Mauser 96 looks like an excellent rifle but hoe does it shoot ???

[LYINCRYIN]

Comments on the Mauser 96 straight pull bolt action rifle wanted.

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[Castingpct]

One fine rifle, I have one, along with a Checzk VZ-24 that is essencially the
same. Aparently the U.S. Army used the Mauser 96 tooling when they built the
M1903 Springfield. The Mauser style 96 served itself well in both world wars,
for both sides !!!

[Paul Stewart]

In article <7h9gv1$8s4$1...@xring.cs.umd.edu>,
lyin...@aol.com (LYINCRYIN) wrote:
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Well i just did one up from a military standard issue, put a new stock
on, floated the barrel, shortened the barrel, bedded the action, bent
the bolt, drilled and tapped a scope onto it, and it shoots .5MOA easy
with factory rounds, I haven't even started to develop some accurate
reloads for it yet. It used to shoot 2" groups before I did all this,
so it depends on what you are using it for

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[vinc...@my-dejanews.com]

Do a web search on the M96 Swedish Mauser and you'll find there are
many enthusiasts (myself included) that praise the old gal and the
excellent 6.5x55 cartridge. This old rifle will outshoot many modern
rifles. Possibly the most accurate mil surp rifle you can find...though
others may disagree! I have one built in the year 1900, shoots better
than I can!

[cecil baldwin]

I also have a 96 and am impressed with it's construction, fit and finish.
The only problem that I've ever had with it happened just last Sat. at the
local CMP shoot. I thought I would like to try out my 100 y.o. veteran
against them young upstart M1's and M14's, etc., so I took my 96 and three
boxes of PMC, 139 gr. semi-jacketed spear points along to the range. We
started off with 200 yd. standing slow fire. I could not keep the shots on
the target, very strange. When we went to 200 yd sitting slow fire, my
coach noticed a puff of dirt kicking up about 50 yd. short of the target.
This continued for the entire rotation. At 300 yd. the same thing, puff of
dirt kicked up about 150 yd out from the firing line and bullet impact all
over the target. The only thing we could think of was the bullet was
shedding it's jacket half way to the target!!! When the jacket went, there
was no telling where the bullet ended up.

I went to the Swede FAQ pages and found that the twist in the 96 barrel is 1
in 7.5", talk about spinning up a bullet!! Apparently, the 159 gr. long,
round nose bullet originally designed to be shot in the 96 required a lot of
spin to keep it stable. Also made the sucker penetrate like a drill bit.

So those of you who (like a friend of mine with his 96) who have had really
erratic performance, perhaps the problem is not with your 96 but the bullets
you used. Select a thick walled or solid bullet that can take the spin from
the fast twist of the 96.

What say you ballistic guru's out there. Am I off on the wrong track, or
does this sound reasonable?

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Cecil B.
WB4VMS
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[Wvcruffler]

Howdy all,

I may be mistaken, but wasn't the original poster asking about the new
straight-pull model Mauser M96 (uh, I think it's 96) hunting rifle? I have
seen a few of these but have no first hand knowledge of how they shoot. I have
a 1904 M96 Gustaf too!

Phil

[REstey9690]

There are several pages devoted to Mausers
including one dedicated to Swedish mausers.
The Mauser 96 is one of the best of the
mausers, the steel is very high quality, the
gun shots very accurate. The ammo (6.5 x
55) is available from Norma (also Swedish)
set your search engine ans look for them

DMAN

PS It is not a straight pull action - the bolt handle is straight

[StratMF]

#Comments on the Mauser 96 straight pull bolt action rifle wanted.

I have one in .300 win mag and it shoots and handles nicely. The straight pull
does take a bit of getting used to, however. I haven't had time to check out
any loads other than 180 grain Federals to see what it prefers, but that load
groups around 1 1/2 to 2 inches at 100 yds. My only complaint is in order to
clean from the breech you have to remove the bolt handle with an Allen wrench.
Other than that it is a beautiful rifle. Hope this helps.
M. Stratton

[Wvcruffler]

# The ammo (6.5 x
#55) is available from Norma (also Swedish)

It is quite widely available now, with Sellier and Bellot, Indep, Reminton,
PMC, and other manufacturers selling it. The Norma is probably the priciest at
$25 or more per box, while the S&B is the cheapest (and perhaps the best!) at
$8-$10 a box. I have heard that american ammunition is somewhat undersized,
but I have never had any real problems with it. Good luck all, and keep 'em on
paper!
Phil

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[paul dewitt]

I don't recall seeing or hearing anything about this new "Mauser for the
21st Century" since the feature article in the June '97 American
Rifleman.

Their test with three types of .30-'06 ammo gave 2.11'' average accuracy
at 100 yds.

[Ad absurdum per aspera]

# The Mauser 96 is one of the best of the mausers, the steel is very
# high quality, the gun shoots very accurate.
# PS It is not a straight pull action - the bolt handle is straight

The M96 Swedish Mauser, like its kin (M94, M38, et al.) is a fine old
rifle, alright. However, I think the original poster was asking about a
new production sporting arm that Mauser-Werke Obendorf brought out in
1996 (and, as it happens, could be ordered chambered for 6.5x55, the
Swedish Mauser cartridge).

Its mechanism has little in common =with the seminal turnbolt design by
Paul Peter Mauser that is so familiar from a hundred years' worth of
military and civilian variants. _American Rifleman_ ran an article on
the new Mauser in June 1997, including their typically thorough
explanation of how its straight-pull action works.

Mauser's Web site at
http://www.mauser-online.com/
mentions sporting arms but doesn't have an obvious current link
regarding them, just their military weapon systems.

Have fun and shoot safely,
--Joe