Author Topic: 6.5 Swede sporter stock? (Read 595 times)

james · « **on:** July 13, 2004, 03:21:41 AM »

I just bought my first military rifle. - An all original model 96 Carl Gustaf. I loaded up a few 150 gr hornadys with IMR 4895 powder and the accuracy was amazing to me. Three shot groups could be covered with a quarter at 50 yards. Now I have a problem. All the serial #s match and I hate to start tapping the receiver, bending the bolt, and cutting the barrel. I would like to at least replace the straight stock with a pistol grip. Does anyone have any suggestions for a sporter stock that can be used without devaluing the rifle? I guess an alternative would be to trade this rifle to a collector for one that has already been sporterized.
a new 6.5 Swede fan.
James

1911crazy · « **Reply #1 on:** July 13, 2004, 03:45:56 AM »

James; I would keep this one and buy another?? There are barreled recievers at Samco Global arms.com available in both M38 amd M96 swede's so you won't feel bad about drilling the reciever. These are like puppies that need good homes. You can also find replacement stocks at Numrich Gun Parts on the net too. You are sure off to a great start in collecting C&R's with swedish mausers. BigBill

These rifles are one of the best tac drivers ever made as you found out. It gets even better at 100yds too and some shoot 200 to 300+ in matches too with them. I'm sure they only lost to another swede shooter too.

james · « **Reply #2 on:** July 13, 2004, 09:29:26 AM »

Thanks for the reply Bill. From what I have been reading, I stand a good chance of buying another Swede (sight unseen) that will shoot good. I normally like to at least look down the barrel before plunking down my money. I also am considering getting a barrel for my TC encore in 6.5 x 55 but thats a guess if it would be as accurate as the Model 96 made in 1915. Incidentilly I paid $175 for the rifle and a set of dies. I've convinced my my wife I got a good deal but I'm not sure she understands how that necessitates the purchase of another rifle or barrel. Especially since my gun safe is running over now.

James

Tbaus · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2004, 04:29:33 AM »

I am not so sure you can count on the TC contender barrel being as accurate as the Swede. The Swedes meticulously maintaned their rifles. I own four and all four are tack drivers. There is a stock disk on the M96 and m38 with three segments indicating the bore condition. The Swedes were hard raters. Here is a link to reading the stock disk. http://www.rebooty.com/~dutchman/disc.html
I would say, don't alter a nice military specimin. It WILL harm the gun's value ( and by the way $175 is on the cheap side, nowadays for a nice Swede) and it will destroy a living piece of history. There are already Swede sporters out there. I picked up one from a dealer that was altering mismatching M38's into scoped, sporter stocked deer rifles, in Shotgun News.(some M38's have bent bolts) Those rifles are gone from that dealer, but they are out there. ( 8-9 years ago in the "News") Mine kills deer every year. Good shootin'...