Another 6.5x55mm Swed M1938.

[Adam Helmer]

Last Saturday a local gun club held a swap meet; I am gald I took a heap of stuuf over there. I left some old tools and came home with an Excellent 6.5 M38 Swede with a screw-on muzzle brake. It was made in 1942 and is matching.

I like the Swedes very much, the shorter M38 better than the long M1896s. The M38 is a very nice PA woods rifle. I will work up some loads for this newest arm on the heap. Who else likes the Swedish Mausers?

Adam

[BILLY D.]

I have a smile on my face. Too bad Cal Sibley isn't still with us. You would have a 2 page dissertation on the 6,5x55 rounds and the rifles.

He really liked V-V 160 with 140's and was working on V-V 560 when he passed.

In all my dealings with him I never heard one contentious word come from him. He was a true gentleman.

My Swede, I call her "Swedeheart" still likes 47,5grs of RL-19 and 120>129 gr bullets. That covers a great percentage of what I hunt.

When I got her the barrel was pretty well shot out, so I used her for awhile as was and then i purchased a barrel from Sarco. It's no Kreiger but she shoots better than I do. She wears a Sightron 6x24 40 Mildot Scope. still got her Iron sights also and when I want to show off I shoot with them.

I still Miss Cal.

Best wishes, Bill

[Gil Martin]

Decent Model 1938 Swedes are few and far between around here. I would grab any decent one I came across at a reasonable price. All the best...
Gil

[DogYeller]

Mine is a 1912 Carl Gustaf with a #3 (brite) bore and matching serial #s.

[jplonghunter]

Adam

Absolutely love the 6.5 x 55 Swede. I have a 1917 Carl Gustafs all original and matching.
Also have built up several sporters with these actions and have 1910 Mexican Mauser chambered same.

jplonghunter

[gun_nut2]

I like the Swede's very much. I harvested 3 deer this year with a sporterized 6.5 X 55 all one shot kills, none ran more than 5 feet.

[Win75]

I have had in the last 15 years at least 200 different Swedes. M96, M96b, M38, M38b, M94, Ljungman, & Target M96. I have owned one of every year of M96 that was manufactured. The only one I never had is the M41b sniper. Sad to say, I got burned out on military surplus and eventually sold all my collection.
Recently I came across a 1942 dated Husqvarna M38b at a local gun shop. It still had the cosmoline in the barrel and all over that the Swede's packed it in for shipment to the US. Two days ago at the same shop, another 1942 Husqvarna showed up. This time an M38 without the threaded barrel. This one is like new, still in cosmoline, and it is in lay-away.
The shop owner will not tell me where these are coming from other than an old gunsmith north of town is selling all his stuff. He has had 100's of surplus rilfes and is selling them off a little at a time.
I am keeping a close eye on this shop.
That said, I know quite a lot about Swedish Mausers and you can not find a finer firearm anywhere.
BTW, I think I may be on the way to a second collection.

[Gil Martin]

I like a story with a happy ending. The Swedes are very fine rifles and I glad I got mine when I did. All the best...
Gil