My swedish M94

[1911crazy]

I finally got a stock set for my M94 barreled receiver. Now i need to put some heat in the barrel to see how she can shoot.......        
She's a 1918 carl gustaf M94 in 6,5mm x 55mm swede, the bolt numbers and receiver match and the bore looks awesome.  

It was a M94 sporter then i brought it back to life.  It has the orginal bent bolt and the receiver numbers match the bolt number.      

My next quest is finding or building an M94 in 7mm mauser.  These were made for south america butthe bores were pitted from moisture in most of them so a build maybe necessary to get a good one.

[supertodd]

isn't the spanish a model 93 or 95, the swede was a 94.  U got one fine looking carbine there.

[Mikey]

94 or 96?  Regardless, that is a sweet looking carbine. 

[rockbilly]

I passed one just like that up at a gun show this past week-end. Now I am having second thoughts.

I currently have 5 that have been sportrized, they all shoot great.  There are three unaltered in the safe, I haven't fired them yet.

My son and I both hunt with 6.5, shooting 139 grain Norma partioned bullets mine has taken down many deer, hogs and an Elk.  It my opinion it is hard to beat the caliber.

[1911crazy]

94 or 96?  Regardless, that is a sweet looking carbine.  

Thanks Mikey;   This '94 swede barreled receiver was in a shortened '95 spanish stock when i purchased it.  I been looking for the correct stock and metal for it for a few years now.  I finally got her looking orginal again.

The chilean '93 uses the same stock dimementions as the swede mauser, receiver wise there the same size.  The '95 model has two areas near the rear of the receiver near the bolt on the sides that butterfly out.  The swede receiver will fit and bolt in but the stock is missing wood in that area.

The swede's did manufacture a M94 for one of the south american countries and now i may build one of those.

The two mid bore rounds of 6,5mm swede and 7mm mauser are awesome to shoot.

[Les Staley]

Nice looking rifle.. I always wanted one of those carbines,  advertised in the back of Field and Stream early sixties for $29..  never could get that much together.. Finaly found one last weekend, bought it for $200.. Fajen stock and scoped, formerly owned by a Idaho game warden, Bill Carter from Caulder Id.  Shot it today, 139 gr PMC, grouped .590 three shots at 100 yds.. yes, under 5/8"!!  Will most likely let one of my grandsons use it for whitetail..   Les

[1911crazy]

I don't have any swede 6,5mm sporters yet.  This one is worth too much money not to change it back when I found the orginal stock and hardware for it.  I been eyeing a swede M96 barreled action for a sporter which i purchased a few before but ended up putting them into there orginal stocks again to save them.  I still have a swede m38 and a m96 stock sets here waiting for the barreled actions.  The swede mausers are hitting $450+ now for an all matching numbers one (wood/metal) with the range plate/disc.  I think there worth much more since there rare and harder to find.  We just don't see swede mausers like this at gun shows.

On a sad note;

I'm not fond of making sporters out of perfectly good surplus military rifles nor do i advise it.  But on the other hand with the quality of the newer rifles falling off and we will probably never get a new rifle to match the quality of a swede mauser nor the accuracy with the old irons i think making a sporter out of a barreled action would be the way to go.  But i really like the military stocks when there all cleaned up with the scopes.  I'll have to post pics of my under $150 german 98k sporter that i built a few years back if the older guys remember.  I also used the 3 post military style scopes too.
My 100 year old 1907 swede carl gustaf m96 6,5mm mauser will shoot 1 1/2" groups @ 100yds using new over the counter S&B ammo if i do my part.  I really thought i needed scopes on all my hunting rifles for accuracy heck i was shooting the wrong guns.  The world famous Finnish sniper with the most kills used a finnish mosin with no scope to do it.

[Les Staley]

1911crazy:  We think alike...  I love to pick up a "sporterized "  military rifle for my own use.. I'm pretty picky..  some I have been able to re-issue.. but my favorite hunting rifles are O3A3s that were well done in the day.. one I really like is a Remington 03 that I rebarrelled in 338-06.. dynamite on deer and elk.   Usually $200 is the going rate for these sporterized guns..   love it.... Les

[1911crazy]

I just took out my mosin carbine sporter to play with today.  I noticed it has a trigger job done to it too.  Its a smooth trigger but a little hairy so i have to watch who shoots it.  If i scope it with the 203gr sp it will be a killer tree stand gun for the kids. ( i don't climb unless there is an elevator).