PPS kar98k scope?

[Gunner91]

Does anybody know if you can get a scope for the pps kar98? Thanks.

 

Ryan

[rsvpiper]

Ares do a zf39 with turret mounts

Red star mountain also do a zf39 with either turret or side mont both will need the breach to be drilled. There are others out there too

 https://www.redstarmountain.com/shopping/index.php?rt=product/product&product_id=110https://eshop-aresairsoft.com/products/zf39-scope-mount?srsltid=AfmBOop2w6atN4Gn6ZLsFCnjO30ah26u9OaDkryxCQiJbCk5HI1i2Qz2

[Impulse]

I've done a lot of research around this as I wanted to mount a scope on my PPS Kar98k as well, and now that I have it's one of my main sniper rifles along with my Tanaka m24 and AICS. There are a few options and they're all expensive in their own way

 

That said, I don't know much about the various airsoft ZF scopes. You may find one that mounts on the side near the iron sights, but I don't like the ZF scopes and wanted something more comfy. If you really want the cheapest, then some sort of side mounting ZF-39 scope will be your best bet, though that may still require some drilling of the receiver and I don't know which are compatible with the PPS Kar98k because it's not an option I entertained as I wanted something a bit bigger with variable power.

 

So, ignoring ZF scopes and looking more towards regular scopes...

 

Cheapest is a combination like this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404343186281

https://www.opticswarehouse.co.uk/vortex-crossfire-ii-2-7x32-sfp-scout-scope

 

But what makes this expensive is that you need to buy a scout scope for it to work, which means you're paying real-steel optics money (Vortex is "only" £140ish, but that's basically the cheapest option). If you don't buy a scout scope, you won't see anything through the scope, as it mounts where the rear sight is which is pretty far forward and therefore needs very very long eye-relief. I also didn't like this setup as my friend tried it, and when I looked through his I really didn't like how tiny the scope picture was.

 

Best, but by far the most difficult is using something like this:

https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/vector-optics-kar98k-steel-scope-rail-mount (and then using whatever scope you want as it's basically a picatinny mount)

Or the Ares that @rsvpiper said above if you want something a bit more period correct

 

Reason why this is the most difficult is that you need to drill and tap the holes into the receiver. I have an Ares drill and tap kit, but it doesn't sit properly on the PPS Kar98k so I didn't end up doing it. I probably don't need to tell you why this is the most difficult, but just in case... if you drill it wrong, you'll ruin your receiver and the scope will be off-centre. I asked around a few gunsmiths and armourers where I am and nobody wanted to do it because it's an airsoft gun, and I definitely don't have the experience with precision tools to be able to drill this perfectly centred.

 

The middle-ground option (and the option I went for) is this:

https://www.badacetactical.com/collections/ndt-mount-for-mausers/products/low-profile-mauser-k98k-ndt-scope-mount-picatinny-rail

 

You need to dremel part of the receiver away because the rear sight doesn't quite disassemble like the real thing (basically you just need to dremel away both side wall bits of the rear sight, because they don't come out like the real one and get in the way of this mount), so it's probably not an option if you ever want to run iron sights again. Though I believe the irons should still go on, I've never tried putting my irons back on because I have a Tanaka G33/40 for my iron sights 1.1J Kar98 build, so my PPS will always have a scope on.

 

This is what it looks like on mine:

 

Edited yesterday at 15:45 by Impulse