Restoring & Shooting Swedish Mauser

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Restoring & Shooting old Carl Gustav Swedish Mauser
Gevär m/96 (Model 1896 Rifle)
Swedish Mausers are a family of bolt-action rifles based on the 1893 Mauser design, but using the 6.5x55mm cartridge, and incorporating unique design elements as requested by Sweden .
Type Service rifle
Place of origin Sweden
Production history
Designed 1896
Manufacturer Waffenfabrik Mauser Oberndorf a/n
Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori
Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB
Variants m/1938 rifle, m/1941 sniper rifle
Specifications
Weight 8lb. 13oz. (4 kg)
Length 49.6 (1260 mm)
Cartridge 6.5x55mm
Action Bolt action
Muzzle velocity 2380 ft/s (725 m/s)
Feed system 5-round internal box magazine
Sights Iron
The Model 1896 rifle (6,5 mm Gevär m/96) was adopted in 1896 for infantry use, replacing the Model 1867-89 Remington rolling block rifle. Swedish production (under license) started in 1898 at Carl Gustafs, but additional rifles were produced by Mauser during 1899 and 1900 because of delays in shipping additional production machinery from Germany to Sweden.
Standard production at Carl Gustafs continued until 1925, but approximately 18,000 m/96 rifles were manufactured by Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB during World War II for civilian marksmanship training.

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[tacfoley]

Beautiful Swede! I have just bought a m/96-38. Can you tell me where you obtained the range plate, please?

tac

[ColdFusion0]

@tacfoley - Thanks! The range plate came with the rifle.

[Gloriusful]

great vid.

[ColdFusion0]

@Gloriusful - thanks!

[Jrhoney]

Normally I object to refinishing mil-surps because of their history but...hot shit that looks great! You did a really nice job on the swede, looks incredible! How does it shoot though?

[ColdFusion0]

Thanks. Click on the links under the video.

[TheWarCollector]

Very good video, but i noticed a poster in the end of the video where it was written that the mausers origin also was from Norway, if it means the Swedish mauser then it is all wrong. Norway hasn´t manifactured the rifle, it´s Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori that has it and it has nothing to do with Norway. Very nice job with restoring the rifle.

[Gasthauz]

Great job, both on the rifle and the history. Just an additional piece of advice: the ones made by Husqvarna during the war years suffered from inferior barrel steel and consequent, premature wear.

[08natahnw]

Brilliant job on that mauser. Beautiful rifles, and it must have been a pleasure to restore it to what it was like!

[08natahnw]

You really spent some time and effort in restoring that rifle, and you done a brilliant job! Well done! : )

[msmith32]

Hey check out my vid of our 7mm husqvarna! Are these guns rare?

Amazing rifle-- I could shoot it all day

[profanum88]

@LittleMaggot50

You can find one in Sweden in good condition for 100-200 USD, we have a few hundred thousands left.

And at least as many more rebuild for sporting or hunting (I have one from 1909 rebuild in the 70,s for hunting).