Briefly... went to the range at the LGS (35 miles one-way). Had a wonderful time. Then... while cruising the shelves I found a 1910 dated Swedish Mauser infantry rifle... w/ front sight hood and sling. Bore is like a nickle. Bluing is good. Wood has very few dents. Buttplate is excellent. All matching numbers. Consignment... $250 plus tax, etc. Not the short carbine or short rifle version. This is the full length infantry rifle. Good caliber? Good price?

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Buy it!!! Not a bad price for what likely will be a fantastic rifle. It's a great caliber that you will thoroughly enjoy shooting.

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Great caliber. Price seems fine for nowadays.

At that price you should grab it. These are one of the smoothest operating, well built and generally accurate rifles out there. I got one nearly 20 years ago when a big influx hit the market, think I paid around $120 or so, metal was good, bore great but the wood was very dark. I cleaned it up with some 1-1-1 and a solvent and what emerged was some beautiful tiger stripe and birdeye maple.
You'll find the sights are off, they tend to hit high, graduated in the metric system but I think you can get replacements from Brownells if you can't get used to them.
Action is butter smooth and the caliber is a mild recoiling one capable of taking deer or blackbear. Just something about the 6.5 is inherintly accurate as well, long skinny bullets that look like a rocket ship when loaded.
You probably can't tell I really like the Swede, but it's a great caliber especially if you reload. Looking hard for a CZ 550 International.
RD

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Not to mention that the Swedes and the Swiss Schmidt-Rubins are the most accurate of any military rifles. My "Mannlichered" 1896 easily shoots under an inch quite regularly. Took my last 3 deer with it, the last at a lasered 295 yards.

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Recent thread on the 6.5x55 cartridge has some good information.

Anyone shoot 6.5 Swede?

Bekeart

I bought one of these in a barber shop about ten years ago for $50.00. I took it home and looked it up and they were selling in the $250.00 range then. I felt pretty good about that score then and still do. It's an extremely well made rifle that is fun to shoot. When I got mine the end of the barrel was threaded and nothing was there. I didn't like the threads on the end of the barrel like that so Jr. found a flash supresser for it for $6.00. My rifle is dated 1906 and has what appears to be the original sling. This is a very well made rifle.

Buy it. You can get replacement front blades for it otherwise it will print about 10-14" high at 100 yards. They were sighted in for 400 meters point on.

I have an M38 which has a nasty habit of slapping my cheek when it recoils into my shoulder. I suspect the drop at the heel is too steep for me. I cannot tell you how heartbroken it made me.

Buy it!!!!!!!!