Swedish Mauser age?
- Thread starter CL2000
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Never trigger the purists…it looks to be 105 years old…even with the dreaded scope rings.
Not at all. Just that the date doesnt really matter anymore or is relevant as its been messed with.
It was a $700-900 collectable made into a $300 sporter.
I am honestly rather disappointed that its been made into a sporter. but hey, its close to original and a great shooter and I wouldn't have been able to get it any other way.
They were being sold by International Firearms out of Montreal for $25 each, in excellent condition in the mid seventies. Prices went down, depending on condition.
That rifle is what it is. Sadly, the stock has also been sanded down, but it could be brought back to it's original color and would raise the value of that rifle to over $400 for someone looking for a stock to bring back a non drilled sporter.
Shoot it and enjoy it. Hell, hunt with it as that's what it's new life change was intended for. Just part of that particular rifle's history and better than many I've seen.
I straight up told the seller i didnt want the mounts when I bought it
- Location
- Western Manitoba
Those see-through rings - might have been a thing from an era?? My Dad thought they were a good idea - he was born 1924 - he never had any rings like that - but he passed away like 10 years ago. I think his 30-06 had iron sights on the barrel until he was in his mid-50's - then we got a 1.75-5 power scope on it - I doubt it was ever changed from 3 power - for many hunting trips. The notion to shoot targets or to "practice" seemed totally outside of his upbringing ...
If your eyes are still good, a No gunsmithing base works good. I bought one to put on a 96, and put a scout or long eye relief scope on it. The milk is already spilled, so carry on and make the old rifle talk.
I can also say that my Dad would likely have never considered wasting ammo for plinking. When I was maybe around 10 or 11, we were out on a Sunday tour one winter afternoon. He had is BSA/M1917 30-06 and he did take a shot at a coyote about a quarter mile away. Had had the range down pretty good, but was a little off to e side. The coyote jumped in the air and took off at full tilt.
I can also say that my Dad would likely have never considered wasting ammo for plinking. When I was maybe around 10 or 11, we were out on a Sunday tour one winter afternoon. He had is BSA/M1917 30-06 and he did take a shot at a coyote about a quarter mile away. Had had the range down pretty good, but was a little off to e side. The coyote jumped in the air and took off at full tilt.
I plan to do this with my M96, the trouble is finding a decent LER scope with something more useful than a V-plex reticle. They are either really cheap, or really expensive when compared to normal scopes of similar magnification. Not too many options.
- Location
- Western Manitoba
For sure is true there does not seem to be a market for scout type scopes - I think they were once called "Intermediate Eye Relief" (IER) scopes - the Long Eye Relief (LER) commonly referred to scopes for hand guns. I was able to get a Burris Scout scope (2.75 power) some years ago on EE - just not seeing similar for sale any more. I am not too anxious to try AIM or similar made-in-China - but others seem to say they work fine. I would suspect a lower power - say 2 or 3 power - fixed scope would likely be more durable than a variable power - but to each, their own. I have one Scout rifle configuration - is different, for sure - I suspect if you shoot much with iron sights and like to "top load", is a great system.
Was a common enough discovery with mil-surp bolt rifles, I think - most were stocked (comb height) for using their iron sights, by most users. Then add a scope - almost always raised the "sighting line" to be higher - so user ends up having to add a comb riser, learn to use "chin weld", or other solutions to actually use a scope on a mil-surp bolt action with the original stock.
So an aspect of original Scout rifle design was to have a forward mounted scope and also to have "back-up" aperture sights - scope was often set up in Quick Detach type mount. So depending how fussy you were - comb height proper for one or the other sight line - or in between, and "usable" but not "ideal", for either sighting system.
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