Here you go @Tj04!
This is a rearsenaled Yugo (Zastava) 24/47 with matching numbers. Almost. All the numbers match on the important parts anyway. I had a devil of a time getting all the cosmoline out of the nooks and crannies. The wife and oldest daughter made me stop cleaning the stock because it was getting lighter and lighter the more I cleaned and they prefer a little darker wood. Since I really don't care THAT much, I stopped. The stock is refinished with boiled linseed oil. Extremely smooth and water resistant. I do need to go after the upper hand guard again, it's still pretty rough. When the wife and daughter aren't looking, that is.
It shoots wonderfully. Cast 196 grain, surplus, commercial...it doesn't seem to matter much. Less than 2" groups off the bench at 100 yards. The funny thing is, it shoots better from position than off the bench. Some rifles just do that though. It's pretty easy to pick off pine cones and pebbles at random ranges out in the woods.
Rifle:
Tiger stripes:
Here's the mount that I was talking about. It's not a trivial thing to get on the rifle correctly. It is correct for the 24/47 though, and is probably one of the best Mauser rifle mounts out there that is detachable. Slightly better than the Mauser turret mounts in some folk's opinions.
All the LSR bits:
Mounted on Zastava M48:
The LSR mounts are very old school, and are difficult to mount correctly. The stock needs to be fitted to the mount and the mount needs to be fitted to the action. Once everything is lined up and pinned though, the return to zero is excellent. Unfortunately those mounts are metric, and you have to use a metric scope or put inserts in for a 1" scope. If I can find a good 4x metric scope I would probably go that way.
Hope you enjoy!
Edited to add:
Here's a link to the best quality reproduction LSR mount available. The originals are horribly expensive, when you can find one. Refitting to another rifle can be problematic to boot.
https://www.accumounts.com/yugo-mauser-steel-long-side-mounts-additional-photos.html
This is a rearsenaled Yugo (Zastava) 24/47 with matching numbers. Almost. All the numbers match on the important parts anyway. I had a devil of a time getting all the cosmoline out of the nooks and crannies. The wife and oldest daughter made me stop cleaning the stock because it was getting lighter and lighter the more I cleaned and they prefer a little darker wood. Since I really don't care THAT much, I stopped. The stock is refinished with boiled linseed oil. Extremely smooth and water resistant. I do need to go after the upper hand guard again, it's still pretty rough. When the wife and daughter aren't looking, that is.
It shoots wonderfully. Cast 196 grain, surplus, commercial...it doesn't seem to matter much. Less than 2" groups off the bench at 100 yards. The funny thing is, it shoots better from position than off the bench. Some rifles just do that though. It's pretty easy to pick off pine cones and pebbles at random ranges out in the woods.
Rifle:
Tiger stripes:
Here's the mount that I was talking about. It's not a trivial thing to get on the rifle correctly. It is correct for the 24/47 though, and is probably one of the best Mauser rifle mounts out there that is detachable. Slightly better than the Mauser turret mounts in some folk's opinions.
All the LSR bits:
Mounted on Zastava M48:
The LSR mounts are very old school, and are difficult to mount correctly. The stock needs to be fitted to the mount and the mount needs to be fitted to the action. Once everything is lined up and pinned though, the return to zero is excellent. Unfortunately those mounts are metric, and you have to use a metric scope or put inserts in for a 1" scope. If I can find a good 4x metric scope I would probably go that way.
Hope you enjoy!
Edited to add:
Here's a link to the best quality reproduction LSR mount available. The originals are horribly expensive, when you can find one. Refitting to another rifle can be problematic to boot.
https://www.accumounts.com/yugo-mauser-steel-long-side-mounts-additional-photos.html
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