Thread: Mauser M18

Originally Posted by Frodo

https://broncos.co.nz/hunting/firearms/p/mauser-m18-308

"The new Mauser M 18 condenses hunting to its fundamental form: pure, no-frills *workmanship"

Lol. Just f*ck off! How is a plastic bolt shroud which looks like it's been carved out of an old ice-cream container by a 4 year old, during Friday 'DIY' day at Kindergarten constitute as 'no frills workmanship'.

There's nothing 'Mauser' about the new Mausers, apart from the name.

Nobody should be giving these bastards a cent. It's market demand which is screwing firearm manufacturing - and I think we will gradually forget what a proper, solid hunting rifle is meant to be like.

These new firearms are all flash and no sizzle. They're designed to look awesome in magazine spreads or online. That's it. Nobody is going to be rooting around in their mother's attic in 50 years from now, for the remains of an old M18 so they can salvage the action.

That's what I was thinking. After exiting the world of AR rifles, it is really dissappointing how crap the bolt action market is right now. Is their anything interesting out there? I've been out of touch with the market for a long time.