'96 Mauser in 6.5x55 Swedish

I had two Swede rifles, a 38 and a 96, with the dream of maybe sporterizing them, but they were too pretty to #### with.

Finally settled on a nice 270 sfor hunting anyway. It's lighter than the Swedes woulda been and takes a scope eeasier.

The Model 1896 is lovely to shoot at the range though.
 
Pitting

Do any of your swedes have bore pitting?

Also, where did thise wood sporters stock scome from, very nice!
I am about to pick up a swede project rifle....

Cheers
 
kayaker1 said:
Do any of your swedes have bore pitting?
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Mine don't but then again I have been told that the Swedes were pretty anal about keeping their rifles clean.

And it seems every owner in between the army depot and myself felt the same way with my Swedish rifles.
 
I have a '96 Swede I picked up as a project gun at a gun show and once I thoroughlly cleaned it, I found the bore in really poor shape. I think I'd seen new replacement barrels in the white available at TradeEx, but I could have confused the M38 barrels they have for the 96... its a stepped barrel. Has anyone here rebarrelled one?
 
Swede Mausers

Had an interesting Swede sporter a couple years back, bought off the EE here. Was on a 96 action. Had a "Bold" trigger with it's own safety set-up [you can see it in this pic, kinda looks like a Rem safety lever]:

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Rest of rifle looked like this [probably should've kept 'er]:

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With a Model 38 full wood for comparison:

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Both the M96 and M38 Swedish Mausers use the same 96 action. M38 designates the shorter rifle produced just prior to and during WW2, while M96/38 is sometimes used to designate the M96 rifles converted to the shorter length at around the same time.

The M96/38 has the straight bolt of the earlier model from which it was converted while the M38 has a bent bolt.

If the 96 Swede that you're thinking about has already been sporterized, the Tradeex barrels will be fine whether it was a 96 or 38 model. If it's an original M96 with full stock that you want to keep original, the Tradeex barrels will be too short for it.

Frank
 
I love my sweede, I used to shoot it all the time but it has excessive headspacing issues and no longer deemed safe to shoot (by me). The stock on it is beautiful, and the trigger is a timney which finishes the rifle off nicely.

I want to rebarrel it and do some modifications to it to become my walking varmit rifle and backup for deer hunting.

I would like to modify the magazine so it's hinged rather than a straight drop, narrow the trigger guard, change the bolt shroud and refinish the stock with a rubbed oil finish.

They aren't as strong as the 98 but strong enough for the 6.5 x 55 which is plenty good enough for almost everything here in Ontario short of Black Bear and Moose, but some would beg to differ on that point.
 
Short of moose and bear no way.Shot truckloads of both here in AB with 156 Sako and 160 Hornady handloads.42gr of N-204 or IMR 4350.And never recovered one bullet reguardless of angle.You can eat right up to the bullet hole..................................Win FWT,Husky 38 + T-3 all 6.5x55......Harold You can have your bolt face chrome plated to cure minor headspace or set the barrel back a thread and rechamber if the barrel is good.
 
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Don't ever under estimate the 6.5x55 Swede. I have a couple [m96 & a 700 Classic] and just bought another sporterized Swedish mauser. I also have a Remington 721 Action barrelled in 6.5x55AI. They are effective and mild mannered. I have shot moose with my 700, and with a Ruger 77 MkII I had before. Just a great reloaders cartridge. North American loads tend to be on the mild side, but the stuff loaded by Norma, & RWS exploits the potential of the cartridge without stressing those actions at all. They perform, pure and simple. No magic, just a nice all-round cartridge. Regards, Eagleye.
 
Well my"swede" is a Norwegian krag sporterized in 6.5x55. The action is like greased lighning!! I love this gun and will moose hunt with it this fall . Great cartridge!!!! JITC
 
I suspect the fact the swede has a light recoil lends itself to more accurate shooting,and that coupled with one of the highest sectional densities of any hunting bullet makes for a very lethal combination-and the fact it is over 100 years old means they have got something right
 
Love the 6.5 X 55, sadly I do not have one at the moment but I am hoping that will change soon, on the hunt for one.
I still have enough ammo and reloading supplies to keep me shooting for a long time.
 
got a few 94 cav. carbine,96's,38's in various stages of sporterization and need to move some.pm me if interested.
 
quaticman said:
I just purchased a beautiful sporterized '96 Mauser chambered in 6.5x55.
What can you tell me about this rifle/caliber?
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You can kill stuff with it...:cool:

Seriously though, back in the mid-80's my Dad, my brother and myself bought 2 cases of the 96's from Century when they were $39.99 each. That's right - 24 of the marvels of Peter Paul Mauser!!!

Over the years we've given a bunch of them away to young guys needing a first deer rifle and between my Dad and I we've shot a couple of pick-up loads of coyotes and wolves with them, in addition to a bunch of deer and a couple of bears (oh, and a cow - but that's another story:eek:...). I bought a .50 call ammo can full of Sako 156 gr RNSP bullets in '93 or so, and have been killing things and poking holes in stuff ever since. I think that I have several hundred left out of maybe 2500-3000. I have the better part of 1000 of the old Speer 100 gr HP's with the wider cavity that has been my varmint load for the past 10 years or so...


blake
 
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can't go wrong

I just sold a .270 Win and replaced it with an M38 sporter. Sweet deal! You might have a look at w w w.surplusrifle. com to find lots of info on the M96 and M38.
 
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