Why is my m96 missing the disk and range plate?

Added a 4th m96 to my shooting collection and found that the 2 screw brass bore disk was a blank one (checked both sides). In addition the stock at one time had a range plate as I could see 4 tiny holes where the plate at one time was installed.

Any thoughts why the 2 screw brass disk was a blank one and why would the range plate been removed.

The gun shoots real well, as a matter of fact I used it this past weekend in a CMP match.

Do you all think I should install one of those repo range plates and a single (?) screw repo bore disk? Not that the gun NEEDS it but that I think it looks COOL. LOL!!!

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I am not surprised that your m/96 that has no stock disk or range plate shoots really well. It was probably a civilian or club owned m/96 (FSR) target rifle. Civilian shooters were allowed to buy their own m/96 Military target rifles for competition use. The stock disks and range plates were generally removed from these rifles as the disks are more for information for Military Armourers than Civilian use.

Sometimes a shooter would fill in the stock disk hole with wax, a piece of waterproofed paper, a silver disk or cover it with a plaque. These plaques or disks most of the time had the owners or club name on it. Also, some rifles were given out as prize rifles, and these usually had silver plaques on them that denoted the Donor's name and date/event. The Winner's name was usually inscribed on the plaque later.

Generally a FSR rifle was better taken care of than a Military one, because it was personal property of someone or some club. Also, these rifles tended to be a bit more accurate than a regular rifle, as no shooter of any worth will keep a problem or inaccurate rifle very long. The prize rifles were a bit better quality with regards to figured stocks and finish, because no one wants to be known for giving out a crappy prize. The Swedes took pride in their shooting.

Here are a couple of examples of Prize Rifles and a rare 1916 Elm stocked m/96 with an owners name disk.
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Originally Posted by ptf18

Do you all think I should install one of those repo range plates and a single (?) screw repo bore disk? Not that the gun NEEDS it but that I think it looks COOL. LOL!!!

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Quite correct, the rifle does not need it. And it would be falsification, since the values on the bore disk are supposed to represent the measured state of the bore to which the rifle its attached. (At the time of measurement of course, it may have deteriorated a lot since then!)

This is the reason why, unfortunately, one cannot trust those disks any more, and should not use them to evaluate a rifle you want to buy as a shooter.

:wave:
Patrick

Thanks Fellows: I'll keep my $$$ in my pockect and leave well enough alone. Your probably correct about my m96 once being a FSR rifle as the 2 stage trigger is real nice.