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5. Century Arms alone sold tons of sporterized Mausers rebarreled to .30-06, dirt cheap

Reply to flashman13 (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 20, 2025, 04:13 PM

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And they were far from the only military surplus sellers

Have you seen anything reliable that indicates this was a German WWII Mauser? The Mausers from Mexico, Belgium and some South American countries were factory chambered in .30-06 , mostly in the 1950s. Older 7mm models were rebarreled to .30-06.

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I don't think there is any issue that the gun is or is not the murder weapon Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #1

They have serial numbers. James48 Yesterday #2

OK More of this official story is BS. If this was a WWII German rifle it is a 7.92x57mm Mauser. flashman13 Yesterday #3

Century Arms alone sold tons of sporterized Mausers rebarreled to .30-06, dirt cheap sl8 Yesterday #5

I bow to your superior knowlege. Nothing more reliable than internet posts in which the FBI reported it as a flashman13 Yesterday #7

Question: Before those surplus WWII rifles were sold wouldn't they have been stamped with a serial number? flashman13 Yesterday #8

Yes, after that requirement was instituted. 1968 Gun Control Act, I think. nt sl8 Yesterday #12

They probably had serial numbers before they originally left the Mauser factory. nt JustABozoOnThisBus 23 hrs ago #14

Yes, good point. nt sl8 22 hrs ago #16

The average reporter is not competent to report intelligently on specifics about firearms, Jack Valentino 20 hrs ago #17

You can get Gew 1888 mausers shipped directly to your door without any paperwork. I believe it used the first smokeless ImNotGod Yesterday #4

It was his Grandfathers gun and it had a $2000 scope on it is what I heard. Ellipsis Yesterday #6

Grandpa's gun? Old war surplus rifle? $2000 scope sight? Paladin Yesterday #9

Don't over think it. n/t Ellipsis Yesterday #10

Good advice. Think I'll take it. (nt) Paladin Yesterday #11

Thanks for that.... thought perhaps I was a being a bit short... Ellipsis Yesterday #13

I've been in DU gun discussions for 24 years, now. Pretty hard to get me riled. Paladin 22 hrs ago #15

The scope was added long afterwards, obviously.... Jack Valentino 20 hrs ago #18

Private sellers are not required to record serial numbers of guns sold Kaleva 19 hrs ago #19

Ban unregistered guns and confiscate them, please. LudwigPastorius 19 hrs ago #20