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Yugo'ed Mod98 Sporter Almost Done


dirtyjim

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i picked up a yugo captured mod98 in poor shape from a gb auction. at least the bore was good.

i had a share freischutz classic stock from great americans bargain bin & thought i'd drop in it along with one of my sculptured triggerguards for a quickie sporter build. when i started inletting it to the stock the rear sight looked to big so i shortened it to only read 600 yards & i've reashaped the front sight to resemble a banded front sight. i still have to rework the spring for the rear sight so it will work correctly.

how i got it

 

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inletted into the stock

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shortened rear sight, before the step on the barel was turned back

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just about finished, still need to mount the front sight, fix a few screwups & wetsand the stock

yugo98leftside.jpg

 

sculptured triggerguard

triggerguard.jpg

 

i have to fix a small gap where i goofed fitting the buttplate. i'll fill it with sawdust & epoxy

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Looks like a "B" sporter, or a very nice guild gun. What really impressed me is the work you did on the rear sight. Beautiful!! Great job on the shortening--it really looks cool. Most would have given in to the easy way: sweat on a Williams or other aft mkt sight. Wish I could do such nice work--

 

Did you also re-do the front sight?? Would like to see a pic. Bet it really sets of the rifle--

 

Again, congrats on a beautiful job--

Polock

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  • 2 months later...

i've done a little more to the rear sight. i reshaped the front of the sight base by adding a small section from a piece of pipe. i still need to fill in a few pits & cut the ears down a little. i added the rear part from a krag 1898 sight to a mauser sight leaf to make it windage adjustable & they have a neat little fold up peep on the back of the sight. its soldered on right now, i'll have it tig welded when i have another bolt done. the krag sight was already cut in half when i got it & i just sold a complete 1898 krag sight for $75 so i wouldn't advise cutting up a good one. i need to rework another ramp & spring because the first one i did doesn't work right but i can see what needs to be changed on the next one. i'm still working on the front sight but i don't think its going to work out so i'll probably use a banded front sight instead.

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mauserkragrearsight.jpg

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  • 6 months later...

don, as soon as i put the front sight on it will be finished. the reworked military front sight just didn't look right & ended up being to low for the rear sight so i ordered a necg banded sight for it, but i didn't have it with me when i had the gun blued. the gun has been rust blued & the stock has about 15 coats of tung oil on it. i also forgot the action screws when i had it blued too. basically it just has a few odds & ends to be done.

i'll get that 303 brass in the mail this weekend

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