The one thing I like about the mauser 98k as a shooter is that when you aim your gun at the target you don't have to aim it low like you do with the M1 garand. I don't like the m1 sights. Maybe if I file down the front sight it might be a good shooter at 50 or 100 and good for hunting.
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I'm not sure what range you are shooting your rifles at, but you should not be having problems with your M-1 like that. The minimum setting of 100 yards (asuming you have zeroed the rifle properly) will, of course cause the strike of the bullet to be high at 50 yards. The trajectory of a small arms bullet is an elongated cureve( thats the only way I can describe it) that rises and then levels out at what is called the mid-range trajectory, then the bullet begins to drop. Also, the type of ammunition you use will have an effect of the zero. The M-1's sights were calibrated for the M-2 ball cartridge. If you are using anything else, you have to zero the rifle to that load.
Hope this helps,
Johnnie
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Jonnie is totally correct. I don't understand what you mean by "aiming low".
I actually prefer the sights on the M1 over the K98. To me that is one of its' best features. Your target acusitioning is much quicker and easier with the M1.
Don't get me wrong, I love the K98 for its' pure accuracy and rougged reliability, but if I had to go to war in WWII I would chose the M1 as my rifle over the K98.
(actually I would probably pick the Stg44, or SVT above both of them!!)
Matt
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If I had an M-1 shooting inappropriately high I would disassemble it and put it back together. If the stock bedding is a little off, it could make the gun shoot high. I in fact had this problem once with a k98, believe it or not.
As a gunsmith explained it to me, if a slight bit of undue pressure is put on the barrel by way of how the components are assembled at that particular moment, a problem could result. With the K98 in particular, the number of turns given to the two large screws on the trigger guard/magazine assembly was the variable that created and later remedied the problem.
My gunsmith friend told me that sporterized hunting rifles almost never have this problem because the barrel "floats" in the stock when compared to traditional military bolt actions which are surrounded by wood, metal bands, etc., that can create pressure under particular circumstances.
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Since you can zero the Garand, unlike a K98 take it to the range and zero it.
Hell, the 7.92mm Mauser case is almost identical to the .30 cal used in the Garand.
Me thinks the operator is defective.
Dan G.
Erie, PAComment
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