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[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.

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[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!