Royal Tiger Imports Yugo Refurb K98 | Unboxing & Cleaning

[@tacosandfrenchfries4561]

Really appreciate such detail close ups and filming...

[@tfusilier44]

Thanks. I try to get detailed close-ups on all the parts to give everyone a better idea of the condition of these rifles.

[@brucewillis6347]

You were lucky in one sense here.....no dead "animal life" inside in between the metal and wood. Usually dead termites are there. Those are the "bugs" so often mentioned. RTI actually had problems with termites infesting some of the stored rifles. They actually had to fumigate.

[@tfusilier44]

Interesting I didn't know about the fumigation.

[@hobofactory]

Overall not too bad. The cosmetics leave a little bit to be desired but it being mechanically sound is pretty great.

[@tfusilier44]

I fired it today at the range for the first time. Shoots decent enough.

[@johnthompson965]

Id suggest boiling the parts on your K98. That will clean them AND convert some of the existing light rust to blueing. From the other folks vids Ive been seeing on KZbin of their receiveing some of the Ethiopian "trove" iems . I think you got very lucky.

[@mkruk2]

Not too bad. I heard at the end of your video that you ordered a SMLE from them. Good luck, mine had a shot out smoothbore barrel. I have 3 videos on my channel about the receipt of the rifle, post-cleaning assessment, and the rebarreling, if you are interested.

[@tfusilier44]

Thanks I'll check them out.

[@charlessedlacek5754]

Not bad, I am surprised. Rather than applying linseed oil immediately, I would have stripped, sanded, re stained the stock..it would look much better. You lucked out.

[@tfusilier44]

Personally I prefer to retain original finish vs refinishing. Overall happy with it.

[@BarbosaUral]

I saw no Waffenampts. Are there any?

[@tfusilier44]

Some on the smaller parts and floorplate.

[@BarbosaUral]

@@tfusilier44 Thanks for the reply. And I agree with the others...you did get lucky. Now if we could find some cheap ammo....

[@erniebiggs8343]

nice old mauser good job

[@tfusilier44]

Thanks!

[@timfarley274]

I think you got a lucky buy. Should shoot fine. Many of them would swallow the bullet.

[@tfusilier44]

Shoots very well, took it to the range and happy with its accuracy.

[@timfarley274]

@@tfusilier44 As long as the muzzle end is tight enough and the barrel is not too long , these rifles will probably still shoot reasonably. I have a Czech vz24 that shoots way better than the barrel roughness would lead you to believe, and I had a Turk Mauser that shot about as bad as the barrel looked. The only difference is back when I bought these ( early 2000's), they were priced so reasonably ($69) and a 70 round bandoleer was 5 bucks. I was spoiled and didn't know it.

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

You probably don't need to replace the cocking piece try to order a new main spring as yours might be getting weak.

[@tfusilier44]

I tried replacing the spring, firing pin, and cocking piece with another one of my K98 bolts. Seems the Cocking piece is shorter than my others. Appears to have been ground down a bit at some point.

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@tfusilier44 Make sure to check the magwell too for any deformations or burrs which would cause feed problems.

[@tfusilier44]

@@michaelbenjmitchell1 feeds and fires fine, the cocking piece just got ground a bit which prevents the safety from engaging.

[@tfusilier44]

@Götz von Berlichingen I replaced the firing pin, still had the issue until I replaced the cocking piece.

[@GarandGuy2553]

Well, you got lucky for sure!

[@tfusilier44]

So far I have been pretty lucky with RTI

[@ssnydess6787]

Actually that is not red lacquer but the glue that was used to laminate later model stocks during the early forties when solid wood for stocks became impractical. In 19 45 that red glue became impractical and unavailable , then white glue was used that was more available, but water soluble.

[@tfusilier44]

You are correct. I since researched and mention in later videos that the red tones are from the glue used in the stocks.

[@ssnydess6787]

@@tfusilier44 I did a minor refurb on a 1944 Russian capture K98 that was non-original number matching but was period correct with the correct stock, butt plate, etc. It was for reenactment and I learned a lot about that rifle. When I removed the Russian lacquer from the stock, it really stunk. I finally found out that from about 43 on, the rifles were sent out with the stocks unfinished with the laminated wood being very white, the troops used old motor oil to stain the stocks, I used oven cleaner to get out the oil residue and then re oil it. Thanks for the video, very enjoyable.

[@browngreen933]

Hardly "refurbished" when the blue is completely worn off. Hopefully it will be a decent shooter for you, is it?

[@tfusilier44]

I assume the refurbishment was done decades ago by the Yugos not long after WWII. Its use and storage in Africa probably wore the bluing off pretty quick. It shoots well, no keyholes.

[@browngreen933]

@@tfusilier44 Glad it shoots good for you. I have 3 of them, bought back when Century had them in Good condition for $100 each.

[@tfusilier44]

@@browngreen933 those certainly were the days!

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@tfusilier44 I got a Yugo refurb in October great bore and had all the bluing. I redid the stock in Tru-Oil and brought back it's wartime appearance. I left the little chunk of missing wood alone on the stock though as I think that may have either been shrapnel damage on the stock or where a bullet hit it before it was refurbished. As the cup butt plate didn't have any corresponding damage to it if it had fallen and the wood getting gouged out as it was where the edge of the butt plate is.

[@tfusilier44]

@@michaelbenjmitchell1 if only these rifles could talk, I'm sure they have all went through alot. Reminds me of the film "The Red Violin". I'm sure alot of these rifles have seen quite a bit.

[@davidschaadt3460]

They wire wheeled all of the rust off of it. They must have a hefty electric bill. 😱

[@tfusilier44]

Yeah they pretty much wiped out all the finish too.

[@dennispfeifer7788]

It's not like the one my brother ordered in 1967...it came to our house via our mail man, Woodrow Massingale, and to our front door...it was $29.95 plus tax and shipping...my brother unboxed it that night, under the screened rear porch lights...and when he slid it out of the brown cardboard box, we gasped...it was brand new in the Cosmoline..never fired original German Mauser...you could see the fine saw marks on the stock when the stock was cut...sadly, the rifle burned up 3 years later when our house burned to the ground...in a once in 3 generations house fire...otherwise we would have it today.

[@rateyesmertz3785]

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[@bennettguns3809]

I don't think I've ever seen a Nazi laminated stock that wasn't red colored?

[@tfusilier44]

I've seen a few that are light brown in color. The reddish tone from my understanding is either from the glue used or a postwar refinish.

[@bennettguns3809]

@@tfusilier44 That's what I've heard also. The glue.

[@davekreitzer4358]

WWII was in the nineteenth century !!! 🤨🧐

[@tfusilier44]

I made several comments about the 19th century in this video since most of my collection at the time of this video was from the 19th century. Made some comparisons to some techniques I didnt need to use on this one.