Looks like they do.Hope they got him nailed down good.
Only picture I have seen it was not in two pieces.To my knowledge there are two 30-06 bolt action rifles that are take down,Sako which I had one and Mauser. They were made for storage and travel.
William Munny- "He should'a armed himself."Little Bill Daggett: Well, sir, you are a cowardly son of a bich! You just shot an unarmed man!
It had a scope, so I heard. I even heard the size scope, but I can't remember what they said. And yes, it was a k98 (or 98k) chambered in .30-06...obviously sporterized like millions of deer guns around the country.The media (for what it's worth) describe the rifle as a WWII German Mauser chambered for the 30.06. I'm sure as most of you know the German's only produced the 98k in 8mm, not 30.06. I'm guessing that this is a reworked 98k with a new 30.06 barrel and that the rifle was sporterised liked 100s of other WWII rifles. It hasn't been mentioned whether or not the rifle had a scope.
8mm/06 is not a common caliber…had one but sold it. It was fairly available in the 60s, along with the7.7/06 Jap. But I doubt that more than a few hundred are still operational. More likely, it is a commercial 98 action in 06. The news has no concept of firearm calibers…The media (for what it's worth) describe the rifle as a WWII German Mauser chambered for the 30.06. I'm sure as most of you know the German's only produced the 98k in 8mm, not 30.06. I'm guessing that this is a reworked 98k with a new 30.06 barrel and that the rifle was sporterised liked 100s of other WWII rifles. It hasn't been mentioned whether or not the rifle had a scope.
The video I saw last night of a person running across a rooftop and then scaling down to the ground certainly did not appear to be carrying a rifle.