Will I find one of these?

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Hi Guys,

I know precious little about Military Surplus rifles, but I'd sure like to find one of these full stocked Mauser Carbines in 6.5x55 if I could. :)

I'm thinking this is a question that may be answered with "Yeah, wouldn't we all..." or the like. Is that about right? :rolleyes:

Thanks, Jeff/1911.

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Like bearhunter said, if you want one bad enough you can get one. I'm no expert but Swede carbines in unmolested condition are scarce and desirable items. You will probably pay three or four times what you would pay for a nice Swede rifle. But they are a real sharp little gun too.
 
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Jeff/1911 said:
Hi Guys,

I know precious little about Military Surplus rifles, but I'd sure like to find one of these full stocked Mauser Carbines in 6.5x55 if I could. :)

I'm thinking this is a question that may be answered with "Yeah, wouldn't we all..." or the like. Is that about right? :rolleyes:

Thanks, Jeff/1911.

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Yes, Jeff, your thinking is correct. Unless you get VERY lucky, it is going to cost you a lot of $$$$$$$ for a very good example of a Swedish m94 or m94/14 Carbine.

The last one I saw was at a Gun Show in Brandon in December, and it was not a really good specimen, and the asking price was $1200 bucks.

Your best bet to have a Swedish rifle at a reasonable price is to buy a m38 Swedish Short Rifle. There are quite a few around, and the prices on them are reasonable. You will find that they are very accurate, and handle well.

Husqvarna made a lot of m38 rifles between 1942 and 1944, Carl Gustaf made some, and many m96 long rifles were converted to the m38 Short Rifle pattern. Personally, I do like the Husqvarnas.

Trade-ex (click on the link above in the Sponsor's area) does get some in occasionally, but they go fast. Trade-ex also has some m96 long rifles available and other military rifles too. You could also look at Trade-ex Hunting rifle section, as commercial sporting rifles with short barrels show up there.

However, if you have a lot of hundred dollar bills, and want to blast your ears off, then the short barreled Carbine is the way to go.

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I had one of these years ago, when I first started collecting. Funny thing was that it was 7mm.

I never did get a satisfactory answer as to the calibre (or dont recall as it was 20 plus years ago), but a number of collectors back then said it was legit.

Anyone have any answers to this?
 
The Swede carbines are very scarce in Canada. I know because I've hunted for one for over a year. Then found two within a month! The first one had a bad barrel which I've rebarreled with an original mil surp carbine barrel. The second is all original, all numbers matching including the furniture. You don't want to know how much I paid for it. To me, it was worth it since it completed a set. I will add that these are still tack drivers even after 115 yrs and the fact that they have a sub 18" barrel. With my reloads, I've shot 1" groups at 100 yds with the original open military sights. Also, as noted earlier, they are very loud!!, but tame to shoot.
Best of luck finding one. If you do, please post photo's.
 
Light Infantry said:
I had one of these years ago, when I first started collecting. Funny thing was that it was 7mm.

I never did get a satisfactory answer as to the calibre (or dont recall as it was 20 plus years ago), but a number of collectors back then said it was legit.

Anyone have any answers to this?
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supposedly 3000 where made up for el salvador?
 
MiG25 said:
supposedly 3000 where made up for el salvador?
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Digging deep into my memory, i do recall that, but i have also read that they took original 6.5 guns and rechambered and reamed the barrels out. doesnt make sense why they just didnt rebarrel, but who knows?
 
7mm

I had a 7x57 Swede 94 - great shooter after I figured that it wasn`t a 6.5mm as it was sold to me. Sold it to another gunnutter - it was quite accurate and I didn`t get near enough for it. The keyholed bullets at 25 yards and the soot on the necks of the empty shells clued me in of the difference in caliber. The bore on it was like new by the way.
 
Before you buy one of those 6.5 swede carbines, I suggest you get a VERY GOOD pair of earmuffs. I owned one many years ago. Fired it before Ear protectors became common. After three rounds I couldn't hear a damm thing for over an hour!:eek:

There must have been a lot of DEAF swedish cavalrymen.
 
John Sukey said:
Before you buy one of those 6.5 swede carbines, I suggest you get a VERY GOOD pair of earmuffs. I owned one many years ago. Fired it before Ear protectors became common. After three rounds I couldn't hear a damm thing for over an hour!:eek:

There must have been a lot of DEAF swedish cavalrymen.
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Probably part of the reason Sweden never went to war.
 
John Sukey said:
Before you buy one of those 6.5 swede carbines, I suggest you get a VERY GOOD pair of earmuffs. I owned one many years ago. Fired it before Ear protectors became common. After three rounds I couldn't hear a damm thing for over an hour!:eek:

There must have been a lot of DEAF swedish cavalrymen.
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John,

I just bought a Remington 7600 slide action carbine in .308, w/ a 16 1/2" barrel. I haven't fired it yet, but I guess it will be pretty loud, huh? ;)

Jeff.
 
I thought Remington carbines were 18 1/2 inch barrels. Was yours cut back by someone. And yes, they are loud. I had a 742 carbine and it wasn't bad with 180 grain loads but seemed louder with 150's. The guys to either side of you at the range may find it louder than you do.
 
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