Swedish M96 rifles are super shooters!

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I said for years that Swedish m96 rifles are very under rated, and under valued. This one shot a 3/4 inch group at 200 yards.Not bad for a rifle I purchased at tradex for $350.00. Guys were there with modern scoped rifles could't come close.The rifle is a 1944 Husqvarna.



 
No argument from this side of the fence.
I'll take a m96 or m38 over just about any of the surplus Mauser's out there when it comes to condition and accuracy.
They are a real joy to shoot and 6.5x55 is a great round.
 
I've owned several 38's and a 96 over the years. My first (and I still have it) was a 38 from LeBaron's in west end of Toronto. Eighty five bucks if I remember correctly. Turkey shoots were popular fall events at that time (80's) in rural Ontario. Center fire rifles at 100 yds. One shot only- closest to center got the turkey.Two classes only- scoped or not. Won literally dozens on turkeys over the years with my Swede against open sited rifles from .222 to 30 cal hunting rifles. My "old army rifle" gained a lot of respect. Factory ammo was not available and I bought 60 Norma brass. Hit a great load right away using 140 gr Hornady SP's and 4064 powder. Never tried anything else.
I've owned and shot over 50 milsurp rifles in the last 40's years. Swedes are by far the best shooters. Why they have not went up in value as quickly as many others I do not understand. Looking for good value and a great shooter find yourself a nice swede.
 
My m/96 is an arsenal refurb job done sometime after the mass conversions of the late 30's into m/38 mode. It is a three-digit Carl Gustaf dated 1898 and it shoots like a mad thing, even with PPU bullets. It had the muzzle threaded for the BFA, the front and rear sights changed to reflect the newer spitzer bullet, and lacked a disc - the dealer in Gotenborg had put one on to make the stock look less bare, I guess. The only stamps on the stock is under the wrist - a Carlsborg arsenal crown over CB and an arsenal acceptance crown.

Here is a short movie taken a couple of months back - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym-FWzIrBD0

The odd-looking back sight is an interwar German accessory called a Wehrmann peep sight, made popular by the so-called home militia that flourished in the Weimar Republic - all that disappeared in 1933 when the nazis took power and at the same time took away all the civilian-owned guns. As a result they are quite a rare sight, literally. there are, however, two of them in our club - one is mine. It cost around Can$200 about five years ago. It is a simple fix - the screw holding the take-down latch is removed, and replaced with a longer one - that holds the sight securely onto the top of the latch. No other actions are necessary. They will fit any Mauser action ever made that has a similar take-down latch.
 
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So strange as the Swiss rifles were more affordable a few years back at 250$ and these were right around 350$ and yet the latter is ridiculous expensive nowadays, It’s not like you can find Swiss shells anywhere here in Alberta. But Yet I could find 6.5 easily.
 
A number of years ago I helped a fellow uncrate and unwrap a shipment from International. It was all 96s; no 38s had hit our market yet.

I saw 2 of the batch that I liked, an 1899 Mauser and an 1899 CG, both inspected by the same inspector. For 65 clams apiece, they came home with me.

The Mauser has had a lot of rounds through it over the years, getting a bit weak in the leade but it still will turn in an honest inch at 100 off the bags, shooting a hunter/sniper group: 1 round from a dead-cold barrel with a follow-up shot less than 2 minutes later. The CG has a nicer bore, shoots even better.

I would call that a hundred and thirty bucks well-spent!
 
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