RE: Mauser temptation
The best ones are getting rare. Argentines, Mexican small rings, etc. VZ24's are really good 98's, made in the Brno plant, and are still fairly easy to find. I still have 4 sitting in boxes waiting.
I have a couple of Steyr 1912's that are great actions. Also, you can sometimes find old JC Higgins and Sears rifles that actually have commercial 98 receivers made by FN and Husqvarna. They're very nice. I've got one each left.