[BadMitten]

A friend of mine mentioned he has a Mauser that he acquired years ago. Its 5.5x55 since its Swedish. Apparently he said it has a "Target barrel" on it, no longer the stock one.

It has an aftermarket stock, no iron sights, and its been tapped for a scope.

He said the barrel and action are pretty nice but said that the rounds sometimes eject straight up, and fall back into the chamber, or eject terribly and fall back into the chamber. So, the offer right now it 80 bucks. Whats it take to fix the ejection problem? I would probably buy a boyds stock and do some work on the rifle, throw a nice scope on it and see if it's got accuracy. Maybe make it a nice deer gun...

So, any ideas? Should I do it?

[Nanook]

If it's a Swedish Mauser, it is 6.5 x 55. They are wonderful rifles, and very accurate. Recoil is mild as well.

It's already been modified, so no worries about changing stocks and so forth.

I would get it in a heart beat, they are that good. People in the Scandinavian countries use them for reindeer, which if I'm not mistaken are caribou in Alaska. Big animals.

That's one of my favorite calibers. The one I own has a 1905 date on the receiver, but it looks like new.

Go for it!

Edit: I breezed through the problem parts. Maybe the extractor is weak? Doesn't sound terribly complicated for a gunsmith who works on Mausers to fix. For $80 it's definitely worth taking a risk.

[Uncle Grinch]

$80 is a deal if the rifle is in decent shape. The action alone is worth twice that.

Some years ago Kimber marketed Swedish Mausers that were sporterized in various fashions. Later on they had "issues" within the company and their quality dropped.

All Mauser rifles are considered control feed (rounds feed from magazine and controlled by bolt face and extractor) and require positive action with the bolt. The extractor pulls the case from the chamber and starts the ejection process with the spring on the extractor causing the brass to angle towards the ejection port of the rifle. As the bolt come to the rear, the ejector, which is a flat blade held in the box at the left rear of the action, slips through a slot in the lug of the bolt and pushes the brass free of the bolt face and extractor. To make this happen, you need to smartly operate the bolt rearward.

There may be other things not correct to cause failure to extract or eject and this may require the services of a gunsmith or a user experienced in Mausers.

You have the working of a very fine rifle and hopefully it requires minor adjustments.

[RPRNY]

If you don't want it, please put me in touch with your friend! I already have a sporterized Swedish Mauser (carbine) but for that price will have another. Extremely accurate, lovely smooth, very nice workmanship and that high nickle Swedish steel.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa272/LRDG/Turkey/Swedish%20sporter/IMG00071-20120901-1411.jpg

[Vaarok]

Worth about four times what he's willing to sell it to you for, so buy and flip at a worst case.

[The M]

I have a 1920 model and love it. Super accurate and fun to shoot. And yes run the bolt back quickly to get good clean extraction/ejection.

[Vern Humphrey]

Whats it take to fix the ejection problem?
Probably a new ejector -- which you can get from Numrich. But it may be just the way he's handling the rifle -- the Swede ejects manually. If you ease the bolt back, the round will barely eject.

[HorseSoldier]

For a Swedish Mauser, even one that's been sporterized and might need some work, $80 is a great deal. They're superb rifles and that's low end Mosin-Nagant money -- I'd jump on it and make a hobby of fixing it up.

[ErieLurker]

Surprised Kachok hasn't chimed in on this...yet.

Get it. Before he figures out you're practically robbing him blind!

On a side note, a Model 70 in 6.5 Swedish turned up at a local gunshop around here in VG condition for just under 700 bucks - couldn't believe my eyes (not because of the price, but because a Model 70 in 6.5 Swede actually materialized in these here parts). Must be 6.5 Swede Day, today, or somethin'.

[BadMitten]

Dang! Sounds like I need to pick it up for sure. He said the stock was pretty crappy, so I'll put a nice stock on it and see how she shoots with some decent glass. If it needs tinkering then I'll make a small project out of it. I'll post some pics after I pick it up.

Thanks!

[TimboKhan]

Unless it a lemon or has been deeply abused, it should shoot moa or pretty darn close. They are very good rifles.

[303tom]

For 80 bucks, you better grab it up...................

[solman]

+1 for $80 it's a no brainer. put into the stock of your choice and your good to go. The 6.5 sweede is a great round accurate not much recoil and good for hunting too.

[T.R.]

I owned a Swedish Mauser for a time. It had a long 29 inch barrel and bolt which stuck straight out from the action. It had the handling qualities of a 2 X 4 so I sold it. But accurasy was exceptional for a battle rifle.

TR

[Andrew Leigh]

Shot my brand new CZ Swede yesterday for the first time. Banged a cheap borrowed scope on top and shot the barrel in. At one point decided to apply myself and got a 4 shot group of 4.5mm (0.177") but at 50m (55yds) as thats where I was when aligning the scope.

Bad photo, done on the mobile phone.

[mcameron]

Here's my 1st m96, hope to have a few more. Other than materials to refinish the stock, I only have $15.00 in it. Ya, FIFTEEN.
It's not a #s matching rifle so I sporterized the original stock. Beautiful wood and stained with red mahogany topped w/3 coats tung-oil. I threw it a different twist by cutting top cover and give it a unique look. I've never seen another like it anywhere.
It's a CG made 1906 . I've only shot at 100yds so far shooting 1/2 lb Tannerite jars without a miss. Hope to up the range and put it on paper out to 300-400 yrds.
I'm lookin at 2 more now to add to my arsenal.
Bottom line, if the bore is good and bolt matches reciever, buy it. If bolt does not match you will want to be sure of correct head space.
Good luck, this fast became my favorite over my 44 lever gun.
well, can't figure how to post pics from my phone, damnit,:cuss::b:fire:anghead:

[fatcat4620]

I will take it if you don't want. PM me so I can send ffl info :)

[Glen]

I just got a Swedish Mauser and it is just plain fun, accurate and fairly powerful without much recoil. If you operate that bolt smartly, the case should go flying.

[1944m1garand]

A lot of people love them. I've never shot them, but think they're cool. Just like any milsurp, a little TLC goes a long way on an old army rifle.