1896 Swedish Mauser stock disk
- Thread starter Otto V
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While a stock disk is correct for a Military Swedish rifle, they were removed for privately owned and FSR target rifles. The Swedish Military regularly inspected their small arms, and the stock disk was a quick way to show the condition of the bore of the rifle and any correction needed for the difference in shooting the m94 160 grained round nosed bullet and the m41 140 grain spitzer bullet.
While a stock disk is correct for a Military Swedish rifle, they were removed for privately owned and FSR target rifles. The Swedish Military regularly inspected their small arms, and the stock disk was a quick way to show the condition of the bore of the rifle and any correction needed for the difference in shooting the m94 160 grained round nosed bullet and the m41 140 grain spitzer bullet.
The m96 that I just sold came to me without a stock disk. I wanted it to be "correct" so I bought one off of ebay. When I received it, i noticed that it signifies a barrel that's pretty much garbage, whereas the barrel on the rifle is pristine. It looks better, but isn't REALLY that correct 
The m96 that I just sold came to me without a stock disk. I wanted it to be "correct" so I bought one off of ebay. When I received it, i noticed that it signifies a barrel that's pretty much garbage, whereas the barrel on the rifle is pristine. It looks better, but isn't REALLY that correct
You probably got one that someone took off a poor condition rifle and substituted a stock disk that indicates a much better bore than it really is. That is one of the areas that can be a problem, and someone with a screw driver and a different stock disk can instantly upgrade their rifle.
Since stock disks can be easily changed, it is a common practice amongst Swedish rifle collectors to treat stock disks as suspect, until they look at the bore and the condition of the rifle itself.
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Sounds like one of the Chinese repro disks for sale on ebay. Lots of them going on rifles. Most of them show a bore diameter of 6.52mm.
Some show even 6.53mm.
Some show even 6.53mm.
I have a nice Swedish Mauser but it does not have a stock disk. Does anyone have any idea where I could get one?
It's possible that it never had one. Many club rifles, or FSR rifles including the Husqvarna made M96's never had bore condition tags installed.
I have an M96 dated 1917 that is all original matching #s never been rebuilt, and it has never had a unit tag, or bore condition tag ever installed.
I believe the disk on Swedish rifles is for recording the bore condition.
http://dutchman.rebooty.com/disc.html
The range trajectories plates and decals are different.
http://dutchman.rebooty.com/traj.html
For detail on Swedish rifle and carbines, House of Karlina;
http://dutchman.rebooty.com/index.html
http://dutchman.rebooty.com/disc.html
The range trajectories plates and decals are different.
http://dutchman.rebooty.com/traj.html
For detail on Swedish rifle and carbines, House of Karlina;
http://dutchman.rebooty.com/index.html
