How to disassemble a K98 Mauser

[@KenpachiZarakiX]

thanks, very informative and no BS talking about the rifle what it looks like, how it fires, blah blah blah. I wanted to watch a video that tells me in less than 3 mins how to take my rifle apart. You sir have my like!

[@محمدتبوك-ص1ض]

تذكرت الايام الخوالي ليتها ترجع 👍🏻

[@sharpeguns1]

good job. not a restored piece. whtf people complaining about the blued finish. you did a great job. some youtubers dont like the competition. like i said you did a fine imformative job.

[@muzzlevelocity2012]

I've had my k98 for a while now but hadn't bothered to strip it down fully for a clean as i thought it would be fairly difficult. Thanks to vids like these i can see just how easy it is and can get it done properly. Thanks for posting the vid mate.

[@brodomagee7941]

great video, nice short and quick to the point. cheers

[@GrizzlyRecoveryZone1]

Just the field-stripping tutorial I was looking for... Thanks! Good to know the Mauser is collected down under too

[@aabceacba]

Interesting + classic gun + NOT overexplaining steps = an Excellent gun disassembly video!!!

[@markw.e.2672]

Good day and thank you for this succinct video. I just bought a veteran-bringback rifle a few hours ago, and your video was immediately useful. And forget about the "alrights". Most people have speech habits that are subconscious, but they won't post online!

[@Blazikan999]

Thanks a bunch! This was truly helpful :)

[@theseakite2]

I just bought one, and you answered every question I had in one three minute thirty video, thank you! :)

[@cwby1978]

thanks you that was the best k98 disassemble video I seen

[@metallicafan114]

If you buy a RG34 cleaning kit, you have a hulsenkopfwischer. You can take the top barrel band of with it and you can take out the floorplate. The top part of the stock is the handguard.(that how it translates from the manual.

[@degantejessi501]

Thanks for the video! it helped so much.

[@20thcenturyfilmdocs]

Great vid...I really love the detailed camera work, helps "visual" guys like me a lot...

[@HeinzDeBoer1]

fantastic. i recently got an old kettner rifle chambered in 7x64 brenneke. seems to have the same action. was too afraid to strip it. but im keen now

[@kiwiwoolf]

because the spring that holds the first sleeve on is also holding the second sleeve in posistion. so when you remove the spring it just simply slides off.

[@tomsmith5483]

Hey Kiwiwoolf, great video. Just like the Dwarf Chocolate maker.... short and sweet!!!! Thank's mate.

[@MrPatriot1911]

Hey man this video helped me out a LOT, thanks.

[@elvenisar]

Thanks! Very right, exact, correct, short-but-full length and good video!

[@kiwiwoolf]

if you are talking about the timber i used a razor blade and scraped all the varnish off. As for the steel i have done nothing with it it was in great condition when i bought it no rust at all.

[@loganbuchanan]

I'm better off ordering it in parts from eBay. Thanks for showing me the parts I need.

[@KevinSmith-kg2nk]

Excellent video. Subbed.

[@chalajandro]

Nice video!

[@kiwiwoolf]

@hellsnightmare They are flat glass pliers. But u can use any pliers just use a cloth between the pliers and the timber so u don't mark it.

[@kiwiwoolf]

@USMCM249gunner.... no i did not re-coat the stock. Because the old finish was so thick when i shaved it off the oil from the old finish keeps seeping through the wood giving it a nice finish. I was thinking about getiing a Matt finish varnish just to give it a good seal but i like the way it looks now. Yeh i believe the metal has been reblued this K98 is a russian capture so after the war they reblued all the old german rifles and it has been sitting in storage ever since.

[@sonofliberty92]

Alright?

[@D148521]

very helpful vid. Thanks. Donnie D

[@grin60]

nice, i was talking abount the steel ;). really great condition!

[@pulaski789]

the mosin nagant is the easiest to be stripped apart, especially the bolt.

[@kiwiwoolf]

yeh its a russian capture hasnt seen the light of day since end of WW2 when i got it it was filled with grease had to learn how to pull it apart to clean it. I got it shiped from russia to australia.

[@kiwiwoolf]

Try pluging the end of the barrel and filling it with a good copper solvent. But do not leave it in to long as it can do damage. I would not leave it in for any longer than 15min. Then just push through as many cotten patches as you can.

[@jwher86]

Great video. Thank you for posting!

[@kiwiwoolf]

@crisandm1016 Im guessing it has never been disassembled. It was probably a tight fit on the timber so the had to use a hammer to get it on. It will be tricky to get it off but I suggest you compress that front spring and try use a hammer to get it off. Without damaging the timber. Good luck I hope that helps.

[@Frontlaven]

great vid on disassembly. Thanks

[@oubo2137]

Nice Mauser, great video. Thx ;D

[@dark0a]

recuerdo cuando desarme un fusil de este tipo en el servicio militar, es muy sencillo, pero de que los hay, los hay, y varios ni con varias explicaciones pudieron

[@zeek3177]

Wow after watching this I realize how much easier my nagant is to disassemble, plus it's alot quicker, but nontheless two good guns

[@WWJDBibleStudyTime]

i have one that is very dirty and looks like it hasnt been cleaned that often it fires but most these old bolt actions do would you have an idea on whats the best way to clean a very dirty barrel?? thanks good video

[@JCElzinga]

nice video man

[@kiwiwoolf]

@Pekosar this rifle was made in Oberndorf, Germany in 1937

[@kiwiwoolf]

@Lyrikz74 That is normal the bolt on my rifle does the same thing. Nothing to worry about

[@kiwiwoolf]

@WW2AirSofters i dont live in the UK but from what research i have done i think it is possible. You need to get a licence and you need a reason to get the licence i.e deer stalking or sports shooting. Then you would need to find a K98 in the UK. Because the gun laws have been so tuff for so long i dont know how many K98's would be in the UK. But like i said im not sure as i am on the other side of the world but i hope this helps.

[@kiwiwoolf]

@keenumman1 there are small differences but should be built on the same principles

[@kiwiwoolf]

@heinswr yeh i have had this problem before i will try to explain... what you have done is released the spring....if you watch my video and stop it at 0:40 now at the bottom of the bolt on the left hand side there are two lugs....now if you were to put a coin in a vice and put it behind the second lug from the bottom and grab the bolt housing and pull with both hands you should feel the spring starting to compress compress....pull as far as you can and twist to your right.

[@DaSpineLessFish]

By barrel band is not budging , any tips to gt it to move?

[@TaZ101SAGA]

Thats a nice stock you have on there, what wood is it?

[@kiwiwoolf]

@USMCM249gunner yeh i just used a light sand paper and a razor blade to shave off the old finish

[@LifeofCharles]

The Bluing on your rifle is perfect. Did it come that way or did you do it yourself?

[@hugomata5105]

Unable to remove the screw at minute 2:50 on the video, it is real tight; tried with an 8" screwdriver and it won't come out. Afraid to force it too much and break it. Any tips ?

[@hellsnightmare]

Thanks, also would a later stock be changeable with a new one?

[@kiwiwoolf]

@Popsicle22754 that is strange i have never come across that problem before. If you remove the bolt is the pin sticking out of the bolt housing? Or try disassembling the bolt again if possible.

[@Isaacbway]

When I try to remove the sleeve of my KAR 98, the pin doesn't go all the way down. I used pliers like you did at 2:00 but it just won't go down far enough for me to remove it. Any tips?

[@kiwiwoolf]

@Sturmmann It will be fine as long as I don't use it in the rain lol. I only really use it at my local range which is under cover

[@leeswedenz5352]

Good video, short and to the point. What game have you taken with it so far?

[@kiwiwoolf]

@hellsnightmare yeh i dont see y not as long as it is a K98 stock it should fit perfect.

[@sgtjacques4172]

I got a 1956 Spanish mauser and mine is being very stubborn about coming apart. The trigger guard seems to be glued in place and the bayonet has an adapter pinned into it which i have not been able to remove yet.

[@animefreddiemercury]

I always have trouble with the barrel bands, what type of pliers are those exactly? They seem to fit perfectly, and I didn't see you pinch the wood or anything. If you could tell me what the style and size of the pliers are, I'd be really grateful. I have some pliers, but none that I think would fit like that.

[@Lyrikz74]

Popsicle. When you dissassembled the bolt did you make sure the safety was in the upward facing position??? If not, thats your issue. Kiwiwolf, question. Odd question. I have a 1945 spanish mauser. When the bolt is pulled back all the way, it moves side to side a bit. Is that normal or should hte bolt be solid when its pulled back all the way?

[@mr.mantheman6332]

Mines sporterized and the scope goes over the safety but you don't need that anyway

[@kiwiwoolf]

@bulldogrj5020 Need more info mate. Can you pull the bolt all the way back or is it stuck in the receiver?

[@grin60]

What have you done with its surface? mine is a bit rusty and mh i dont know^^

[@kiwiwoolf]

@speedyninjafrazer Is your safety stuck in the vertical position?

[@kiwiwoolf]

@TaZ101SAGA its just a laminated timber i have removed the original finish

[@Soldat177]

Why did you put a red stripe on the safety? also did you strip the finish off the wood?

[@TheDustysix]

Use Machinist/Gunsmith Screwdriver bits! Not a Tapered Blade Carpenters. Butler was a brand if I recall. I need a set. Maybe X-Mas.

[@geGNOME]

TheDustysix I haven't seen the surplus rifle that doesn't have fucked up screws from someone who doesn't know any better.

[@TheDustysix]

I think the gun screwdriver brand was Butler. Any machinist bit of proper size is fine.

[@TheDustysix]

All the best in the New Year.

[@hellsnightmare]

What kind of pliers did you use to take off the spring?

[@kiwiwoolf]

@Diegorg2 No it's an S/42

[@kiwiwoolf]

yeh ill make a video when i get a chance

[@Pekosar]

@Diegorg2 vz=in czech language vzor, it is type. VZ24 was manufactured by CZ and I think, that KAR98K was manufactured by CZ.

[@bulldogrj5020]

@kiwiwoolf never mind i got it, something was blocking the lever

[@shinobitech13]

The band was so tight i had to knock it with a hammer but nontheless good video

[@Diegorg2]

@Pekosar it's a vz 24?

[@keenumman1]

i can take it apart but my saftey wont flip up.it wont budge think ill take it to a shop.any good fixes

[@QSpeedRacer]

I have a Mauser think it is a M98 but looks exactly the same. I cant get my floor plate out?? And cant get bottom trigger guard out.. is that because floor plate still in?

[@kiwiwoolf]

@nick21sammy my family is from Mangonui....... i made this video before i got the cleaning rod....... what is the year and manufacture code on your mauser?

[@kiwiwoolf]

thanks for the comment mate

[@blakeseigrist1801]

is that an rc mauser cause the capture screws

[@spawnofwheezedog]

why did the second sleeve slide out so easily?

[@TheDustysix]

Good God get machinist screwdrivers! Brownells. You can get the Bits at Ace Hardware.

[@jeanchacon123]

Hello I need your help. I have a 22 cal cz, remove the bolt or lever of the rifle by pressing the safe to remove it, but now I want to bring it or I can not ride, you get stuck, I should make no solution for this, also is expensive to repair. graciass await your response.

[@keenumman1]

@kiwiwoolf thanks i tookm it apart and cleaned it. now it works fine.all hail the all knowing internet

[@al7rbe1111]

ماقصرت good

[@jeremyorr7469]

My floor plate is stuck any ideas

[@kiwiwoolf]

@Pekosar like i said the factory code is S/42 how about you do some research and find out what factory made rifles with that code.

[@emeryl96]

can annyone tell me what time m rifle would have been made its a k98 with serial num. 27034 thnx

[@Chief6067]

Pliers on a historic rifle?!!!!!! Do not do that again......use a wooden dowel so as to NOT mark up the band your trying to remove What were you thinking........

[@keenumman1]

is it any different if its a turkesh mauser

[@kiwiwoolf]

yeh factory marking S/42 which is obendorf

[@jimcook8514]

You forgot the rear sight assembly.

[@painkiller991]

I can't do that on 1:35. any solution?

[@kiwiwoolf]

+Waffen_MKD I would suggest using a spray on automotive lubricant. One that you can use to help loosen screws and bolts. I would say its just jammed up with dirt or rust maybe? my floor plate has a bit of movement backwards and forwards. SO maybe spray it and try move it as much as you can backwards and forwards till it free's up and try again. I hope this helps

[@MrShoppingCat]

Awesome tutorial, but yeah, those pliers on the metal/wood made me cringe.

[@kiwiwoolf]

@MrRanger654 must say i have never used one.

[@Pekosar]

This gun was manufactured by Czech republic - Ceska zbrojovka.

[@timothy3777]

Alright, I like the video alright. You said "alright" 27 times. Alright?

[@nance2uable]

28 times actually, alright? ;D

[@timothy3777]

Alright ;D

[@kiwiwoolf]

@something01992 it came that way

[@kiwiwoolf]

@nick21sammy Hi Nick mine was a Russian capture also but i managed to get a cleaning rod, sling and bayonet..... i live in Australia now but i'm from the far north

[@kiwiwoolf]

@heinswr if this doesnt help let me know and i will make a video on how to fix this

[@kiwiwoolf]

@Cetreum Lol only just realized how many times I say AIGHT........ FAIL

[@mcclainschilling6419]

Ok... I got it apart. Now I have a bunch of parts out and don't remember where they go D: (jk)

[@kiwiwoolf]

+McClain Schilling just watch the video in reverse hahahaha

[@mcclainschilling6419]

+kiwiwoolf Haha, that would work I suppose. I was actually watching your videos along with many others to see if I really wanted to purchase a Mauser 98. Would you recommend this rifle as a first firearm?

[@kiwiwoolf]

+McClain Schilling depends what you want it for. If it's just hunting then it's probably I bit heavy but you could probably kill an elephant lol. If you want it for collecting and just shooting it's great. The only other problem is depending where you are ammo can be hard to find.

[@mcclainschilling6419]

+kiwiwoolf I'm in the good ole US of A. I'd mostly be using it for hunting and just to have it on hand

[@kiwiwoolf]

@bajsfiskaren my local gun shop imported 20 from russia so i bought one