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Postal Match: 7 Results
Mauser Pattern Rifle Match

 
 

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We had quite a turn out for the Mauser match with 67 sets of targets sent in!  Bravo and kudos to all of our shooters!

I like the fact that we did not just see the “more” accurate Swedes only in the shooters line up, but rather a healthy mix of other Mauser types.  That is, after all, the idea behind these different themed matches, to get out and use those rifles that are NOT your favorite shooters or do NOT shoot the absolute best.  Give them all a chance…

Our featured shooter for this match is Jake H. from Moses Lake, WA.

Jake is relatively new to the mil surp collecting arena, having started a mere year and a half ago.  Matt M. (also a match shooter) got him going by starting out with an 8mm (Mauser), by noting how fun and cheap it was to shoot...the rest is history so to speak.   Jake does not have a direct focus for collecting, but does mention that the US rifles are high on his "like list".  He likes to hit the pawn shops and gun shows for new acquisitions, but mentions, "....I'd love to find some old widow that has her husband's collection of worthless firearms she wants to get rid of...."  (here here!!!).  He finds it funny that he, as a young guy, can go into a show or shop and knows more about a particular rifle then the person selling it.  His main source for mil surp into is from ...where else....Surplusrifle.com....with it's included Forums.

Jake's first mil surp was a Czech BRNO 98/22, nothing special about it really, but his favorite is his "sexy" M1.  As usual, his one dislike (that most of us can relate to) is that every time we turn around there is yet another mil surp that we want and they aren't getting any cheaper.   Jake's shooting experience extends back to shooting with his grandfather all the way up to the several Surplusrifle.com postal matches that he has entered.   Jake's favorite mil surp caliber would be the 7.62x54R round, which they have done some "plinking" around with and determined that it packs enough punch to go through several metal plates. 

Prior to shooting the Surplusrifle.com postals, he did not do any competition shooting, rather, he was limited to the more "stress relieving" shooting for the fun of it and blowing something away.

Jake H

Tom D.

Jake H

Matt M.

 

Category 1.  50 yards offhand, iron sights (Juniors, bench, in RED

Rick

A

Mesquite

TX

k98K

Original German

149-9x

Rob

A

Ben Lomond

CA

Yugo M48

Yugo surplus

148-7x

Zane

A

Arlington

TX

98K "AR" 1943

Yugo surplus

147-3x

Joseph

L

Wilmot

Nova Scotia

BRNO

handload

146-5x

Karl

W

Valleyview

Alberta

M38 Swede

reload

146-5x

Lyell

P

El Paso

TX

96 Swede

Rem 140 PSP

146-4x

Vincent

Z

Edmonton

Alberta

Israeli Mauser

handload

146-4x

Chad

V

Holland

MI

k98

Yugo surplus

146-4x

Scott

R

Kingston

Nova Scotia

Israeli Mauser

handload

145-3x

Bob

H

Hansen

ID

M96 Swede

handload

144-4x

Clifford

N

Middleton

Nova Scotia

?

?

144-4x

Burten

S

Greenwood

Nova Scotia

98 Mauser

handload

141-1x

Roger

W

Greenville

RI

Yugo 48A

Turk surp

141-0x

Merle

M

Newport News

VA

Yugo 48A

Ecuador surp

141-0x

Will

T

Bonita Springs

FL

Turk Mauser

Mil surp

139-2x

Jim

S

Sunset House

Alberta

M38 Swede

reload

139-2x

Michael

E

Dallas

TX

M38 Turk

Yugo/Rom surplus

139-1x

Steven

M

Kearney

NE

Yugo 24/47

S&B 196 gr

139-0x

William

W

Moores Hill

IN

98K  

Turk surp

138-1x

Douglas

C

Pottstown

PA

M48

Igman 170gr

137-2x

Mario

V

Houston

TX

98k

Turk surp

137-1x

Dave

T

Indianapolis

IN

Yugo M48

Turk surp

136-1x

Bill

B

Grand Rapids

MI

M96 Swede

Swede surplus

135-0x

Bob

M

Naperville

IL

Yugo M48A

Turk surp

134-2x

Tony

C

Wilmot

Nova Scotia

BRNO

handload

131-1x

Brad

U

Colorado Springs

CO

M38 Turk

German surplus

130-1x

Greg

B

Savannah

GA

M38 Turk

Surplus

121-0x

Dan

U

Colorado Springs

CO

CZ 24

German surplus

114-0x

 

Category 2, 100 yards, bench rested iron sights

Allan

L

Winter Garden

FL

M96 Swede

handload

150-9x

Rob

A

Ben Lomond

CA

Yugo M48

Yugo Surplus

150-4x

Timothy

M

Peoria

AZ

M96 Swede

handload

150-3x

Chad

V

Holland

MI

1903 Turk

Yugo surplus

149-9x

Paolo

N

Altamura

Italy

Braz 1908

handload

149-6x

Chris

T

Middleton

Nova Scotia

M38 Swede

handload

147-8x

Scott

R

Kingston

Nova Scotia

Israeli Mauser

handload

146-7x

Roger

W

Greenville

RI

K98

Yugo Surplus 70's

145-6x

Ted

J

Maplewood

MN

Yugo M48A

Turk surplus

144-3x

Chris

M

Osseo

WI

1943 Turk

1978 Yugo

144-2x

Burten

S

Greenwood

Nova Scotia

Israeli Mauser

handload

144-1x

Bob

M

Naperville

IL

Yugo M48A

Turk surplus

143-3x

Mel

H

Wilmot

Nova Scotia

BRNO 8mm

handload

142-3x

Karl

W

Valleyview

Alberta

M38 Swede

reloads

141-2x

Gene

S

Granite Quarry

NC

Yugo M48

handload

140-3x

Mario

V

Houston

TX

BRNO 98/22

Turk surplus

140-2x

Clifford

N

Middleton

Nova Scotia

?

?

139-2x

William

W

Moores Hill

IN

k98

Turk surplus

136-1x

Peter

N

St. Bonifacius

MN

98k Czech

Romanian Surplus

133-2x

Kameron

M

Carthage

IL

98K

 

132-0x

Jake

H

Moses Lake

WA

Brno 98/22

Surplus

132-0x

Lyell

P

El Paso

TX

95 Chilean

handload

131-1x

Bill

B

Grand Rapids

MI

Yugo 24/47

Yugo Surplus

131-1x

Merle

M

Newport News

VA

Gew 98

Yugo Surp

125-0x

Mathew

M

Moses Lake

WA

M96 Swede

CBC Swede

121-0x

 

Category 3, 100 yards, bench rested, optical sights 

Lee

R

Kingston

Nova Scotia

M95 Spain Carb

handload

149-7x

Joe

V

Eau Claire

WI

K98

Yugo surplus

148-6x

Clifford

N

Middleton

Nova Scotia

?

?

148-5x

Randall

M

Greenwood

Nova Scotia

VZ 24

handload

147-3x

Tony

C

Wilmot

Nova Scotia

Vz24

handload

145-1x

Mel

H

Wilmot

Nova Scotia

VZ24

handload

144-5x

Karl

W

Valleyview

Alberta

k98 Czech

handload

143-0x

Allen

B

Upper Marlboro

MD

M-48A Yugo

Turk surplus

142-2x

Joseph

L

Wilmot

Nova Scotia

Vz24

handload

142-2x

William

W

Moores Hill

IN

M48 Yugo

Yugo surplus

141-2x

 

Congratulations to our winners of the categories and the top junior shooter as well.  Top shooters will be receiving certifications for their achievements.

The door prize drawing winners are:

1.  Mario V., of Houston TX wins a set of Mojo Mauser sights

2.  Kameron M., from Carthage, IL wins a copy of "Bolt Action Rifles" from Krause publications

3.  Mel H., from Wilmot, Nova Scotia wins a Surplusrifle.com Mauser CD-ROM

Congratulations to all winners and door prize winners!

It is my sincere hope that we keep building on our foundation that we have laid down.  This past match was the first to use the "info form" for target self scoring and shooter info and *I* (at least) found it very helpful to score and put the results together.  I've heard back from several shooters that filling only one paper out is a HECK of a lot easier to do than three times on the backs of shot up peices of paper.

I hope to see even more shooters come out to the next, and future, matches.

Drop us a line with any comments at:  orst86@gmail.com

 

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