Same new guy with Karl Gustav Stads Gevarsfaktori 1916 - school me

[stonepilot]

I've never shot this, never seen it shot, forget what my dad said about it before he passed away actually. I'll just add in the photos and have people tell me about it.

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[CLT65]

Looks like a sporterized Swedish Mauser. Appears to be the original barrel, so presumably a 6.5x55m.

 

[Goosebrown]

Very good hunting rifle in that condition. A collector would want the original stock.

The patches are interesting. My understanding is that after some use these were reconditioned in the armory. Looks like there's repaired some cracks.

 

[3MTA3]

These are really great rifles and very accurate. As said above likely a 6.5x55, one of my all time favorite cartridges. This is an outstanding cartridge that has low recoil, is flat shooting, and is capable of any North American big game. In Europe it's used for everything up to what we call moose (they call elk) with a 140 grain bullet.

These rifles were designed during a time of lower chamber pressures than modern rifles. Make sure you get ammunition designed for those lower pressures to prevent damage or injury.

I recommend cleaning and oiling. You can get flashlights that come with an attachable piect of fiber optic you can use to light up the bore for inspection.



Cleaning how to:

These can be drilled and tapped for scopes if you prefer.

Welcome to the forum and glad to have you aboard!

 

[Ura-Ki]

Should be a shooter, As long as the bore still has rifling, and the trigger is safe, I would have no problem shooting that!

 

[stonepilot]

What about the original sights? I have no idea how to use them and ever since I was a boy I was fascinated with it. Maybe fascinated with it like looking back on a slide-rule from the 50s, but still.

 

[stonepilot]

These are really great rifles and very accurate. As said above likely a 6.5x55, one of my all time favorite cartridges. This is an outstanding cartridge that has low recoil, is flat shooting, and is capable of any North American big game. In Europe it's used for everything up to what we call moose (they call elk) with a 140 grain bullet.

These rifles were designed during a time of lower chamber pressures than modern rifles. Make sure you get ammunition designed for those lower pressures to prevent damage or injury.

I recommend cleaning and oiling. You can get flashlights that come with an attachable piect of fiber optic you can use to light up the bore for inspection.

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Cleaning how to:

These can be drilled and tapped for scopes if you prefer.

Welcome to the forum and glad to have you aboard!

Thanks, I actually used to run some large forums, so being on an active one again is fun. Good times.

 

[coop44]

The pointy end of the cartridge goes into the long pipe thingy. Then you push the handle thingy forward and down. Then you use your booger hook to pull the hooked thingy on the bottom. Easy peasy.