6.5x55 Mauser-My favorite rifle (that I built)

[SuperFrasman]

Thanks for the great video. I have a Swedish Mauser still in its original state and in great condition with all matching serial numbers..................just love it. I bought at a gun show here in Calgary Canada for $375.

Australia is great!

[ctford27]

Oh you used a Turk 98. That must be a small ring. I bought a Swede 6.5x55 barrel and 1915 M96 action today, got any tips for my build?

[alwaysoffroad]

@ctford27 About the most important tip i could give on building a rifle on this action is.....make sure you have a very firm/tight fitting head space, and make sure the projectile is just engaging the rifleing in the barrel when it's chambered. you don't want any gap at all as this will affect accuracy

[ctford27]

Nice video bro. Will a swede barrel fit on on a 98K action or do you have to use the swede 96 action?

[WALTERBROADDUS]

@ctford27 NO! Mausers are grouped into 2 sizes. Small ring & large ring. The 1896 is a small ring.

[xxuncexx]

I UNDERSTAND THE AUSSIE ACCENT!!!! everything you say souns like your asking a question!!! lol jk but great rifle.

[davidonewell]

Outstanding: I just gave away my first 6.5 x 55 to a friend who needed a hunting rifle: it's a carbine, the first rifle I owned, given by my Dad about 50 years ago. Later, I bought the "long rifle" edition, and installed a Timney trigger and a "cock on opening" bolt, and a Leopold vari x scope: the rifle has been a life long companion best friend, and absolutely is a pleasure in every regard. The ammo it likes best is Norma 139 grain, which I can't find anymore: Hornadayi next.Thanks!

[xzqzq]

Pretty rifle... good caliber.... love Mausers...28 lbs ? I'd expect a .50 BMG. Almost needs a bi-pod...

[alwaysoffroad]

@xzqzq Yeah sorry about the mistake I meant 13 pound not kg

[xbones101]

Looks like you got lucky with your Turkish action. Most aren't that smooth. I feel for you having to put up with goofy gun laws that mainly effect only the good guys. I hope that it never gets that bad in the US. The 6.5x55mm is one of my favorite calibers. Accuracy comes easy with that caliber too. If I didn't like my Marlin .30-30 lever-gun so much, I'd use a bolt-gun like yours to hunt with.

[scumbag669]

@gvi341984 The K31 is a Swiss rifle made by Schmidt-Rubin, its not Swedish.

[scumbag669]

@alwaysoffroad The K31 is a Swiss rifle, not Swedish.

[dukenukemthreed]

How much time and effort did it take to convert the 8mm to 6.5x55?

6.5x55 is a great caliber and I'm thinking about doing the same thing, only shorter

[gvi341984]

How heavy is it? Looks a feather weight

[alwaysoffroad]

@gvi341984 The exact opposite. It is too heavy to carry. The but has lead shot in it to balance it correctly for offhand shooting and it weighs around 13kg certainly not something you wanty to walk all day with, i can carry it for about 1-2 hrs tops

[gvi341984]

@alwaysoffroad

Wow, I thought my Swedish k31 was rock to walk around with but wow.

[alwaysoffroad]

@gvi341984 Sorry about the misstake there I just realised I said it weighs 13 kg. What I meant was 13 pounds

[vikingzvz]

Sorry to here you had to sell your rifles because of some dumb ass politicians and some idiots going on rampages and affecting law abiding citizens with our possession of weapons. Nice job on your rifle we have Birchwood Casey gun bluing here in the states if your interested I'll get you some websites if your interested. I'm looking to buy a 6.5 x 55 with a thumb hole stock but probably not until after the new year. I got a Remi 700 BDL 7mm magnum going on a Boyds Thumb hole stock. Good day.

[Guardian2303]

good vid, if you are interested in having a fully working safety with that set up you can get a lever that swings around the back of the bolt instead of flipping over the top. it is a do it yourself project, nice work on your mauser

[G23ROCKS]

Beautiful rifle! Nice craftsmanship. The 6.5 x 55 is a good choice!

[FranzAntonMesmer]

Lovely rifle.



[JamieMG]

I too am a fan of the 6.5 Swede. My 1st was a model 38 but stupidly traded it in for a new Win model 70 30-06:(......soon I'll get another but maybe in a Tikka

Thanks for sharing:)

[AT304]

Your rifle looks identical to the one I built, except I used the original M96 action for my gun..put a ram-line stock on mine as well. Glass bedded it, and had a 2 position Winchester safety put on it for scope use. Mounted a Leupold 3x9 variable scope on it. Mine likes handloads with Sierra 100 grain HPs and Hornady 129 grain Spire points. So far I have taken 2 whitetails, 2 mule deer, 2 antelope (pronhorns) and a small hog with it.

[RubberBudgie7]

Nice rifle, Im a fan of the 6.5x55. I have a Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori 6.5x55. Had it for about 15years, have been recently making a few mods. same ram line stock as yours, timney trigger and have started reloading for it. Have a new scope on the way and fingers crossed the bolt clears it. Very happy with how it is coming along. Very shootable rifle, great calibre for Australian hunting.

[alwaysoffroad]

@RubberBudgie7 Yeah great calibre for sure. The Ramline stock I got was warped from being packed incorrectly and a pain to fit. Also I had to file and grind away a lot of the pistol grip to get it to fit my hand properly so it's ok to do this

[kennnmoran]

Tripod required

[UBARRET]

very nice weapon mate. seems you did take care of it as it should be.

Greets B.

[drglibrl]

the longer i watched the video the more i thought a roo was gonna get waxed, hail from sweden

[AussieT904]

hey mate could you give us some info on some places to hunt up in qld if ya have the time? thanks amte

[alkiri007]

one to the head saves money and lead,good on ya mate.

[longbed72]

sweet gun, how hard is it to get ammo? cant get it out here, well u can gutt its like one box at a time, well thats california for ya, this state sucks ass! nice vid again

[Gungeek]

X one Roo :)

[airboy90]

Hunting kangaroo's? That is so odd. But I guess we hunt some odd thing in America to. Beautiful gun

[joannenclayton]

Love the end of this video.....great shot! Best kind of roo is a dead one.

[deanbayliss2009]

great vid....nice shot!!! fuck protesters

[321HITMAN123]

nice dus it have me kick/recoil a was shooting with my friend on tuesday hes gto a 22.250 winchester a 17 hmr thats what i was shooting and hes got some other things to lyk shotguns its fun but didnt get much :(

[MrKenwortht908]

Very nice loved the shot at the end.

[mauser8mm192422]

nice i like it alot

[4x4loonatic]

awesome video.

only chance i get to shoot is when im over in the states due to the UK gun laws :(

oh and good shot sir :)

[why426]

cool