Sweedish Mauser target rifle ???

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A couple years back I was at at gun show and I got to handle a sweedish Mauser the fellow tried to sell it to me for 400$ , I did not bite ... Since then I have become interested in the 6.5 round for target shooting and possibly coyote / deer ,

Has anybody here had any experience shooting a sweedish target rifle and could you make recommendations on how to pick a good rifle , also how accurate could it be with match grade hand loads ?
 
Bakersfield7.62 said:
A couple years back I was at at gun show and I got to handle a sweedish Mauser the fellow tried to sell it to me for 400$ , I did not bite ... Since then I have become interested in the 6.5 round for target shooting and possibly coyote / deer ,

Has anybody here had any experience shooting a sweedish target rifle and could you make recommendations on how to pick a good rifle , also how accurate could it be with match grade hand loads ?
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I believe Tradeex has your Swede Target rifles.The 6.5x55 Swede is an excellent round.
 
They can be very accurate especially the target versions. There should be quite a few to chose from here they have good descriptions, some have mill spec sights others have diopters.
http://www.tradeexcanada.com/produits/64
These are purpose built target rifle version and theres plenty to chose from. Good luck out shooting one of those as they were finely tune for shooting targets at 300m . :)
http://www.tradeexcanada.com/produits/62
 
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The 6.5x55 Cartridge is a fine one for target shooting, deer and even Coyotes. It can be very accurate with the right loads. As mentioned, the best place to find one is Trade-Ex Canada, a sponsor of GunNutz. There is a link in the sponsors area above, or use the links that CALEB314 has given above.

There are two types of Swedish target rifles and both are derived from the Mauser m/96 rifle. One is the CG-63, CG-80 type, which is a full blown target rifle. It is a bit heavier in weight and not really suited to hunting. The second type is the basic m/96 rifle, with target sights and some tuning done to improve accuracy. The Swedes shoot out to 600 meters, so most target sights are for up to that distance. However, the 6.5x55 can give a good account of itself past that distance.

First of all, what you want is a rifle that has a VERY GOOD or EXCELLENT bore. The condition of the barrel is everything when you are shooting targets. There are several makes of Diopter rear sights available, but the Elit, (Elite), Soderin and Pramm are considered some of the best. My own preference would be the Elit or Soderin, as parts are still available, and different range scales can be bought for different velocity ammunition. There were a lot of different front sight combinations made but different inserts are available, the Elit being fairly common. A good FSR rifle with good reloads should easily shoot into an inch at 100 yards.

Right now, the supply is drying up, so there is not as much choice available. Trade-Ex imports these from Sweden, and a lot of these are Gun Club or private estate rifles. They are known as FSR rifles, (after the organization that regulates shooting in Sweden - similar to the DCRA or the NRA.)
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This is a four round group at 100 yards, typical of a good FSR rifle and developed handload. When developing loads, I shoot four round groups, and I "called" this group before I shot it. SMELLIE was watching through the spotting scope when I fired this one.
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All that buffdog said.

Bakersfield7.62 said:
also how accurate could it be with match grade hand loads ?
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Have never played with a CG63 or 80 myself, but can report that most well tuned, well scoped, V.G.+ bored, match loaded M96 or M38
have held well under MOA for me. Those Tradeex M38 surplus barrels are tackdrivers. The three that I shoot hold 1/2 MOA.
This cartridge will perform decently with most any load one concocts, that said, it also will reward a well crafted match grade handload with consistently tight clusters.
A straight, no runout reload, with R22 under a 140gr Amax, seated to lightly jam (which is doable if your barrel is M38, ... not so, if a M96 long throat), has proved a good place to start. Work up to 2625fps or so, where you will most likely find an accurate node.
The long shanked .2645" 140 Amax is the easiest 6.5x55 match bullet to get dialed in that I know of. Some Swede's will gobble up the 139gr Scenar as well.
The easy way to beat runout is to use Lee collet and Forster/Redding BR seater dies.
Try a group with the noticably bent rounds, then one with dead nuts straight cartridges. Makes a difference, the more so the farther away your target.
Fast twist Swede's, loaded with long match bullets, often need some yardage to fully stabilize and "go to sleep". Not unusual, to see 100yd and 200yd groups that measure pretty much the same.
 
If you are looking for something to take hunting, I would very highly recommend getting a husky 1600 or 1640. They come with iron sights (fixed leaf, but that is all you need for getting bambi ;)), and they are D&T'd for weaver bases, and D&T'd for standard weaver/lyman/etc aperture sights too. It probably won't quite get you a group like buffdog's, but they will shoot a respectable minute of deer/coyote.

I recently picked one up from tradex. and wonder why I didn't do it sooner.
 
You might look into the Danish Schultz & Larsen in Otterup, Denmark and called the Skytteforeningsgevær M58. Was intended for use by the shooters in the shooting associations and clubs in Denmark. They were originally built using cut down K98k stocks, but many were later upgraded to the M69 stock which has some resemblance to the Swedish CG 63 stock and is a much better foundation for a target rifle.
 
This is defently going to be my next rifle ... I shoot 300 yard steel targets on my property all the time but with a 15x scope and the bipod it's not much of a challenge with my m700 ... 2.5" groups, there is just something about this rifle love at first sight ?
 
There is really nothing like a CG 63 Target rifle. I have two of them, one for shooting and one in near perfect condition for looking at along with the heavier CG 80. I also have an 'FSR' 96 Mauser with target sights and a military 96 aswell. Out of them all I prefer my CG 63, for shooting and eye candy. It looks as good as it shoots IMO. The thing I love the most, is it is actually a skill to be able to get the groups from the rifle with NO scope at the ranges it can reach out too. It shoots groups just as well as my modern scoped target rifles such as a Savage Model 12. You will not regret any Swedish Mauser, but if you're looking for a serious target rifle, the CG 63 will not let you down. Like Buffdog has pointed out, look at barrel condition over all else.
 
In the 1960s and 70s when the DCRA eased the rules for target rifles in 7.62, the Carl Gustav was one of the ones to beat. Other Mausers were winners, but for a lot of reasons the Swedish rifles were considered better. Win 70s and Rem 700s were as good or better, but an ordinary hunting rifle needed too much work to be competitive and a Model 40X had a steep price tag. Then the Sportcos and Musgraves hit the ranges, and the open bottom actions fell out of favour. To win now, you pretty well need a tubular receiver like a light weight bench rest rifle or one of the very specific target actions coming out of UK. (Well, came out of UK because the companies can't seem to stay in business long enough.)
 
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