Early Yugo M48 - Beauty & the Beast
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
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Some M48 mausers are very nice but wow this early production M48 is rough. Look at that milling towards the end. Unbelievable... Compared to a Vz.24, Pre or Early WW2 German K98k, Swedish Mausers, etc this early manufacture M48 is crude. The level of proficiency of those Kragujevic employees was very low - essentially being trained as they manufactured rifles. Post WW2 Yugoslavia was a very difficult time for it's people. The limitations of the milling machines and supply of tooling heads may have also contributed to the poor over-all quality of the rifle. It actually looks like this rifle was finished off with an angle grinder to de-bur edges. This particular rifle was no doubt built on dull tooling and the over-all milling quality shows it.
What does a guy do if the rifle is hard to run because of this issue?
Here are some ideas...
The good news is that these rifles shoot very well and the head space is tight enough. Excellent shooting rifles - they got the barrels right. Plus I love that meaty elm stock. Ugly as sin but a great rifle once you smooth it out.
This video is dedicated to Dave L. Thanks brother... and thanks for your service to Canada.
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Hello from Kragujevac Serbia... the home of 'Zastava'
I have always thought the same about shooting my old rifles.. they were meant for a purpose and will last forever if you take care of them. Nice rifle for sure.
With my Marlin 1895 GSBL, I just watched Sergio Leone’s “Good, Bad, and Ugly “ movie (Starring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallace, etc) and cycled the lever hundreds of times. Super slick action after that epic movie. My incoming new-to-me M48 Yugo Mauser will be smoothed up watching Jude Law in “Enema at the Gates”. Ha ha ha ha ha ha thanks for the smoothing process video. Peace Be The Journey!
Your video really helped me learn the bearing surfaces of my Yugo Mauser 24/47. I smoothed them out just like you detailed and it's MUCH better now! The only difference was I used toothpaste (a mild abrasive and easily cleaned off with hot water) instead of lapping compound, and it worked just fine.
Thanks!
Thank you! This was very helpful in recognizing areas on the M48 Yugo Mauser to focus on for improved functioning. More areas than I originally suspected. I'll put this to good use.
Excellent video! I received an M48 here in the States as a Christmas gift one year. It seems that they can be great shooters, but are inconsistent in quality. Mine had like-new metal, but the bolt was stiff to open and close and the safety required a good smack to engage. I had to replace the cocking piece to fix the rough opening and do a little polishing to fix the stiff safety. But now it is one of my favorite rifles. People fear grinding compound, but hardened metals are more resilient than many people realize, and the process of smoothing up a rifle is enjoyable, rewarding, and fun. I agree... a rifle that is difficult to shoot is far less valuable than a rifle that shoots well and has a smooth action.
Rifle Chair. I thank you for this video and the "tuning tips" expressed therein. I'm the proud "custodian" of a Yugo M 48 and am in the process of dressing her up for the dance. A light hand rubbing of the stock with fine grit wet dry sand paper and light coats of hand rubbed linseed oil. Then on to the bolt and receiver surfaces with the same polishing procedures that you've so kindly put together. I am going another step in removing the factory trigger and after coating it in grease storing it. I've chosen to go with a two stage 3 lb Timney unit and a scout scope set up by Burris in 2x8x40 power ( oh these aging eyes) I'm hoping for 2-2.5 inch groups after all is said and done. All the best to you sir and thanks again for the thoroughly enjoyable videos.
ਦੂਸਰੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਯੁੱਧ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੇ ਦੋਰਾਨ ਜਰਮਨੀ ਵਲੋਂ ਵਰਤੀ ਗਈ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਰਾਈਫਲ ਦੀ ਵੀਡੀਓ ਅਤੇ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਭਰਭੂਰ ਵੀਡੀਓ ਲਈ ਧੰਨਵਾਦ ਵੀਰੇ
Nicely timed video! I ordered a M48 from Corwin's last Wednesday. Now just patiently waiting for its arrival.
KKX818 picked up one from Corwin arms as well a few years ago; glad that I did aside from shooting prone I think it's fantastic
Good video...can't agree more. Collectibility? Baaah Humbug....my M48 is a shooter.
I understand your subject matter and your approach in making the action operate at a quieter level. The important thing to always remember with any bolt action is the geometry relation for the receiver ring and bridge to the bolt diameters. From the vertical perspective, its very important to always keep the bearing surface in its original milled dimensions....polishing the area of the bolt surfaces that is not in contact with the receiver ring and bridge is perfectly acceptable, and esp the area of the bolt commonly exposed thru the feeding area of the action and the raceways as you pointed out. Good Video, Good Subject Matter- AlltheBest
Fantastic video. Thank you for the tips
Best way to smooth out a Model 98? Shoot the hell out of it for 70 years. I have a battlefield pickup K98 that was rode hard and put away wet, smooth as butter.
youtube needs more people/channels like you...
Lots of Enfield and Nagant crew chiming in I have Enfields, Nagant, Steyrs,K-31s,Arisakas, K-98s if your a "COLLECTOR" as claimed most have a variety, These videos help me to keep the originality and history without destruction. If one really and truly shoots their rifles as I do and want to keep the historic value and collector grade this is the best solution.
i watched this and took my yugo mauser out and looked it over. everything was smooth as can be bolt closed no noise. it has a serian crest..
I have a pristine Turkish Mauser, perfect condition with a great finish. The rifle was consigned to a gun shop and I was the lucky person to enter at the right time and purchased it.I have been lucky lately with Surplus rifles.
Thanks for the vid. I bought 3 LH Zastava M70's that are in need of smoothing & tuning.
Now say you were a armorer in the Yugoslavian army and were told, we need a rifle that will shoot, cycle and function better than what we have off the rack, then handed you that rifle.. You Did exactly what I would have done to that rifle. People don't realize how Important smoothing out all the rough surfaces is and how that alone will effect better accuracy, You didn't ruin anything. Dave.
Exactly
Nice Rifle, Rough but beautiful.
*Thank you for the TECH TIPS on "properly polishing the raceways" . I appreciate the reminder that valve grinding compound 'for this purpose' should be the "finer grit" ... to AVOID over polishing. Maple Leaf Up.*
My first rifle that I bought was with my first check and it was a m48 mauser. Caked in consmoline. Bolt was sticking like you said cause of the mill jobm but after a couple thousand rounds, all those high spots smooth out. Same as you did, just worked the bolt just took a bit longer. I have put a scout scope mount in change of the rear iron sights
Safe queen, trailer queen; nonsense. Shoot it or drive it. These pieces of history are made to be used and experienced. Thank you for the tips. ZRAK and mounts on their way.
Riflechair sez: "The M48A, B and BO models are a much higher quality rifle manufactured by a skilled and experienced workforce later on the M48 continuum." I wondered why my M48A is so polished and smooth. It pays to read the comments. Good show!
Great choice of music at the end
I have a 24/47 and the Yugo Mausers are everything that the German ones are, but less. This rifle had seen service and was still rough. I used different things but essentially did what you did, and it's a better shooter as a result. It was a barreled action, so I felt not the least trace of guilt when I did so. :)
I would be wary of polishing the sear and engagement surfaces unless you are going to casenit or harden the surfaces again. Those are hardened and treated accordingly.
VZ24 is nice and smooth if you get a chance you should grab one of those.
Kra-goo-yeh-watz
envy the swirls on that European elm stock it is so pretty .i can kick myself in the ass when i first starting getting into milsurps i think i may have sanded mine down a bit more smooth than i would like now i am a big collector and i know better now.
I have an M48 with a 16000 serial number. The milling on it isn’t bad (or rather as bad as what you describe) but I agree that it isn’t particularly smooth compared to other manufactures of military Mausers. I will definitely look at doing this polishing job at some point!
Cool video. I subscribed.
I used lapping compound on mine and it made it about 80% better
These are tried and true techniques o improve the action and trigger. I am all for this type of improvement.
Really great video. Picked up a M48 not too long ago and started hand loading for it. Bolt is buttery now, thanks!
Cheers from California
Good job , thanks
You should see my Polish wz29 rifle made in 1937. Absolutely first class quality.
how you colored the tag and serial number?
best regards from ex yugoslavia 😃
Strange choice of music on the outtro for a Yugo Mauser. Not that I'm complaining necessarily.
I personally have a Yugo refurbished K98k with Yugo markings. Bolt is smooth as glass.
That is a Czech or German made rifle. Many were assembled from parts by Yugoslavia but generally I agree they run much smoother.
@@Riflechair I believe it's actually a refurbished Wehrmacht capture. It's marked Preduzece M98/48. Indistinguishable from the K98 other than the buttpad which is identical to yours. Wood is unlaminated. Found it on Gunbroker. It has the K98 mag follower/hold open.
nice video, thank you
I wonder if you can use this smae method for a sticky Mosin Nagant bolt.
Make a wooden jig to wrap he sandpaper around and run it back and forth on the bolt raceways will work I do this on Match rifles.
Great video! I smooth them, and shoot them too, Thanks
I own a m24/47 with a bent bolt and it just had cosmoline and it was hard to cock and run the bolt I disassembled the bolt more cosmoline was inside I just cleaned of out and put WD-40 in the bolt and safety area than some on the internal magazine ramp and the lever that you pull to take the bolt out I wiped off the excess oil and she runs better
pull the bolt apart and polish it with 600 grit sandpaper with polishing compound.
Good information here.
Happich Simi chrome works also
Good for you , it’s your rifle , don’t care much about the collectibility
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Wt this is kar98k type m48 sir? I have kar 98 k mauser but his bolt not go in side without press magazine sepring thanks for this video
If one wants a smooth rifle, stay with the Lee-Enfield. ;-)
Same thing here man. I have to shoot it. I mean what is the point of having these old beauties, if we can’t shoot and make them feel good in our hands.
Judicious artificially accelerated natural action wear is no crime in my book. Then again, I can't afford to buy stuff so valuable It can't be shot for fear of deflowering it. I agree, grind 'em and bang 'em.
Smooth.
And now in the US, it may come that doing ANYTHING to facilitate or increase the rate of fire of your weapon will become a felony......even moving your trigger finger faster.
Did the bolt polishing reduce the trigger pull weight or smooth it out in any way?
yes
Has anyone shot this m48 at 1000-2000 meters and how did it do?
Why would I attempt this?
Considering the M48 I got doesn't even have a matching bolt, I may try this
Hey Riflechair
I recently bought a 1944 Lee Enfield No4. Mk1 from P and S guns. I finally got it out for a couple of shots today. Once I shot my 15th round I heard a unusual noise and the case would not extract so I pulled it out manually. I looked closely at the bolt and it looks like my extractor spring broke in half. I want to replace this part as soon as possible to keep this piece of history running. I looked on Marstar and found the part but they are out of stock.
Do you know of any other places that sell extractor springs for Lee Enfield No4s online in Canada?
Thanks for your help and great Mauser.
Kieran R I always go to Numrich Gun Parts in the US. They usually kill you on shipping so buy lots of parts. That spring steel spring can snap sometimes when you throw a round the chamber and then close the bolt. Enfields are Controlled Feed rifles. Easy fix but still annoying.
Alright I will check it out
Very nice - I agree all my guns in my humble collection are shooters not wall-hangers. Quick question: wouldn't a dermil tool work too?
Nice!
You can also use 600 grit paper with a popsicle on the raceways-
I have a M48 and the machining on mine is almost perfect.... in direct contrast to the one shown here. That said, it wasn't the smoothest operating Mauser I had encountered, and found out that ( like someone else who posted here) I had to replace the cocking piece to get it to operate more smoothly. As to getting the bolt finish smoother...simply using a good automotove polish like Blue Coral on a rag brings the bolt surface up to a mirror shine....depending upon how much of this you do. Also this... look at the camming surface of the cocking piece with the bolt/striker. That "ramp" ( that actually "cocks" the gun when you lift the bolt handle) can sometimes stand a good polish, and should be looked at too.....not just the travel of the bolt forward and back. Lastly, the M48 can be had relatively cheaply and good versions compared to poor versions don't show a high spread in price.......certainly not like the situation with rare Lugers, and the high end of M48's (at least in 2015-2017 or so) was in the $400 range.....so go for it as to smoothing things out.
Sounds like you got lucky!
Just saying there are other places within the gun to look at.. to improve smooth operation.
Wil Ferch you referring to bolt internals?
In a manner of speaking......yes.....the typical "cocking ramp" of the bolt that when the bolt handle is lifted, causes the firing pin / striker to be pushed back against spring pressure, ready for fire ( the gun then being "Cocked"). That ramp and the mating internal piece it contacts....rub against each other in the cocking process....these surfaces that touch can stand a good polish too.
Good advise! Would this also improve the Mosin Nagant bolt?
Mosins are usually pretty smooth. I'd say run as required when it comes to the nagant.
Riflechair - I will do that since it's true that my Mosin action runs pretty good. But it seems that many people I know complain about their rifles having sticky or rough running bolts. Maybe most of the good Mosins went to Canada. Then again, maybe they are expecting too much from a mass produced battle rifle.
This rifle is almost identical to the one I have, you guys might like to check it out.
In a word, Grease.
lol yes that might work until you have no grease
clean and add more... but not too much, amazing what a good thin film will do and it will last all day. my SKS , made by Zastava is just as ruff milling wise and smooth with just a little grease.
Where is the best place to get one?
D Day Invader It's fluid, just depends who has them. My son and I each have one. They are both excellent shooters plus fun on the range. I took a buck with mine at a little over 100 yards with iron sights.
Your increasing the value of the rifle as far as I am concerned. Nobody who knows rifles are going to want something poor functioning. Not to mention that Herr Mauser certainly would not appreciate a rifle attributed to him being less than it could and should be.
@@benjaminmaguire1728 Everyone has an opinion and you're no different.
Thanks for sharing. I'm like you, I shoot my guns... Unless it's worth a million and I don't have any of those. To me your gun has lost nothing in collectibility.
The Yugo and the K-98K parts are not compatible, the Yugo Mauser is a cat of his own..More robust than its German counterpart.Never had the luck to get my hands in a Yugo Mauser.
Maybe its me but I have had several of these and the groups were awful 4-6 groups at 100yrds
I have also had several of these rifles and thought they all shot great. Are you using underpowered PPU commercial or US brands? Try running high velocity 195-198gr projectiles as per higher safe specs and your opinion might change? The performance difference between the ‘lawyer safe’ formulations and full power .323” loads is immense. I have a video dedicated to this subject. Thank you for posting.
Wanna fix my 1943 no4 mk1* long branch sport ?? 😬
Michael D wazzuuuup?
What are your thoughts on Russian capture K98k's? Are they garbage or are they fine or is it kind of a mix bag as anything? I know one of the local gun stores Wolverine Supplies has Russian capture ones and I was considering getting one, as my first firearm was a SMLE MK III so I wanted to add to the historical firearm collection, plus I already have a different hunting rifle and don't "need" another one. So does anyone have any thoughts or should I wait for a gun show and see what shows up?
Troy Peel my opinion is that you shouldn't have to go through this with German, FN or Czech made 98 Mauser. Some intermediate Yugo Mausers you might seriously consider or. I'd try for a Yugo K98k refurb or East German Volks K98k over a RC rifle if I were you. The RC and VZ24 RC rifles were often reblued without plugging the barrels. first. That is why so many of them Have rusty bores.
It also depends on which RC 98k you're looking at. The one I got was made at Borsigwalde (outside of Berlin) in 1940, so it was made to proper specs and dimensions. Headspace checked out just fine, too. I installed a Huber trigger and a Mojo ghost-ring sight set, and put the "original" parts into a baggie in case I decide to sell it. Check the markings on the receiver ring. Quality went down as the war progressed, and you'll want an action/barrel that is as old as you can get. By all means bring a bore light, too.
It's a matter of timing. I got mine in 2008 when they were everywhere and paid $100 for mine.
Oh....It's your.....it's our....rifle.......We all can do what we want. BEsides, it's not like you are going to retire on the increase in value of a Yugo M48.
GREAT VIDEO !!!
CHILEAN MAUSERS = MUCH BETTER FINISH & ( NOT VERY COLLECTABLE ? ) .
TIMNEY TRIGGER .
Have a Chilean Mauser made in Lowe Berlin
What about polishing the pitted ring out of my bolt face? Will this mess up the headspace?
troopcom I wouldn't do that. You are effective lengthening your headspace.
Two words :
Mauser and Enfield. drop the mic
Can't comply. Have to keep the mic - otherwise audio bites more than the alternative. OR you - never mind...
Riflechair ah haha!
I agree with very slight improvements. Nothing wrong with doing what some very conscientious soldiers may have done. However, you could have just bought a Swedish m38, and not had to worry about it. ))
Jim F very true however I love the 8X57 Mauser and wanted a M48. I don't mind a little work. Reminds me of the kind of quality some Norinco 1911A1 pistols often enjoy. These things need dehorning and polishing too.
What about the swedish mausers?!?!
Swedish Mauser‘s are excellent quality Mauser’s. With some of the best steel ever made for Mauser rifles. I would be shocked if the milling was rough.
Very good accurate rifles! Anyway all mausers are good guns!
Your rifle is marked fnrj (federal peoples Republic of Yugoslavia) which makes it a really early production gun(1945-46) because yougoslavia changed it's name to sfrj (socialist federative republic of yugoslavia) aroud 1946
Thank you for sharing that!
@@Riflechair you're welcome, that might explain why some things on it may have seemed rushed as you said, and that they opted for quantity over quality because yougoslavia just came into existence (again) and they needed guns
First run of M48's was in 1950, however........
Never do this to a firearm. .
Hi Jennifer - you appear to be posting a lot of negativity on my videos. What's up?
I just like saying Kraa-Goo-Yeh-Vich
(Kragujevic)
My M48 is just like yours.
Which is wrong, it is KragujevAc, and pronounced as Kraguyevatz.
every time I cock the striker its very stiff how do I remedy that?
donald Robertson i never thought about that thank you so much.
donald Robertson where do i get lighter spring every place sells heavier than factory springs.
hey take that bolt and coat the hell out of it with solvo auto sol run it just like you did eventually it will come out like a mirror now to go one step further like i did with an sks i nickle plated the bolt and carrier and slicked up the action very nice and you can make you own nickle plate solution right at home using a couple nickle welding rods my magazine and follower are also plated and very slick if you ever want to know how to make the nickle just ask me and i will give you the info on how to do
I love taking a Russian captured K98 tune It and out shoot National Match 1903 Springfield w/ GI 198 portugease Ammo .NRA hi power match 🐗
It's OK to be proud of your skills as a marksman.
It's not OK to boast or be egotistical.
It is important to know when it is appropriate to feel confidence.
Skill and competency is achieved only through:
1. A desire to learn
2. Making opportunities for yourself to continuously improve
3. Building confidence by demonstration under a modicum of stress
This is a life philosophy - I am only applying it to musketry - and hopefully you are doing the same
Cheers
RC
You took an excruciatingly long time to get to the point. Sorry.
Yugoslavian Mausers are just like the Mosens.... Recommend German k98K and please for the love of history.... do not chalk the rifle, looks like a clown gun...
I like it..
Jesus...my 1938 Mosin looks like a machining masterpiece compared to this thing. Not impressed.
Yawn
Try turtle wax...
Not on my milsurps but definitely on my hunting rifles. That's a great idea.