I Almost bought one in near mint condition..maybe even mint. condition today, the guy wants 219 for it. I hear these are Very accurate. And i believe the recoil is incrediably low? Thats about all i know about them right now. Im sure you guys know way more about them than i do.
Educate me on the Swede mauser.
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They are low recoil and tend to be very accurate.
The Swedes took fanatical care of them, so it's not unusual to find them in very good condition--and the bores are always bright.
They were made in three basic variants, the model 94 which is a carbine and quite rare, the model 96 which has a straight bolt & 29" barrel and the model 38 which has a bent bolt & 25" barrel. Then there are the typical transition variants which have a straight bolt but the shorter barrel.
The model 96 rifles lowest sight setting is 300 meters--that means that they will shoot about 11" high at 100 yards unless you put a high front sight on them. The Model 38 rifles have the "T" marked rear sight which has settings down to 100 meters.
The rifles were manufactured originally in Oberndorf and then as Swedish demand picked up, some were made in Sweden at the Husqvarna and Carl Gustaf factories.
Many of the rifles have threaded muzzles--for blank firing devices. The Swedes used blanks with wooden bullets for training. The BFD would shred the wooden bullets.
The 6.5x55 Swede is virtually identical in performance to the .260 Remington. The .260 is really a 6.5-08.
Although never very common in the U.S. the 6.5x55 is quite popular in Europe--almost the equivalent of what the .308 is to us.
The round is very effective on game--one of the rounds that truly dishes out far more hunting performance than its paper ballistics would suggest.
The Swedes took fanatical care of them, so it's not unusual to find them in very good condition--and the bores are always bright.
They were made in three basic variants, the model 94 which is a carbine and quite rare, the model 96 which has a straight bolt & 29" barrel and the model 38 which has a bent bolt & 25" barrel. Then there are the typical transition variants which have a straight bolt but the shorter barrel.
The model 96 rifles lowest sight setting is 300 meters--that means that they will shoot about 11" high at 100 yards unless you put a high front sight on them. The Model 38 rifles have the "T" marked rear sight which has settings down to 100 meters.
The rifles were manufactured originally in Oberndorf and then as Swedish demand picked up, some were made in Sweden at the Husqvarna and Carl Gustaf factories.
Many of the rifles have threaded muzzles--for blank firing devices. The Swedes used blanks with wooden bullets for training. The BFD would shred the wooden bullets.
The 6.5x55 Swede is virtually identical in performance to the .260 Remington. The .260 is really a 6.5-08.
Although never very common in the U.S. the 6.5x55 is quite popular in Europe--almost the equivalent of what the .308 is to us.
The round is very effective on game--one of the rounds that truly dishes out far more hunting performance than its paper ballistics would suggest.
Sylvilagus Aquaticus
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Yep, 6.5x55 is inherently a very accurate cartrige. I own 3 Swedes; an original 1899 Oberndorf Model 96; my primary- a 1916 CG Model 94 and a 1920's vintage in a synthetic stock that is a work in progress. All 3 are excellent shooters. Even the little rifle is easy for the smallest shooter to fire accurately.
Exterior ballistics are enough to make any hunter of North American game smile in his sleep. They tend to penetrate deeply and will do the job if you do yours. Winchester has produced the Model 70 and Remington the XB40 in this caliber. The supply of these fine milsurps will dry up eventually. You would do well to obtain one while you can. They're among the slickest-actioned and best condition of all the Mausers out there.
Regards,
Rabbit.
Exterior ballistics are enough to make any hunter of North American game smile in his sleep. They tend to penetrate deeply and will do the job if you do yours. Winchester has produced the Model 70 and Remington the XB40 in this caliber. The supply of these fine milsurps will dry up eventually. You would do well to obtain one while you can. They're among the slickest-actioned and best condition of all the Mausers out there.
Regards,
Rabbit.
Wildalaska
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Ditto...and as one of the lucky owners of a swedish m41b sniper rifle (built on a 1910 Model 96) I think they are the nicest milsurps out there....
My loads for da swede loook like little arrows...the bullet is almost as long as the case...
WildsubzeroAlaska
My loads for da swede loook like little arrows...the bullet is almost as long as the case...
WildsubzeroAlaska
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I cut my centerfire rifle teeth on a Swede '94 carbine that my Dad bought in the mid '60s. SWEET little rifle. A 150grn bullet will be long and thin and have an excellent ballistic coeffcient, expecially if it is a round nose boat tail. It is a deer killing wonder and a target shooting champ.
PS: I still have that little Swede, and NO it AIN'T for sale!
PS: I still have that little Swede, and NO it AIN'T for sale!
cracked butt
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If its in good condition, I would snap it up at $219. The prices of these rifles seem to go up every year.
Th recoil is almost unnoticable. My wife who was afraid of high powered rifles becuase her brother and her dad used to tell her that their 30-06 deer rifles kicked way too hard for her to shoot, shot one of my swedish 96s as her first. She was afraid at first, after the first shot she didn't stop until she shot up the fortysome rounds I had brought to the range for the rifle.
They are very very accurate, and they also benifit from the fact that they use the same barrel profile as an 8x57 mauser but with the smaller bore- giving them what is in essence a heavy target barrel contour for the caliber.
Th recoil is almost unnoticable. My wife who was afraid of high powered rifles becuase her brother and her dad used to tell her that their 30-06 deer rifles kicked way too hard for her to shoot, shot one of my swedish 96s as her first. She was afraid at first, after the first shot she didn't stop until she shot up the fortysome rounds I had brought to the range for the rifle.
They are very very accurate, and they also benifit from the fact that they use the same barrel profile as an 8x57 mauser but with the smaller bore- giving them what is in essence a heavy target barrel contour for the caliber.
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