aus er ▁on ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁and ▁inspired ▁other ▁military ▁and ▁hunting / s port ing ▁rif le ▁designs ▁that ▁became ▁available ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁and ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁A ▁draw back ▁of ▁the ▁M ▁ 9 8 ▁system ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁not ▁be ▁cheap ly ▁mass - produ ced ▁very ▁easily . ▁Some ▁other ▁b olt ▁action ▁designs ▁( e . g . ▁the ▁Lee – En field ) ▁also ▁offer ▁trained ▁operators ▁a ▁significantly ▁faster ▁rate ▁of ▁fire . ▁The ▁basic ▁M aus er ▁M ▁ 9 8 ▁version ▁ret ails ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁for ▁approximately ▁E UR ▁ 6 , 8 0 0 , ▁but ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁( l ux ury ) ▁options ▁can ▁make ▁these ▁rif les ▁much ▁more ▁expensive . ▁For ▁the ▁M aus er ▁M ▁ 9 8 ▁series ▁the ▁M ▁ 9 8 ▁b olt ▁action ▁system ▁is ▁mach ined ▁out ▁of ▁one ▁solid ▁piece ▁of ▁high - grade ▁steel . ▁It ▁also ▁features ▁a ▁double ▁square ▁bridge ▁for ▁mount ing ▁a ▁teles cop ic ▁sight . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁ ▁The ▁M ▁ 9 8 ▁system ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁receiver ▁that ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁systems ▁shr oud ▁and ▁a ▁b olt ▁group ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁b olt ▁body ▁has ▁three ▁lock ing ▁lug s , ▁two ▁large ▁main ▁lug s ▁at ▁the ▁b olt ▁head ▁and ▁a ▁third ▁safety ▁lug ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁b olt ▁which ▁serves