K98 Mauser restoration & sporterization - real gun restoration

In this video, i do a restoration and sporterization of an old and ruined K98 mauser. After the restoration, i do a sporterization of this old gun.
This gun restoration video, is for remove the rust on old k98 mauser, and the end i try to shot with this old k98 mauser.
In this gun restoration and sporterization video, i start with boiling the mauser k98, and remove the oxidation whit steel wool. The process of restoration and sporterization continue with polish and degreasing this K98 mauser with acetone, and usig a slow rust solution, to make a perfect old hunting riffle blue.
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K98 Mauser restoration & sporterization - real gun restoration
00:00 Introduction
00:13 disassembly
02:19 Boiling rust
03:01 Brushing oxide
03:44 Drilling hole for optics
04:40 Removing barrel
05:34 Small parts cleaning
06:10 Polishing the barrel
06:39 Changing the angle of bolt handle
07:59 Removing friction point
08:34 Slow rust bluing
11:01 Small parts cold bluing
11:56 Crossbolt installation
13:00 Stock modifications
13:33 Try the mechanics
13:55 Glass bedding
16:57 check the head space
17:17 mounting optics base/ring

[@restaurato6629]

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[@Spectre-tk9ck]

Dhamn...what a skill ! AMAZING , bro

[@pickleogre5164]

Where do you find these guns

[@user-ju7ke2sc3x]

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[@user-ju7ke2sc3x]

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[@WH250398]

"Wow I can't wait to see how the wood is going to be resto-" "YEET" "-_-"

[@ShinsAviation]

Ayo hes gonna place a new one

[@littlebiker_2155]

RIP to that beautiful Mauser Karabiner 98 Kurz, Now it's just another rifle

[@d3rnoobspi3ss21]

Hello, it's not a Karabiner 98 Kurz, but a Gewehr 98, i agree to the rest of your comment.

[@pleplop3683]

@@d3rnoobspi3ss21 it's not a Gewehr 98 either, it's a 1924 Mauser "Standardmodell". @ 4:04

[@tharcysiotatikawa2432]

Now I know I'll never see a "sporterizing" video of an old, rare and historic weapon again.

[@w.rommel4699]

First half of the video: ok cool he is restoring the glorious 98k😃👍🏻 Second half: NOOOO, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, YOU MONSTER 😭😭

[@KumaFall]

Not even the first half more like the first fifth

[@ISCHAV]

Its not a kar98, It was a GEWHER 98

[@armingrun6735]

R.I.P. K98

[@Duckwithblueandredhat]

Standard model champ

[@NotEnrali_XD]

VZ28

[@LosFicosMusic]

@@armingrun6735 Its back on COD

[@MIKEL843]

You destroyed a piece of history, it was worth more as a relic.

[@N0SVW__]

At fist I thought you were restoring it and keeping the history alive. But no, you instead butchered it and turned it into every average hunting rifle ever. What the fuck bro?

[@DawudPandey]

Dude, this gun wasn't even used in ww2 he bought it, faked the rust and turned it into something new

[@philmann3476]

40+ years ago I bought a Mauser for the princely sum of $75 with the idea of "sporterizing" it. It was a genuine DWM marked, "Berlin 1916" with matching numbers. It had been crudely sporterized at some point in its past, which consisted of having the stock forward of the first barrel band chopped off. My plan was to polish the receiver to a near-perfect finish, re-barrel it, fit a curved bolt handle, new safety, and fit it into a nice walnut stock. Other things (e.g. marriage) got in the way, however, and I never got around even to starting the project, which is a good thing. Today, I still have the rifle as I bought it. The metal is fine with appropriate and honest wear, the markings and proof stamps are crisp, and I still get a kick out of that, "Berlin 1916." At that time the war was far from over, and it is quite likely some young man once depended on it to protect his life. I am so glad I never got around to my project, and the rifle, which will someday belong to one of my sons, has an honored place in our collection. Sometimes you are better off just leaving things alone.

[@SMG-ie6im]

RIP to a rarer Banner model Mauser that could’ve still been worth a decent bit even as a stock mismatch. Thankfully we have another hunting rifle in the world now…

[@tonyjones4861]

I thought it was a Banner Mauser also. But I thought they only did commercials but that has a thumb cut out..

[@NotEnrali_XD]

It's vz24

[@tonyjones4861]

@@NotEnrali_XD what makes you think that?

[@therthondaniel372]

@@tonyjones4861 straight bolt, H band up front, and butt plate not cupped.

[@tonyjones4861]

@@therthondaniel372 did you not see the logo on the front bridge?

[@nicholasgibson8483]

My heart ached seeing him throw away the original stock. I would've liked to seen him get or make a synthetic stock of the exact same shape as the original. At least then a piece of history would have a new lease on life.

[@MTK7578]

I will never forgive the greatest generation for bringing these back from the war and sporterizing them

[@flypast9725]

My lord, i was expecting a restoration, not destroying history. I know its your property and you can do whatever you want to it but...... come on, it hasn't lasted 100 years just to get cut up and ruined :/

[@juan.2513]

Yeah no

[@JohnWicksPencil14]

I normally love your videos, but it’s a damn shame to ruin a K98

[@TheWarloo]

Great Job for the lost of a piece of history. Now, it's look like a hunter rifle......... What a shame.

[@sppoonladle]

Dude, you completely desecrated a piece of history. This "restoration" is the gun equivalent of the ecce mono painting.

[@_sarcasticat_2126]

This poor K98. Someone needs to stop this dude before he finds another - seriously.

[@MiniCaseoh1849]

Never get an old military rifle ever again

[@nicolasahumada8974]

What an actual masacre to a beautiful weapon.

[@vex_mistaken]

it saddens me to see history get destroyed, either destroy it or make it like the way it was back in its day.

[@darkbearrider]

this is what we call a "bubba" conversion. sporterizing a historical rifle, what a waste. that bolt handle looks so atrocious.

[@kuessebrama]

Yes that is a shame. It now looks like a ordenery standard soul less hunting rifle i don't get why people are doing this...

[@russellking9762]

you broke my heart and got me teared up when you took a hacksaw to that bolt …and you threw the original stock away…8/10th’s of it’s life story gone right there…how could you

[@pallas-and-her-pals]

ever heard of "opinions"?

[@GunsNMoney357]

@@pallas-and-her-pals yeah, the option to go and buy a cheap savage bolt action rifle for around 300, instead of trying to keep intact what was a piece of history from a different era?? Yeah, I know those option and from the time and materials spent on making this different, I would have just gotten a 300 bolt action rifle 🤷‍♂️

[@dawolf7784]

Several years ago when my grandfather passed away, he passed onto me a German 8 mm Mauser that he brought back with him from the war along with original ammunition from 1941. It makes me sad to see this gun change from its original state to a double trigger. I still value my grandfather’s rifle and keep it in working condition. I’ve shot it bunches of times . It’s a strong rifle and even if you ran out of bullets the weapon it’s self was build so solid you can use it as a club and do major damage . You need to either talk when your point at things so we know what your thinking or put sub titles . There are lots of people that have no clue when your just pointing or tapping on something .

[@ED-od6hy]

Such a shame; it’s a Mauser “Standard Modell”, likely made for export. They’re fairly rare, and are historically interesting for the role they played in Germany’s post T of V rearmament. It’s a shame that this knucklehead butchered one right here in front of us; here in the U.S., we refer to such “craftsmen” as “Bubbas”. As an alternative, he could have repaired the stock, boiled, carded, and lubricated the metal (without additional bluing solution), and preserved it’s historic value. It would’ve functioned just as well as the monstrosity he just cobbled together, and it would be worth $400 - $500, rather than $200 as a “sporterized” example.

[@dungeondude0729]

This isn't a restoration its a Frankenstein like how dare you throw away the original wood and then have the gaul to change the bolt by putting it on an angle and adding a modern scope and getting rid of the original sights

[@fezcarstuff5851]

…you realize that’s not likely a service seen K98 right? I sincerely doubt it has any historical significance whatsoever so it doesn’t matter if he sporterized it

[@dunkirchen1940]

Yay, another destroyed Mauser...

[@jude842]

It pains my heart to see such a beautiful piece of history get turned into this rest in peace k98k

[@paulhedeen7659]

Broke my heart to see even this K 98 mauser cut and drilled. It's real value is its history and authenticity as a service rifle, not as a sporter. There are a lot better sporting rifles available that don't have collector's value. Alas....

[@TubbyTactical]

There is a special place in hell for people who sporterize perfectly good rifles that just need a little love to bring them back to their former glory

[@tcox4508]

I bought one sporterized but it’s not what you think. Everything is original except it doesn’t have a cleaning rod/bayonet mount. Maybe I’m wrong, but it def doesn’t have a cleaning rod, it’s filled in with wood instead

[@historyflorent4803]

IT'S JUST HORRIBLE !!! YOU JUST DESTROY A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF HISTORY !!!

[@danjohnston3422]

I really liked the volcanic welding and big shitty voids in the bolt handle work you did. Frickin' awesome work, Bubba.

[@Nimbleshooter]

A historic military rifle turned into some fudd's deer rifle. Such a waste.

[@APHILLWAROFRIGHTS]

exactly ruined the rifle entirely.

[@afinoxi]

It hurts to see a piece of history get mutilated like that

[@benben9794]

This is just utter destruction… this is so upsetting and just made me cry it went from a museum worthy piece to a piece of crap you would find at a gun buy back

[@bigandlittlefirearms8395]

You did a good thing by fixing up the barrel action but then you turned around did a complete 180 and destroyed it by sporterizing the stock

[@youraveragegamerbro6302]

personally I saw this title and thought "huh K98 Restoration, sounds cool". After clicking on the video and seeing it says sporterize, I lost my shit... That gun is a priceless piece of history, and I know people that would **Crucify** you for doing this to a K98. I suggest you watch your back for those people. All the reenactors will agree with me as well, especially because of the rise in price for these pieces of history. So to end my little rant, Screw you.

[@fortheloveofallthingsholy2706]

You're definitely overreaching, and being incredibly rude while you are at it. If you didn't like it, just move on. "Screw you", are you a child? He found it, he can do with it as he pleases

[@fortheloveofallthingsholy2706]

Overreacting *

[@shodefektiv]

"Priceless" 🤣

[@amd65ak47]

It was an absolute crime that you restored this piece of history It was more valuable the way it sat than it did when you cleaned it up You killed the value of the weapon

[@MegaMonkeyAids]

I personally don’t think it is an original kar98k, but rather a cheaper remake, that rifle probably had no value before hand at all, and neither any afterward

[@englishpolishmememan8892]

I love how you're mad about the restoration, meanwhile I'm mad about the sporterization.

[@ISCHAV]

@@MegaMonkeyAids that was not a kar98, It was a GEWHER 98, even more ancient than a kar98, so, the sin is even worst

[@connarcomstock161]

Sporterizing it was kinda a crime tbh, but at least he didn't shorten it.

[@Shep01]

I mean he didn't take a nice one and do it. Anything he did to this one was saving it from The Rust.....

[@bolobre4th]

It was a piece of junk before, now it's a working weapon

[@jimsmith5148]

The rifle is too badly damaged due to rust, has no historical or collectible value. Why not give a new life to it?

[@mixdiver12]

Butchery

[@Smarterthanyou-mthrfkr]

Original or death.

[@jameshudson7471]

Thank you for showing the world what not to do.

[@drift2328]

Fr😢

[@luc2527]

Facts 😂🤦‍♂️

[@renrhafy658]

That's what I thought...

[@JImmesser]

I throw up when he cut and bent the bolt handle I can't watch anymore 😪

[@coreyaude6781]

Ok, I've read the comments and watched the video all the way through, and I'm gonna throw my opinion out there. The old stock definitely needed replacement, the wood was cracking in multiple places. I wouldn't have thrown it away myself, but whatever. The new stock seemed a little out of theme, mainly due to the etching on it. The choice to bend the bolt makes complete sense due to wanting to mount modern scopes on it. My personal choice would have been to keep it as an infantry rifle, but that's not my call. As for the restoration of the rifle internals, he did a great job! They look brand fucking new! So while I don't agree with every choice made, at the end of the day, it's not my rifle, the man can do whatever the fuck he wants to do with it.

[@lecapitaineenglehorn5365]

L'ancienne crosse était tout à fait réparable j'ai restauré des crosse en bien plus mauvais état

[@danm7298]

Title should be: K98 restoration and then destruction. Im gonna restore this K98 then ruin it

[@hawkings22]

Not even a K98, it's a standardmodell

[@cooperwilliams9140]

"How to turn a $1,000 rusted rifle to a $300 hunting rifle!"

[@3storiesUp]

He absolutely butchered it from start to finish .. an absolute disgrace to call this a "restoration"

[@Jonathansww2]

You can say what you say but this is destroying history, you can also say "there are millions of those made, it doesnt serve a purpose and it doesn't matter if one gets destroyed" but all of those are very very valuable and none of them are not meant to be destroyed. My respect to every even little part of history and every soldier who fought for their peoples freedom ( even germans )

[@rickreeve1246]

sad

[@Jonathansww2]

@@rickreeve1246 Yes it is... some people dont understand how important it is to not destroy history.

[@CrazyKnight-tc8hb]

Exactly even if you made the other changes but gave the stock away and didn’t throw it out it would be 100s of times better than just throwing it out

[@Jonathansww2]

​​@@CrazyKnight-tc8hbest thing to do is not to sporteraze it, just leave them alone but when he put that stock in the trascan... it really hurt my history loving brains.

[@tutel9496]

Well what do you want him to do? Just leave that gun be and let it damaged even further, or restore the gun and and preserve the history?

[@yeedbottomtext7563]

Destroyer of history

[@TheToyPhotographer6312]

literally dude

[@randywilliams5730]

Why not make it useful again, and use it for 100 more years?

[@Aaronf187]

Quite the opposite my friend

[@popbogdanemilian1]

As a French polisher and resurfacing technician .. when he trow that wood, it made me mad that you could restor perfectly and keep this authentic. This is like u asking me to remake your antique desk, and I put a top from IKEA.

[@TasPan666]

i agree with you. The wood wasnt so bad after all

[@nedbeaty72]

Bubba would be proud haha

[@kinetik666]

Completly destroyed a classic rifle :\

[@chancebugg5766]

Who quit watching when he through the perfect wood furniture in the trash, he is wrong for that.

[@skyrocks12]

weapon like this should be in a museum... not sporterized

[@CamAteUrKFC]

theres a billion of them who cares.

[@NotEnrali_XD]

@@CamAteUrKFC nope therea not millions of vz24's in museum, vz24 is a rare gun

[@hawkings22]

@@NotEnrali_XD Even worse, it's a standardmodell

[@friedrichfazbear5469]

I mean there’s quite a bit of them, several millions were made.

[@mauserboi2.06]

Its sad to see a piece of history turn into that because before it was a piece of crap it was a rare early k98 probably one of the first ones

[@Pedder246]

Hurts to watch..

[@Horus213]

my german hearth is dead seeing this horror

[@comradeivan1129]

If you had left the rifle as it was after restoting it, it'd be worth more than any crappy sport rifle you'd ever find. Why would you also destroy historical items?

[@timvancourt7213]

This. Why would you do that....

[@JustHaibane]

6:40 nononononono oh god nononononoooo

[@kimjongun1348]

Sporterization is a crime and it shouldn't be committed. Ruining perfectly good pieces, my heart cries.

[@LukeJones-wq3qc]

Someone send this to Johnathan Ferguson and Ian from forgotten weapons and watch them have an aneurysm 😬

[@galaxyproductions2076]

I skipped right to the end, I am in fucking awe. WHY DESTROY THIS and make it look horrid 🥲 I hate it

[@DawudPandey]

He probably won't, considering it's this guy's property

[@KOPOBA_BY]

Был прекраснейший Маузер нуждающейся только в чистке, а теперь его превратили в кал. Печально...

[@holdencross5904]

STOP SPORTERISATION OF THESE PRICELESS RELICS! They aren’t as common. Do us all a favour. Take your money and reverse your crime. Vintage warfare has said this and loads of gun tubers have too! Do not sporterise vintage rifles! For heavens sake and in the name of all the gods that may smite you. Just STOP. You want to a hunting rifle or a sporting rifle? BUY ONE! They are cheaper than ruining a piece of history. I swear I’m going to have a stroke.

[@project_baby__1720]

it's his money and his kar he can do what he want with it

[@project_baby__1720]

i take back what i said after seeing him put that's stock next to the trash can i'm pissed now

[@holdencross5904]

@@project_baby__1720 I absolutely understand that it is his gun but it’s a priceless relic of history now! If you want a sporting rifle buy one rather than massacring history. I’m British and currently trying to join a rifle association in order to get a license to own beautiful historical pieces as such. Seeing this heresy makes me cry.

[@Duckwithblueandredhat]

Do what I want

[@Donkerrobin]

@holden cross, check 3:32, the place where the model and place of production should be. It say STANDARD MODELL. no priceless relic actually states that. This is an american/english made or sportive made mauser. If it said "standaard modelle or model" it would had have been an german made ine

[@jamesswedan6490]

Honestly when you brought the saw out and destroyed that bolt I was disgusted. F

[@RoenAccurate]

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!

[@Leo-cu6gh]

HOW DARE YOU TO PUT 70% OF A K98 IN A TRASHCAN

[@bobafett8664]

Who would’ve thought I’d see a video of someone being a Bubba and sporterizing a rather rare Standard Modell commercial export K98k lol 😂

[@E-Z_Gaming]

i swear all these gun restos are just ok old guns that someone puts a light rusting soloution on to make them look ruined at the start

[@REGIMENT157]

What the hell are you doing?

[@orinsarabia417]

if you really threw away that stock you made a big mistake

[@WayStedYou]

I didn't read the sporterize part of the title. I was thinking why did they throw away the stock? thinking maybe they would have a new like for like replacement. Instead you basically made a piece of history into the same many 1-300 dollar sporterized WW2 rifles that already exist.

[@flextapeadhesive]

This is a great example of what NOT to do with guns, the audacity

[@pallas-and-her-pals]

also bro this mf owns the gun not you

[@flextapeadhesive]

@@pallas-and-her-pals Tell that to the rest of the comment section, I'm free to comment what I want.

[@07_SPADES]

Turn a Gerwehr 98 into a Kar 98.... Thank you for destroying it piece of History

[@williamturner1517]

A crime committed right before your eyes.

[@herrcobblermachen]

Pitted Standard Modell, a lot went to china, but I too would have been delighted to see a 1:1 restoration :)

[@pepperidgefarms1772]

Well that gun just got ruined 😢

[@glavenus1233]

Im with u guys

[@priceymemes7699]

Is he talking about the guns state or the restoration

[@frontgamet.v1892]

There was a big difference between Nazi, German and Wehrmacht soldier

[@CheeseburgerMaster9000]

A Gewehr 98, a masterpiece, turned into a wannabe, out of shape, cut up “Kar98k” over 130 year old rifle turned into something it’s not.😢

[@NotEnrali_XD]

It's not Kar it's Czechoslovak vz24

[@hawkings22]

@@NotEnrali_XD Odd, it's marked as a Mauser Standardmodell

[@p.g.oakland3526]

Rest in Peace to that beautiful piece of history. If you want a hunting rifle, go buy one

[@einhundertfunfzig4919]

Don’t whine about it, I wasn’t your rifle it’s his and he can do everything he wants with it! It’s also not a “piece of history” they made 60-100 million of these and this rifle was not special in any way! I would have agreed with you is it was the rifle that shot the first round at the start of ww1 but it isn’t!

[@UnitedStatesMarine29]

Only 14.5 million were made between 1935 to 1945 but if want to include the gewerh 98 which was produced from 1898 to 1935 (9 million units) the total combined would only be little over 23.5 million rifles just saying

[@kylergoodson1961]

Nah, instead of spending $1000 on a rifle. I'm gonna use this perfectly good one that didn't cost me a dime😂😂😂😂

[@bostonbluecollarstiff8167]

Do you understand the concept of restoration videos, or do you think he said," I need a rifle,a KAR98 to be exact, my neighbor found one in his basement,bet ya he'll sell it cheap and then I can go buy everything I need to restore it,record the process,edit it and post it on youtube." ?

[@saigawesnovember]

I have a 1937 k98k and I’m leaving it alone.

[@mohammedjassim5524]

The pinnacle of creativity. It is not the painters and sculptors who are called artists. Rather, what you are doing in terms of restoration is also art. Greetings to you, your brother Muhammad from southern Iraq.

[@Duck0.1]

Great job now it looks like every other sniper on the market

[@davidengle6065]

I think this was a waste of whatever this is and you should have preserved this gun for its natural beauty just saying why even do that to that gun there's brand new guns that one that was an original thing what a waste it's not it's not even that gun anymore it's something else it really was a priceless piece of art

[@christiankurzinger1770]

You destroyed it bro...

[@chronovore7234]

And he will do it again because all of you commenting this just drives video engagement and brings more views.

[@francopesce1970]

You destroyed one of the best bolt action rifles ever made...

[@free95931]

This is one of the saddest things ive ever watched

[@mailmeglueplease]

Why would you bring something back to life only to immediately slaughter it?

[@AlexanderHoenzollern]

you just destroy a piece of history....

[@j.h.9630]

Your gun your stuff yes. BUT. WHY. You completely destroyed a timeless gun. And you even threw away the original wood!? If you wanna change it, at least keep it. I died 100 deaths over this video 😫

[@GB-yo8xf]

VERY Well said and my sentiments as A History buff as well.

[@swagpillage1917]

1:50 Ayo! Saved this original stock for collection not throw away bc you just ruined with a new stock!

[@WhattAreYouSaying]

Yeah...He ruined a historical rifle by sporterizing it, and then he threw away the stock, like it is garbage?! What a moron. I would have paid good money just for that stock...

[@killervibe4927]

It’s not my place to be mad but the wood held so much history why did you just throw it away like that?

[@michalexner8057]

How to destroy a historic rifle

[@phantom6179]

Unfortunately lots of people do this with Kar98 and M48 (Yugoslav), so they legalize them for hunting

[@jacekuminski8806]

If you need a riffle - buy it. Do not destroy ancient guns!

[@brent14787]

i know

[@LuisJimenez92CR]

totally ruined

[@hockeyfan13131313]

I was like this is cool, and then I saw a drill bit plow through the receiver 😳

[@Skylab._73]

How coupd you even do this to an OG gewehr-98, thats not even K98k respect the histo man!.

[@bad74maverick1]

Because it's not a Gewehr 98. It's a Banner Mauser. Commercial gun made for export.

[@MrRedeyedJedi]

Well done on destroying a piece of history and dropping it's value massively.

[@franciscgedeon9237]

I can't believe you took a hacksaw to the bolt handle... I think you need to look up the meaning of 'restoration'. This sure isn't that.

[@maxigonzalez8837]

Nice job. You destroyed a good k98 rifle... Wtf is that bolt? And that stock?

[@jaqoobmar714]

It was even rarer ,mauser 98b

[@conorabbott6975]

Well now it's ruined

[@michaeleichelhard1636]

Das ist keine Restaurierung. Bei einer Restaurierung wird alles im Originalen zustand belassen, dass hier ist ein Umbau.

[@guidogermersdorf3917]

Das ist keine Restaurierung sondern die Zerstörung einer historischen Waffe.

[@humblenoob7631]

stimme zu

[@tinfoilbottle5943]

Ja, sie ist

[@DavyJ763]

Restoration 101: How not to restore a Kar98 like a hipster D-bag. Up next, we'll be scraping off that original wood material finish on a 150 year old desk with some spray paint can white we picked up from Walmart!

[@reclaimer6523]

this hurt to watch ruined an original to make a hunting rifle

[@148er9]

A shame what u did with the woodwork… its history man. But… great craftsmanship..

[@TBreezy17]

Great video but sporterizing just hurt my soul.

[@Billson-cw5cl]

What the hell did you do to such a perfect rifle

[@TheCentipede_21]

1:50 Not even joking that broke my heart

[@ausf6]

You completly destroyed it

[@Sigspearthumb1]

I would have liked to see it remain more original. And I would have left the bolt alone. It looks like a nice hunting rifle but id say the collector value is probably gone. Good job otherwise.