ID and price on a mauser.

[rbasm]

Can anyone give me more information on this mauser. It says says Carl Gustov 1917. Its marked as 2 out of 3. it also has what was described to me "target" sights. Its chambered in 6.5 sweedish. anyone give me some more information and a good price for this rifle.

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[fishn861]

Your rifle looks like it is a Swedish Model 96/38. They were model 96s that were arsenal reworked in (Im guessing 1938) to the same length as Model 38 Swedish Mauser. They are excellent shooters very accurate. As to value I cant say. I would suggest you search gunbroker.com for Swedish Mauser. That would give you a good idea of what these rifles are bringing today.

[rbasm]

right on thanks for the help man. anyone know anything about aftermarket bolt handles? I'm going to use it as a hunting rifle if I purchase so it would carry nice with a bent one.

[fishn861]

If you change the bolt handle it may change the headspace. Proper headspace guages can be purcharse from Midway you would need a No-go gauge or you could have a Smith check it for you. It would be safest to check it.

[Calif-Steve]

Arsenal turned down bolts do pop up. Not real common. I suggest you use it as is. A new bolt would have to be checked out by a gunsmith and would simply cost more money. I would not allow a gunsmith to turn down your bolt, either. Keep it as is. Nice find.

[Patrick Chadwick]

Proper headspace guages can be purcharse from Midway

An old topic - if those gauges are to SAAMI standards they will not only be a complete waste of money, they will tell you that a perfectly OK Swede has excessive headspace. Please note: Swedish Mausers were NOT made to SAAMI standards. If the bolt number matches the rifle you can be pretty sure that it is OK, but as nothing is 100% I would carry out a check with one of the simple methods that have been described several times in various threads (do a search) to make sure there is no gross error.

Your so-called target sight may be the normal military open sight with an add-on fine adjustment, or it might be the SM-AGJ micrometer backsight. Post a pic of the sight and I will probably be able to tell you more.

Patrick



P.S. 2 out of 3 on the stock disk is the Swedish bore quality check. Corresponds to some other makers A1. 1 out 3 is Swedish for "mind-bogglingly excellent". But the check will have been made a long time ago, so don't take it as gospel now!

[m4a3sherman]

I would not recommend changing the bolt out. The head space issue is a legit one and even though these old warhorses are sturdy, it is not worth risking the extra pressure if the head-space happens to shift with a different bolt. Additionally, though these aren't exceptionally pricey now, they will be shortly and changing out parts or modifying them could/would reduce value in the future. (we all have watched the humble mosin-nagant slowly climb up the tree of value in the past decade or so...) I can tell you that even without an optic, these are deadly accurate, as much to do with the round as the rifle and are superb in factory configuration for just about any type of shooting. My advice, as with these other guys is to leave it alone and use it as is. I can guarantee you won't be disappointed with its performance though a straight handle can be a little different at first (I actually prefer a straight bolt now, but I am strange...)