Need help on a Swedish M 38

[gunner]

Hi Steve,
thanks but wasn`t as good at the range. Wasn`t a rifle problem, we had a bad ammo. Dont know if you have Igman Ammo in the States but when, it isnt worth a cent. My comrade has an very good shootin`M96 and out of his rifle the best 5-shot shotgroup was around 4"" -5" and out of mine not better. I`ve orderd the die-set and a Norma ammo to test it the next days. I`ll post it when it is worth to be posted.

All the best

Ulrich

[Calfed]

Sorry to hear that Gunner.

We do have Igman ammo over here, but I don't use it much. I've had real good luck with Prvi Partizan and Swedish surplus military ammo. The Swedish surplus ammo is good stuff, but not easily reloadable (non-corrosive, brass cased, but Berdan primed). I use it mainly in my Ljungman.

A few months ago I got a Swedish Mauser at an auction, thinking it was an M96. It turned out to be an M96/38. I was so disappointed that I threw it in the closet and never shot it. Yesterday, I went to the range to test fire some FN-49's and Hakim's for an upcoming match. I decided to take the 96/38 with me and shoot a few rounds. I only had time for a few rounds, so I shot three careful shots with Prvi Partizan 6.5 x 55 139 gr SP's, with this result.



The group measures about .7 inches, center-to-center with my calipers. Might try this one at the next military silhouette match. I've posted some pics of the rifle in the Mauser forum on Jouster.

I think you will do better with the Norma ammo than you did with the Igman. If you ever run across Prvi Partizan, you might give that a try.

Regards, Steve

[jon_norstog]

Gunner,

I always had my best luck with handloads. Second best was the Swedish "pryckschutte" (sp?) ammo, which I have been told is used for target shooting in Scandinavia to this day

It comes in sealed, 200 round plastic envelopes. You can hide it in a duck pond and fish it out when you need it. not that anyone would actually **do** something like that.

jn

[gunner]

Howdy Steve,
This is a very nice group for a " closet-rifle" !:-) I recieved the die-set and do some loads by using Lapua bullets and shoot the Norma ammo. Hope that i can do this at the weekend. I`ll send pics of these ammo tests. Good luck to you for the match!

Regards,

Ulrich

Hi Jon,

thanks for your advices. I heard a little from this ammo and gonna ask my dealer if he has some on stock.

Regards,

Gunner