im with ya , im far from a expert and ive been farting with these guns for long while , but i just cant get past a Gew98 in SS service , these guys got the best of everything , "their philosophy" (and to be clear i do not agree with) was they were the purist of the human or master race therefore they received not only the best of everything but they were taken care of before any others , so to find a longer heavier , bulkier Gew 98 in SS service just doesnt track for me
as you stated i do remember asking those that know what they thought about my rifle ,i got the thumbs up , mine is a russian capture and a odd one at that , wasnt pinged , obviously wasnt scrubbed , and didnt receive the dreaded crossed swords strike on the receiver