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05-23-2010, 04:45 PM
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skeet
You did very well. Is the rifle still in military condition with a 24 inch barrel, or has it been sporterized? The Model 1896 had a longer barrel. The Model 1938 had a shorter barrel of about 24 inches. Just curious. All the best...
Gil 
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05-23-2010, 08:25 PM
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I had one that I bought back in the late 80's that I got for less than $100....thing shot a group that I could cover with a dime. Problem was, it was 9" high at 100 yards, and I couldn't make the sights go any lower. That, and the fact that ammo (Norma) was $56/20 rds caused me to sell the rifle......and I always kicked myself for doing that.
Later, in the early 90s I bought one from a guy that was going out of business.....had a table full of 'em at a gun show, so I picked the one with the best looking bore. Sporterized it (no, I have no regrets), and it has made a great hunting rifle ever since.....and ammo is more plentiful and cheaper now. Doesn't shoot as accurately as the first one, but it is still quite accurate. Date on the rifle was 1909. The threaded muzzle (I was told) was for a grenade adaptor......it was used with blank cartridges. There was someone out there who was selling 'caps' that screwed on to the threads to give it a bit better appeal. That's my 2 cents, FWIW.........
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05-23-2010, 10:00 PM
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The rifle is still in original military condition. I also mis spoke about the bbl length. It is the 29.6 inch one. I did a little checkin around and what Adam said about the threaded bbl was correct. It was for a bullet shredder for the wooden training rounds..so the guys couldn't put splinters in their officers. LOL. Looked in the vault for a bit and came up with a stripper clip loaded with those same wooden bullets. Always wondered what they fit. This is the 2nd Carl Gustaf I have now. The other one is a Carl Gustaf Model 1940. This rifle has Carl Gustafs Stads Gevarsfactori 1910 on the receiver ring... Has caartouches all over the place..stock included.. Seems to be all matching numbers... Guy is giving me the bayonet and scabbard too.
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