Decide the Fate of an m/96b Swede

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Hey guys. A few months ago I picked up a 1901 Carl Gustav m96/b for $200. Its a parts gun through and through, wood is mismatched, both bands are mismatched, floorplate is mismatched. Only things that match on it at this point are the bolt, receiver, and buttplate.

Its not a particularly pretty rifle at this point, but shoots great. Blueing is 80%, bore is dark but strong rifling. Its far more accurate than I can be with irons. As with all swedes it requires an extremely low hold at 100. It has a very good trigger for a two-stage.

I've always wanted a milsurp rifle that is scoped, as it stands right now every rifle I own is irons-only except for a 10/22. I promised myself I would never drill or tap a military rifle that hadn't already been violated, but I think I want to reforge the bolt, D&T and put a 1940's weaver k-series on it.

I just wanted to get some other opinions on it before I proceed with the deal. Excuse the blurry phone pics but you get the idea.

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No dont! Do something like that to a bubba'd beyond help enfield or one like this thats bubba'd!

There is several bubba guns perfect for this on the ee right now. Just because its missmatched doesnt mean its worthless. Still full military regardless.

My two cents! Sorry im a purist haha

Cheers, McLean
 
I say leave this one alone and pick up an example that has already been to Bubba's place.

Speaking of scope mounts, aren't there any no gunsmithing mounts for the Swedish actions ? This could satisfy your desires for a scoped rifle while keeping the rifle intact and in a collectable state.
 
Some of those old swedes were factory refurbed using mis-matched parts, don't molest the old girl.. Think of the old guns as old cars, would you really hotrod a vechile of that vintage that all complete with the correct parts even though some may not be the original ones when it came off the line?
 
Qhergt said:
Some of those old swedes were factory refurbed using mis-matched parts, don't molest the old girl.. Think of the old guns as old cars, would you really hotrod a vechile of that vintage that all complete with the correct parts even though some may not be the original ones when it came off the line?
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You never know, some men just want to watch the world burn haha
 
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If you really want one for a Quasi-sniper scope mounted rifle, I have a very good 1902 Carl Gustafs with an excellent bore that I might trade you. It has been drilled and tapped and has Weaver Bases already on it. Bolt and Serial numbers match, but buttplate and bands are a different number, although they do match each other. Bolt has already been bent to clear a scope. PM me if you are interested.
 
You can get an already Bubbaed rifle from Tradex if you want to experiment: ht tp://www.shop.tradeexcanada.com/produits/95
 
I wouldn't drill it and I drill holes for a living. There are a lot of drilled and tapped swedes around, I got a pristine one from a fellow gunnut in a ramline stock with a bent bolt for 300. I am turning it into a coyote smasher. It was already drilled and tapped so putting one more hole into it was not an issue.
 
cosmic said:
Well - You can get a scout style mount that fits on the rear site - no bubba-ing involved.
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I have seen the scout mounts made for virtually every rifle but I have never been that interested in the idea of losing my rear leaf for a scope mount. I firmly believe every rifle should have a quality set of iron sights before a person even considers adding a mount and scope.

Plus, it looks kind of weird on a rifle that is almost 6 feet long. Dunno if Col. Cooper would approve. :D
 
It's intersting how times change with all the bubba/unbubba talk about MILSURPs nowadays. Other than serious DCRA target shooters, 50 yrs ago the only appeal in a MILSURP rifle was for it's potential as a sporter. Hunting was a lot more popular than today and commercial sporting rifles, like a Win M70 or Savage 99, cost a fortune in relation to a $12-$20 No4 or No5 Lee-Enfield.

A lot of these rifles did get sporterized and made up into excellent hunting rifles with reliable performance and proven military cartridges. At one point or another I sporterized all of a No5 , a No4, a M98 Mauser and a M1903 Springfield, incl drilling & tapping for scope bases, re-stocking, barrel shortening and bolt and safety modifications. These are still great hunting rifles and have gotten me a lot of game over the years.

When you consider the cost of a commercial sporter versus the costs of a nice MILSURP today and all of the associated work and parts necessary to sporterize it, the economics argue against sporterizing a MILSURP anymore.
 
My m/96-38 also has mis-matched parts - par for the course with this modded rifle. It is also #896 dated 1898, and therefore of some value.

So, of course is yours - I paid just under $750 for mine here in yUK. Just because yours was thrown at you practically for nothing, there is no need to destroy it....

My $0.02.

tac
 
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