Yugo M24/47

[Echo]

Yo;

Big 5 has these on sale for $200. Seems like I remember someone saying these were pretty good rifles - right? If so, even if somewhat ratty, might I be well advised to latch on to one? I don't do 8mm now, but I can learn...

[Buckshot]

Yo;

Big 5 has these on sale for $200. Seems like I remember someone saying these were pretty good rifles - right? If so, even if somewhat ratty, might I be well advised to latch on to one? I don't do 8mm now, but I can learn...



...............The only thing I can say is that they're not making them any more, and sooner then later they'll be NLA and the price will escalate (as it already has) further. If the store will allow it (my local Big5 won't) take a rod and a few patches and run them down the barrel.

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This is the M24/47 I bought a couple years ago for $99 (from Big5). I believe the stock is Elm. The barrel is in great condition but odd sized. It has a .316" bore, a .325" groove and a .327" throat. I use the Lee C329 - 205 - R sized to .326" and it shoots pretty well.

...............Buckshot

[Doc1]

Echo,

IMHO the 24/47s are great rifles and are nicer than the later M48s. As Buckshot said, they're not making them anymore.

I will say that judging from private and gun show sales here on the MS Gulf Coast, $200 is not a great price, but it's not bad. If I was to spend $200 on an M24/47, I'd want it to be in pristine or near-pristine condition. Of course that's here and now. With the way the $US is going and the financial instability we are witnessing, next year the things could be going for $300-$500 for all I know!

This is a small consideration, but be aware that the M24/47 and M48 are intermediate-length 98 actions and are shorter than a standard receiver. This means that various parts including bolts, firing pins, and stocks do not swap with standard K98s.

Lastly, the 8mm is a great round and is easy to cast and load for.

Best regards
Doc

[Linstrum]

I hope you will be able to inspect the bore, if it is full of Cosmoline and you can't determine its condition, I'd check around places like Samco Global that have a good reputation for what they sell being in the condition they say it is.

I have two unissued 24/47 rifles that I bought around five years ago for $100.00 each. Like Doc1 said, in my opinion a 24/47 for $200 would need to be in pristine condition to justify the price. I suppose that if I were to buy a 24/47 today that is in as good condition as one that I already own, I would pay that price since I can't get a modern bolt rifle for 200 bucks as nicely made as either of my two 24/47s.

I seem to recall that the 24/47 rifles were originally made in Brno, Czechoslovakia, in 1924 and they were purchased and re-arsenaled after WW2 in 1947 when Marshal Josip Broz Tito was arming against a Soviet invasion of Yugoslavia. Tito was a machinist years earlier and he personally made sure his nation's weapons were rebuilt to very high standards, which my Yugoslavian-rebuilt Nazi German K98K, 24/47, and 48/52C Mauser rifles reflect. I have heard of a few Yugo 48 rifles that were poor quality, but I've never seen one.

The powder capacity of the 8x57JS is a bit less than the .30-06 but because of the slightly greater cross sectional surface area of the bullet base it transfers powder energy to the target nearly as well as the .30-06. It is a great cast boolit cartridge and because the Yugo 24/47 is a fairly compact rifle I carry one with me in my truck cab when I'm on the road where doing so is legal. I have already avoided one problem by having the rifle in view next to me when I was taking a nap in the cab.


rl777

[Four Fingers of Death]

I just bought my first 8mm. We have a really cool dealer here. I rang him up and the only 8mms he had were a selection of Turkish 98s. he said the bores were pretty rough and I said I wanted a shooter. He has a good eye for barrels as a result of many years specialising in milsup rifles (milsup is all he sells). He went through them and gave the best of them and a cleaning rod to the young guy he has working there. He found one with a good bore, he rang me and I pulled the credit card out and bought it sight unseen. I managed to get to the shop the next day and it was nice and also as clean as a whistle. I removed the firing pin assembly and it was spotless and well oiled. I commented on it and Simon looked down his nose at the young assistant and said 'the devil makes work for idle hands.' I'm very happy with my Turk, but would love a Yugo as well

[fj3fury]

The only gripe about the 2/47 I bought from Widener's last year is the firing pin spring needs replacing. The stock, barrel, and bolt was in fine shape. I may stretch the spring and re-temper on my next lead melt.

[KCSO]

Even if you get one butchered they make up a nice rifle. Mine had a mint bore and will shoot under 1 1/2" at 100 yards all day long. There is some nice wood in there too.

[Four Fingers of Death]

Nothing wrong with that at all KSCO!

[doctorxring]

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The M24/47 rifle is a great mauser rifle. I've got a few in my collection.
Great shooters, well built, and smooth operating. Many of the M24/47
rifles on the market were refurbed and put into storage up until the
time they were sold as surplus. Many have new barrels. A great opportunity
for a shooter wanting to get into 8x57.

This is one of my favorites --


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[Four Fingers of Death]

Nice looking rifle. If I'd of been heading to war in the 40s I would have felt well equipped with that rifle.

[WILCO]

Big 5 has these on sale for $200.

I'd buy it. That seems like a good price. [smilie=s:

[Three44s]

I saw the "light" on these a few years ago .......

...... and bought four of them .......... whenever they dropped to $99 on sale @ Big Five.

Three 44s