The m48 with all machined parts, the m48a with stamped parts (floorplate) and the m48bo with stamped parts and no crest (meant for commercial export sales). I'm aware of several "variants" of a Yugo M48 mauser rifle. I watched this video on a Yugo M48 set up as a Scout So I am looking for opinions on them along with component availability?Īnd where would be the best place to purchase one? I have seen a few of these Yugo M48's online and I am a bit intrigued. I tried the search but it has changed so I did not really come up with anything. With these the recoil is similar to an 06 shooting 150g or 125g rounds. Buy a form and trim die and you can convert 30-06 brass into the 8mm Mauser.įull house loads are available from S&B and PPU. IF you want to change it to another caliber barrels are under $100. Adding the sight doesn't detract from the looks either. Bottom Line: Fantastic gun, built like a tank and very cool looking. I also have a peep sight on mine, Lyman or Williams make them but the Williams sight is about 40 Lyamn you can get used on e-bay for $50 or so. It's a little stiffer but that's what I wanted. 324 rn over 25.5g of SR4759 and have fist size groups at 100 yards. I've shot mine with the Ed Harris load of 16g of 2400 powder and it was like shooting an sks as far as recoil. Keep a look out on Weidners has them for 269+shipping. They are way overpriced on their website. Once they were pretty dry, I gave them a wipe down with alcohol.I got an M48 from a gent that bought it from Mitchell's Mausers. Thankfully, keeping the case closed and the low temperatures kept evaporation to a minimum.Īfter soaking the stock and handguard for a week, I pulled them out of the acetone and let them sit outside for a few hours to allow all of the acetone to evaporate.
I would also top off the case with acetone to make up for evaporation. I could only soak half of the stock at a time, but that is certainly faster than wiping it down in an open and constantly evaporating container of acetone. I filled up one half of the case with acetone, placed the stock in it, and closed the case. So I pulled the foam out of one of mine, and saw the recycling symbol with a number 2 in it! :2thumsup : censoredĪs I was browsing the web looking for something that would work, I glanced over and noticed my hard shell gun cases. Most commercially available storage bins made out of PP or HDPE happen to be 2 - 3 inches shorter than a stock. I could not use a PVC pipe, because acetone destroys PVC. I found a method that worked, my next challenge was to find a container large enough to submerge the stock. The container I used wasn't large enough to soak the whole piece at once, so I soaked either end in it for 24 hours. I tested acetone with two of my P14 upper handguards and the M48 handguard with an acetone soak. Most storage bins are made of PP, so I already had a few laying around. A number 5 in the middle is polypropylene (PP), while number 2 is high density polyethylene (HDPE) The little recycling symbol on most plastics will tell you what kind of plastic it is.
Apparently, it is used to make meth too.ĭoing some research, I learned that polypropylene (PP) and high density polyethylene (HDPE) are acetone safe. Walmart will not sell more than 1 gallon of acetone at a time. But working with acetone has some challenges.Īcetone vapor is not something you want to be breathing for any significant length of time. Acetone dissolves cosmoline, and dissolves it quickly.