Bill wrote:hey great Mauser K98 Jmorro, thanks for the pics.
Ive been on the hunt for a genuine M/94 fortress Carbine Swede, maybe someone has one tucked away....
Bill wrote:Yeah I know what ya mean Bladeracer, Ive seen 1 carbine but I recognised it was a converted 96 a decade ago at the Penrith gunshow. A few listed for sale in the USA for around $650 US but add in everything and you be looking at north of $1600 and thats buying sight unseen.
Im a patient guy, maybe Ill track one done next time Im stateside which is probably a few years away
Bill wrote:If I found one trust me it wouldnt be a safe queen, Im sitting on some original Mil ammo which id happily hunt with
Jmorro wrote:Hey guys thanks for all the great info, I’m currently away at work but when I make it back home I’ll grab some more pics.
I do plan on firing the rifle but not often as for me it’s more a cool collector piece of history stored away in the safe. I also have a Soviet 1940 stamped m91/30 mosin nagant that I’ll chuck some pics up of and see what you guys think. I have a great interest in ww2 era stuff so it’s kinda cool to have the standard service rifle of russia and Germany in the safe next to each other
Thanks again legends
Bill wrote:yeap, as a silly young man I use to set up dads large angle grinder in a 3 legged vice and remove the tip would still go straight thru roo's and occasionally thru 2
bladeracer wrote:
Do you mean the Norma M41 FMJ stuff?
I'd like to find 1000rds of the M41 stuff if anybody has a source for it. It's astonishingly accurate in all four Swedes I've used it in.
wanneroo wrote:[quote="bladeracer"
Do you mean the Norma M41 FMJ stuff?
I'd like to find 1000rds of the M41 stuff if anybody has a source for it. It's astonishingly accurate in all four Swedes I've used it in.[/quote
I think all the original surplus out of Sweden has long dried up.
On occasion it can be found in small quantities at larger gun shows here in the USA.
bladeracer wrote:
The stuff I used to shoot was '76 production I think, the stuff I have now is '06 production, long after it was phased out of military use as far as I'm aware. I'm assuming it's still being made in batches? I'll write to Norma and ask them.
wanneroo wrote:[quote="bladeracer"
The stuff I used to shoot was '76 production I think, the stuff I have now is '06 production, long after it was phased out of military use as far as I'm aware. I'm assuming it's still being made in batches? I'll write to Norma and ask them.[/quote
The latest Swedish military boxed ammo I have seen is 1986-1987. But perhaps they have made it from time to time for service rifle matches in Sweden. I know for instance the Swiss recently restarted production of GP 11 7.5 Swiss as the 700 million rounds in stock from the end of production in 1994 have been mostly used up by the military and shooters.
bladeracer wrote:Do you mean the Norma M41 FMJ stuff?
I'd like to find 1000rds of the M41 stuff if anybody has a source for it. It's astonishingly accurate in all four Swedes I've used it in.
Bill wrote:[quote="bladeracer"Do you mean the Norma M41 FMJ stuff?
I'd like to find 1000rds of the M41 stuff if anybody has a source for it. It's astonishingly accurate in all four Swedes I've used it in.[/quote
I just picked up another 7 boxes of M41 out at the Bathurst gunshow today and I might be onto some more.