My newly completed 6.5 Swede 98 Mauser

calebib

This has been a long term project of mine that I finally wrapped up today. It started life as a 1937 JP Sauer Mauser 98 built in 1937. I rebarreled it in 6.5 Swede after truing up the action a bit, lapping the lugs and the bolt ways. It now sports a modified Boyd's stock. I recontoured the entire thing; Bavarian style cheekpiece, stippled grip surfaces, dark walnut stain, glass bedded. It's been fitted with Williams sights and a Bold trigger. I can't wait to shoot it!

Farm Boy Deuce

Gorgeous rifle. You need to get an elk in front of it.

calebib

Thanks, I'm pretty pleased with it. I just hope it shoots as good as it looks.

Diver43

WOW its one beautiful rifle. :worthy:

Big Al1

VERY NICE! Nothing not to like about it, it's a Mauser!!

Jayhawker

Very nice...great departure from paint and plastic...I like it...a lot...

calebib

I failed to mention, it's got a brown Pachmayr recoil pad and I had the barrel engraved "Six Five Swede".

calebib

And an extended, teardrop bolt knob.

Elk creek

One Sweet rifle! You are talented!

USUFB

Oh wow!

Zee

Dang.

Thats the prettiest rifle I've seen in awhile.

NN

Beautiful

bhl2506

Damn nice work! Beautiful rifle.

BigDanS

me like a lot!

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Big Al1

I was going to mention the pad, I always liked the Old English.

calebib

Big Al1 wrote: »

I was going to mention the pad, I always liked the Old English.

I do think it's the appropriate style for this type of rifle. You get the look of the true Old English pads but a whole lot softer! When new, those things are rather hard. Vintage ones feel like they're made of oak.

Gene L

Nice! A great caliber, too.

rberglof

Good looking rifle, like the wood.

kansashunter

Very nice, I really like the color of the stock.

Big Chief

Very nice job you did.

I love the 6.5 Swede caliber. Mine are Carl Gustav circa 1900 and 1906 M-96s. One original and one with the bolt handle turned down/D&T fer a scope currently wearing MoJo peep sights.

Looking forward to a range report from you.

jbohio

Beautiful. Love it. It's good to see you building guns again.

Six-Gun

As usual, SUPERB work, Caleb. You need to get blood on that thing ASAP.

sakodude

Absolutely gorgeous. A battue type rear sight would have complimented the package nicely.

Sako

orchidman

Wow, I think I am in love again............... :drool2:

Hurry up with the range report........

ojr

Calebib, That looks really really good.
Bet it shoots very well

calebib

sakodude wrote: »

Absolutely gorgeous. A battue type rear sight would have complimented the package nicely.

Sako

Ive got an English commercial Mauser action Im going to build in .30-06 and a battue sight might be just the ticket for it. One of the inspirations for this gun is an informal competition I have with my dad and younger brother. We set a old flower pot out at around 500 yards and the first to break it wins. The catch is no rests and no optics but we do spot for each other.

sakodude

calebib wrote: »

Ive got an English commercial Mauser action Im going to build in .30-06 and a battue sight might be just the ticket for it. One of the inspirations for this gun is an informal competition I have with my dad and younger brother. We set a old flower pot out at around 500 yards and the first to break it wins. The catch is no rests and no optics but we do spot for each other.

Look forward to seeing that one when completed as well. I have lusted for a Sako battue model for years. They pop up now and then but unfortunatly well beyond my price point.

Sako

calebib

I need to source a rear sight like they use. I think I will email a fellow smith in Norway and see if he can score me one.

DanChamberlain

Very nice. 6.5 Swede is one of only two centerfire bolt gun calibers that interest me. The other is the .35 Whelen.

Big Al1

calebib wrote: »

Ive got an English commercial Mauser action Im going to build in .30-06 and a battue sight might be just the ticket for it. One of the inspirations for this gun is an informal competition I have with my dad and younger brother. We set a old flower pot out at around 500 yards and the first to break it wins. The catch is no rests and no optics but we do spot for each other.

I never heard of a Battue sight, so after a little research: Brownells has a Sako front sight, and from looking at the rear sight, maybe you could use rear sight rib from a #1 and fab an express sight for it!!

calebib

I think I have a quarter rib somewhere that I could modify.