Meet my new friend, The Swede.

calebib

No, not this guy...



This guy...



I just finished assembling it yesterday, it's all done except for the sling swivels and the grip cap which needs to be blued. It's an old 1937 JP Sauer 98 Mauser action, Adams & Bennet 1 in 9 twist barrel, Williams FP target rear sight and front ramp, Bold trigger in a modified Boyds walnut stock. I've wanted a 6.5 Swede for a while I've also been wanting a iron sights centerfire rifle so I figured I'd kill two birds with one stone.

Watcha think?

MileHighShooter

nicely done as always

sakodude

Nice work:up: 6.5 swede is on my list as well, it has always interested me as a mil-surp but in a custom, too sweet.

Sako

calebib

Thanks for the compliments, I can't wait to shoot it. I forgot to mention the barrel length, it's 24".

snake284

calebib wrote: »

No, not this guy...



This guy...



I just finished assembling it yesterday, it's all done except for the sling swivels and the grip cap which needs to be blued. It's an old 1937 JP Sauer 98 Mauser action, Adams & Bennet 1 in 9 twist barrel, Williams FP target rear sight and front ramp, Bold trigger in a modified Boyds walnut stock. I've wanted a 6.5 Swede for a while I've also been wanting a iron sights centerfire rifle so I figured I'd kill two birds with one stone.

Watcha think?

Just like all your other work, absolutely beautiful. Interestingly enough, I think we are on the same wave length on cartridges. You built a .257 AI, and so did I, well I had it built. You built a Sweede and that's my last Yugo project in mind. I think it's absolutely one of the very best 6.5s out there and there's some good ones no doubt.

calebib

sakodude wrote: »

Nice work:up: 6.5 swede is on my list as well, it has always interested me as a mil-surp but in a custom, too sweet.

Sako

I've always liked the milsurps too but in the 98 action I can seat the bullets way out and bump the pressures up a bit while I'm at it. I plan on using it as my doe rifle next year.

calebib

snake284 wrote: »

Just like all your other work, absolutely beautiful. Interestingly enough, I think we are on the same wave length on cartridges. You built a .257 AI, and so did I, well I had it built. You built a Sweede and that's my last Yugo project in mind. I think it's absolutely one of the very best 6.5s out there and there's some good ones no doubt.

Yeah, that seems to be the case. FYI, I just posted a hunt report in the hunting forum. My 257 AI helped me fill my mule deer tag.

shotgunshooter3

I have had this image of a gun in my head for years that I would want built, and I'll be damned if that isn't the closest to it I've ever seen.

Only difference is mine would have double triggers, and a high-polish blue... YOU SUCK!

calebib

Believe me, a double set trigger was a serious consideration that could still happen. I have a double set trigger that came with the 230 Ackley barreled action I bought a few months ago.

Gene L

That looks GOOD! I like those walnut, plain stocks on a target rifle and the lines are good.

shotgunshooter3

calebib wrote: »

Believe me, a double set trigger was a serious consideration that could still happen. I have a double set trigger that came with the 230 Ackley barreled action I bought a few months ago.

Now you're just teasing me...

snake284

Good for you. I figured the AI would do the trick and I think with heavy bullets it can do even bigger tricks. What a caliber.

calebib

BPsniper wrote: »

What do I think? I think you did exceptionally well for yourself. Very well done. I like it a lot.

Might I make one humble recommendation? Enony forend.

You have a black butt bad. That end is taken care of. You have a dark grip cap. Nicely done. The dark cross bolt caps are a very nice accent to the beautiful grain of the wood. The forend..............is bare and rather left out. Every other point had the dark accents but the forend looks out of place a little. I think a tasteful ebony forend, without spacer, would finish her off nicely.

My .02 and $5.48 will get you a coffee at Starbucks.

I've thought about it and now that it's done I think you're right. I need to swing by Rockler tomorrow anyways so I might pick up a chunk of ebony.

calebib

snake284 wrote: »

Good for you. I figured the AI would do the trick and I think with heavy bullets it can do even bigger tricks. What a caliber.

No kidding. It even shoots 1/2 moa while fire forming brass.

Big Chief

calebib wrote: »

No, not this guy...



This guy...



I just finished assembling it yesterday, it's all done except for the sling swivels and the grip cap which needs to be blued. It's an old 1937 JP Sauer 98 Mauser action, Adams & Bennet 1 in 9 twist barrel, Williams FP target rear sight and front ramp, Bold trigger in a modified Boyds walnut stock. I've wanted a 6.5 Swede for a while I've also been wanting a iron sights centerfire rifle so I figured I'd kill two birds with one stone.

Watcha think?

Very nicely done! I'll bet that sucker is a tack driver with 139/140 grain bullets. I love my Carl Gustav M-96 made in 1900.

BTW, I like "Hell On Wheels" too and I wish my Confederate friend would whack that Swede character, I don't like him much :devil:

calebib

Big Chief wrote: »

Very nicely done! I'll bet that sucker is a tack driver with 139/140 grain bullets. I love my Carl Gustav M-96 made in 1900.

I've been thinking about trying out the 140 grain Sierra Match King, a BC of .535!

Big Chief

Them 6.5s are long bullets and they shoot Moose over in Europe with them. Their standard is 139, but we in America make'm 140s to round them off, I reckon.

calebib

Another thing I forgot to mention, I epoxied a piece of 1/4" steel plate into the forend to reinforce it for offhand shooting using a GI style shooting sling. The sling swivel is threaded directly into the plate.

calebib

Big Chief wrote: »

Them 6.5s are long bullets and they shoot Moose over in Europe with them. Their standard is 139, but we in America make'm 140s to round them off, I reckon.

I have a good friend in Norway that hunts with a 6.5 quite a bit.

snake284

Mine wasn't quite that good, more like an inch
but after that it was tight.

snake284

That stock and blue job make it a beauty. The wood looks good enough to eat.

calebib

BPsniper wrote: »

What's your twist rate? Or, did I miss it somewhere?

1 in 9

Jeeper

:beer::beer: VERY nice!!!

Luis

snake284

That's just what I want to have built

Right there exactly. Except with my old eyes I need a scope. But the rest of it is exactly my vision of it. I love that wood and blue.

Gene L

I vote no on the forend tip. It looks great plain, would look tacky if you add a tip and don't checker it. Looks all business now, don't detract from it.

bisley

It's a lovely rifle - you have excellent taste.

It makes me wish I could still see good enough to shoot with iron sights.

Gene L

To me, it makes the rifle look unfinished. As is, it's "businesslike" and professional. Looks like a sniper rifle.

But I also acknowledge that taste is an individual thing and it does look pretty good. I put a forend tip on my Brno .22 Hornet because it had one originally, except it was PAINTED on...very disppointing. and I recently had a ebony V-wedge inserted into my LC Smith 0 grade, which had one originally but had been replaced with a maple one...gross.

calebib

BPsniper wrote: »

I'm no gunbuilder or artist. But there ya go. Best I can accomplish with paint.

Thanks for the mockup, I like the look. I think I know what I'll be doing this weekend.

NN

Right nice

shotgunshooter3

I think it'll look fantastic with or without the forend cap, for the record.

snake284

Iffin you're going to add one I like Paul's second example best.

However, If it's me and I added one, I'd make the joint straight and bevel the front.