Swede M96

highpower3006 · September 17, 2012, 08:47 PM

After years of wishing that I hadn't sold my Swedish M96, I managed to pick up one from a friend of mine. The other one I had years ago was in a bit better shape, but this one ain't bad.

Took it to the range today and with some borrowed ammo I managed to shoot some 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards with a 95 year old rifle using 61 year old eyes

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Just thought I'd show it off a little.

Nico Testosteros · September 17, 2012, 08:51 PM

It looks in pretty good nick to me. I still need to get a Swede, myself.

emcon5 · September 18, 2012, 10:26 AM

Excellent. I love Swede rifles.

bumnote · September 18, 2012, 10:46 AM

Nice!
Swedes are my favorite. After buying an M96, I soon acquired an M38 and CG-63 within a couple of months...they proved to be a little addictive.
Nice looking stock, is beech? The diopter sights are a great feature, it was probably owned by a FSR shooter. With the right load, they can be a serious tack driver.

Husqvarna · September 18, 2012, 11:49 AM

i dunno what the acrononym FSR is but I know that the Söderin was used for biathlon and 300 meters shooting

hodaka · September 18, 2012, 11:55 AM

I am envious of those sights. Probably cost as much as an entire rifle without them.

bumnote · September 18, 2012, 03:00 PM

The FSR was the Frivilliga Skytterorelsen. They are (or were) a volunteer shooting organization in Sweden that holds competitions around the country...they'd probably be comparable to our CMP.

highpower3006 · September 18, 2012, 06:36 PM

Thanks for the compliments. The sights do indeed, make a world of difference in how well I can shoot it.

The stock is elm. I heard that they only used elm between 1915 and 1917 or maybe 1918.

FC-Fan · September 19, 2012, 08:15 AM

That´s not quite right.
The carl gustav manufactory used until 1914 only stocks from walnut.
1915 only beech, 1916 beech and ash stocks. And from 1917 until 1918 a mixture of beech, ash, walnut an even mahogany.
I just hope i have all the words translated correctly

1tfl · September 21, 2012, 02:45 PM

Looks nice!
I picked up several about 20 years ago when they were $100 a piece.
Most were accurate and few were great. Over the years some were used to make sporter rifles out of them and other were given away and now I only have two left (1901 and 1912) in the safe. Those are not going anywhere.

September 17, 2012, 08:47 PM	#1
highpower3006 Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2011 Location: Savannah TN Posts: 1,220	Swede M96 After years of wishing that I hadn't sold my Swedish M96, I managed to pick up one from a friend of mine. The other one I had years ago was in a bit better shape, but this one ain't bad. Took it to the range today and with some borrowed ammo I managed to shoot some 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards with a 95 year old rifle using 61 year old eyes . Just thought I'd show it off a little. Last edited by highpower3006; September 17, 2012 at 09:01 PM.

September 18, 2012, 10:46 AM	#4
bumnote Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 407	Nice! Swedes are my favorite. After buying an M96, I soon acquired an M38 and CG-63 within a couple of months...they proved to be a little addictive. Nice looking stock, is beech? The diopter sights are a great feature, it was probably owned by a FSR shooter. With the right load, they can be a serious tack driver. __________________ "And remember, Abraham Lincoln didn't die in vain, he died in Washington D.C." - Firesign Theatre

September 18, 2012, 03:00 PM	#7
bumnote Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 407	The FSR was the Frivilliga Skytterorelsen. They are (or were) a volunteer shooting organization in Sweden that holds competitions around the country...they'd probably be comparable to our CMP. __________________ "And remember, Abraham Lincoln didn't die in vain, he died in Washington D.C." - Firesign Theatre

September 19, 2012, 08:15 AM	#9
FC-Fan Member Join Date: July 7, 2012 Location: Germany, Ravensburg Posts: 52	That´s not quite right. The carl gustav manufactory used until 1914 only stocks from walnut. 1915 only beech, 1916 beech and ash stocks. And from 1917 until 1918 a mixture of beech, ash, walnut an even mahogany. I just hope i have all the words translated correctly __________________ The 3 biggest crises of a man: woman away, job away and a scratch in the blueing.

September 17, 2012, 08:51 PM	#2
Nico Testosteros Senior Member Join Date: August 24, 2010 Location: Austin, Tejas Posts: 110	It looks in pretty good nick to me. I still need to get a Swede, myself.

September 18, 2012, 10:26 AM	#3
emcon5 Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 1999 Location: High Desert NV Posts: 2,850	Excellent. I love Swede rifles.

September 18, 2012, 11:49 AM	#5
Husqvarna Senior Member Join Date: May 7, 2012 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,000	i dunno what the acrononym FSR is but I know that the Söderin was used for biathlon and 300 meters shooting

September 18, 2012, 11:55 AM	#6
hodaka Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,010	I am envious of those sights. Probably cost as much as an entire rifle without them.

September 18, 2012, 06:36 PM	#8
highpower3006 Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2011 Location: Savannah TN Posts: 1,220	Thanks for the compliments. The sights do indeed, make a world of difference in how well I can shoot it. The stock is elm. I heard that they only used elm between 1915 and 1917 or maybe 1918.

September 21, 2012, 02:45 PM	#10
1tfl Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2007 Posts: 287	Looks nice! I picked up several about 20 years ago when they were $100 a piece. Most were accurate and few were great. Over the years some were used to make sporter rifles out of them and other were given away and now I only have two left (1901 and 1912) in the safe. Those are not going anywhere.