Swedish m96 teach me

Brickman301 · Jan 19, 2018

Abulg1972 said:
3 years ago, you could find a nice M1896 in the $300-$350 range almost at every auction. Lately, I haven't seen a nice one go for less than $450 online at least. Swedish Mausers seem to be hot among collectors right now. There are enough out there that it might be better to spend the extra $100 to get once that isn't a parts gun.

Here's a lot of information about them: http://dutchman.rebooty.com/

I didn’t even pay that for mine, haha. For what I paid for this one, you might as well said I stole it. Every once in a while you get lucky.
But, of course it’s not a matching gun.
Also that link you posted is the one I got most of my info from. There is a lot of info on that site.

Abulg1972 · Jan 19, 2018

Brickman301 said:
I didn’t even pay that for mine, haha. For what I paid for this one, you might as well said I stole it. Every once in a while you get lucky.

But, of course it’s not a matching gun.

Also that link you posted is the one I got most of my info from. There is a lot of info on that site.

I guess it really depends on what you’re looking for. If you want a collector’s piece that will appreciate significantly in value, then you really do want a matching, unmolested* gun. If you want a nice shooter and you don’t really care about matching, condition, etc., then you might as well find the cheapest one you can find.

In my experience, many M1896s have replacement barrels. Not a big deal. Also, check the underside of the wrist on the stock to see how much work has been done.

Brickman301 · Jan 19, 2018

Ok, thanks. I’ll check under the stock. These aren’t what I collect so for me it’s more of a shooter/range toy.

K-43 · Jan 25, 2018

Numrich has taller new front sites in various heights. I bought the tallest and then filed it down to zero at 100 yards. That can be either a chore or a fun afternoon at the range. You can keep the original site for collector's purposes. Too bad they don't have a trapdoor buttplate to keep it in. I use an old MAF bag and hang it on the barrel with a rubber band in the safe.
Best of both worlds that way.

Abulg1972 · Jan 25, 2018

If you have an FFL, Century has in stock 3 different rear sight leaf inserts for very good prices and 3 or 4 different sizes of front blades for next to nothing.

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