these rifles were equally reliable,dependable, and accurate IMO.
LearnToTurn7 2 weeks ago
@LearnToTurn7 Between my vz. 24 and Mosin Nagant 91/30 the Mauser is a superior battle rifle. It is smaller and more maneuverable, lighter, and the ammo was very identical to the American 30.06 so German troops were able to use captured ammo. The Soviets Rilfe could do no of the above.I'm not taking anything away from the Mosin Nagant but the Mauser is the superior bolt action rifle of the Second World War
TheKyleGibbs 2 weeks ago
@TheKyleGibbs that's why you get a bent bolt
MrDip02 1 week ago
BE WARE OF MY GEWEHR!!!
AnotherMacMovie 1 year ago
@toskoforce LMAO. call of duty noob. this was one of the best rifles back then. top of the line inventer of the stripper clip and BOLT ACTION MECHANISM. which we use today in snipers. SIMPLE and RELIABLE. its not a piece of shit, probably one of the best rifles in the world. used in the two world wars.
bucketwarfite 1 year ago
Mausers were the mass produced "AK-47's" of their time. I must have at least 4 compete actions that are Turkish WWII surplus.
zapityzapzap 1 year ago
correct me if im wrong but didnt the lee enfield and mosin 1891 come before this and they both had cock on open systems?
phish33194 1 year ago
@phish33194
no
mauser invented the bolt action system
ebelein 1 year ago
@ebelein I think the French Chassepot was the first bolt action.
BradBrassman 1 year ago
@BradBrassman the french were still using old under heaver rifles over 20 years after the first german bolt action rifle was invented
ebelein 1 year ago
@phish33194 : Don't know about the moisin but the MLE and SMLE both had cock-on-close actions.
althesmith 1 year ago
Mosin M91 not as reliable as the Gewehr 98? Yeah right pal.
cwbyfan223 1 year ago
@cwbyfan223 it is no match for a german
FatasMe 1 year ago
@FatasMe ...
cwbyfan223 1 year ago
i made one... out of wood screws nails and tubing... i need a some wood puty but tumb up when im done the rifle i sould make a vid on it( and no im not a thumb up narb)
Chilyme 1 year ago
Beautiful rifle. I have a 1917 oberndorf mauser 98, and in 1935 it was made into a Kar98k for world war two. I believe this model is quite valuable.
08natahnw 1 year ago
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McCarthy331 1 year ago
Blasphemy at 3:24!
03protegeES 1 year ago
@03protegeES the only problem with that satement is including the russian mosin nagant, the rest of those rifles are not as good as the mauser.
McCarthy331 1 year ago
yyouu have the history of the lebel or of the mas 36
druisten3 1 year ago
0:02 God didn't want him in the heven? lol
laksemann 1 year ago
@laksemann lol
justinjacques766 1 year ago
are they tring to tell me that the mauser was the first bolt action? and that everyone copied it?
runescape44411 1 year ago
@runescape44411 no just that it was the best from that era and many nations copied it.
McCarthy331 1 year ago
@runescape44411 basically yeah
warlordx94 1 year ago
@runescape44411 yes your fuking idiot. Read a book.....
The mauser was the best bolt action rifle ever made, it is what every single rifle from there onward coppied its desighn...
read a book, learn history. stop being a noob.
Howie262 1 year ago
4:08 didnt East Germany use the mausers after WWII?
WaRLocK2204 1 year ago
@WaRLocK2204 Maybe by reserve troops, East Germans were more likely to be encountered with SKS's or AK's.
SpiroHrvoje1989 1 year ago
I'd have to disagree with the commentator. Yes, the 98 was (still is) a damn good rifle. As a long-range shooter, it beats the Enfield. But, under most combat conditions, the Enfield is I think the better battle rifle. It's bolt is faster to operate, and there's ten rounds in the mag, and for the ranges that combat occurred it was just fine for accuracy. Ask the Germans who came up against the Brits in the Marne how they felt about the SMLE...
althesmith 1 year ago
@althesmith Poor bastards...
secretagentmann9 8 months ago
@althesmith Thats why the Brits always copy the Germans as the rest of the World Allies 22 mil dead, ww1 Germans in defense 1.8 mil Why does someone like yer-self have to say go ask Germans how etc.the brits quit the war so did russia and the french, then all did not honor the treaty cause the Americans showed to the show in its last act. The German storm troopers had no problems with the Brits or Americans maybe it was the 23 countries against them see what you started by making that comment.
MrBritdog2 8 months ago
I own both a Gew 98 and a Kar 98 and they are fine rifles!
Hollander68 1 year ago
i love my yugoslovian 24/47 mauser...wouldnt trade it for a brand new 800 dollar bolt action rifle...
mrantihippie 1 year ago
I'd like one that is longer. I dunno i have a want for long rifles. Or wait the original rifle yes i'd like that one
dogbone222 1 year ago
german either make ugly guns g11 or pretty ones g36c but they will always work well
garytang182 1 year ago
it is good to be half german a rich history and some of the best weapons in the wolrd
Renny2hand 1 year ago
I love my Mauser 7.92x57 ftw lol
spitfiremark14 1 year ago
@spitfiremark14 i actually just bought one also
Scurge237 1 year ago
@Scurge237 Nice man I fell in love with that firearm a long time ago lol now I own one :) going to make a very nice hunting rifle should drop a moose like a ton of bricks.
spitfiremark14 1 year ago
Sweet!
tiecuando 1 year ago
wow watching this i realized there are alot of german guns! "guns in general" like an early reminition to the luger the mouser c36 and they call it the bolt action rifle but i can tell its a kar98!
gunny556fly 1 year ago
germans are cool
xxABIGBOYxx 1 year ago
lol 4:09 GIMME YOUR HELMET IM TAKIN IT BACK WITH ME in the bottom left
MrBobboman 1 year ago
favorited by german snipers in wwii and the main weapon if german infintary in wwi
Toria8796 1 year ago
the first SSVT units used their father's Gew 98s and C96s till 1941
the Dreyse needlegun sure was revolutionary
USMCM249gunner 1 year ago
what show is this from?
Godbless666 1 year ago
What show is this?!?!?!?!?
pzshi 1 year ago
@mentholman702 damn you call of duty
MrZtroop 1 year ago
0:48 why I kept dying at the seelow village in cod5
TheDonutFox 1 year ago
you can imagine how much the grunts liked that needle gun, thats a significant thing, if you dont hear grunts complaining about their weapons
USMCM249gunner 1 year ago
if you call up mitchell's mausers and get put on hold, a sound recording of this video starts playing
lol
USMCM249gunner 1 year ago
As evil as the Germans are, you have to admit they are always utilizing the latest technology and inventing game breaking weapons. They used one of the earliest and most effective bolt action rifles, the G43. They introduced machine guns to the Western front whose usefulness was missed by the Allies. They introduced the first real sub-machine gun, the MP18. Their King Tiger tanks of World War 2 were unmatched. They created the first ever assault rifle the STG44. Blimps, Jet planes, rockets etc.
MajBlood 1 year ago
@MajBlood THe G43 is a semi automatic and it was a piece of junk.
esh325 1 year ago
@esh325 Yeh I know I meant the G98. I am used to thinking G43 when I think of Gewehr from all the World War 2 games I play.
MajBlood 1 year ago
@MajBlood "As evil as the Germans are" You are very ignorant
KaiserReich98 1 year ago
@KaiserReich98 No I am not, I know exactly what I am talking about. Of course, I only meant it as a joke, since they invaded France 3 times in a 100 years. But they were evil in World War 2. And don't give me any of that shit like "ewwww but the regular soldiers were good they were just following orders, not everyone was a nazi!" Actually yes, most Germans were members of the Nazi party, and most civilians believed in the war and loved Hitler.
MajBlood 1 year ago
@MajBlood No, less than 10% of Germans at the time of
WWII were were members of the NSDAP. Do you think that the average German citizen knew what was going on in concentration camps? Or Ghettos? Do you think invading France makes a country evil? You are so ignorant it blows my mind.
KaiserReich98 1 year ago
@KaiserReich98 Dude stop sucking Germany's dick. It doesn't matter what the people knew, the people supported Hitler, and Hitler represented Germany. Hitler didn't fight World War 2 all by himself, Germany fought it. Yes, all German people did know about ghettos by the way. I suppose you also like to say, durr Russia wasn't bad, it was just Stalin durrr.
MajBlood 1 year ago
@MajBlood No, you fool, the Whermacht never committed war crimes as a whole. Most Germans fought for their country not Hitler. The ones that fough for Hitler joined the SS. How dare you generalize a people like that. It just shows how ignorant and stupid Canada is.
KaiserReich98 1 year ago
@KaiserReich98 Sorry dude, but I am not going to be a pansy like you. Most of Germany supported Hitler, most of Germany supported the segregation of Jews, most of Germany supported the war, most of Germany fought in the war, all of Germany has some responsibility for World War 2. If Canada started World War 2 I would have no problem speaking facts against my people or my great grandfather or whatever.
MajBlood 1 year ago
@MajBlood How am I being a pansy? How old are you? Do you even have a college education? Where do you get your facts from.
KaiserReich98 1 year ago
@KaiserReich98 You are being a pansy because you are afraid to admit and accept the crimes and mistakes of your people. Besides, you blatantly insulted me; I felt I was justified in doing the same to you. Currently I am attending university in my third year and working on a B.A. in history and French. My facts come from my courses in history through university in high school, as well as history books and documentaries I have read and seen.
MajBlood 1 year ago
@MajBlood You know it really annoys me that ignorant people are posting their opinions on a video of a WEAPONS history. First the reason why Hitler came to power and was supported so much was that because after the end of World War 1 with The Treaty Of Versailles, Germany was in many ways SCREWED. The French and British felt the need to punish Germany and its people for starting a war that had caused millions of their countrymen's lives. These amounted to 132 billion Reichsmarks or $31.4 billion
killwatch 1 year ago
@MajBlood -dollars. Since the German economy was very weak after the war hardly any of that amount was paid in cash, it was taken in coal, steel, intellectual properties, and agricultural goods. Modern day theorists believe that if Germany were to have tried to pay this debt, it would have been finally paid off IN THE YEAR 2020! Not only were these harsh terms leveled against Germany as punishment but the French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau was voted out of office for being "too lenient"!
killwatch 1 year ago
@MajBlood The only party that did not wish to totally destroy Germany's economy was the United States beginning with Woodrow Wilson and his 14 points plan and even he was met with resistance by his own senate. The terms forced on Germany were so harsh in Wilson's view that he refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles and to give up his seat in The League Of Nations (which was the idea brought by Wilson himself). Now the common concensus amoung historians is that The Treaty Of Versailles directly-
killwatch 1 year ago
@MajBlood Led to the rise to power of Hitler and the Nazi power and consequently the beginning of World War 2. Now you who claim to know all the facts of these 2 very destructive wars are guilty of making the same mistake that the French and British did at the Paris Peace Conference. By attacking KaiserReich98 back in retribution for insulting you when you should have been the bigger man(/woman) and walked away or ignored him.
killwatch 1 year ago
@killwatch Yeh I know all those facts. Perhaps Hitler would have been unable to rile up the German people if the Treaty of Versailles was a lot less harsh. I liked your historical analogy. Keep up the good work friend.
MajBlood 1 year ago
On advantage is Mauser 98 rifles were far less expensive to make than Lee Enfield and needed far less armourer maintenance to keep them accurate and reliable (just keep em clean).
The key is the forward locking lugs: though this made the pull slightly longer it took the minimum man-hours/resources in manufacture + reduced receiver stretching that plagued worn Lee-Enfields with headspacing issues.
But... SMLE No 4 + 1903A3 rifles had aperture sights, that no Mauser 98 ever had.
Treblaine 1 year ago
i love the mauser, very good rifle, has one hell of a kick to it
SuperMachinegunner 1 year ago
and somehow, the Germans never beat us. =P
meepenator3 1 year ago
@meepenator3 Because we never planed to "beat" America Kid
Hightower2804TP 1 year ago
@Hightower2804TP no. by us i did mean us in a way, but i meant like the allies. Uk, America, etc.
meepenator3 1 year ago
when i held one of these i immediatley fell in love with it
rickieingle101st 1 year ago
@rickieingle101st Which is exactly why I walked out of the gun store with one for $100. Still deadly accurate almost a century later.
Although the Germans lost their mind making that sight adjustable to 2000 meters.
zchris87v 1 year ago
@zchris87v I think the 2000 meters was for volley fire.
UBERGRIMKVLT 1 year ago
@zchris87v.... I know, i just bought a mosin nagant the other day and thats the same thing that happened to me
rickieingle101st 1 year ago
You mean the STG 44: MP44 has nothing to do with the AK 47.
pitbull73 1 year ago
@pitbull73 FYI the mp44 is another name of StG44 StG is the acronym of sturmgewehr, mp44 = stg 44 :)
DjMayerHS 1 year ago
@pitbull73...it actually does....the russains stole the blueprints from the stg/mp, to design the ak47
rickieingle101st 1 year ago
@rickieingle101st Yeah, I mixed up the mp 44 with the mp 40. My bad: Of course the Russians stole the whole design and idea, as well as the allies stole the German rocket technology, Jet technology etc. German craftmanship, design and technology still stands out today.
pitbull73 1 year ago
@pitbull73.......yeah you can see that in everything our army uses
rickieingle101st 1 year ago
that statement at 3:35 is bullshit, anyone that has any familiarity with the Russian Mosin Nagant, would never think or say that it is inferior to the Mauser or less reliable.
Alexn1067 1 year ago
@Alexn1067 Well, I do not know of any bolt-action dangerous game rifles built around a mosin-nagant action..
hwoods01 1 year ago
@hwoods01 a lot of that has to do with the fact that the Mauser is a western design while the mosin nagant is eastern and was on the side of the "bad guys" during the cold war.
I have used both, and honestly, the Mauser bolt is more comfortable to use, however, the mosin's bolt is easier to take apart.
in wwII on the eastern front, a lot of german rifles would literally freeze up, partly because the bolt had tight tolerances and partly because of the oil they used.
Alexn1067 1 year ago
@Alexn1067 Mosin-Nagant is a Belgian design. It was used by the Russians, but that is as eastern as it gets. The Mosin is not all that much more reliable in cold weather than the Mauser or any other design. The real question is mainly a matter of the right oil (as you have said) & soldiers taking care to manipulate the action once in a while to break up ice. Even the AK47 will freeze up if not worked
Stritchers 1 year ago
@Stritchers um your half wrong. The Mosin-Nagant was a collaboration between Belgian designer Leon Nagant and Russian designer Sergei Mosin. So yes it does have some Belgian influence but its got a good amount of Russian in it as well.
and it is more reliable in cold weather as not only the oil that was used, the Mosin Nagant has a looser bolt. But they are both bolt action rifles which are as simple as rifles can get so its very hard to point out significant differences.
Alexn1067 1 year ago
@Alexn1067 idk about the mosin nagant having better accuracy,but i have a hungarian m44,and there pretty damn rugged and reliable. so i also think that comment is bullshit. 91\30 are also very reliable
chevy2046 1 year ago
what was it's replacement ?
Jboy599 1 year ago
@Jboy599 It stayed in service with West Germany until the early 50s when it was replaced with the FN FAL.
An0nEeMouse 1 year ago
@An0nEeMouse thanks :)
Jboy599 1 year ago
@An0nEeMouse allowing for the fact that there was no German military between 1945 and 1955. And the G3A3 is the gun you mean to say.
Stritchers 1 year ago
The British, after encountering them being used by the Boer rebels in South Africa developed their own version, the P13, which used a .27 calibre cartridge. Worked stopped on developing that cartridge at the beginning of WWI ,where the British rechambered the P13 to .303 British, and the Americans used a modified version in 30.06 known as the M1917 enfield.
Remington would later use the M1917 as the basis for the M700 rifle.
UCSPanther20 1 year ago
What show is this?
pzshi 1 year ago
For gods sake why do they always have to do a myth out of german weapons. The Lee Enfild had 10 round mag and could be shot much faster because of its smoother bolt action. As a matter of fact, it was longer in service than the K98. In WW2 the K98 was obsolete. The US had their garands which had more firepower. The K98 was a good rifle but not to the extent the documentary shows.
DavidVanPatten 1 year ago
Hey, the Mauser rifle served for a long time in various countries' arsenals for a long time too. Actually, how would you like to explain then that the vast majority of military sniper rifles and hunting rifles using the Mauser 98 action? And ALL bolt action rifles in WWII can be considered "obsolescent", Lee Enfields included. And you really can't compare the M1 Garand rifle and the Mauser Kar98k. It's like comparing jet fighter to a biplane.
something01992 1 year ago
You are right and therefore I am. My point
is this. The Kar 98 is good weapon and
a great sniper rifle (I did not deny this) but
we are not talkin about snipers here. They
have their special needs. I just wanted to
say that for the oridnary soldier there were
better solutions available and in this role
the Kar 98 was just as good as any other
weapon. Nothing special here.
DavidVanPatten 1 year ago
It's more like comparing a stick shift transmission to an automatic transmission.
Redbaron011 1 year ago
Ha, yeah. I suppose that's a better analogy.
something01992 1 year ago
A polished bolt is made by the user. Both weapons fired at the same rate, and the G98 was more accurate.
ele90 1 year ago
K98 is still in service. The Springfield was used in WW2. And the K98 is better than the Enfield.
MrKabanosi 1 year ago
@MrKabanosi
why?
DavidVanPatten 1 year ago
@DavidVanPatten
range and accuracy
MrKabanosi 1 year ago
@MrKabanosi
try to tell that a soldier who has maybe
3 months of solid training before he
goes to the front.
DavidVanPatten 1 year ago
@DavidVanPatten
not always 3 months! #
Und das wäre einfach
MrKabanosi 1 year ago
@MrKabanosi, the Kar98k is only used for cermonial purposes. No army uses the Kar98k anymore. How is the K98 better? Don't give me it's more accurate bullshit. Or it's more powerful.
esh325 1 year ago