mauser question

Ed44 · 03-07-2003, 08:08 AM

this is off topic but it is still german. I am going to buy a mauser .22 cal rifle. The owner tells me that it was used on the russian front to snipe the russian soldiers. He is asking 150.00 for the gun, I shot it and it and it is silent when shot. We used subsonic ammo to eliminate bullet crack. It also has a bronze medallion on the cheek side of the buttstock. are there any mauser forums or anyone know of this rifle and were they suppressed from the factory?

Tahnks Ed

Doug G. · 03-07-2003, 08:27 AM

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John Sabato · 03-07-2003, 10:35 AM

CAVEAT Ed, I would love to see some closeup photos of this "silent" rifle... just be sure that if it has a sound suppressor (silencer) even if it is part of the rifle's construction that you make sure the transfer is legal.

There is a $200 Federal NFA tax on silencers in this country. If the rifle is not already registered, then it is illegal to possess it if it is a silenced weapon.

Ed44 · 03-07-2003, 07:03 PM

John it is indeed suppressed but not an externally it also has never been registered since it was brought over after the war. The present owner is the man who brought it here in 1947 after WW II. I don't want to get into a legal battle about possession so if I cannot purchase it and legally register it than so be it I guess I will have to look into the legalaties of it. This man also has an mp40 which has a ball of weld on the very edge of the barrell is this considered legal? I have already bought all of his daggers flags and medals. Any help would be appreciated on the gun ownership. Thanks Ed

03-07-2003, 08:08 AM	#1
Ed44 User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: new york Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	mauser question this is off topic but it is still german. I am going to buy a mauser .22 cal rifle. The owner tells me that it was used on the russian front to snipe the russian soldiers. He is asking 150.00 for the gun, I shot it and it and it is silent when shot. We used subsonic ammo to eliminate bullet crack. It also has a bronze medallion on the cheek side of the buttstock. are there any mauser forums or anyone know of this rifle and were they suppressed from the factory? Tahnks Ed

03-07-2003, 08:27 AM	#2
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03-07-2003, 10:35 AM	#3
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,150 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	CAVEAT Ed, I would love to see some closeup photos of this "silent" rifle... just be sure that if it has a sound suppressor (silencer) even if it is part of the rifle's construction that you make sure the transfer is legal. There is a $200 Federal NFA tax on silencers in this country. If the rifle is not already registered, then it is illegal to possess it if it is a silenced weapon. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

03-07-2003, 07:03 PM	#4
Ed44 User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: new york Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	John it is indeed suppressed but not an externally it also has never been registered since it was brought over after the war. The present owner is the man who brought it here in 1947 after WW II. I don't want to get into a legal battle about possession so if I cannot purchase it and legally register it than so be it I guess I will have to look into the legalaties of it. This man also has an mp40 which has a ball of weld on the very edge of the barrell is this considered legal? I have already bought all of his daggers flags and medals. Any help would be appreciated on the gun ownership. Thanks Ed