Military pistol purchase

[BigBill]

I jumped on a swedish husqvarna lahti m40 in 9mm luger with holster and 3 mags plus the cleaning rod. I was torn between a new S&W N frame or this swedish husqvarna pistol. The husqvarna won. I may go back for the S&W too soon.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I do military rifles, single shots in particular. But they won/t climb in value like a N-frame. Enjoy, if nyou have ammo. Ivan

 

[Qball]

Well i realy like that "the old Ironstove" still can be found

Just be careful what you feed it with, they do not like hot ammo
they can, and will crack if you do.

Many here in Sweden did when they used Swedish SMG ammo.

 

[mkk41]

I really like mine!

A short time after I bought it , Numrich has a complete accessory set of holster , cleaning rod , mag tool/screwdriver , and 2 mags fairly cheap.

Gotta take a fresh pic with my Husqvarna & Carl Gustav Swedish Mausers!

 

[mkk41]

Well i realy like that "the old Ironstove" still can be found

Just be careful what you feed it with, they do not like hot ammo
they can, and will crack if you do.

Many here in Sweden did when they used Swedish SMG ammo.

Qball , I was told to remove the 'accelerator' when using hot ammo , but the pistol did not function when I did. Seems to run fine with standard US commercial ball. I'll keep the 9mm NATO and Brit L7 fodder for my Star 30M.

 

[BigBill]

I was told to shoot the white box winchester 9mm ammo out of the swede M40 lahti.

I have my C&RFFL03 collectors license and i enjoy all the surplus military guns like my swedish 6,5mm mausers. The quality of the swedish steels is hard to beat. My dad was a repair/proto type machinest and he perfered to use swedish steel. The 6,5mm swedish and 7mm mausers are a hoot to shoot. I do enjoy all of them.

BTW; My 1907 Cal Gustaf M96 6,5mm mauser (29" barrel) with its orginal iron sights will shoot 1 1/2" groups at 100yds using sellier & bellot 131gr sp ammo. I had some SWAT guys at the range next to me ask me what i was shooting at 100yds with no scope. I told them a 100yo swede mauser. There jaws dropped and they said they had some 308's scoped that couldn't group that good. If you like mausers you have to get a swede for sure.

 

[BigBill]

I do military rifles, single shots in particular. But they won/t climb in value like a N-frame. Enjoy, if nyou have ammo. Ivan

My older surplus military guns have surely climbed in price lately way more than what i paid for them. Back in the day the swede mausers were $20 before my time and the turk 8mm mausers were $36 is when i started in with them.

 

[Texas Star]

I was told to shoot the white box winchester 9mm ammo out of the swede M40 lahti.

I have my C&RFFL03 collectors license and i enjoy all the surplus military guns like my swedish 6,5mm mausers. The quality of the swedish steels is hard to beat. My dad was a repair/proto type machinest and he perfered to use swedish steel. The 6,5mm swedish and 7mm mausers are a hoot to shoot. I do enjoy all of them.

BTW; My 1907 Cal Gustaf M96 6,5mm mauser (29" barrel) with its orginal iron sights will shoot 1 1/2" groups at 100yds using sellier & bellot 131gr sp ammo. I had some SWAT guys at the range next to me ask me what i was shooting at 100yds with no scope. I told them a 100yo swede mauser. There jaws dropped and they said they had some 308's scoped that couldn't group that good. If you like mausers you have to get a swede for sure.

Your (highlighted) sentence may be flawed/unclear. Are you saying that you think the Swedes also used 7mm Mausers, or that you like Swedish rifles in 6.5mm and also like Mauser 7mms made elsewhere?

Also, I wouldn't abuse your Star M-30 by extensive use of hot ammo. I know they endure well, but everything has its limits.

I think you probably made a mistake in buying the Lahti over an N-frame S&W.

 

[Harrison]

Congratulations on your purchase of a unique and collectable pistol. You should get a lot of enjoyment from this handgun. The other posters were right it was made for ammo in the winchester WB range. N frames are a dime a dozen and all over the place. Fine handguns like your Swede much more unique and rare. Once again congrats on a wise purchase.

 

[BigBill]

The 7mm mausers 7x57 were manufactured by Loewe or DWM in berlin,Germany. There were some swedish M94's that were converted to 7mm for venesualia. These were for sale here but the bores were corroded due to the ammo and wet climate. I find the south american 7mm mausers to be a very high quality mauser. The swede mausers were only in 6,5mm. There were also Cz24 / VZ24 mausers in 7mm also. These were built on large ring actions as was the brazilian 1908 7mm mausers too. I'm sure i'm missing many of the other 7mm mausers too.

Good read on a winter night is; newccindex

Getting your C&RFFL03 collectors licesne is good for military surplus guns as well as older modern guns that qualify too like the older S&W revolvers. Its $30 for 3 years from the Batf.

 

[hsguy]

Here is an interesting thread about the history of the pistol. http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/237455-lahti-pistols-brief-history.html

 

[Qball]

Some more reading on the Husqvarna/Lahti.

FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: REVOLVERS & PISTOLS PART 1

The Swedish pistol m/1940 - Husqvarna and Lathi V35

 

[gunfish]

I bought this on looks alone. It is also large for my hands, a long way to the trigger.

 

[BigBill]

My swedish lahti m40 arrived lastnight and its awesome, its much heavier than i thought it would be. She looks great. I hope too shoot it soon. BB

 

[Qball]

My swedish lahti m40 arrived lastnight and its awesome, its much heavier than i thought it would be. She looks great. I hope too shoot it soon. BB

There is a huge difference


HUSQVARNA M40 (SWEDEN)
LAHTI L-35 (FINLAND)

Look's allmost the same but are two different pistols