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Originally Posted by Kurtz
And I'd be suprised if the Israiles (and yes, that is ironic as fuck) were using mismached rebuilt k-98s with a scope simply screwed onto the top. I'm sure they were only using the pick of the litter, then doing some accuracy work on them. Think of the German sniper variations of the k-98. Not exactly representive of the rest of the guns, were they? Our 1903s, same deal.
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Huh? Kurtz, please stop. The K-98 will last forever. Rifles don't disintegrate. A rifle used for sniping won't suffer from headspacing or pitting problems as it may only have a few hundred rounds a year through it.
If you'd bothered to take a close look at that reservist in the pic, you'd see that that scope is not something just screwed on and mismatched.
The surplus weapons from a reputable dealer are checked. That's how the dealer remains reputable. Otherwise, he ends up out of business. This isn't like selling used cars to high school kids.
For your further edification:
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http://www.isayeret.com/weapons/sws/k98/k98.htm
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Weapons and gear
Israeli police officers are obliged to carry personal firearm while in duty. This is because the Israeli police duties include also counter terror and each police officer must be able to supply emergency reaction in case of terrorist attack. Another reason is that there are threats of kidnapping officers by Palestinian terrorist groups such as Hamas or Fatah's Tanzim.
Each policeman is armed with a pistol (handgun) which he usually also carries home and off-duty. Also, each patrol car must have at least one long-arm (i.e rifle). Police volunteers are usually armed with M1 Carbine, which they return to the police's armory after they finish their duty (they do not take the rifle home). Volunteers who have gun license may use their own personal handgun as personal defence weapon for their police duty, in condition that the gun's type and ammunition is authorized by the police.
Heavy armaments such as assult rifle, sniper rifles and non-lethal weapon are assigned according to activity and not on personal basis.
MAGAV policemen, however, carry an M16 assult rifle as standart personal weapon and can carry it home while off-duty (like regular infantry on the Israeli Defence Forces.
Standart isssued rifles (non-combat):
* * M1 Carbine (also standart issued weapon of the MASHAZ - Civilian Guard)
* * M1A1 Carbine (modernized M1 Carbine with folding stock) *
* M1 Carbine bullpup
* * Magal (micro-Galil)
Standart issued assult rifle (combat): *
* M-16 assult rifle , Colt Commando , CAR15 , M4 Carbine * * Galil assult rifle
Sniper rifles
* * Mauser SP66
* * Mauser K98
* * M14 (rifle)
* * Galatz - Galil Tzalafim (Galil Sniper version)