@@ReadinessReviews you do so much as it is, it's a passion that requires either a big bank roll or lots of time to find the best deals. I think you're doing marvelous for the silly rules that have been emplaced, to bad we can't share with each other where to find the best deals are.
The VZ-24 cleaning rod on the 24/52's is a little long so K98 style bayonets don't lock on unless the cleaning rod is removed. The M48 Bayonets do fit though.
My local gun shop had a Yugo Mauser for sale recently, covered in cosmoline, no numbers matching and it was going for $700. It was pretty well beat up, but it sold. I've actually seen German K98's for sale in roughly the same condition as the Yugos at least here lately for about the same price.
Thanks for covering the M24/52c! I have one, and it's a bit more obscure compared to other Mauser variants. I have a (prettier) Russian Capture 98K, but my Yugo Mauser is the better shooter. Great video!
I also own a M24/52c. I bought it at a gunshow in 2019. I was STUNNED at how nice it was! I cleaned it up and decided to make it into a hunting rifle. Now I didn't drill tap the rifle, I instead bought a NDT mount from brass stacker. I put an Acushot scout scope on it, got it sighted in at 100 yard. That rifle season I bagged a big beautiful 8 point. It's an awesome rifle that I love to use!
Just found this video. Nice job and good info. I got my M24/52C in 2016, was my first Mauser type rifle. It's the only milsurp I own (of 23) that I can't date. Like you said, excellent condition and a real shooter. P.S. My M48 is pretty too. 😁
Helloooooooo, RR ! Agreed, nice rifle. The Mauser, is an exceptional rifle. Great action, accuracy, ETC. Great history on these firearms. You are well versed, and , knowledgeable. It has been A while, since I have fired this type of rifle. First few shots, Bolt action, seem, lol, shorter, than I remember. Thought, slightly longer stroke. I am old forgive me. Ending of review, seems like I used to remember, sorry. Just the view, from your camera. Peace, John.
You said it all. Well, almost. A couple more things you may not know about this rifle and the Yugo Mauser in general. 1) They were not just been taken out, refurbished and put back into the creates. In the period between the end of WW2 and 1978 any male aged 15 attended "Defence and Protection" class (That as an integral part of their education). Teenagers trained to shoot, disassemble/reassemble and maintain their weapon. The first generation used, as you may guess the m24 and m98 rifles. That was the preparation for their (mandatory) enlistment into the YPA - the Yugoslav People's Army and part of the larger ONO plan strategy: A total war plan aimed at the defence of Yugoslavia that would allow to deploy up to 8.000.000 fighters without notice in case of an attack (Anyone aged between 15 and 55 knew how to operate a rifle, use grenades and set booby traps). A strategic nightmare for any aggressor. 2) During the 90's conflict, these rifles were actually used during the fighting. Many converted them to sniper rifles or battle rifles and also developed new ones from them. At the end of the war, they just made their weapons disappear and used as hunting rifles.
Great video buddy, both gun review to history part, im from Serbua btw, i want to add Zastava Arms factory ehich used to produce all yugo mausers was the only that i know tht used original mauser tooling machines which nazis stole and sent them to germany but returned at end of the ww2, Zastava Arms and Paul Mauser had great relations tht goes back to 19th century, also one Zastava engineer married his granddaughter lol
I HAVE THIS EXACT SAME RIFLE ( 24/48C ) AND AFTER WATCHING YOUR FINE VIDEO, I THOUGHT I REMEMBERED THAT MY YUGO 24/48 BAYONET, AND MY CZECH VZ24 BOTH FIT ( AND LOCK DOWN CORRECTLY ) THIS RIFLE. SO I DUG THEM OUT AND BOTH DO FIT ! A STANDARD GERMAN K98 BAYONET ALSO FITS AND LOCKS DOWN CORRECTLY. IF YOURS DON'T, TRY TAKING THE CLEANING ROD OFF AND TRYING THE VZ24 AGAIN.... IF IT NOW FITS, YOU MAY HAVE THE WRONG CLEANING ROD ( TOO LONG, OR THICK ) MINE MEASURES 14 3/4 INCHES. IT'S WORTH A TRY. THAT IS ALL....OUT !
Czeck Mausers are the best no matter what country they are from. Some South American models are rough because of the humid climate, That one looks great. take old cereal boxes and a can of orange marker spray paint and make some decent targets.
I have a pristine Yugo M24/47 that is extremely accurate. The barrel and bore are like new, I think that after it was refurbished, it was rarely if ever, fired.
Czech rifles are gorgeous and extremely well made in all respects. I wish I had a rifle like yours, but at least, I have another famous Czech rifle: the Persian Mauser, AKA Brno 98/29. I can actually see some resemblance between your rifle and mine. Biggest difference is mine is longer (29" barrel).
There are 2 fn m24 rifles at a shop near me one in dog crap condition and one with fantastic metal but sporter stock cut down no 24/47 mark only m24 on both. Both are $300 I’ve been mulling it over still not sure it’s worth it for either
If the one that is in rough shape still had a nice bore I'd go 300 on it. I'm not sure what M24 stocks are going for but it could be worth restoring that sporter bud I'd try to get them to come down on the price.
I had a M24/47 Yugo, my second rifle after I gave my M44 Mosin away to a family friend.....which I foolishly tried to put a scope on. I had some trouble with it cause of the firing pin, but after fixing it, and using Winchester ammo, it did well. Then I sold it to a friend of my Step Father, whom he keeps in contact, and I don't know how it's doing. Current rifle I own is a Colombian Contract M1950 .30-06 Mauser.....and it looked okay, but the last idiot who owned it messed up the barrel alignment, and it had a cracked extractor. Replaced the said part, but I'm unsure how it will work.
@@ReadinessReviews I was going to wait for it to lower In price, but when I got it was in great shape.The bore was like a mirror and the blueing was still on the rifle!
some people whine about 8mm factory ammo, being a bit anaemic. that's what you want for a collector firearm. for hunting, use norma ammo. it's loaded up, or, handload
Looking forward to seeing the results from your Hunters Lodge Order.
Yes me as well been looking at that place for like 6 years now but never had the balls .
They said on Monday they would resume shipping Today. Apparently they have been dealing with the rona.
Yugo Mausers are generally very well kept! And yea so many different models to accumulate for a Yugo collection.
I need to add a couple more to the collection lol.
Just picked up a beautiful m24/47 myself hope to review soon. Great video
I need to find one myself.
So great to see your fun content that's not controlled by someone else!!! Love your collection
Thanks! I wish I didn't have UA-cam rules I had to follow. I would be doing so much more.
@@ReadinessReviews you do so much as it is, it's a passion that requires either a big bank roll or lots of time to find the best deals. I think you're doing marvelous for the silly rules that have been emplaced, to bad we can't share with each other where to find the best deals are.
The VZ-24 cleaning rod on the 24/52's is a little long so K98 style bayonets don't lock on unless the cleaning rod is removed. The M48 Bayonets do fit though.
My local gun shop had a Yugo Mauser for sale recently, covered in cosmoline, no numbers matching and it was going for $700. It was pretty well beat up, but it sold. I've actually seen German K98's for sale in roughly the same condition as the Yugos at least here lately for about the same price.
Yeah that sounds a little steep. I figure they are a 500-600 rifle these days in good shape.
Great video… you’ve pretty much become my go to surplus channel. Good listening material
Thanks man! I appreciate the kind words. Hopefully I can keep putting out good content for you.
Awesome shirt brother love DBZ. I think it is cool you are digging deeper into the history it is cool to hear the data behind the gun. Nice Job RR!
Thanks brother! It was actually pretty hard to compile all the history on this one. It made for an interesting project.
Awesome information and review.
Thanks! I had to do a good deal of research for this one.
Thanks for covering the M24/52c! I have one, and it's a bit more obscure compared to other Mauser variants. I have a (prettier) Russian Capture 98K, but my Yugo Mauser is the better shooter. Great video!
Well made video. Nice piece of history you have there too.
Thank you! This was a fun video to put together.
I also own a M24/52c. I bought it at a gunshow in 2019. I was STUNNED at how nice it was! I cleaned it up and decided to make it into a hunting rifle. Now I didn't drill tap the rifle, I instead bought a NDT mount from brass stacker. I put an Acushot scout scope on it, got it sighted in at 100 yard. That rifle season I bagged a big beautiful 8 point. It's an awesome rifle that I love to use!
Nice! Glad to hear you are putting that awesome rifle to work.
my 24/47 came with a 100% bore and a m48 bolt.
Nice! The 24/47 and M48 have the same action.
that is one nice looking piece of military history !!!!! the wood parts have a nice grain pattern
Yes, very pretty wood. Thanks!
Just found this video. Nice job and good info. I got my M24/52C in 2016, was my first Mauser type rifle. It's the only milsurp I own (of 23) that I can't date.
Like you said, excellent condition and a real shooter. P.S. My M48 is pretty too. 😁
Great video...that rifle cleaned up really nicely!
Thanks brother! It wasn't exactly easy to dig up info on this one.
Helloooooooo, RR ! Agreed, nice rifle. The Mauser, is an exceptional rifle. Great action, accuracy, ETC. Great history on these firearms. You are well versed, and , knowledgeable. It has been A while, since I have fired this type of rifle. First few shots, Bolt action, seem, lol, shorter, than I remember. Thought, slightly longer stroke. I am old forgive me. Ending of review, seems like I used to remember, sorry. Just the view, from your camera. Peace, John.
Thanks for watching my friend. This rifle is a fantastic shooter.
You said it all. Well, almost. A couple more things you may not know about this rifle and the Yugo Mauser in general.
1) They were not just been taken out, refurbished and put back into the creates. In the period between the end of WW2 and 1978 any male aged 15 attended "Defence and Protection" class (That as an integral part of their education). Teenagers trained to shoot, disassemble/reassemble and maintain their weapon. The first generation used, as you may guess the m24 and m98 rifles. That was the preparation for their (mandatory) enlistment into the YPA - the Yugoslav People's Army and part of the larger ONO plan strategy: A total war plan aimed at the defence of Yugoslavia that would allow to deploy up to 8.000.000 fighters without notice in case of an attack (Anyone aged between 15 and 55 knew how to operate a rifle, use grenades and set booby traps). A strategic nightmare for any aggressor.
2) During the 90's conflict, these rifles were actually used during the fighting. Many converted them to sniper rifles or battle rifles and also developed new ones from them. At the end of the war, they just made their weapons disappear and used as hunting rifles.
Love my M24/52-C. Not too many floating around. Your's is in great condition.
They are great rifles. Only downside is the sights.
I have a Romanian wildcat. It was totally factory reverbed complete with black chrome but it is 8mm-06.
That's really interesting. Good shooter I bet.
Great video buddy, both gun review to history part, im from Serbua btw, i want to add Zastava Arms factory ehich used to produce all yugo mausers was the only that i know tht used original mauser tooling machines which nazis stole and sent them to germany but returned at end of the ww2, Zastava Arms and Paul Mauser had great relations tht goes back to 19th century, also one Zastava engineer married his granddaughter lol
I HAVE THIS EXACT SAME RIFLE ( 24/48C ) AND AFTER WATCHING YOUR FINE VIDEO, I THOUGHT I REMEMBERED THAT MY YUGO 24/48 BAYONET, AND MY CZECH VZ24 BOTH FIT ( AND LOCK DOWN CORRECTLY ) THIS RIFLE. SO I DUG THEM OUT AND BOTH DO FIT ! A STANDARD GERMAN K98 BAYONET ALSO FITS AND LOCKS DOWN CORRECTLY. IF YOURS DON'T, TRY TAKING THE CLEANING ROD OFF AND TRYING THE VZ24 AGAIN.... IF IT NOW FITS, YOU MAY HAVE THE WRONG CLEANING ROD ( TOO LONG, OR THICK ) MINE MEASURES 14 3/4 INCHES. IT'S WORTH A TRY. THAT IS ALL....OUT !
Thanks for the info buddy. I'll try it out.
Wow, that is beautiful.
Czeck Mausers are the best no matter what country they are from. Some South American models are rough because of the humid climate, That one looks great. take old cereal boxes and a can of orange marker spray paint and make some decent targets.
I'm a huge Czech firearm fan in general. Their Mauser are excellent!
I assume your in GA.
You ever go hunting with any of the milsurp rifles?
I want to but I didn't have a chance to get out in the woods this whole past season. I'm hoping to change that next season.
I have a pristine Yugo M24/47 that is extremely accurate. The barrel and bore are like new, I think that after it was refurbished, it was rarely if ever, fired.
Czech rifles are gorgeous and extremely well made in all respects. I wish I had a rifle like yours, but at least, I have another famous Czech rifle: the Persian Mauser, AKA Brno 98/29. I can actually see some resemblance between your rifle and mine. Biggest difference is mine is longer (29" barrel).
There are 2 fn m24 rifles at a shop near me one in dog crap condition and one with fantastic metal but sporter stock cut down no 24/47 mark only m24 on both. Both are $300 I’ve been mulling it over still not sure it’s worth it for either
If the one that is in rough shape still had a nice bore I'd go 300 on it. I'm not sure what M24 stocks are going for but it could be worth restoring that sporter bud I'd try to get them to come down on the price.
I paid 600 for my Yugoslavian m48 a year ago it was one of the mitchels mouser variants
I gotta get me one of these
Hopefully you'll be able to hunt one down. They don't pop up all that often.
i just got one today. All i need is to get a front sight hood for it.
Nice! You'll enjoy shooting it for sure.
I had a M24/47 Yugo, my second rifle after I gave my M44 Mosin away to a family friend.....which I foolishly tried to put a scope on. I had some trouble with it cause of the firing pin, but after fixing it, and using Winchester ammo, it did well. Then I sold it to a friend of my Step Father, whom he keeps in contact, and I don't know how it's doing. Current rifle I own is a Colombian Contract M1950 .30-06 Mauser.....and it looked okay, but the last idiot who owned it messed up the barrel alignment, and it had a cracked extractor. Replaced the said part, but I'm unsure how it will work.
Yugoslavia didn't actually order any vz24 rifles they came into the country just after as war reparations.
Sources? I've found multiple sources stating otherwise.
Looking forward to see a CZECH K98K 8MM MAUSER RIFLE dot 1945 (ETHIOPIA CONTRACT) video
Still haven't picked one up yet. RTI would need to run a pretty solid sale for me to do so.
@@ReadinessReviews I was going to wait for it to lower In price, but when I got it was in great shape.The bore was like a mirror and the blueing was still on the rifle!
@@ReadinessReviews I was going to wait for it to lower In price, but when I got it was in great shape.The bore was like a mirror
Yugo M24 or M44 / 52 are prey weapons of the Wehrmacht were re-stamped and thus still K98 top rifle 👍🏻👍🏻
Interesting
In what way does your VZ24 bayonet not fit this rifle? There's no reason it shouldn't?
My comment disappeared! Anyway, I just checked for you: the M48 bayonet fits.
I figured as much. Thanks for the confirmation! I need to find one for a decent price.
some people whine about 8mm factory ammo, being a bit anaemic. that's what you want for a collector firearm. for hunting, use norma ammo. it's loaded up, or, handload
This is why i shoot mostly PPU. It is clean and doesn't beat the rifle to death.
Well I didn’t want one before but now…
I should get on Yugoslavia's payroll for marketing 😂
The M48 bayonet fits my VZ24, just saying
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DBZ is my life lol
buy bayone :) m24 (long bayonet),m48,Vz.23 or some time german bayonet can help
Thanks!
C stands for Cernik - chethnic rifle, kings army formation.
Thanks for the info!
not excatly 8mm mauser( 7,92x57) , but for yugo 7,9x57, but there s really not a big diffrence
What is the difference?