Any reason not to buy a Swedish M96 sporter in 30-06

The 96 Mauser action is perfectly safe with .30/06 factory loads. The 98 action has the third locking lug but I don't feel it is a big issue, safety-wise. You're good to go with a 96.
 
Yes, the '98 does have the third locking lug but it doesn't bear in its recess if the rifle is in good condition.

The third lug is there to hold the bolt closed after the rifle has already SHED the 2 big forward lugs.

Keep your pressures below lug-shedding levels and the rifle will last your lifetime and then a lot longer.

A lot of the Swedish sporters use the 2-stage trigger. It's just GREAT once you learn to use it properly.

These are fine rifles and belong on the BEST racks.

You, Sir, are showing that you have EXCELLENT taste!
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Yes, it is safe.

factory 30-06 is not loaded to full pressure because they are loaded to a standard velocity, not to a pressure level. With modern powders, they meet the velocity without high pressure.

I have a M96 in 308 and load for it. I have every faith in it at max pressure because I have seen hundreds of thousands of military ammo in 7.62x51 shot through them. Thgis ammo was all in the 55k to 60K psi range.
 
gaff said:
if its a sporter why is it in this section?
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These Swedish Sporters were mostly surplused m/94, m/96 and m/38 rifles that were sporterized by various gun makers in Sweden. In some cases, new barrels of a different calibre were put on them, along with stocks, sights, etc.

There really is no difference is the OP's putting it here, as someone with a sporterized Lee Enfield, Mauser or Springfield posting it in the Milsurps Forum.

The 6.5x55, 30-06 and 8x57 were the common calibres in Sweden. With a rifle in good condition, there should be no problem with shooting regular factory loads or reloads that are the equivalent of factory loads.
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smellie said:
Yes, the '98 does have the third locking lug but it doesn't bear in its recess if the rifle is in good condition.

The third lug is there to hold the bolt closed after the rifle has already SHED the 2 big forward lugs.

Keep your pressures below lug-shedding levels and the rifle will last your lifetime and then a lot longer.

A lot of the Swedish sporters use the 2-stage trigger. It's just GREAT once you learn to use it properly.

These are fine rifles and belong on the BEST racks.

You, Sir, are showing that you have EXCELLENT taste!
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I had opportunity to handle a brand new high end rifle ( Tikka; I believe, but it was so astonishingly forgettable that I've disremembered it) and was somewhat surprised to note that it was a 2 lug design like a Swede. Theoretically better steel I suppose... but bland in the extreme, made my hands fall asleep it was so boring.
 
(Mumbling from the Sock Closet:)

@ Tokguy:

Believe me, friend, I KNOW the feeling. I was absolutely appalled the first time I had a brand-new Tikka in my hands. Just the IDEA that the same factory which made those WONDERFUL Finnish MNs could turn out something like that..... The good point is that the things ARE accurate, even though they lack the sheer class of a military Mauser or a classic Sako.

MY Tikka was built in 1931!

(Mumble, mumble from the Sock Closet:))
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