Swedish CG63 Any good?

They are as accurate as any Swedish Mauser. The question is not if they are any good, but what are they good for?

In the '60s the DCRA converted to 7.62 NATO rifles and opened the rules to any rifle. Every bolt action was tried to find the best ones. For a time, No.4 conversions, German Mausers, P'14/Model 1917 and Swedish Carl Gustavs were competitive. Then the CIL/Savages, Remington 40X, South African Musgrave and Australian Sportcos began to open the lead. The winning rifles today don't even resemble the old timers. The open box magazine and large loading area were only two of their weaknesses. That said, there is inherently nothing wrong with the Swedish Mausers, but not if you want to win matches.

A former hunting buddy of mine shoots antelope with a 6.5/.284 conversion. Same old Swedish barrel rechambered and restocked. It is a screamer, and that cartridge has been successful in open courses of fire where it fits the range template.
 
Cg 63 Swede

I've collected the swede rifles for quite some time, they are nice old rifles and of course the "most accurate" of the milsurp rifles. Sooooo I just had to have one of the CG63s ordered one today should arrive in appox a week.
 
If you want a match rifle buy a match rifle, not a dressed up mil-surp. For probably an extra $100 you could buy a savage and mount some target irons. At least that way you have a new rifle you can break in yourself.
 
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