Swedish Mauser Model 96

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  • čas přidán 29. 03. 2013
  • Shooting and discussing the highly regarded Swedish Mauser and its beloved 6.5X55 cartridge.
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  • @BRKibbeyful
    @BRKibbeyful Před 11 lety +68

    "I wish you could be here."
    Us too, Hickock, us too.

  • @SyndicateBrink
    @SyndicateBrink Před 8 lety +255

    Yes, Sweden was neutral during WW2 but tens of thousands of Swedish M96's saw use in the Continuation War between Finland and Russia, a war which also saw 10,000 voluntary swedish soldiers fight the Red Army for under the Finnish flag. Not a hell of alot of soldiers in a war that saw the deaths of millions but served as a massive boost of morale for both Finland and Sweden, and ultimatly brought both our countries closer after the end of the war. Swedens best friend in the whole world is still Finland and I would argue that Finland's feelings are mutual. Happy too have family on both sides of the Bothnian Gulf.

    • @norseman5041
      @norseman5041 Před 5 lety +4

      Try to go to Turku and say you are Sweetish…. LOL

    • @johnadams5489
      @johnadams5489 Před 5 lety +1

      @mtman2
      Hitler had plans of taking Poland, invading the Ukraine, and taking as much of Russia as he could manage. Europe has been fighting over that land forever.

    • @loch70
      @loch70 Před 5 lety +8

      @@norseman5041 Ive done that a couple of times. Great times. The thing you talking about is just talk.

    • @kingwacky184
      @kingwacky184 Před 5 lety +7

      @@norseman5041 So have I and I was greeted very well.

    • @majkstrand6332
      @majkstrand6332 Před 4 lety +13

      My grandfather was one of those 10.000. Even though he was pretty far gone in dementia when I was old enough to remember him I still have and always had a lot of respect for him. Not that I knew anything about him and the war at that age, I thought all the pins and medals I played with was not real, but even when he was at the end of the road of both dementia and life he was a quiet, tough, fair and kind man. Later in life, when I realisead he was a war hero, my respect turned in to pride. I also have close relatives in Finland, even though none of them speak more finnish than they learned in school, since they all live on Åland. Swedes and Finns have in my experience a kind of a sibling love-hate relationship, just the way it should be. Respect is the key thing.

  • @ImAnderZEL
    @ImAnderZEL Před 7 lety +106

    6.5 is excellent for moose hunting low recoil but still excellent stopping power.

    • @andycraig6905
      @andycraig6905 Před 3 lety +5

      Sectional density is no joke, same reason .30-30 is as effective as it is. Especially when the long projectiles begin to tumble.

    • @christiehopkins
      @christiehopkins Před 3 lety +4

      Pay attention to the terminal ballistics of the bullet itself. The 140 grain Remington core-lokt work well for white tail deer, they expand quickly.

    • @terrymournahan8426
      @terrymournahan8426 Před 2 lety +2

      Great moose gun

  • @ocabj
    @ocabj Před 9 lety +19

    The Swedish Mausers are my favorite non-US C&R rifles. 6.5x55 is a awesome cartridge, and arguably better than .30-06, and the Swedish Mauser is simply accurate and easy to shoot.

    • @davidhayes7596
      @davidhayes7596 Před 2 lety +1

      Perhaps arguably better than the.303 as well. But good luck with that one.

    • @Kashka67
      @Kashka67 Před rokem

      over 20yrs ago my ex gave me a swedish mauser he bought from a fellow trucker for $50. We went out in Los Angeles hills and I hit my targets always on the first shot. He had trouble hitting his target with his Mosin Nagant. I truly believe that the Swedish mausers are the most accurate version of mausers out there.

    • @generalgrievous147
      @generalgrievous147 Před rokem

      @@davidhayes7596 the 6,5 and 308 is much better then the 30-06

    • @davidhayes7596
      @davidhayes7596 Před rokem +1

      The 6.5 is a good round. In heavier bullets with sectional density it has taken many plus size big game animals and yet still retaining reali low recoil.

    • @hoffmiermp
      @hoffmiermp Před 8 měsíci

      In some aspects, yes and others not so much. For distance yes due to the .264" bullets superior ballistic coefficient. The .30-06 can be pushed if using modern-day day bullets and not the junk ball ammo the Garands, 1903 variant, and the M1917 used back in the day. I wouldn't sleep on the .30-06 when using the 168 and 175 grain OTM/SMKs. I reloaded for all of them and have to say the 6.5 swede has the overall advantage. Imo, the caliber was the 6.5 creedmoor back in the day but more similar to the .260 Remington.

  • @MakoDefense
    @MakoDefense Před 11 lety +14

    My favorite Mauser of all time. One of the best all-around hunting calibers, too. Beautiful rifles.

  • @midsue
    @midsue Před 10 lety +64

    Sweden has not been at war for 200 years but we have always had a long history at building great and interesting weapons.
    Greetings from Sweden and thanks for uploading this video.

    • @midsue
      @midsue Před 10 lety

      ***** Yes you are right (stämmer bra det du säger). We have fighting abroad under UN United Nations mandate in different parts of the world, like Congo, Kosovo and Afghanistan. But not a single war on our own soul (ground) for 200 years (även om det var nära flera gånger under andra världskriget).

    • @AdurianJ
      @AdurianJ Před 10 lety

      zoll z The last wars are more like colonial wars then anything !
      The last real UN mission was in Bosnia, after that it's an extention of US foreing policy. And the US isn't a neighbor of Russia with no defence !

    • @midsue
      @midsue Před 10 lety

      *****
      True we have Nordic Battle Group and we do not longer have a real neutrality politics (only on paper this days, sadly because it has served Sweden's interest for a long time). But most operations abroad has been under United Nations mandate.

    • @AdurianJ
      @AdurianJ Před 10 lety +2

      The Carl Gustav has 84mm caliber because the prototype was made from a gun at Boden's Fortress.
      The Caliber was found to be good enough so they kept it in the production version !
      So in a sense the Carl Gustav is the embodiment of the will to defend Sweden!
      When the first Carl Gustav was purchased it was only 1000 rifles because the army wanted 3000 war tested Bazookas.
      Those didn't last long as they where completely inferior !

    • @MPI1000
      @MPI1000 Před 10 lety +1

      RoMMeL1337ak47 Minor nitpick, but we adopted the M3 not in 1991 but 1986, hence the name m/86... I know that I shot one in 1988 (remotely). :)

  • @AdurianJ
    @AdurianJ Před 10 lety +36

    the sniper versions are called the m/41 and these where the best m/96 rifles that where fitted with telescopic sights in 1941-44 and used as sniper rifles untill the 1990's.

  • @DonnerPassWhisky
    @DonnerPassWhisky Před 8 lety +12

    When I was a kid (early 70s) this was the best budget deer rifle to be had. They were cheap and available and so was the surplus ammo. People at that time had no idea what a hi quality product for a cheap price they had access to.

    • @II__argo__II
      @II__argo__II Před rokem

      I just purchased one, partially with the intention of taking it hunting with my grandfather next year. Not having a scope will be a new challenge for me, but if my grandfather can hunt for 70 years and never use a scope, I can learn too.

    • @theboycheef841
      @theboycheef841 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@II__argo__IIcurious how much you paid for it. I'm looking to pick one up but they've gone up in price considerably.

  • @makotoyuki2199
    @makotoyuki2199 Před 5 lety +66

    6.5x55 Swedish benefits:
    Quiet as a non suppressed cartridge
    Powerful for its size
    Low recoil
    Smooth firing
    Simply the early 6.5 Creedmoor

    • @anderspersson7084
      @anderspersson7084 Před 5 lety +4

      Good at longer distances with it's flat trajectory, and a little strange it's not as sensitive if it hit some branches before hitting the target you have to go up to a heavy 9x53 to find a less sensitive calibre, atleast thats what I seen hunting Moose and what people I hunted with also think.

    • @Demobius
      @Demobius Před 4 lety

      The carbine model was pretty loud. It would really bark, much louder than most large caliber rifles.

    • @6h471
      @6h471 Před 4 lety +12

      Outperforming the 6.5 Creedmoor 116 years before the Creedmoor existed, and still doing it today.

    • @georgefloydspaceshuttlepro1839
      @georgefloydspaceshuttlepro1839 Před 2 lety

      @@Demobius too bad they don't make a long barrel full stock mannlicher style for it. Seems like the carbine gives up a little too much velocity

    • @Demobius
      @Demobius Před 2 lety +2

      @@georgefloydspaceshuttlepro1839 They did. The carbine was only issued to ski troops. Regular infantry got a long barrel rifle.

  • @nelsonbrum8496
    @nelsonbrum8496 Před 5 lety +9

    I love my M96! Happened to find a clean model with triple crown branding. Awesome accuracy, flat trajectory like a .270, but with the impact energy of a .308. 99.99% perfect!

  • @David123321
    @David123321 Před 9 lety +169

    I still use this in service as a Swedish Royal Guard!

    • @David123321
      @David123321 Před 8 lety +4

      doktormusmatta Yes I do. But the m/96 and m/94 are very similar:)

    • @doktormusmatta
      @doktormusmatta Před 8 lety +2

      +Doomsday so have you seen any m/94s made by Mauser or just the Carl-Gustaf?

    • @David123321
      @David123321 Před 8 lety +11

      doktormusmatta I have actually had the privilege to fire a m/94 not too long ago. It was a m/94 - 14 made by Carl Gustafs stads Gevärsfaktori.

    • @user-wb2wb5oz5c
      @user-wb2wb5oz5c Před 8 lety +1

      +Doomsday I have one too but I don't know what model it is...

    • @doktormusmatta
      @doktormusmatta Před 8 lety +1

      El Javier what's the serial number?

  • @agentnuget
    @agentnuget Před 6 lety +31

    about 45% of the reason I watch most of your videos I because I like the guns themselves. the other 55% is because I love hearing about the history in detail xD

  • @toneyjack6854
    @toneyjack6854 Před 10 lety +38

    Dear youtubez and Hickok,
    I... I have an addiction. To bolt guns. Nothing better than wood n steel. Well, Hick, I see you have reviewed the greats: The Springer 03, K31, Enfield, M96, 98k, and almost all of the Mosin variants..... EXCEPT the Finnish M39!!! Come on man, you gotsa jump on an M39. IMO by farrr the best Mosin variant. I absolutely love my Sako. Cheap (Yes actually cheap. relatively of course) to shoot, super accurate for a milsurp probably due to the almost untouched bore mine has. AND the history behind the Finn M39!! I know u love history Hickok

    • @grenmoyo3968
      @grenmoyo3968 Před 6 lety +2

      Cheap to shoot not cheap to buy. Not anymore anyway

    • @spektr540hemi
      @spektr540hemi Před 6 lety

      Finnish M27 and M28 also!

  • @MrRatkilr
    @MrRatkilr Před 6 lety +3

    I love this rifle. I bought mine back in mid 1990s at gunshow for $80-90. It has been my deer rifle ever since. Accurate and no scope to fog up. Always fills my deer tags with just one bullet. Knock on wood.

  • @Rickster621
    @Rickster621 Před 8 lety +96

    I love that He knows about the United Kingdom of Norway and sweden at the time.

    • @SwedishEmpire1700
      @SwedishEmpire1700 Před 8 lety +4

      +Rickard Larsson Prob read up about it for the episode

    • @SyndicateBrink
      @SyndicateBrink Před 8 lety +7

      Yeah, it put a smile on my face

    • @yeahbee8237
      @yeahbee8237 Před 7 lety +7

      he is a former history teacher IIRC

    • @DNchap1417
      @DNchap1417 Před 7 lety +7

      And am American no less... in a country that's very ignorant about history, he is a shining beacon... it's shocking that many a young lad hereidealise things like Communism despite the widely documented atrocities...

    • @MrYendorGaul
      @MrYendorGaul Před 6 lety

      Yeah Bee What school is that, if I may ask?

  • @Redhawk85
    @Redhawk85 Před 7 lety +54

    I love the subtle humor - 1917, that was a couple of years after I was around... 1898, just a little while before my time... I read up on the bolt - bet you didn't know I could read LOL. You'd make a great teacher, hickok.

    • @nunyabiihz8922
      @nunyabiihz8922 Před 6 lety +12

      Andrew Durand He actually was a teacher lol

    • @alexshowalter7797
      @alexshowalter7797 Před 5 lety +6

      hickok was a teacher. english i believe.

    • @robertkraft1030
      @robertkraft1030 Před 4 lety

      Great video 👍 . We have a 1908 and 1917 . Originally going to sporturise (?) mine but don't have the heart to do it . What a beautiful rifle . Thanks for the video

  • @adelarsen9776
    @adelarsen9776 Před 8 lety +201

    Excellent review. Thank you.
    The 6.5x55 has killed more reindeer and moose in The Nordics than any other cartridge.

    • @Gungeek
      @Gungeek Před 8 lety +11

      +Ade Larsen Well maybe 7.62x54r :D

    • @mikaelnaslund2964
      @mikaelnaslund2964 Před 8 lety +1

      +Ade Larsen
      Agree :)

    • @adelarsen9776
      @adelarsen9776 Před 8 lety +11

      Ruben1994OL 6.5x55 = Dinner.
      Tasty meat, bbq and stew.
      And moose burgers too.

    • @mtyemti
      @mtyemti Před 8 lety +2

      +Ade Larsen Like beef, but healthier.

    • @adelarsen9776
      @adelarsen9776 Před 8 lety +6

      Mike Young yes, reindeer, moose and whale are much healthier than regular beef but I still love regular beef.
      Cheers and happy new year. :-)

  • @418-Error
    @418-Error Před 3 lety +23

    "any ammo is expensive now days", 2013. Bwahahaha!

  • @svenpersson3887
    @svenpersson3887 Před 6 lety +7

    This is the weapon I used during my military service in 1976. Very accurate. I still have some ammo left and the clip that was used to speed up the loading. The bullet is pointed and silver-colored. It is marked underneath with a 5 and an 8 plus letter K.

  • @jacobjacob2605
    @jacobjacob2605 Před 7 lety +9

    I just got too say that I really appreciate your videos and the gun information you provide, Hickok45.

  • @mistergreene2
    @mistergreene2 Před 10 lety +25

    ladies and gentlemen, we just witnessed history: a mauser action rifle malfunctioning.

  • @bdullhe
    @bdullhe Před 3 lety +3

    This was the gun used by the home guard and the home guard youth when I was 15 years in 1990. We shot thousands of rounds. I still have a bucket of loading clips saved. Love your videos! 🇸🇪🇺🇸

    • @Husabusaren
      @Husabusaren Před rokem

      får man köpa några laddramar av dig?

  • @fuzzyferguson6975
    @fuzzyferguson6975 Před 10 lety +1

    The workmanship on the Swedish Mausers make top of the line, custom made rifles today look like child's play. Mine was produced in 1904, and I bought it for $49.95 back in the mid-1980s. It looks like it was produced yesterday and I absolutely love it.

  • @k1lkenny
    @k1lkenny Před 5 lety +1

    As a Royal Dragoon in the Swedish army I had a m/94 Carbine, mine was original batch purchased from Mauser and was stamped Waffenfabrik Oberndorf 1897, pretty amazing that it still was in such a good shape.

  • @waraidako
    @waraidako Před 7 lety +253

    Greetings from Sweden. We make some pretty good weapons, don't we? ;D

    • @robertm3049
      @robertm3049 Před 5 lety +10

      Yes you do, I have one of each of those in my collection they are a fine bolt action. I bought mine years ago the value has gone up significantly they are getting hard to come by.

    • @cs-rj8ru
      @cs-rj8ru Před 5 lety +4

      Sweden did make some good firearms....But does Sweden make any firearms now?

    • @JonteTheMan1
      @JonteTheMan1 Před 5 lety +12

      @@cs-rj8ru Firearms, canons, grenades and military vehicles. Relative to Sweden's GDP & capita production and export is very high.

    • @cs-rj8ru
      @cs-rj8ru Před 5 lety +5

      @@JonteTheMan1 I wasn't referring to military/defense munitions and heavy ordnance etc. I was commenting on small arms. Other than the FNC Based rifle Sweden issues to it's troops, what other small arms are made there? Have you been to any gunshop in Sweden and seen any new Made in Sweden hunting rifles, pistols or shotguns for sale?

    • @HermanCrantz
      @HermanCrantz Před 5 lety +1

      c s we make the AT4 and redpoint sights for the US army, tec9 is also a Swedish gun...

  • @hickok45
    @hickok45  Před 10 lety +89

    Swedish Mauser? You sure? These were supposed to have used the best steel on the planet, I thought. They are famous for that fact.

    • @dick_richards
      @dick_richards Před 5 lety +20

      hickok45 Yes sir! You couldn't be more right. They sent their own steel to the manufacturer and demanded they use the Swedish steel for the rifles.

    • @ronalddunne3413
      @ronalddunne3413 Před 4 lety +7

      A short little bayonet came with mine- takes an edge like a razor! Both it and the rifle are Carl Gustav 1905 or thereabouts IIRC. The handle is basically a hollow steel tube that begs to be corked and used for a survival knife of sorts... Altho the blade may be a bit thin for such rugged use, IDK.

    • @bill154cub
      @bill154cub Před 4 lety +9

      The Swedes sent there steel to oberndorf so they could manufacture the Swede Mausers under contract. The Swedes made the finest steels in the world.

    • @bill154cub
      @bill154cub Před 4 lety +2

      The oberndorf Swede Mausers are dated 1899/1900.

    • @johnkorhonen2721
      @johnkorhonen2721 Před 2 lety

      So you got a bayonet for it? I

  • @Gath8mm
    @Gath8mm Před 4 lety +1

    Europeans were on the cuspid of cartridge development in the late 1800s and early 1900's. Peter Paul Mauser was equivalent to our John Moses Browning in innovation that brought smokeless powder into the 20th Century. Excellent engineering and innovation. War time innovation brings optimization of current technology and metallurgy. There is a sweet spot in the historical aspect of development where function meets modern technology. Those are timeless produced designs. Rifles like this will never be produced again. They're Gold.

  • @stonedimaculate7866
    @stonedimaculate7866 Před 10 lety +107

    husqvarna makes everything and i mean everything

    • @Handles-Suck-YouTube
      @Handles-Suck-YouTube Před 9 lety +26

      RIfle, scissor or lawnmover, maybe even a dishwasher? We've got you covered!

    • @Mutant1988
      @Mutant1988 Před 9 lety +27

      Friendly Fire Gaming They make excellent Chainsaws.

    • @tobytwokenobi
      @tobytwokenobi Před 9 lety +8

      Mutant1988 They also make sewing machines!

    • @Handles-Suck-YouTube
      @Handles-Suck-YouTube Před 9 lety +5

      They also make robot lawnmowers, not just regular ones!

    • @chikitabowow
      @chikitabowow Před 9 lety +10

      tobytwokenobi And they used to make motorcykles as well.

  • @bajs3666
    @bajs3666 Před 9 lety +37

    Its funny that Hickock mentions a lighter load of the cartridge as "varmint" round. Here in Sweden the 6,5x55 is the most used cartridge for moose hunting :)
    That said im not downing hickock nor swedish hunters, if you hit where your supposed to the 6,5x55 packs a punch

    • @stefanjohansson6670
      @stefanjohansson6670 Před 9 lety +8

      Det går jaga allt från Orre till Älg med en 6,5x55. En av de bästa kaliber som finns.

    • @grenmoyo3968
      @grenmoyo3968 Před 6 lety +4

      So then its good for varmints of the two legged variety?

    • @Sectoidzor
      @Sectoidzor Před 5 lety

      高恩太 The best

    • @anthonykaiser974
      @anthonykaiser974 Před 4 lety +1

      Very versatile cartridge.

  • @seanmcdermott9608
    @seanmcdermott9608 Před 8 lety +5

    My father owns a old "Waffenfabrik Mauser Oberndorf" model 1896 made in Germany in 1900. It still has the unit disk original to the rifle, not the bore-grade disk seen on both of hickok's rifles. only about 40,000 (7%) of all m96 rifles were made in Germany i found out , which is pretty neat! It would be more of a collectors item, but my Dad did not know the rifles value 25 years ago when he decided to have the gun's bolt bent and a scope mount put onto the rifle (professionally) due to how accurate he found the rifle. Truely a spectacular rifle, and a fantastic video Hickok45! Thank you for the information you have provided, and with the information you continue to provide!

    • @hickok45
      @hickok45  Před 8 lety +4

      +Sean McDermott Thanks. This is one of my very favorite rifles of all time.

    • @marcusmcintire6683
      @marcusmcintire6683 Před 6 lety +1

      Sean McDermott
      I have one made in 1899! Did a trade for mine, best trade I ever made.

    • @brandonbentley8532
      @brandonbentley8532 Před 5 lety

      I envy you!

  • @CGWrangel
    @CGWrangel Před 9 lety +1

    I learned target shooting using my father's Mauser rifle. It was extra-fitted with an aperture sight, otherwise it was all original parts. It was marvellous - just after a little practising I could place 5 rounds "bulls-eye" at a target distance of 200 meters (218 yds)! That gave me a lot of confidence, both in myself and in that remarkable rifle...

  • @andersknapasjo9576
    @andersknapasjo9576 Před 5 lety +1

    Many many years ago, I had one of those. I believe it had been won by my local rifle years even earlier. It had the round brass marker on the butt/stock, stamped by the master gun smith at Karl Gustafs Stads Vapen Fabrik, showing that this gun was top of the line. I had a peep hole site installed and at the age of 16 (after we were no longer allowed to rest the gun on a sand bag but rather support it with our left arm) I scored 97 out of 100 at 200 metres. Fantastic gun

  • @devour06
    @devour06 Před 10 lety +2

    As a swede it´s always fun to se out stuff featured around the world.
    Got a 1907 rebuilt to a Competetion/target, called CG 63 Competition. REALLY sweet shooter, grandpa competed alot with it back in the day, think he also used it when helping Finland in WW II.

  • @Minelli2012
    @Minelli2012 Před 10 lety +58

    Nice video sir.
    Bye the way, I´m from Sweden and I have two Husqvarna rifles. One is a 8X57 and one 6,5X55 and both are nice rifles

    • @Minelli2012
      @Minelli2012 Před 9 lety +3

      Ja, väldigt ofta. Flera hundra tusen...

    • @sxs5082
      @sxs5082 Před 7 lety

      Minelli2012 Ja Husqvarna gevär är mycket bra nej? De känner sig också väldigt trevliga att hålla. God dag.

    • @grenmoyo3968
      @grenmoyo3968 Před 6 lety +2

      Take any moose with the 6.5? :p

    • @terrymcnaughton6915
      @terrymcnaughton6915 Před 5 lety

      What do you think of ag42b?

  • @3347861
    @3347861 Před 6 lety +4

    This cartridge was years ahead of its time. One of my favorites. If you handload, you can get incredible performance running it through a modern rifle.

    • @User_Brandon
      @User_Brandon Před rokem

      What modern rifles are chambered in 6.5x55 Swede? And what year made would be the first year considered “modern”? I know Husqvarna made the 1600 and 1900 in the 50’s and 60’s but are there newer guns? Thanks

  • @twebster1948
    @twebster1948 Před 6 lety +1

    Thank you hickok45
    I have 1902 Carl Gustafs I bought at a gun show 20 years ago for $99..
    All numbers match.
    Stock wood is just as clear and beautiful as the one you are demonstrating here.
    It is metered for 140 grain bullet, so I reload it with 140 grn. Nosler partition.
    It takes mountain mule deer, and plains prong horn.
    1" groups all day long @ 100yds.
    I like WW2 battle arms...This is my very favorite.
    It will go to the grave with me.

  • @hickok45
    @hickok45  Před 10 lety +6

    I have some of those wooden bullets I'll shoot in my Swedish Mauser one day. Didn't they use some sort of barrel attachment when they fired the wooden bullets, or did they just shoot them as you would normal ammo?

    • @MagnusPedersen
      @MagnusPedersen Před rokem

      There is a barrel attachment, I have one for my for my swedish mauser, a CG from 1899.

    • @drewbebe8427
      @drewbebe8427 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Yes My 1906 paid $70 for it is threaded to the wooden bullet schedder! I would hat to think those threads couldn't be used for a suppressor!???

    • @tordjohnsen6941
      @tordjohnsen6941 Před 8 měsíci

      the threads are 15x1mm.@@drewbebe8427

  • @asterixdogmatix1073
    @asterixdogmatix1073 Před 9 lety +2

    Great rifle, I have a 1943 Husqvarna M/1938 (Type II). Love shooting it. I also hand load for a friends Tikka T3 in 6.5x55. Just shows how the popular calibre is still for modern sporting arms.

  • @krazokid19
    @krazokid19 Před rokem +2

    I inherited one of these and have been dying to learn more about it and get it to the range. What a cool rifle!

  • @shaybee22
    @shaybee22 Před 11 lety +1

    My 1905 Carl Gustafs Mauser is one of my favorite rifles, nice to see a good video demonstrating what a fine piece of engineering it is.

  • @gregawallace
    @gregawallace Před 6 lety +6

    My grandpa just gave me one made in the Mauser factory in Germany in 1901 I was blown away by how accurate it is. Fun to shoot fairly hard hitting and very low recoil. At 59 to 100 yards it did as well as my high dollar at-15 style rifle chambered in 6.5 Creedmore 117 years old and still able to match the newest top of the line stuff in accuracy at least speed not so much but still impressive.

  • @ung427
    @ung427 Před 11 lety +3

    Wow, beautiful rifle! Action at a distance at it's best! That's very interesting. It goes right through the cinder block where as the 8mm shatters it. It must be the extra velocity!

  • @Biggriz86
    @Biggriz86 Před 10 lety +1

    Also, for those curious about this round, It fits into a long action designed for a .30-06/.270/.300WM, the same bolt can be used (in some cases very minor polishing of the bolt face may be necessary). So for instance a Remington 700 in .270, with a worn out barrel, can be re-barreled to 6.5x55 with a 1:8 twist, with no other work, for an exceptionally accurate, low recoil, darned near perfect deer/boar/elk/moose rifle. The 6.5x55 even works in .270/.30-06 magazines, and even .300WM magazines with some minor massaging. The round really does love long barrels (28 inches is considered optimum, but 22-24 is more common) and slow burning powders. Keeping muzzle velocity at or below 3000 fps avoids "burning" barrels, and is more than enough for hunting with these long bullets.

  • @LordTenderloin
    @LordTenderloin Před 10 lety +1

    I had the privilege of firing one of those while in the Swedish Royal Navy, absolutely gorgeous weapon.

  • @Rekaert
    @Rekaert Před 5 lety +4

    "We'll see if we can hit the plate with it ..."
    Dong!
    You tease ...

  • @kcore9688
    @kcore9688 Před 4 lety +3

    "you didn't know I could read, did you?" hahaha I love hickok

    • @anthonykaiser974
      @anthonykaiser974 Před 4 lety

      Yeah, you'd think he was a middle school English teacher. Oh, wait...

  • @pattifunkhouse2932
    @pattifunkhouse2932 Před 4 lety

    Thanks Hickock. A lovely rifle. I was spoiled growing up spotting the Carl G Mausers. Took my first moose with one. Plenty powerful and fantastic long range when needed.

  • @Commiefornia
    @Commiefornia Před 10 lety

    That bolt and bolt handle is a work of art! I love the flutes on the handle.

  • @ricardo3760
    @ricardo3760 Před 9 lety +18

    I have a Husqvarna swedish mauser :D but its chambered in 9,3x62 mm. Btw the 6.5x55 is popular because of its relative fast speeds and low bulletdrop, that makes it perfect for hunting at longer ranges.

    • @satan749
      @satan749 Před 9 lety

      niice

    • @neffing8873
      @neffing8873 Před 9 lety

      Me to

    • @ricardo3760
      @ricardo3760 Před 9 lety

      Cool, they are sweet

    • @mooneyes2k478
      @mooneyes2k478 Před 9 lety

      ***** Ummm...no. No, you really don't. What you have is a Husqvarna rifle. It just so happens to be chambered in a German-made(originally, that is) calibre.
      The Swedish Mauser is, specifically, German 1893 rifles, either German-made or made on license in Sweden, and chambered in 6.5x55. If it's not a 1893, and/or it isn't chambered for the 6.5x55, then it isn't a Swedish Mauser.
      Incidentally, while the 9.3x62 was designed to work in the 1898 Mauser rifle, it isn't a Mauser round, per se.

    • @ricardo3760
      @ricardo3760 Před 9 lety

      Well mine isn't, i have the 1640, but there is some with the M96 and M98 action, and that is kinda a Mauser..

  • @oljefri
    @oljefri Před 7 lety +17

    Husqvarna was founded an arms factory (including rifles) in 1689 (and did help sweden win many battles against the mentally unstable danes;)

    • @marcusmidtiby2157
      @marcusmidtiby2157 Před 7 lety +6

      we Danes are not that mentally unstable :-) love the 6,5x55, very good at geting meet on the table

    • @jerryw6699
      @jerryw6699 Před 7 lety

      some of you are

    • @oljefri
      @oljefri Před 7 lety +1

      haha just joking,got nothing against our neighbour ;)

    • @BobSaint
      @BobSaint Před 5 lety +1

      That's Scandinavia for You. I've got a pretty good idea how the conversation would continue if You two were from Balkans.

  • @susanbutler2498
    @susanbutler2498 Před 2 lety +2

    6.5x55Swedish is a Fantastic Cartridge. The M96 is a damn fine handling Rifle, I enjoy it very much!

  • @alexshowalter7797
    @alexshowalter7797 Před 5 lety +1

    I bought 2 of these rifles after I watched this video. What a great rifle. Thank you , Hickok.

  • @Bobban
    @Bobban Před 9 lety +9

    I used to shoot that swedish mauser in "hemvärnet" (dont know how to translate that) and I taught I had a good aim but damn.... This guy can aim!

    • @henriklundstrom4543
      @henriklundstrom4543 Před 9 lety +5

      hemvärnet= the national guard

    • @FredoftheNorth
      @FredoftheNorth Před 9 lety +4

      Henrik Lundström Hemvärnet = Homeguard

    • @henriklundstrom4543
      @henriklundstrom4543 Před 9 lety +1

      Hemvärnet,, nationella skyddsstyrkorna

    • @heikkiroden3678
      @heikkiroden3678 Před 8 lety +2

      +Bobban me to (hemvärnet) as a youth .. a love affair that had it´s reunion this spring now 49 years old ... i bougt one M38 1944 Husqvarna an using it for roedeer hunting ... my bad Eyes made me to put on a scout-sight 2-6x32 (simmons) in the rear sight slot and its a tack driver... :)

  • @robby4738
    @robby4738 Před 8 lety +11

    The gun store by my house has one of these for 700$ but it's real good condition and all cleaned up nice. I'm going to buy it this weekend.

    • @riffraff9000
      @riffraff9000 Před 8 lety +2

      +Robby47 Did you pick up that rifle?

    • @Zop3Q
      @Zop3Q Před 8 lety

      +Robby47 It's kinda funny actually, you can buy m96's for between 50 to 200 dollars here, but they don't sell very well so they just ship them to the US and sell them for a huge profit

    • @davidvonkarlsson
      @davidvonkarlsson Před 8 lety +2

      Guess because we have a limit of how many weapons a hunter can have., you only want the rifles you REALLY need

    • @SonsOfLorgar
      @SonsOfLorgar Před 6 lety

      David Karlsson Also because the market is flooded with them, every hunter that enjoy them already owns one.
      That's what happens when an obsolete military rifle in sufficient numbers to arm almost 1/8th of the population in case of mobilization gets decomissioned by public sale...

  • @Vuze2143
    @Vuze2143 Před 10 lety +2

    My grandfather was one of them who modified the m/1939 to gevär m/1940, kaliber 8x63mm.

  • @RevolverDennis
    @RevolverDennis Před 10 lety +58

    Im from sweden yeeey

  • @jakemartin4602
    @jakemartin4602 Před 9 lety +6

    Damn, I wish I hadn't traded mine!

  • @dethmetel
    @dethmetel Před 10 lety +4

    Any chance you'd be able to get an AG-42b Ljungman to do some shooting with?
    That would be pretty sweet.

  • @MrAlien0078
    @MrAlien0078 Před 11 lety +1

    A really nice gun to shoot with. My grandpa got the M96 model for being in the swedish army during WW2. Felt just amazing to finally be able to try one out. our fine guns made in Husqvarna and eskilstuna is one thing to be proud of.

  • @GutpileCharlie
    @GutpileCharlie Před 8 lety

    I have both a 1896 and a 1938 that I have had for over thirty years. They are excellent rifles and the workmanship is outstanding!

  • @hfl7393
    @hfl7393 Před 8 lety +21

    I would really like to see you do a video about the Ag42 Ljungman...

  • @theunknown2142
    @theunknown2142 Před 8 lety +7

    6.5x55 is what I hunt moose with here in sweden, comfortable to shoot

    • @adelarsen9776
      @adelarsen9776 Před 8 lety

      +theunknown2142 is that allowed in Sweden ? Don't you need a 30 calibre for moose ?

    • @theunknown2142
      @theunknown2142 Před 8 lety +5

      +Ade Larsen There is no other caliber that has bagged as much moose in Sweden as 6.5x55, and yes it's legal, it comes down to what ammunition you use

  • @founditnow54
    @founditnow54 Před 8 lety +1

    I've always heard that the 6.5 is an absolute pleasure to shoot and at the same time a really lethal cartridge. Love the video

  • @xzqzq
    @xzqzq Před 7 lety +1

    I am very envious that you get to handle and shoot so many great guns.... what a great job !!

  • @manfred5468
    @manfred5468 Před 7 lety +26

    Would you say this channel is kid friendly? my little brother wants to see

  • @borghed3841
    @borghed3841 Před 10 lety +7

    we still use wooden bullets for training

  • @Kman31ca
    @Kman31ca Před 6 lety

    Nothing better than seeing the intricate, extremely well machined, with high end steel, old milsurps. Never really got into Milsurps till I bought my K-31. Now I'm looking everywhere for one of these in great shape, a Finnish Nagant. And a couple more. Just something about shooting them, and just seeing how well made they are for their time. Expensive hobby, but very fulfilling.

  • @Me2Lancer
    @Me2Lancer Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for sharing. You provided good information for my M96 1916 Carl Gustav 6.5x55 rifle. It's one of my favorite milsurp rifles.

  • @littlelindman
    @littlelindman Před 10 lety +17

    Finest in viking engineering.

  • @Guzten2
    @Guzten2 Před 10 lety +3

    Haha, a weapon that comes from my country! ^^

  • @MegaDIF
    @MegaDIF Před 10 lety

    This is a beautiful rifle, I fired this rifle all the time when i was in FBU(frivillig befälsutbildning) was awesome. That is a beautiful rifle and very easy to use. great aim, low recoil, a perfect training weapon

  • @TheDrpuzzle
    @TheDrpuzzle Před 11 lety

    Wild Bill, you just cover everything so well. It's like sitting with a cup of coffee next to you at the table. Love this.

  • @Hilariumosis
    @Hilariumosis Před 9 lety +17

    We swedes now what we want and how to improve like when we bought the Leopard II already the best tank in the world but we made it even better in terms of efficiency. Another example is the AK5 that's based on the belgian FN FNC but we totally improved it. And then we developed the AK5-C which is a whole new gun basically and better in every single way. We don't have the quantity so we need quality and swedish standards are pretty damn high.

    • @oSaloFIN
      @oSaloFIN Před 9 lety +1

      Roffel Swagman If AK5C is so good, why other militaries in the world are not interested about it?

    • @Kojak0
      @Kojak0 Před 9 lety

      salo
      Nevermind him - he is plain and simply wrong. The FN FNC is indeed used by several countries (not as many as the ones using guns from the AK or M16 family however), but the improvements just makes that gun more expensive. Better then to purchase the FN FNC and make your own modifications. Or, as the Finns did: they bought the AK from Russia and modified it into a lighter and slightly better version of the weapon, first the RK62 and later the RK95. But that isn't exported either, for the same reasons.
      That said, neither the Finnsih RK62 or 95 or the Swedish AK5c are so good they are above a lot of other games of the same class.

    • @Kojak0
      @Kojak0 Před 9 lety +1

      MetricButtload
      It's not ours - Ikea is a mulitnational corporation with its seat - I think - in the Netherlands.
      The only Swedish about it is its roots and its founder.

    • @shietnewfeature.delethethis
      @shietnewfeature.delethethis Před 9 lety +1

      Perkeleen hurri

    • @DragoneSlayerX
      @DragoneSlayerX Před 9 lety +1

      Roffel Swagman have you used the Ak 5C? It's shorter and somehow heavier than the original Ak 5.It sucks.

  • @kennebecsmitty
    @kennebecsmitty Před 10 lety +5

    The 6.5 Swede is a really good round,I don't think there are many Swedish Mausers around any more,unfortunately.

    • @FredDude27
      @FredDude27 Před 10 lety +1

      *****
      I dont blame 'em :)

    • @Viktoriskane91
      @Viktoriskane91 Před 10 lety +1

      ***** That and the Swedish Military still have several of them as ceremonial rifles at the royal Castle. Carl Gustaf and Husqvarna produced approximately 553 000 ''Swedish Mausers'' and Carl Gustaf rebuilt like 55 000 orignial Mausers.

    • @wille1811
      @wille1811 Před 10 lety

      Fredrik Häll och där var du igen..haha

    • @larryreno8293
      @larryreno8293 Před 6 lety

      I have a m94. All matching numbers

  • @joedulewich4037
    @joedulewich4037 Před 5 lety

    Hi Hickok.
    Hi John.
    Just took my 1921 C.G.,6.5x55 all original, target rifle out for the first shots today.
    Absolutely a dream to shoot.
    Now, I have a 6.5mm, a 7mm, and an 8mm, Mauser.
    The 6.5 and 7mm are all original, numbers matching guns, but the 6.5 is an almost immaculate firearm.
    Life IS good!
    Thanks for all you guys do.
    P.S.
    My Hickok45 marathon was a great way to spend New Year!

  • @Naghelfar1
    @Naghelfar1 Před 11 lety

    hickok45 this could be your best video ever!
    thanks for uploading this

  • @ludwigh2165
    @ludwigh2165 Před 8 lety +4

    This rifle looks like if Mosin nagant and Kar 98k mix

  • @av3nger3
    @av3nger3 Před 9 lety +9

    I almost hate to say this, but your jokes about your age are hilarious. You say them as if you are 100% serious. ..

  • @1989oluo
    @1989oluo Před 10 lety

    Thanks for the video. I just picked one up yesterday. With short barrel
    all matching numbers. In excellent condition turned down bolt two positions safety without the part for dry firing with the leather. It's a carl Gustav made.

  • @knacken1
    @knacken1 Před 10 lety +5

    of course you would like that gun :p its swedish haha

  • @KnozLo
    @KnozLo Před 8 lety +7

    Husk-ah-warna xD

  • @kurtdesmedt1855
    @kurtdesmedt1855 Před 5 lety +1

    just bought my own M96 and what a great shooter. Over a 1Euro per round you shoot. What a beautiful weapon

  • @duckhunt1058
    @duckhunt1058 Před 2 lety +1

    Fun isn't the word for this rifle. I absolutely enjoy shooting it. I have had mine for over 25 years. Bought it for hunting because it was on sale and was sporterized by Kimber. I love this round. I can shoot it all day the only problem is I have reload all the rounds I shot. It is my go to for deer hunting.

  • @floppa98
    @floppa98 Před 10 lety +6

    i am form sweden too yeey

    • @XxThEImPxX
      @XxThEImPxX Před 9 lety

      its you! i remember you from the i just want to be cool video, what a small world

    • @floppa98
      @floppa98 Před 9 lety

      and i am fames on roblox for kill aalot of player

    • @floppa98
      @floppa98 Před 9 lety

      Lucas Lucas no i am famouse for kill alot player on rolbox and many view on i funny games

    • @floppa98
      @floppa98 Před 9 lety

      Lucas Lucas you are lire and stupisd my father work micosoft and he band you from youtbe

    • @floppa98
      @floppa98 Před 9 lety

      learn how speake sweadish

  • @Spurrr
    @Spurrr Před 10 lety +5

    Wait, 1917 was a few years after you were born??? So your near 100? Nice!

    • @warhero296
      @warhero296 Před 10 lety +32

      He's being sarcastic...

    • @FokkerAce1917
      @FokkerAce1917 Před 10 lety +19

      You must be new to this channel lol

    • @madman2u
      @madman2u Před 10 lety +4

      warhero296 Maybe he's dyslectic, a common trait is that you don't get sarcasm easily enough.

    • @warhero296
      @warhero296 Před 10 lety +1

      madman2u Beats me...

  • @awmperry
    @awmperry Před 10 lety +1

    The wood-bulletted blanks were still in use during my military service in 2001; they have since gone over to crimped blanks, I believe, but I'm not sure when. The wood blanks have a longer safety distance, but they look pretty impressive at night - particularly when they're being fired from the MAG 58. Big spray of flaming sawdust...

  • @midsue
    @midsue Před 11 lety

    Thanks Hickok45 for uploading this video, greetings from Sweden.

  • @MarcosRDD
    @MarcosRDD Před 8 lety +4

    SWEDEN YES!

  • @greztasnzed8423
    @greztasnzed8423 Před 9 lety +5

    Heja Sverge :>

  • @nunya7319
    @nunya7319 Před 3 lety

    I've got a step down barrel Mauser 98, syn stock 6.5x55. LOVE it ! I reload 120 grain Barnes Tipped Triple Shock. Taken 2 elk a half dozen mule deer, and several whitetail with it. It's the second most accurate rifle in my collection. Put a friend of mines 6.5 Creedmoor to shame. LOL........Anywho, another great vid Hickok45. There's Wikipedia for info, which is "so-so" and then there's Hickok which is dead on. I learn something new every time watching this Legend.

  • @camon2wheels587
    @camon2wheels587 Před 5 lety

    My dad has a 6.5x55 swedish mauser it was my papa's before he passed away. Now 17 years later I was disappointed to never meet him I hear stories all the time about him.

  • @homerun443
    @homerun443 Před 8 lety +3

    You were born before 1917?????

  • @derrilsalter4490
    @derrilsalter4490 Před 9 lety +1

    I had one of these when I was a teenager.....deer hunting with my dad. It was a great rifle and I took a large buck that year. Later I sold it and went for a .35 Remington and never had much luck after that.

  • @welbuggame
    @welbuggame Před 9 lety +2

    the tags are to inform the armorour of the condition of the barrel at each inspection..he will restamp after inspecting if the condition has deteriorated,..mine has an extra rectangular tag that tells the hold over useing the later model spitzer projectiles,instead of the older roundnose millitary ammo.

  • @SicariiD
    @SicariiD Před 10 lety

    Thank you for a very nice video, brought back memories of when i used to shoot a K98 with the HvU, a gun that i found to be very pleasant and very accurate considering the gun i used was close to a century old at that point, having seen much use it could still put 5 rounds through a single hole at 150 feet.

  • @MegaDavyk
    @MegaDavyk Před 3 lety

    I have had several of these both the husqvarna and Carl Gustav, I cant say enough good things about them, just amazing rifles.

  • @makingithappen9722
    @makingithappen9722 Před 4 lety +1

    I had this exact gun when I was in the military in 1980.
    It was made in 1896.

  • @quiet4us2
    @quiet4us2 Před 8 lety

    Thanks Hickok45...another great vid. I reload mine with Barnes 120gr Tipped Triple Shock. Same hole at 100yds on a good day for me is the norm. Less than an inch at 300yds with my Swift 6-18x50. Haven't stepped it out beyond that yet. But look forward to seeing what it can do. Two whitetail kills so far. Not at a long distant, both just under 160yds. Both DRT. Love this gun. Keep up the good work, and again thanks !

  • @jojo123469
    @jojo123469 Před 10 lety

    Mr.hicko45 I have to salute you from Canada...of all the shooting videos I watch on youtube you have got to be the best, most informative, great voice, on firearm discussions. Thanks for all the great videos.

  • @colb9916
    @colb9916 Před 5 lety

    great review ,, thank you :)
    i have 1 of each .
    a 1917 Gustave 96, sporter conversion . and a 1942 Husquvarna 38 in fullwood 1st grade condition..
    beautifull genuine piece with matching numbers all though. ( surprized me to see every individual piece stamped with the serial numbers. ) (( my understanding,, "stamped" denoted genuine factory fittings, rather than engraved replacement pieces ))
    both shoot realy well..The 38 groups under inch at 100 yrds.
    love this rifle and calibre.
    Thanks again, for showing these beautiful swedish precision rifles