Swedish Mausers. Make me regret selling mine...

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BusGunner007

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I had two.
A 1906 all matching #'s except for the buttplate, with a BLONDE stock. :eek: Nice gun, and accurate!
A 1901 ALL matching #'s and ALL the accessories, that I never even cleaned the cosmoline out of...:(

They were some of the most superbly crafted rifles ever made.
I just wanted to see some of those beauties here!
Please contribute some pics and experiences regarding these fine firearms.
 
They sure are pretty. mines ugly as far as they go because someone in its life decided to varnish over it and drill and tap it, but still pretty to me. All numbers match

Accurate as anything, great sights and who couldn't fall in love with the 6.5x55.

They represent their country quite well...If you've ever met a swede they always seem to be lovely people. Generally easy on the eye too ;)
 
Seems to be a lot of talk about the Swedes lately.

I'm about halfway through building a vintage looking sporter. Shilen barrel, timney trigger, nice wood, Lyman 48m, etc.

Dad has a numbers matching M38.

Great rifle. Great caliber.
 
I traded my 1909 Carl Gustav away

To my brother, in trade for a Beretta model 70 that my wife dearly wanted. Don't know who got the better of the deal, but I get visiting and shooting rights to the Swede. It's all good.
 
make you regret....

Sorry, no can do. Good decision. I initially mourned loss of Finn 39s and Swedes and K31s years back, but in hindsight, good/right choice for me... I'm more of a hunter/guns-are-tools / form-follows-function guy. And as such, not being a "grunt going to war in the early 20th century", guns which are heavier & longer than they need to be, using inferior steels, and usually not as accurate as modern rifles, are ultimately not missed that much. (Even if works of art for their time, espec. K31s and Swedes).

Pretty and historical and nostalgic, sure --but taking a very-logical, guns-are-tools (albeit fun tools) approach is freeing and greatly aids life simplication. Every gun is use/purpose-driven for me. I made a list of uses first years back, then started filling in / matching. Then divesting of unneeded ones. Being a hunter, the list is still rather extensive, but thankfully eliminating "collecting" and "wall-hangers" and "just because its cool" reasons is a good thing at least for me. If I had no job and lots of time & money shoot, it might be very different. Everything is always about time and money, isn't it?

The milsurps just didn't fit any of the uses the best, relative to modern choices, mainly due to size and weight. Combine that with their sky-high prices, and no reason to keep unless it's purely as investment since the prices will only go up further still (and at a much faster rate than the average discontinued gun).

However, someone is undoubtedly enjoying them.... Hopefully, you weeded out the "cuz I want to sporterize it" crowd from your purchaser list. So take comfort in knowing that someone is enjoying.
 
Is that so?

How many have you had? I've had three or four, and loved them a lot. Got an actual, ya know, argument or assertion that I said one incorrect thing?

And don't latch onto the "inferior steel" thing or you'll show your lack of reading comprehension... they had superior steel to other rifles of the time; yet relative to *today's* modern rifles, quite inferior alloys.
 
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I don't have a dog in this fight, but I agree with Unlicensed Dremel.

The 6.5Swede is a terrific cartridge, and the milsurp rifles have a great reputation. But I don't have unlimited funds or time, and I have specific uses for the guns I buy. So far, milsurps haven't been the best gun for the need, so they remain pretty low on the priority list.
 
http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q796/65swedeforelk/3Swedes_zpsf0ca9eb7.jpg

BusGunner, trying to upload some pics.
New on the WWW, only phone access.

Dremel, I'm still trying to work thru your deer-elk thread... I can't get my head around how a 725lb elk is 108% heavier than a 300lb deer!

And, I will most certainly touch on the Swede's metalurgy superiority. It is totally adequate for the 46,000psi pressures for which these rifles were designed.
Superior modern rifles? Ya, hand me that Rem 770, but don't break off the bolt.

My rifle (center) has a 19"bbl, is very accurate and is rugged.

I'm glad that you have no use for them, more for those who appreciate them.
 
At one time I owned 5 Swedish Mausers

2 Carl Gustav 1896s
A Husqy M38
And 2 Sporter M96s

I sold the Husqy to a guy that needed one as the final piece in his Swede lineage after he offered me a price I couldn't refuse. It was also nice helping a true afficianado.
I traded one M96 for a Yugo Kar98.
And the old Century sporter, I sold to a friend for his step son to use deer hunting.

I now have just a M96 with matching numbers that I shoot quite often, and my deer rifle which is built off one of the Kimber barreled-actions.
 
Hi, Davery25.

I had to actually check what model my swede was, it's a 96.

I'm certainly not a collector, but my dad & several neighbors had 6.5's and they all lived off the land.

The other two were picked up at auctions, prices of all from $60 to $275 ouch.

They will be cut & trimmed, travelling safety & cocking tab removed, and stock lightened.

They will be carried by my kids, well used and passed on to the next generation.
 
I have a 1900 M41B without scope and mount. it had a blonde stock but they did the darking thing so it looks like walnut. bolt matches receiver but nothing else does. I have no pics, guess I'm just not that proud of it.
 
I love my two Swedes. Both have all matching numbers, but one is still a very nice original whereas the other is a beaten stepchild reborn. The second one was converted to a semi-scout. The only thing keeping it from making the grade as a true scout is the weight of the beautiful claro walnut stock. Both guns are accurate beyond my capabilities. The 6.5x55 is a very under rated round IMHO.
 
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