How do you disassemble a German k98?

I found an online assembly/disassembly guide for the german rifle called der karabiner 98k. maybe this will help.

http://www.surplusrifle.com/mauser98k/rifledisasse...

Don't use who won the war or total number of kills to determine the better rifle. Other factors like armor, artillery, machine guns, air power, tactics, and resources had much more of factor in those results than which rifle was used. The simple act of thinning gun oil with gasoline made the difference in whether a rifle would work or not in the dead of winter. Both guns will do the jobs you require. The German Mauser is overall a better engineered rifle. The bolt design has been copied and reused, from the Springfield 1903 to modern hunting rifles. One the on the other hand the Mosin Nagant design was the predominant rifle used by the to 10 snipers of WWII. The answer really comes down to the condition of the rifle, which can very greatly, particularly with the amount of money paid. Because German Mausers are more collectable and were not necessarily preserved at the end of the war, you are going to pay a lot more for a kar 98k than a Mosin Nagant. In fact you are going to pay so much for a decent condition Mauser then you could be buy a new entry-level rifle in a common caliber (Ruger American, for example) with a decent scope that will be superior to a surplus rifle in almost every way. Yes, the kar 98k is a better rifle in general, but if all you have is $200, then you will find a Mosin Nagant in much better condition and if you are lucky, reasonable accurate even with iron sights. If you have $450, then consider a modern rifle, unless you want the novelty of a surplus WW II rifle.

Fat_Albert did good by giving you that link. That's a great website about this topic.

That said, I've had that same problem with with mine. The magazine and trigger guard are attached to each other, but they can be separated. It helps to remove the trigger guard from the stock first. Even with all the screws out, it still won't drop freely. You'll have to wiggle it out.

What works for me is if I hook a finger through the trigger guard and pull back, then push down and keep repeating this motion until the whole piece starts rocking back and forth out of and away from the stock.

Then depress that button below the magazine well with someting like an unsharpened pencil, and then slide the bottom vetically up and down until it seperates from the trigger guard.

Then you get to check out the cool-looking magazine spring. It's easier to put back together than it is to take apart.

Have fun!