I have a M96 Swede that I sporterized.....I had bought one several years ago that would shoot a group I could cover with a dime at 100 yards with open sights......I got rid of the gun (regretably) because I had a difficult time finding ammo for it, and I didn't want to pay $56/20 for a box of Norma ammo.
After Remington, Winchester, and Federal wised up and started making hunting ammo in 6.5x55, I found another M96 at a gun show for $85.....I picked the best of the bunch, and while the accuracy isn't as good as the first gun I had, it is MORE than acceptable. I had a few things done professionally (barrel cut and crowned, bolt handle bent to allow scope, Winchester style safety), and did some of the other things myself(Inlet and glass bed the stock, blue the bolt handle).....here are the results:
I have also taken 2 mule deer with this rifle, the farthest being a measured 300 yards away.
Not bad for a rifle that is almost 100 years old!