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| Mausers for the Masses: The Budget Master M18 For The Masses (VIDEO) |
| 2019-01-16 |
| [Bearing Arms] For more than 120 years, the Mauser brand and its M98 bolt action rifles have defined both reliability and quality in the civilian and military markets. This year, the Mauser company, now known for high-end rifles, has jumped both boots into the budget hunting market with their new M18. Guns.com finds out whether this German-made "People’s Rifle" will resonate with an American market. Though a budget Mauser seems as foreign as schnitzel at the food court, here we are with a synthetic stock, matte blued piece wearing the old Mauser logo recognizable from military rifles of many decades and world wars past. The M18 is a traditional bolt action centerfire rifle that Mauser defines as a "no-frills" rifle that "brings together all the essentials for hunting in the best Âpossible way and does not include Âanything that isn’t necessary in the field." The M18 is indeed utilitarian, built with solid steel construction. Cold hammered barrels are geared toward long-term accuracy. An adjustable trigger comes standard. The company’s "multi-purpose end cap" is actually a removeable, rubberized buttpad with space for internal storage. Sling swivels come standard, and while the rifle ships sans scope bases, the M18 accepts Remington 700 two-piece mounts. All M18’s come with the same stock, though standard calibers wear a 22 inch barrels while Magnum chamberings have the longer 24 inch tube. The M18 is now shipping chamberings in: .243 Win, .308 Win, 6.5 Creedmoor, .270 Win, .30-06 Spfld, 7mm Rem Mag, and .300 Win Mag. MSRP on the M18 in its variety of calibers is $699, a far cry from the $13,000+ price tag of the current production Mauser M98 Magnum. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 I examined a couple of these at the NRA convention last year. Very nice for the money. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-01-16 07:10 |
| #1 Sounds like a nice step up from a surplus Mosin-Nagant. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2019-01-16 00:49 |