Progress on the Mauser

[BKgen®]

Finally got around to getting a scope rail put on my Yugo Mauser. It's a side mount SKS/SVD type mount, along with a POSP surplus scope with lit reticle from Kalinka Optics. I was skeptical about the idea of side-mounting at first, but now that I have it mounted I love it. Plus, the bolt handle clears the scope so I don't have to bend it. I just installed it today, so I haven't had a chance to get out to the range yet and sight it in. On to pics:

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[Danny]

Thats sweet! What kind of accuracy can you expect out of those? You had to cut the stock for the side mount? I see what looks like fresh cut marks.

[BKgen®]

Yeah, the stock had to be trimmed a little for the mount to fit. If it was an original K98, I wouldn't have done this type of mount... but it's just a cheap Yugo M48 "project gun", so I won't lose sleep over it. lol

As far as accuracy, I've heard good things from Mauser guys who have done this same type of scope setup. I won't know until I get it out there though. I'll update with targets/grouping as soon as it's sighted in.

[Truegiant]

I cut my k98 mauser barrel down to 20", put on a monte carlo stock, and drilled and taped a scope for it. 8mm match ammo i get like 3.5" groups at 300yds. I get far worse groups with surplus ammo. I can shoot it at 1.75" groups at 100 yds with mil sur. I have a crap load of 8mm mil surp if anyone needs any.

[eraser4g63]

looks good man

[allmotoronly]

I have an old mauser 96 that was sporterized in the 70's that my grandfather gave me. I can't figure out what caliber it is. He also gave me a box of ammo, which has no markings. If I can ever get around to it I'm going to get some measurements of the round and see if I can cross reference it...

The mauser 98 action has been copied many times over the past 60 years. That alone should be a good indication of how good the design is.

[Truegiant]

Model 1896
Main article: Swedish Mauser
On November 3, 1893, the United Kingdom of Norway and Sweden adopted the 6.5x55 mm cartridge. As a result, the Swedes chambered their new service rifle —the Model 96 Mauser— in this round. The Swedish Mauser was manufactured relatively unchanged from 1896 to 1943, and M96 Rifle and M38 Carbine rifles, known by collectors as "Swedish Mausers," are often sought after by military service rifle shooters and hunters. A small initial batch of Model 96 rifles were built in Germany by Mauser, with the remainder being manufactured under license by Sweden's state-run Carl Gustaf factory. The Type 38 carbine was produced by Husqvarna, with additional carbines being converted from Model 96 rifles.

"Swedish Steel" is a term for the steel used by the Swedish and Mauser manufacturing facilities to make the M96 rifles. The Swedes felt that their steel was far superior to all others, so when Mauser was contracted to make Swedish Mausers in Germany they were required to use Swedish Steel in the manufacturing process.



I THOUGHT ALL THE m96 were 6.5 swede. Its a neat little round . I have a kimber sporterized 6.5 swede. a great shooter.

[DaX]

I love the PSO scopes. They greatly influenced my decision to put a Horus Vision scope on my LAR-8.

[allmotoronly]

Model 1896
Main article: Swedish Mauser
On November 3, 1893, the United Kingdom of Norway and Sweden adopted the 6.5x55 mm cartridge. As a result, the Swedes chambered their new service rifle —the Model 96 Mauser— in this round. The Swedish Mauser was manufactured relatively unchanged from 1896 to 1943, and M96 Rifle and M38 Carbine rifles, known by collectors as "Swedish Mausers," are often sought after by military service rifle shooters and hunters. A small initial batch of Model 96 rifles were built in Germany by Mauser, with the remainder being manufactured under license by Sweden's state-run Carl Gustaf factory. The Type 38 carbine was produced by Husqvarna, with additional carbines being converted from Model 96 rifles.

"Swedish Steel" is a term for the steel used by the Swedish and Mauser manufacturing facilities to make the M96 rifles. The Swedes felt that their steel was far superior to all others, so when Mauser was contracted to make Swedish Mausers in Germany they were required to use Swedish Steel in the manufacturing process.



I THOUGHT ALL THE m96 were 6.5 swede. Its a neat little round . I have a kimber sporterized 6.5 swede. a great shooter.

Mine isn't 6.5mm. I bought some 6.5mm ammo at a gun show thinking that was the caliber of the rifle, but it is not. It is somewhere between the 6.5x55 (too small for the chamber, fits very loosely) and the 8mm mauser (8mm is too big and won't chamber). The rifle is for sure a M96, but somewhere along the lines I think the barrel was changed. It is also not 7.62x51 (.308) or 7.62x63 (.30-06) which are common barrel conversions for the mauser rifles... I'm really going to have to take it to a gun smith and have them figure it out since I have tried all the common caliber sizes that this gun was originally chambered in and that barrel conversions are available in.

[Truegiant]

Are you sure that you actually got the 6.5x55 swedish round or did you get another 6.5? You said it fit loosely so this might not be a possibility.

264in (6.6mm) and up
Name Bullet Length Rim Base Shoulder Neck OAL
6.5 x 50 SR Arisaka 6.705 (.264) 50.39 (1.984) 11.84 (.466) 11.35 (.447) 10.59 (.417) 7.34 (.289) -
6.5x55 mm Krag
6.5x55 Swedish 6.7 (.264) 54.864 (2.16) 12.192 (.480) 12.17 (.479) 10.688 (.420) 7.468 (.294) 80.010 (3.15)
6.5 x 68 6.70 (.264) 75.02 (2.956) 13.00 (.512) 13.30 (.524) 12.18 (.480) 7.60 (.299) 86.50 (3.408)
6.5-284 6.70 (.264) (2.170) (.473) (.500) (.475) (.295) (3.110)
.260 Remington 6.70 (.264) 51.7 (2.035) 12.0 (.473) 11.9 (.470) 11.5 (.454) 7.5 (.297) 71 (2.8)
6.5 mm Creedmoor 6.70 (.264) 48.8 (1.924) 12.01 (.473) 11.9 (.470) 11.7 (.459) 7.54 (.297) 71.6 (2.82)
6.5x47mm Lapua 6.70 (.264) 47 (1.9) 12.01 (.473) 11.95 (.470) 11.53 (.454) 7.41 (.292) -
6.5 mm Grendel 6.70 (.264) 38.7 (1.524) 11.2 (.441) 11.14 (.439) 10.87 (.428) 7.44 (.293) 57.5 (2.264)
.264 Win Magnum 6.70 (.264) 64 (2.5) 13.5 (.532) 13.1 (.515) 12.5 (.491) 7.6 (.299) 85 (3.34)
6.5 x 52 mm Carcano 6.807 (.268) 52.50 (2.067) 11.42 (.450) 11.42 (.45) 10.85 (.427) 7.52 (.296) -

Take a picture of it, the lugs on the barrel, and the feed ramp and I might be able to tell you if it has been and to what caliber it was changed. There should be a name on the barrel/serial number if it was converted and i might be able to look it up that way as well.

[GLulic]

Let me know when you want to sell it lol.

[ShooterMcGavin]

oh great, gktib has a gun...