Cheers CN, all of the parts are from the Marushin K98 or the VSR with the exception of the silver bush thingy which anyone who has worked on a TM aeg will recognise as a piston head/spring retaining block, which with a bit of filing was a perfect fit as a washer/spacer.
“I wanted to come to the Volga at a specific location at a specific city. By chance it carries the name of Stalin himself. So don’t think I marched there for this reason – it could carry another name – but because there is a very important goal... this goal I wanted to take – and you know – we are very modest, we have it already."
Adolf Hitler, November 1942
"Comrades, Red Army men, commanders and political workers, men and women guerrillas! It is on your perseverance, staunchness, fighting skill and readiness to discharge your duty to the country that the defeat of the German-fascist army and the liberation of the Soviet land from the Hitlerite invaders depend! We can and must clear the Soviet land of Hitlerite vermin."
Joseph Stalin, November 1942
Nice work 
The bolt looks great Boshman!
When I want your opinion - I'll tell you what it is!
Finally Finished!!!
Yes its yet another mauser 98k springer conversion! Ok so its nothing revolutionary but it does have a few features which AFAIK have not been seen before.
This is a project which I have been planning to do for a very long time now. Like many others, I wanted a practical and reliable Kar98 sniper rifle which was useable in all weathers which meant a custom springer conversion.
Right from the outset, I wanted to make it as visually close to an original Kar98k as I could. As I could not use a lot of the parts from a deactivated Kar98k due to the UK laws on deacts, the obvious choice was to convert an airsoft replica. I finally got my hands on a Marushin Kar98k Maxi at the War & peace show for a very reasonable £160.
For the springer donor, I chose to use a JG BAR-10 chinese VSR-10 clone. Although this is about £10 more expensive than the MP001, it has the advantage of being 100% TM VSR-10 compatible so all the aftermarket upgrades and mags can be used if required. In some respects it is even better than the TM original as there is no pin to drill out on the cylinder head and it shoots a very health 415fps stright out of the box! With a few mods and a replacement Nine-Ball hop rubber it is now shooting 475fps, still with the original spring! So no need for any expensive upgrade parts (pheew!)
The approach I took to the conversion was a little bit different to most in that instead of modifying a kar98 stock to accept a VRS reciever, I modified the VSR reciever to fit the kar98 stock (if that makes sense?) this meant extensive re-modelling of the VSR reciever which is some ways is actually easier that carving the stock. All the work was done with standard hand tools plus a drill and my trusty dremel. The tools I used more than any other was actually a set of large files. Also a good set of sharp chisels was invaluable.
Like Sgt Heide did with his conversion, I used the bolt handle cutout in the stock rather than the rear stock screw as the reference point for the installation. This makes everything line up nicely and look "right" the only down-side is that the trigger is quite forward in the trigger guard but this is really not a problem and hardly noticable. I used a small section of the rear of the Marushin reciever to "extend" and retain the VSR reciver at the rear.
The bolt handle and complete bolt end and safety were taken from the marushin and modified to fit the VSR bolt. to further enhance the appearance On the left side of ther reciever I added the k98 bolt release lever and cut out the loading port and also the stripper clip slot in the top of the reciever.
The last unique feature which I am rather pleased with is the magazine retension system which uses the front screw on the trigger guard to engage a small slot cut in the rear of the vsr magazine. Simple, reliable and quite elegant I think.
I would like to say a big thank you to Sgt Heide for sharing the knowledge and experience gained doing his two conversions. it was a big help! 
Anyway on to the pics: (like you didnt just ignore the waffle and go straight to them anyway) 
Please ignore the still rather farby scope and mounts, still a bit of work needed on them. maybe a bit more dry brushing too!
I will post some stripped down pics aswell when I get a chance.
Right side.
Left Side.
Close up on left side reciever, not bolt release lever and loading port cutout
Another close-up with stripper clip slot visible. (camera flash makes it look horrible!)
Underside.
Close up of mag well and retainer.
Right side close-up
Rear sight
Bolt.
Bolt disasembled.
Top-down without scope fitted
Left side again without scope.
“I wanted to come to the Volga at a specific location at a specific city. By chance it carries the name of Stalin himself. So don’t think I marched there for this reason – it could carry another name – but because there is a very important goal... this goal I wanted to take – and you know – we are very modest, we have it already."
Adolf Hitler, November 1942
"Comrades, Red Army men, commanders and political workers, men and women guerrillas! It is on your perseverance, staunchness, fighting skill and readiness to discharge your duty to the country that the defeat of the German-fascist army and the liberation of the Soviet land from the Hitlerite invaders depend! We can and must clear the Soviet land of Hitlerite vermin."
Joseph Stalin, November 1942
Very nice Boshman 
look forward to seeing that in the flesh
That looks wonderful. Top marks!
A Proud Member Of 'Team Spleen!' who play mainly at Gunman Airsoft, Tuddenham, Suffolk.
now I feel silly buying my tanaka 98k 
I could be an a luftwaffe ace you know?..........................................................................Die Unsichtbare Waffe!
looks fantastic, great work boshman
Lead, Follow, or get the %$@#!! outta the way!!
Nice work Boshman! You've really raised the bar for K98 springer conversions. I'm very glad to have been of service by the way but the credit is all yours mate.
When I want your opinion - I'll tell you what it is!
Any chance you could post up a guide and a few useful links (like where to get a stock from)?
This has got to be my next project! What's the FPS?
Very nice indeed!
My only comment would be to lose the scope and make some iron sights...
Any chance you could post up a guide and a few useful links (like where to get a stock from)?
This has got to be my next project! What's the FPS?
Most of the info you want can be found here
http://www.ww2airsoft.org.uk/php/phpBB2 ... php?t=1613
When I want your opinion - I'll tell you what it is!
Thanks for all the great comments guys n gals, needless to say I am rather chuffed with it.
Harbour Blue, as I said in my post, the donor gun was a complete Marushin Kar98 Maxi 8mm. Also as stated the FPS is currently 475fps which I got to as follows:
Out of the box: 415fps
reduced length of piston airbrake by 50% and improved cylinder head seal with PTFE tape: 425fps
install Laylax Nineball hop rubber: 435fps
added 15mm brass spring spacer (a left over bit from the Marushin): 475fps.
I plan to leave it there as it still has the standard spring and is still easy to cock. A stronger spring would mean I would have to replace the trigger sears.
Im not sure that I have the time to put together a full guide but I will gladly answer any questions, share info and post detailed pics of any specific parts etc. Do go for it mate, the more bolt actions in games the better!
Yith, err, it already has iron sights mate! 
Scope and mount come off very easily if required
“I wanted to come to the Volga at a specific location at a specific city. By chance it carries the name of Stalin himself. So don’t think I marched there for this reason – it could carry another name – but because there is a very important goal... this goal I wanted to take – and you know – we are very modest, we have it already."
Adolf Hitler, November 1942
"Comrades, Red Army men, commanders and political workers, men and women guerrillas! It is on your perseverance, staunchness, fighting skill and readiness to discharge your duty to the country that the defeat of the German-fascist army and the liberation of the Soviet land from the Hitlerite invaders depend! We can and must clear the Soviet land of Hitlerite vermin."
Joseph Stalin, November 1942
Yith, err, it already has iron sights mate!
Ah cool... I just reckon that a modern scope and mount ruins the looks of it that's all...
My No4 won't be getting a scope on it ever, for that reason...
Yith, err, it already has iron sights mate!
Ah cool... I just reckon that a modern scope and mount ruins the looks of it that's all...
My No4 won't be getting a scope on it ever, for that reason...
I do agree with you there mate, I wish somebody did some repro k98 turret mounts and scopes for a reasonable price
Still my next little project is to see if I can make the scope and mounts a lot less farby.
“I wanted to come to the Volga at a specific location at a specific city. By chance it carries the name of Stalin himself. So don’t think I marched there for this reason – it could carry another name – but because there is a very important goal... this goal I wanted to take – and you know – we are very modest, we have it already."
Adolf Hitler, November 1942
"Comrades, Red Army men, commanders and political workers, men and women guerrillas! It is on your perseverance, staunchness, fighting skill and readiness to discharge your duty to the country that the defeat of the German-fascist army and the liberation of the Soviet land from the Hitlerite invaders depend! We can and must clear the Soviet land of Hitlerite vermin."
Joseph Stalin, November 1942
heh... even having a period scope is a little farby... 
not many would have done I suspect...
Anyway... I really don't want to detract from the fact that you've done a fantastic job with this gun! Well done!
Congrats Boshman,that looks really nice!
Looks fantastic, what a cracking conversion
Wrap a little hessian, around the scope, and a little around the stock, and it will do for me Mate !
Excellent job ! Well done !!
