Swedish M94 Karbiner

Drachenblut

Drachenblut

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Hello,

I have done some reading about this beautiful little carbine, and I am thinking of getting one in the next year or so. I have looked around and cannot seem to find a good price range for a non-bubba'd, matching example. I know they are not too common, but still, I would like to own one someday. I one owned a sporter that I thought nothing of, being really new to collecting, and sold to a friend, then I realised it is actually a non-barrel cut down M94 with the wood bubba'd, as it has that leather brass tacked in the side of the butt for the sling. It also has an odd "step" on the end of the barrel. I will see if I can buy it off him for a possible restoration job as he plans to Drill and Tap and scope. The only question I have, is it's a Carl Gustav 1898 date on the recevier? Do I have the wrong model?

Cheers,
Drachenblut

P.S. It is not mine anymore, I have no pics.
 
That's a date stamp, not a model stamp. I wish you luck in finding the parts. I remember pails of parts for those in the back of an old gunshop. The smith had restocked and turned dozens of them into some very pretty and handy sporters.
 
Original ones are few and far between. Besides CG63 being mostly made on M94 receivers along with CG sporting rifles of the same time frame,many were sporterized on this side of the pond. I've seen the wood and bands go for $4-500 by themselves. I'd have to say a whole matching gun would be in the $7-1000 range at least depending on condition.
 
I would probably be reloading for it, and using a minimal charge of a very fast burning powder, as I've seen the "Kannonblassen" off the end of one of those once. A huge ball of flame, I think it was an old milsurp round at that.
 
I had the same thing happen with my 1922 Brazilian Mauser in 7X57 with a 19.6" barrel. I traded for a Mexican 1924 carbine in 7X57 and it has a 15 1/4" barrel, I wonder what that will be like. Its shorter than the Swede 94 which has a 17.38" barrel.
The only wood that would probably work on the 94 Swede is the Spanish 95 carbine wood. In some of my books they mention the Swede 94s didn't always have the bayonet lug.
This information came from "Guns of the World", ISBN; 0-517-225182 by Peterson Publishing Co. 1977, Page 181.
Information is also found in the Revised, 2nd Edition, "The Swedish Mauser Rifles" by Steve Kehaya and Joe Poyer, North Cape Publications. ISBN 1-882391-26-8 Pages 8 to 13.
 
Using low charge of very slow burning powder is a potentially dangerous thing. It has been debated quite a lot on this board and others. Look for SEE (Socondary Explosion Effect).
It is especially true when used in an action that does not handle escaping gases very well, like most pre-1898 Mausers.
Anything slower than W760/H414/H4350/IMR4350 is considered as "very slow burning powder". The load level should never be under 85% of the internal case volume (some sources say 80%, but the most serious ones (like Norma) state 85%).

Anyways, a slow to very slow burning powder will produce MORE muzzle blast and flash, especially with a short barrel, because the combustion is longer and continues into the barrel itself, hence more muzzle blast.
 
Indeed, Baribal, this is why I stated I would use a minimal charge of a very FAST burning powder, like IMR 4198. I would never use a slow powder in a carbine *chuckles* Have a coffee pal.
 
Hoo-hah!

I learned all about carbines with my first Carcano and a batch of that Western Cartridge Company 6.5x52 they turned out just after the war. Stuff was loaded with a RN 160 and a hefty charge of some Ball powder that must have been fairly slow. HUGE fireball when it went through the carbine, utterly DEAFENING report.

Many years later, I hauled the little thing out of its corner and made up some loads with Remington 140s and IMR-4198. Very nice, no deafening report, no fireball. A nice, accurate, well-behaved little carbine.

I've had my fill of slow powders in short barrels.

The good part is that you can only go stone-deaf once!
 
My wrong. Seen too many people doing so. Just heard of another one busted M/94 receiver. Always same thing.
 
Drachenblut said:
It also has an odd "step" on the end of the barrel. I will see if I can buy it off him for a possible restoration job as he plans to Drill and Tap and scope. The only question I have, is it's a Carl Gustav 1898 date on the recevier? Do I have the wrong model?
Click to expand...

Check the Sweden - Milsurp Knowledge Library (click here)http://www.milsurps.com/forumdisplay.php?f=19

1907 m94/14 Swedish Carbine (Mfg by Carl Gustafs Stads Gevarsfaktori) ..... (click here) http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=79

Check the 106 pic virtual tour and you'll see the "step" explained ...

Regards,
Badger
 
Very neat! Thanks for the info. Sadly the guy won't sell me back the gun and is gonna drill and tap it. Sad. *shrugs* Guess that leaves me to buy an original M94
 
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