Carl Gustav M96 6,5x55 SE

[André]

I just acquired this beauty. Anno 1901 with not a scratch, looks unfired, with all parts numbered.

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[Badger]

Nice looking rifle ..

Regards,
Doug

[Colonel Enfield]

Very nice indeed!

[rickert53]

Great looking rifle. Question: Is your bolt handle blued?

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Gun porn!

[André]

Bolt not blued, no. Highly polished but naked, unprotected steel, same as butplate.

[sdh1911]

They didn't need the bluing with all the nickel they loaded in there steels. One of the nicest I've seen in quite awhile, congratulation......SDH

[André]

Let alone it's good looks, it shoots too. Here's a 10-shot group, shot over military issue sights at 100 meters (true, I went to a higher FS blade to bring it just above POA).

[CINDERS]

Just run that through a program for a ball park figure and it listed N-160 - 44 grains with the 140 SMK COAL 3.110" 2586 fps at 43,547 lbs/inch2 from a 26.5" barrel.

So based on that the program re adjusted to a 29" Brl and a COAL of 3.040 ~2,664fps 45,105lbs/inch2

[André]

Close enough. With my 29" barrel, I get 2618 ft". My COAL is set at 3.04" (no research, just taken from the book).