I didn't know Mitchell's was no longer in business. I guess the good ole days of cheap imports have been over for awhile now. I myself stopped collecting several years ago. But God I miss those days. I would always look in books and get some limited information on each firearm I got. But that was about it. I'm loving these in depth history lessons that I get from this channel. Sadly my retention of information isn't what it used to be,so I guess I'll just revisit often. Thanks.
I have a modest WW2 ish collection. I enjoy the bolt guns. I understand their utility, hunting mule deer and elk for years with a 60’s Remington 700. As always I enjoy your historical information and practical advice.
I've got two of these. At the time I bought them I thought they were expensive...but I'm happy with them overall. I'll be doing a review of the Mitchell's M48 on my channel~
@@misha5670 Maybe you have an answer, being so knowledgeable, Misha. About 15-20 years ago I had a Yugo M48, looked exactly like the one you're holding. BUT... it was "scrubbed." Not literally, but no crest, no serial numbers stamped on it. Just, on some parts,. that little Yugo arsenal mark. What did I have? Unfortunately, I no longer have it.
Thank you for the video and sharing your perspective. I have an early 1950's M48 - 4-digit serial number and an error on the date in the crest ("29X1943" instead of "29XI1943"). I suppose they eventually found the error and fixed it. That mine has the error makes me think it's a very early M48. I bought mine from a sporting goods store in 2023, but it was in a Mitchell's box and was full of cosmoline - I don't think it was ever fired after it left Yugoslavia. No other goodies in the box.
Looks a bit too brand new for my taste. Yet all the included accessories are really cool. I had to piece all my stuff together. Cleaning kit from this dealer, ammo pouch from another one, and so on. Still missing a sling, though. An nice additional detail is that Yugoslavia not only built the German Kar98 style bayonet, with the edge at the bottom of the blade when mounted (cutting downward), but also the correct Czechoslovakian variant (edge on top for cutting upward) for their M24/52-Č rifles.
@@jason200912 I never said I bought it. I'm talking about the gun in the video. What I bought is a slightly used looking M24/52-Č. You can calm down now.
Man, those Mitchell's rifles were very nice guns. A little Shady with the marketing, i bought one thinking I was getting some sort of Kar98k. Indidnt know better, but it was a very nice rifle and extremely well built. I rraded it off for something stupid. That said just won a Cherry's import on GB in about the same condition my old Mitchell's gun was in for 500. As a Zastava Fan Boy it's nice to have one back in the fold.
SOG - Southern Ohio Guns sold them too.... Not to long ago $ 289.00 shipped to my FFL.... Brand new rifles in Yugo cosmoline love the smell, lol... with all the goodies.... Ahh the Trump years.... Miss them.... SGAmmo sold 7.62x39 thousand round cases for $189.00....Golden Tiger boat-tails.... Just keeps getting worse with the current Administration.. smh.
Nothing to do with the administration. Its time my man. Older you get and the more surplus you see come in and then sell out, you'll see prices go up and up. When it comes to imports, the last major change was in 2005 when the so-called 'barrel ban' went into effect. Now infllation definitely plays a role too, but that's nearly a globel problem.
I have an M48-A. It is still new, but cleanest cosmoline free by me. Bought it along with hundreds of rounds of 8mm some in loose boxes and the spam can for just a few hundred dollars. I love this old timer.
I bought a MM K98 from a gun show for 299$ years ago for just the gun no accessories. It was a 1944 DOU marked late war K98 with Russian Capture X's. The bolt is in the white and it is all matching except for the front barrel band. The stock and metal appear to be refinished when compared to authentic bring back K98's. Im not sure if these guns were refinished post war or by Michelle's as the internet claims either way they make great shooters.
I have one of these MM M48s. On mine the stock looks so light because MM sanded the stock just enough to remove some of the stamps in the wood. I have a half a dozen of these M48s (A, B, BO, etc.) and the stocks are typically dark. The only one I have that is light like this is my MM. Still a nice rifle but you can see when comparing it to the unmolested rifles that the butt plate and bolt have been pretty highly polished. The wood was not sanded enough to make any of the hardware stand proud but just enough that it blurred the stamps so that they cannot be read. It is a very pretty rifle and I have gotten a lot of complements on it, but I don't consider it to be in original condition due to the sanding of the stock.
I've seen Mitchell's M76 import sold for little over 7000 dollars a few years ago. For those who don't know, M76 is an 8mm Mauser Kalashnikov Action in semi auto only.
I had one just like it that I bought from Centerfire systems, Unissued with Bayonet sling and mag pouches. Wish I had kept the rifle, it shot great and I think I paid 150 for it.
I ordered mine in 03 collector grade . It’s brand new , so is bayonet slick action no wear on anything. It’s as if I got on a Time Machine and traveled to WW2 and got it .very accurate, not knocking this man’s rifle but the one I have is much better condition. Guess I ordered mine when supplies were plentiful.
That’s a beautiful rifle. I’ve always loved Mausers. Unfortunately, I only own one right now, my M24/47. Nothing special, but it sure is a great shooter. And the straight bolt is nice for God’s mistakes like me (lefties.)
Local gun store around me where I got myself a Yugo m48, for a bit of a hefty price. Was selling an M48A for about 1200 bucks, which is also a Mitchell's Mauser, which to me, sounds heinous.
Thank you for making this video, I’ve never understood why people hate these. So one thing I’m not sure of, is that stock original and it’s just preserve that well or was it refinished. Sidenote, I really wanna purchase something like this, I wonder if I could find a unopened box on GunBroker
@@HircineDaWolf This and they were modifying M48's with Waffen stamps and trying to pass them off as genuine German Mausers to the uninformed while charging a premium for it. Scummy business practice all around.
@@OriginalBongoliath I thought about going into that in this video, but nah. If i find one of their doctored up examples, then we'll talk about that. I remember those very clearly and they weren't the only ones. Back in the day, waffenamt stamps were available from places like Numrich and so bubba went to town.
I wish i was alive and of age when surplus was just junk nerds gave a shit about instead of antique expensive investments that they are marketed as now... i dont care avout reselling i just wanna collect my old rotting guns! I have a good collection now but man some of this stuff is beyond ridiculous in pricing these days. I was a teen dyring the 100 dollar mosin with a case of ammo days and the chinese sks for 400 bucks crazy how covid hyperinflated the market
Didn't Mitchell's fake alot of their guns? Pistols and rifles. They got caught putting fake cartushes and they force matched parts for a higher selling price?
They were notorious for trying to pass off Yugo M48s as Nazi K98s. They would put a scope on a standard K98 and claim it was an original sniper rifle. They even took old original rifles and sanded the wood and reblued the steel to make them look "pristine" Anything German WWII related from Mitchell's Mausers is most likely a fugazi.
Yep the messed up lots of German k98’s. These aren’t a concern since tens of thousands were made just to be stored away for ww3 by zastava. These are all legit.
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The Yugo Mausers are some of the most solid-firing and durable rifles of the era. Thank you for sharing!
Yes the are....be well.
Yeah Jose Feliciano! Good to see you mi Muchacho! I had no idea that a blind Mexican could enjoy rifles this much.
I didn't know Mitchell's was no longer in business. I guess the good ole days of cheap imports have been over for awhile now. I myself stopped collecting several years ago. But God I miss those days. I would always look in books and get some limited information on each firearm I got. But that was about it. I'm loving these in depth history lessons that I get from this channel. Sadly my retention of information isn't what it used to be,so I guess I'll just revisit often. Thanks.
Hello me it's me again.
Mitchell is an interesting fellow. Stainless Lugers, Teak Ak47's, et al.
A MM Yugo M48A “collector grade” was my first rifle at 16 y/o back in 2006 from Dunhams. Absolutely loved that rifle.
21:05 "I put yugo steel in machine and it come out how it come out" - Yugoslavia/ Zastava employee
pimp shined mausers
I have an M24/47 from Mitchell's and it's my favorite Mauser to take to the range when the mood strikes me.
breaking news, they just discovered a secret warehouse full of mauser rifles. Order fast while supplies last .
Where
@jason200912 lol, this a reference to Mitchell Mausers ads that used to be in the American Rifleman magazine back in the early 2000s
@@zaca952 yeah, those ads were always poppin up. There was always another warehouse discovered
That's because there are so many guns laying around from the world being constantly at war for the last two hundred years.
I thought it was a submarine pin in France? lol Anyone else remember that ad?
Very informative video, as usual. Thank you for sharing!
Super nice shape! I haven’t seen one this clean in a while. Good find
Incredible find. Comes with literally everything!
I like these videos from what I hear these are very unique like a lot of Mitchell products thank for a great watch on a cold Friday
I love mine . Respect the history. I use mine to hunt with since it has been sported.
I have a modest WW2 ish collection. I enjoy the bolt guns. I understand their utility, hunting mule deer and elk for years with a 60’s Remington 700. As always I enjoy your historical information and practical advice.
I've got two of these. At the time I bought them I thought they were expensive...but I'm happy with them overall. I'll be doing a review of the Mitchell's M48 on my channel~
Is your channel called Rabbit Hole Reviews?
@@adamsowers8957 yes
@@rabbitholereviews I figured I just wanted to double check. I will check out your channel.
I really have an interest in these old bolt guns.
Alway a great job from you.
Thanks
Damn. That’s a very nice find.
Stamped trigger guard means it's a 48-B
So if my receiver is marked 48A but has the stamped trigger guard it’s a 48B?
@@joseramirez9599 Yes, no rifles were marked 48B
I regret not buying one back in the day.😔
Beautiful rifle man very nice collector there !!!💯💪
Keep dem bolt action vids a comin, Misha. Thanks.
Recorded another just yesterday. Also, want to take a couple out the range foor old times sake.
@@misha5670 Maybe you have an answer, being so knowledgeable, Misha. About 15-20 years ago I had a Yugo M48, looked exactly like the one you're holding. BUT... it was "scrubbed." Not literally, but no crest, no serial numbers stamped on it. Just, on some parts,. that little Yugo arsenal mark. What did I have? Unfortunately, I no longer have it.
I picked mine up at Big 5 Sporting goods in the late 90's, early 2000's. I think I paid less than $200 for it. It was full of cosmoline.
I have an M48 with a 3 digit serial number. It has a checked bolt. I thought someone did that afterwards, thanks for clearing that up
Nice to see the wood on the bayonet matches the stock. .
Nice rifle!!! I have a m48 BO rifle 99% condition. I love it greatly!!!
Thank you for the video and sharing your perspective. I have an early 1950's M48 - 4-digit serial number and an error on the date in the crest ("29X1943" instead of "29XI1943"). I suppose they eventually found the error and fixed it. That mine has the error makes me think it's a very early M48. I bought mine from a sporting goods store in 2023, but it was in a Mitchell's box and was full of cosmoline - I don't think it was ever fired after it left Yugoslavia. No other goodies in the box.
Looks a bit too brand new for my taste. Yet all the included accessories are really cool.
I had to piece all my stuff together. Cleaning kit from this dealer, ammo pouch from another one, and so on. Still missing a sling, though.
An nice additional detail is that Yugoslavia not only built the German Kar98 style bayonet, with the edge at the bottom of the blade when mounted (cutting downward), but also the correct Czechoslovakian variant (edge on top for cutting upward) for their M24/52-Č rifles.
Youre crazy. If you want it old and used then just sell it off and buy an old and used one
@@jason200912 I never said I bought it. I'm talking about the gun in the video.
What I bought is a slightly used looking M24/52-Č. You can calm down now.
I used to work in a gun shop in Plano Texas and the owner brought some of those out. I wish I had bought one for a collectors piece
Man, those Mitchell's rifles were very nice guns. A little Shady with the marketing, i bought one thinking I was getting some sort of Kar98k. Indidnt know better, but it was a very nice rifle and extremely well built.
I rraded it off for something stupid. That said just won a Cherry's import on GB in about the same condition my old Mitchell's gun was in for 500.
As a Zastava Fan Boy it's nice to have one back in the fold.
SOG - Southern Ohio Guns sold them too.... Not to long ago $ 289.00 shipped to my FFL.... Brand new rifles in Yugo cosmoline love the smell, lol... with all the goodies.... Ahh the Trump years.... Miss them.... SGAmmo sold 7.62x39 thousand round cases for $189.00....Golden Tiger boat-tails.... Just keeps getting worse with the current Administration.. smh.
Nothing to do with the administration. Its time my man. Older you get and the more surplus you see come in and then sell out, you'll see prices go up and up. When it comes to imports, the last major change was in 2005 when the so-called 'barrel ban' went into effect. Now infllation definitely plays a role too, but that's nearly a globel problem.
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Trump didn't do anything for the Second Amendment. He passed gun control though.
Imagine buying this and not shooting it lmao so sad
@@eazy_e.7153 , I shoot them every week with .8mm Yugo M-75 ammo... got at least a dozen Spam Cans of the stuff... be well.
Noooo! Don't tempt me devil! I have almost pulled the trigger on buying 1 of these so many times.
I have an M48-A. It is still new, but cleanest cosmoline free by me. Bought it along with hundreds of rounds of 8mm some in loose boxes and the spam can for just a few hundred dollars. I love this old timer.
I bought a MM K98 from a gun show for 299$ years ago for just the gun no accessories. It was a 1944 DOU marked late war K98 with Russian Capture X's. The bolt is in the white and it is all matching except for the front barrel band. The stock and metal appear to be refinished when compared to authentic bring back K98's. Im not sure if these guns were refinished post war or by Michelle's as the internet claims either way they make great shooters.
they are, they chrome all their bolts and force match numbers
I have one of these MM M48s. On mine the stock looks so light because MM sanded the stock just enough to remove some of the stamps in the wood. I have a half a dozen of these M48s (A, B, BO, etc.) and the stocks are typically dark. The only one I have that is light like this is my MM. Still a nice rifle but you can see when comparing it to the unmolested rifles that the butt plate and bolt have been pretty highly polished. The wood was not sanded enough to make any of the hardware stand proud but just enough that it blurred the stamps so that they cannot be read. It is a very pretty rifle and I have gotten a lot of complements on it, but I don't consider it to be in original condition due to the sanding of the stock.
I replaced the very poor trigger with a Bold trigger, and the firing pin spring with a Wolff spring that made it reliable with military ammo.
I've seen Mitchell's M76 import sold for little over 7000 dollars a few years ago. For those who don't know, M76 is an 8mm Mauser Kalashnikov Action in semi auto only.
I had one just like it that I bought from Centerfire systems, Unissued with Bayonet sling and mag pouches. Wish I had kept the rifle, it shot great and I think I paid 150 for it.
I ordered mine in 03 collector grade . It’s brand new , so is bayonet slick action no wear on anything. It’s as if I got on a Time Machine and traveled to WW2 and got it .very accurate, not knocking this man’s rifle but the one I have is much better condition. Guess I ordered mine when supplies were plentiful.
your rifle has a very nice dark walnut color while the newer one is very very blonde
I wish a view of the front of the ammo pouches was available in this video.
That’s a beautiful rifle. I’ve always loved Mausers. Unfortunately, I only own one right now, my M24/47. Nothing special, but it sure is a great shooter. And the straight bolt is nice for God’s mistakes like me (lefties.)
Based of the numbers on my Polish Mauser K98, is it possible to get an approximate date for it?
Did any of the mausers have a Chrome wined barrel?
I’ve got a Mitchell’s k98 and m63. My m63 is an amazing hog gun in .308
I’ve been after a m63 for a long time
The Yugo M48 is a great rifle. It's like a Kar98 and Kar98AZ hybrid.
Isn't it an M48B if it has a stamped trigger guard AND the stamped floor plate combined?
Local gun store around me where I got myself a Yugo m48, for a bit of a hefty price. Was selling an M48A for about 1200 bucks, which is also a Mitchell's Mauser, which to me, sounds heinous.
Very insane I just picked one up today at cabellas for $650 with all the gear and everything.
What is the "name" of the bayonet so I can try and find one?
Thank you for making this video, I’ve never understood why people hate these. So one thing I’m not sure of, is that stock original and it’s just preserve that well or was it refinished. Sidenote, I really wanna purchase something like this, I wonder if I could find a unopened box on GunBroker
the m48s are fine, but they doctored up k98s and faked stuff
@@HircineDaWolf This and they were modifying M48's with Waffen stamps and trying to pass them off as genuine German Mausers to the uninformed while charging a premium for it. Scummy business practice all around.
@@OriginalBongoliath I thought about going into that in this video, but nah. If i find one of their doctored up examples, then we'll talk about that. I remember those very clearly and they weren't the only ones. Back in the day, waffenamt stamps were available from places like Numrich and so bubba went to town.
I wish i was alive and of age when surplus was just junk nerds gave a shit about instead of antique expensive investments that they are marketed as now... i dont care avout reselling i just wanna collect my old rotting guns! I have a good collection now but man some of this stuff is beyond ridiculous in pricing these days. I was a teen dyring the 100 dollar mosin with a case of ammo days and the chinese sks for 400 bucks crazy how covid hyperinflated the market
I wonder how jarring it would be to a russian if a german joined the foreign group in the ukrainian army....and brought one of these with him...
Didn't Mitchell's fake alot of their guns? Pistols and rifles. They got caught putting fake cartushes and they force matched parts for a higher selling price?
They were notorious for trying to pass off Yugo M48s as Nazi K98s. They would put a scope on a standard K98 and claim it was an original sniper rifle. They even took old original rifles and sanded the wood and reblued the steel to make them look "pristine" Anything German WWII related from Mitchell's Mausers is most likely a fugazi.
Yep the messed up lots of German k98’s. These aren’t a concern since tens of thousands were made just to be stored away for ww3 by zastava. These are all legit.
I died a little when he dry fired it...and then did it again.
Waaaah waaaaHh waaaaah 😂
This is too Cool