In one of my previous posts I told the story of a sniper in Vietnam. I was so impressed by that shooting that in 1973 or 74 I bought a German manufactured Mauser. Over the years I've messed with it. It now has a Douglas air-gauged .308 caliber barrel and a very good scope and composite stock. When I got it back from the gunsmith I took it to the range to get the scope dialed in. Once done, the rifle put one hole at 100 meters. It's my new favorite rifle.
I spent a lot of bucks getting it to where it is now, but it's worth it.
That’s testament to your gunsmith. Mausers aren’t as easy to clean up as a rifle like, say, a Remington 700 or clone. The Mausers usually make great (and fine, expensive, beautifully engraved/inlaid/etc) hunting rifles. Rarely does someone put the money and effort into making them a “bug-holer.”