1944 swedish m96. Ok to modify?
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The other thing I would ad, is if you want a 6.5x55mm sporter just buy a modern production model. You'll find trying to mod a 96 or 38 Swede won't get you there from here. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
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NAA.
It all depends on whether he's looking for perfomance or nostalgia. I have both for both of those reasons and shoot them for the same reasons.
If anyone is interested, I have just added a BadAce setup in the EE; I was going to keep it, and get a sporter and build a "scout" rifle just for fun, but what do I need four 6.5 x 55 rifles for? LOL https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...ell-Scout-Scope-Setup?p=19321966#post19321966
Each time I see a $150 Lee Enfield sport for sale, I think of the $1,000 rifle that got butchered.
I have several Swedes. Go ahead. make mine more valuable...
That said, back in the day I did molest 5 perfectly good Swedes. I thought of them as $100 rifles. They went into the field and bagged several deer and a moose.
I have several Swedes. Go ahead. make mine more valuable...
That said, back in the day I did molest 5 perfectly good Swedes. I thought of them as $100 rifles. They went into the field and bagged several deer and a moose.
I butchered two of them back in the early 80's when the ones new in the grease were $75.00; poor miserable sinner that I am. After selling them and giving away the only one that I did not butcher, I regretted getting rid of them almost immediatly. Have replaced them, the regret is not so great, other than the fact the ones I got rid of had beautiful elm stocks; the two Swedes I now have are plane old beech... but they sure shoot and handle beautifully!!
