Sporterize a 6.5 Swedish??????

I believe it is all original. Been a while since ive seen it. I was told it is/could be one of the most accurate rifles out there
 
Get a used Husquvarna sporter off Tradex. You know what? In the end it'll be cheaper than having the barrel shortened, the bolt bent, the receiver drilled, yada yada. And it'll be lighter too.
 
Yeah thats not a good idea at all. Why cut the value in half and ruin a perfectly fine rifle? That seems silly.

There are hundreds of very nice 6.5x55 sporters from 250-500$ out there tradeex has well over 100 of them in that proce range. And they have commercial stocks on them.. Way nice then a hacked up sporter
 
Thank you to all that have responded. It seems I would be out of my mind. My thinking has been changed by the members here. I do not want to degrade a possible historical piece.

No trolling. I mailed my application for PAL and RPAL. The rifle is stored with someone whom is licenced. I was told that the swede would most likely be the most accurate and possibly one of the best deer guns. I am not a hunter. Looks like my best course of action is to leave/sell/trade the swede to someone who will appreciate the rifles history.

So now.... what would I replace it with? Whats comparable?

That being said what would the troll be? I dont have a swede? Im not real? What?
 
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Why not just keep it in it's original configuration and use it for your coyote problem?

The 6.5 swede will do a serious number on a coyote.

A "Troll" is someone who posts something just to get a reaction out people.
 
That is what I was kind of thinking. Old iron sights and all? As Im not into the admiration of historical arms and if its in good enough condition, it may serve better with someone who is. I was just introduced to Tradex and see all kinds of sporterized 6.5 but was also told ammo is not cheap. There seems to be all kinds of welding and bolt mods on Tradex. Was this work necessary to make these rifles safe and dependable?
 
I'm not sure about the "bolt mods and welding" your seeing on Trade ex, but Swedish Mauser are safe guns. Iron sights are fine, but that all depends on your skill level.
Centre fire ammo in general isn't cheap, other then .223. I'm assuming your a new shooter, so i will offer you some advice. Go and buy a cheap single shot 22cal rifle with iron sights and spend a lot of time learning the fundamentals of shooting.
 
You are correct im pretty green. I have very limited experience from 20 yrs ago plinking cans on my uncles farm. Thank you for the advice. Great community here. I have lots to learn.
 
Frankly, the Swede is one of the best rifles ever made and in my opinion you can't go wrong sporterizing one, not withstanding the naysayers. There's a lot of harping on historical value and etc but very few milsurps are actually worth much, and nobody is willing to pay the million or so dollars the gun is 'supposed' to be worth. The alterations may cost $250 or so. The problem with the Swede is that if you are a larger fella the stock can take some getting used to. I can't use the military stock as it fits me so poorly. Like aiming a baseball bat. The trigger can also take some getting used to.
 
To sporterize or not - what you do with your stuff is your business. For those concerned about "saving history", I do not see many willing to put up their own money to "save" it, just opinioning what they think you should do with your stuff... That said, however, unless you have the skills and tools of, say Ralph Martini, you are going to start with a milsurp that might be worth, say, $500 or $600, you will spend at least that much on a sporter stock, tools to properly install scope bases, crown the muzzle, cut and re-weld the bolt handle to accommodate a scope, and a trigger with side safety. Then you will likely want to modify or buy a "#### on open" kit. Then you will want to glass bed it - learning as you go because you've never done any of this before. At that point you will have a $250 dollar "sporter" with a very long throat. The Swede was the best there was - design, steel, accuracy - in 1896. A new 2018 made factory sporting rifle for $500 in 308 Win will do everything you were trying to do. I am not guessing at this - I have more than a dozen pieces in various stages between "bubba" and "custom", and I enjoy the puttering and do spend the money to try to do it correctly - but don't ever believe that it somehow gets you a nice looking deer rifle "for cheap", or a $1000 "custom" rifle.
 
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Interesting you say that about aiming a baseball bat. I do remember it feeling small and round but thats about all I remember. I appreciate your input regarding the other side of the coin. Funny I like to mod/personalize all my stuff but feel it may be wrong in this situation. I cant even speak to condition as I havent seen the rifle in some time.
 
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