r/canadaguns • u/Anonymousffs • Apr 24 '26

Milsurps / Prohib Looking for advice from milsurp guys

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A local pawn shop has a heavily sporterized Kar 98 for 575$ and I've wanted a Kar 98 my whole life but even sporterized I never find them and when I do find complete original ones they're like 2k$ not talking about other variants but German made ww2 Mausers do you guys think that's a fair price?

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u/Whispersfine Apr 24 '26

If you can settle with a Swedish Mauser, which is essentially the same thing with a even better caliber, accurate as a laser beam. You can find a lot of great deals in Canada . Kar98 is overrated and overpriced

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u/Lopsided_Ad3516 Apr 24 '26

We're not buying them because of their capabilities. At least I didn't. I did check out the Swedish ones though, before I picked up a capture one.

Maybe a Swedish one will make its way into the arsenal one day.

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u/Whispersfine Apr 24 '26

I personally have a preference for Kar98 too but I won’t pay premium unless it’s in great condition. It needs to be a investment.

Swedish Mauser won’t disappoint you. It’s German engineering with great Swedish steel, the great marriage

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u/1anre Apr 24 '26

Maybe there weren't as many notable uses of the Swedish Mauser in battle hence why the demand isn't on the same level as the German ones