"I wish you could be here." Us too, Hickock, us too.

Yes, Sweden was neutral during WW2 but tens of thousands of Swedish M96's saw use in the Continuation War between Finland and Russia, a war which also saw 10,000 voluntary swedish soldiers fight the Red Army for under the Finnish flag. Not a hell of alot of soldiers in a war that saw the deaths of millions but served as a massive boost of morale for both Finland and Sweden, and ultimatly brought both our countries closer after the end of the war. Swedens best friend in the whole world is still Finland and I would argue that Finland's feelings are mutual. Happy too have family on both sides of the Bothnian Gulf.

@norseman5041

5 жыл бұрын

Try to go to Turku and say you are Sweetish…. LOL

@johnadams5489

5 жыл бұрын

@mtman2 Hitler had plans of taking Poland, invading the Ukraine, and taking as much of Russia as he could manage. Europe has been fighting over that land forever.

@loch70

5 жыл бұрын

@@norseman5041 Ive done that a couple of times. Great times. The thing you talking about is just talk.

@kingwacky184

5 жыл бұрын

@@norseman5041 So have I and I was greeted very well.

@majkstrand6332

4 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was one of those 10.000. Even though he was pretty far gone in dementia when I was old enough to remember him I still have and always had a lot of respect for him. Not that I knew anything about him and the war at that age, I thought all the pins and medals I played with was not real, but even when he was at the end of the road of both dementia and life he was a quiet, tough, fair and kind man. Later in life, when I realisead he was a war hero, my respect turned in to pride. I also have close relatives in Finland, even though none of them speak more finnish than they learned in school, since they all live on Åland. Swedes and Finns have in my experience a kind of a sibling love-hate relationship, just the way it should be. Respect is the key thing.

6.5 is excellent for moose hunting low recoil but still excellent stopping power.

@andycraig6905

3 жыл бұрын

Sectional density is no joke, same reason .30-30 is as effective as it is. Especially when the long projectiles begin to tumble.

@christiehopkins

3 жыл бұрын

Pay attention to the terminal ballistics of the bullet itself. The 140 grain Remington core-lokt work well for white tail deer, they expand quickly.

@terrymournahan8426

2 жыл бұрын

Great moose gun

Sweden has not been at war for 200 years but we have always had a long history at building great and interesting weapons. Greetings from Sweden and thanks for uploading this video.

@midsue

10 жыл бұрын

***** Yes you are right (stämmer bra det du säger). We have fighting abroad under UN United Nations mandate in different parts of the world, like Congo, Kosovo and Afghanistan. But not a single war on our own soul (ground) for 200 years (även om det var nära flera gånger under andra världskriget).

@AdurianJ

10 жыл бұрын

zoll z The last wars are more like colonial wars then anything ! The last real UN mission was in Bosnia, after that it's an extention of US foreing policy. And the US isn't a neighbor of Russia with no defence !

@midsue

10 жыл бұрын

***** True we have Nordic Battle Group and we do not longer have a real neutrality politics (only on paper this days, sadly because it has served Sweden's interest for a long time). But most operations abroad has been under United Nations mandate.

@AdurianJ

10 жыл бұрын

The Carl Gustav has 84mm caliber because the prototype was made from a gun at Boden's Fortress. The Caliber was found to be good enough so they kept it in the production version ! So in a sense the Carl Gustav is the embodiment of the will to defend Sweden! When the first Carl Gustav was purchased it was only 1000 rifles because the army wanted 3000 war tested Bazookas. Those didn't last long as they where completely inferior !

@MPI1000

10 жыл бұрын

RoMMeL1337ak47 Minor nitpick, but we adopted the M3 not in 1991 but 1986, hence the name m/86... I know that I shot one in 1988 (remotely). :)

Swedish Mauser? You sure? These were supposed to have used the best steel on the planet, I thought. They are famous for that fact.

@dick_richards

5 жыл бұрын

hickok45 Yes sir! You couldn't be more right. They sent their own steel to the manufacturer and demanded they use the Swedish steel for the rifles.

@ronalddunne3413

4 жыл бұрын

A short little bayonet came with mine- takes an edge like a razor! Both it and the rifle are Carl Gustav 1905 or thereabouts IIRC. The handle is basically a hollow steel tube that begs to be corked and used for a survival knife of sorts... Altho the blade may be a bit thin for such rugged use, IDK.

@bill154cub

4 жыл бұрын

The Swedes sent there steel to oberndorf so they could manufacture the Swede Mausers under contract. The Swedes made the finest steels in the world.

@bill154cub

4 жыл бұрын

The oberndorf Swede Mausers are dated 1899/1900.

@johnkorhonen2721

2 жыл бұрын

So you got a bayonet for it? I

I still use this in service as a Swedish Royal Guard!

@David123321

8 жыл бұрын

doktormusmatta Yes I do. But the m/96 and m/94 are very similar:)

@doktormusmatta

8 жыл бұрын

+Doomsday so have you seen any m/94s made by Mauser or just the Carl-Gustaf?

@David123321

8 жыл бұрын

doktormusmatta I have actually had the privilege to fire a m/94 not too long ago. It was a m/94 - 14 made by Carl Gustafs stads Gevärsfaktori.

@user-wb2wb5oz5c

8 жыл бұрын

+Doomsday I have one too but I don't know what model it is...

@doktormusmatta

8 жыл бұрын

El Javier what's the serial number?

The Swedish Mausers are my favorite non-US C&R rifles. 6.5x55 is a awesome cartridge, and arguably better than .30-06, and the Swedish Mauser is simply accurate and easy to shoot.

@davidhayes7596

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps arguably better than the.303 as well. But good luck with that one.

@Kashka67

Жыл бұрын

over 20yrs ago my ex gave me a swedish mauser he bought from a fellow trucker for $50. We went out in Los Angeles hills and I hit my targets always on the first shot. He had trouble hitting his target with his Mosin Nagant. I truly believe that the Swedish mausers are the most accurate version of mausers out there.

@generalgrievous147

Жыл бұрын

@@davidhayes7596 the 6,5 and 308 is much better then the 30-06

@davidhayes7596

Жыл бұрын

The 6.5 is a good round. In heavier bullets with sectional density it has taken many plus size big game animals and yet still retaining reali low recoil.

@hoffmiermp

8 ай бұрын

In some aspects, yes and others not so much. For distance yes due to the .264" bullets superior ballistic coefficient. The .30-06 can be pushed if using modern-day day bullets and not the junk ball ammo the Garands, 1903 variant, and the M1917 used back in the day. I wouldn't sleep on the .30-06 when using the 168 and 175 grain OTM/SMKs. I reloaded for all of them and have to say the 6.5 swede has the overall advantage. Imo, the caliber was the 6.5 creedmoor back in the day but more similar to the .260 Remington.

the sniper versions are called the m/41 and these where the best m/96 rifles that where fitted with telescopic sights in 1941-44 and used as sniper rifles untill the 1990's.

My favorite Mauser of all time. One of the best all-around hunting calibers, too. Beautiful rifles.

I love the subtle humor - 1917, that was a couple of years after I was around... 1898, just a little while before my time... I read up on the bolt - bet you didn't know I could read LOL. You'd make a great teacher, hickok.

@nunyabiihz8922

6 жыл бұрын

Andrew Durand He actually was a teacher lol

@alexshowalter7797

5 жыл бұрын

hickok was a teacher. english i believe.

@robertkraft1030

4 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍 . We have a 1908 and 1917 . Originally going to sporturise (?) mine but don't have the heart to do it . What a beautiful rifle . Thanks for the video

Excellent review. Thank you. The 6.5x55 has killed more reindeer and moose in The Nordics than any other cartridge.

@Gungeek

8 жыл бұрын

+Ade Larsen Well maybe 7.62x54r :D

@mikaelnaslund2964

8 жыл бұрын

+Ade Larsen Agree :)

@adelarsen9776

8 жыл бұрын

Ruben1994OL 6.5x55 = Dinner. Tasty meat, bbq and stew. And moose burgers too.

@mtyemti

8 жыл бұрын

+Ade Larsen Like beef, but healthier.

@adelarsen9776

8 жыл бұрын

Mike Young yes, reindeer, moose and whale are much healthier than regular beef but I still love regular beef. Cheers and happy new year. :-)

Greetings from Sweden. We make some pretty good weapons, don't we? ;D

@robertm3049

5 жыл бұрын

Yes you do, I have one of each of those in my collection they are a fine bolt action. I bought mine years ago the value has gone up significantly they are getting hard to come by.

@cs-rj8ru

5 жыл бұрын

Sweden did make some good firearms....But does Sweden make any firearms now?

@JonteTheMan1

5 жыл бұрын

@@cs-rj8ru Firearms, canons, grenades and military vehicles. Relative to Sweden's GDP & capita production and export is very high.

@cs-rj8ru

5 жыл бұрын

@@JonteTheMan1 I wasn't referring to military/defense munitions and heavy ordnance etc. I was commenting on small arms. Other than the FNC Based rifle Sweden issues to it's troops, what other small arms are made there? Have you been to any gunshop in Sweden and seen any new Made in Sweden hunting rifles, pistols or shotguns for sale?

@HermanCrantz

5 жыл бұрын

c s we make the AT4 and redpoint sights for the US army, tec9 is also a Swedish gun...

When I was a kid (early 70s) this was the best budget deer rifle to be had. They were cheap and available and so was the surplus ammo. People at that time had no idea what a hi quality product for a cheap price they had access to.

@II__argo__II

Жыл бұрын

I just purchased one, partially with the intention of taking it hunting with my grandfather next year. Not having a scope will be a new challenge for me, but if my grandfather can hunt for 70 years and never use a scope, I can learn too.

@theboycheef841

8 ай бұрын

​@@II__argo__IIcurious how much you paid for it. I'm looking to pick one up but they've gone up in price considerably.

I love that He knows about the United Kingdom of Norway and sweden at the time.

@SwedishEmpire1700

8 жыл бұрын

+Rickard Larsson Prob read up about it for the episode

@SyndicateBrink

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it put a smile on my face

@yeahbee8237

7 жыл бұрын

he is a former history teacher IIRC

@DNchap1417

7 жыл бұрын

And am American no less... in a country that's very ignorant about history, he is a shining beacon... it's shocking that many a young lad hereidealise things like Communism despite the widely documented atrocities...

@MrYendorGaul

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah Bee What school is that, if I may ask?

about 45% of the reason I watch most of your videos I because I like the guns themselves. the other 55% is because I love hearing about the history in detail xD

@joshseth7190

5 жыл бұрын

nuget102 amen

6.5x55 Swedish benefits: Quiet as a non suppressed cartridge Powerful for its size Low recoil Smooth firing Simply the early 6.5 Creedmoor

@anderspersson7084

5 жыл бұрын

Good at longer distances with it's flat trajectory, and a little strange it's not as sensitive if it hit some branches before hitting the target you have to go up to a heavy 9x53 to find a less sensitive calibre, atleast thats what I seen hunting Moose and what people I hunted with also think.

@Demobius

4 жыл бұрын

The carbine model was pretty loud. It would really bark, much louder than most large caliber rifles.

@6h471

4 жыл бұрын

Outperforming the 6.5 Creedmoor 116 years before the Creedmoor existed, and still doing it today.

@georgefloydspaceshuttlepro1839

2 жыл бұрын

@@Demobius too bad they don't make a long barrel full stock mannlicher style for it. Seems like the carbine gives up a little too much velocity

@Demobius

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgefloydspaceshuttlepro1839 They did. The carbine was only issued to ski troops. Regular infantry got a long barrel rifle.

I love my M96! Happened to find a clean model with triple crown branding. Awesome accuracy, flat trajectory like a .270, but with the impact energy of a .308. 99.99% perfect!

Dear youtubez and Hickok, I... I have an addiction. To bolt guns. Nothing better than wood n steel. Well, Hick, I see you have reviewed the greats: The Springer 03, K31, Enfield, M96, 98k, and almost all of the Mosin variants..... EXCEPT the Finnish M39!!! Come on man, you gotsa jump on an M39. IMO by farrr the best Mosin variant. I absolutely love my Sako. Cheap (Yes actually cheap. relatively of course) to shoot, super accurate for a milsurp probably due to the almost untouched bore mine has. AND the history behind the Finn M39!! I know u love history Hickok

@grenmoyo3968

6 жыл бұрын

Cheap to shoot not cheap to buy. Not anymore anyway

@spektr540hemi

6 жыл бұрын

Finnish M27 and M28 also!

As a Royal Dragoon in the Swedish army I had a m/94 Carbine, mine was original batch purchased from Mauser and was stamped Waffenfabrik Oberndorf 1897, pretty amazing that it still was in such a good shape.

This was the gun used by the home guard and the home guard youth when I was 15 years in 1990. We shot thousands of rounds. I still have a bucket of loading clips saved. Love your videos! 🇸🇪🇺🇸

@Husabusaren

Жыл бұрын

får man köpa några laddramar av dig?

I just got too say that I really appreciate your videos and the gun information you provide, Hickok45.

I love this rifle. I bought mine back in mid 1990s at gunshow for $80-90. It has been my deer rifle ever since. Accurate and no scope to fog up. Always fills my deer tags with just one bullet. Knock on wood.

The workmanship on the Swedish Mausers make top of the line, custom made rifles today look like child's play. Mine was produced in 1904, and I bought it for $49.95 back in the mid-1980s. It looks like it was produced yesterday and I absolutely love it.

Its funny that Hickock mentions a lighter load of the cartridge as "varmint" round. Here in Sweden the 6,5x55 is the most used cartridge for moose hunting :) That said im not downing hickock nor swedish hunters, if you hit where your supposed to the 6,5x55 packs a punch

@stefanjohansson6670

9 жыл бұрын

Det går jaga allt från Orre till Älg med en 6,5x55. En av de bästa kaliber som finns.

@grenmoyo3968

6 жыл бұрын

So then its good for varmints of the two legged variety?

@Sectoidzor

5 жыл бұрын

高恩太 The best

@anthonykaiser974

4 жыл бұрын

Very versatile cartridge.

This is the weapon I used during my military service in 1976. Very accurate. I still have some ammo left and the clip that was used to speed up the loading. The bullet is pointed and silver-colored. It is marked underneath with a 5 and an 8 plus letter K.

"any ammo is expensive now days", 2013. Bwahahaha!

@knuckledustaz

2 жыл бұрын

2022 be like “hold my beer”

Also, for those curious about this round, It fits into a long action designed for a .30-06/.270/.300WM, the same bolt can be used (in some cases very minor polishing of the bolt face may be necessary). So for instance a Remington 700 in .270, with a worn out barrel, can be re-barreled to 6.5x55 with a 1:8 twist, with no other work, for an exceptionally accurate, low recoil, darned near perfect deer/boar/elk/moose rifle. The 6.5x55 even works in .270/.30-06 magazines, and even .300WM magazines with some minor massaging. The round really does love long barrels (28 inches is considered optimum, but 22-24 is more common) and slow burning powders. Keeping muzzle velocity at or below 3000 fps avoids "burning" barrels, and is more than enough for hunting with these long bullets.

ladies and gentlemen, we just witnessed history: a mauser action rifle malfunctioning.

@kingwacky184

Күн бұрын

Sorry for the late reply but that was not the weapon malfunctioning it was him not open it far enough and try to close the bolt again.

My father owns a old "Waffenfabrik Mauser Oberndorf" model 1896 made in Germany in 1900. It still has the unit disk original to the rifle, not the bore-grade disk seen on both of hickok's rifles. only about 40,000 (7%) of all m96 rifles were made in Germany i found out , which is pretty neat! It would be more of a collectors item, but my Dad did not know the rifles value 25 years ago when he decided to have the gun's bolt bent and a scope mount put onto the rifle (professionally) due to how accurate he found the rifle. Truely a spectacular rifle, and a fantastic video Hickok45! Thank you for the information you have provided, and with the information you continue to provide!

@hickok45

8 жыл бұрын

+Sean McDermott Thanks. This is one of my very favorite rifles of all time.

@marcusmcintire6683

6 жыл бұрын

Sean McDermott I have one made in 1899! Did a trade for mine, best trade I ever made.

@brandonbentley8532

5 жыл бұрын

I envy you!

husqvarna makes everything and i mean everything

@Handles-Suck-YouTube

9 жыл бұрын

RIfle, scissor or lawnmover, maybe even a dishwasher? We've got you covered!

@Mutant1988

9 жыл бұрын

Friendly Fire Gaming They make excellent Chainsaws.

@tobytwokenobi

9 жыл бұрын

Mutant1988 They also make sewing machines!

@Handles-Suck-YouTube

9 жыл бұрын

They also make robot lawnmowers, not just regular ones!

@chikitabowow

9 жыл бұрын

tobytwokenobi And they used to make motorcykles as well.

hickok45 this could be your best video ever! thanks for uploading this

Hi Hickok. Hi John. Just took my 1921 C.G.,6.5x55 all original, target rifle out for the first shots today. Absolutely a dream to shoot. Now, I have a 6.5mm, a 7mm, and an 8mm, Mauser. The 6.5 and 7mm are all original, numbers matching guns, but the 6.5 is an almost immaculate firearm. Life IS good! Thanks for all you guys do. P.S. My Hickok45 marathon was a great way to spend New Year!

Nice video sir. Bye the way, I´m from Sweden and I have two Husqvarna rifles. One is a 8X57 and one 6,5X55 and both are nice rifles

@Minelli2012

9 жыл бұрын

Ja, väldigt ofta. Flera hundra tusen...

@sxs5082

7 жыл бұрын

Minelli2012 Ja Husqvarna gevär är mycket bra nej? De känner sig också väldigt trevliga att hålla. God dag.

@grenmoyo3968

6 жыл бұрын

Take any moose with the 6.5? :p

@terrymcnaughton6915

5 жыл бұрын

What do you think of ag42b?

My grandpa just gave me one made in the Mauser factory in Germany in 1901 I was blown away by how accurate it is. Fun to shoot fairly hard hitting and very low recoil. At 59 to 100 yards it did as well as my high dollar at-15 style rifle chambered in 6.5 Creedmore 117 years old and still able to match the newest top of the line stuff in accuracy at least speed not so much but still impressive.

My 1905 Carl Gustafs Mauser is one of my favorite rifles, nice to see a good video demonstrating what a fine piece of engineering it is.

Wild Bill, you just cover everything so well. It's like sitting with a cup of coffee next to you at the table. Love this.

Great rifle, I have a 1943 Husqvarna M/1938 (Type II). Love shooting it. I also hand load for a friends Tikka T3 in 6.5x55. Just shows how the popular calibre is still for modern sporting arms.

This cartridge was years ahead of its time. One of my favorites. If you handload, you can get incredible performance running it through a modern rifle.

@User_Brandon

Жыл бұрын

What modern rifles are chambered in 6.5x55 Swede? And what year made would be the first year considered “modern”? I know Husqvarna made the 1600 and 1900 in the 50’s and 60’s but are there newer guns? Thanks

Thanks Hickock. A lovely rifle. I was spoiled growing up spotting the Carl G Mausers. Took my first moose with one. Plenty powerful and fantastic long range when needed.

Thank you hickok45 I have 1902 Carl Gustafs I bought at a gun show 20 years ago for $99.. All numbers match. Stock wood is just as clear and beautiful as the one you are demonstrating here. It is metered for 140 grain bullet, so I reload it with 140 grn. Nosler partition. It takes mountain mule deer, and plains prong horn. 1" groups all day long @ 100yds. I like WW2 battle arms...This is my very favorite. It will go to the grave with me.

As a swede it´s always fun to se out stuff featured around the world. Got a 1907 rebuilt to a Competetion/target, called CG 63 Competition. REALLY sweet shooter, grandpa competed alot with it back in the day, think he also used it when helping Finland in WW II.

"We'll see if we can hit the plate with it ..." Dong! You tease ...

Thanks Hickok45 for uploading this video, greetings from Sweden.

Europeans were on the cuspid of cartridge development in the late 1800s and early 1900's. Peter Paul Mauser was equivalent to our John Moses Browning in innovation that brought smokeless powder into the 20th Century. Excellent engineering and innovation. War time innovation brings optimization of current technology and metallurgy. There is a sweet spot in the historical aspect of development where function meets modern technology. Those are timeless produced designs. Rifles like this will never be produced again. They're Gold.

I have some of those wooden bullets I'll shoot in my Swedish Mauser one day. Didn't they use some sort of barrel attachment when they fired the wooden bullets, or did they just shoot them as you would normal ammo?

@MagnusPedersen

Жыл бұрын

There is a barrel attachment, I have one for my for my swedish mauser, a CG from 1899.

@drewbebe8427

9 ай бұрын

Yes My 1906 paid $70 for it is threaded to the wooden bullet schedder! I would hat to think those threads couldn't be used for a suppressor!???

@tordjohnsen6941

9 ай бұрын

the threads are 15x1mm.@@drewbebe8427

Wow, beautiful rifle! Action at a distance at it's best! That's very interesting. It goes right through the cinder block where as the 8mm shatters it. It must be the extra velocity!

That bolt and bolt handle is a work of art! I love the flutes on the handle.

I bought 2 of these rifles after I watched this video. What a great rifle. Thank you , Hickok.

The gun store by my house has one of these for 700$ but it's real good condition and all cleaned up nice. I'm going to buy it this weekend.

@riffraff9000

8 жыл бұрын

+Robby47 Did you pick up that rifle?

@Zop3Q

8 жыл бұрын

+Robby47 It's kinda funny actually, you can buy m96's for between 50 to 200 dollars here, but they don't sell very well so they just ship them to the US and sell them for a huge profit

@davidvonkarlsson

8 жыл бұрын

Guess because we have a limit of how many weapons a hunter can have., you only want the rifles you REALLY need

@SonsOfLorgar

6 жыл бұрын

David Karlsson Also because the market is flooded with them, every hunter that enjoy them already owns one. That's what happens when an obsolete military rifle in sufficient numbers to arm almost 1/8th of the population in case of mobilization gets decomissioned by public sale...

"you didn't know I could read, did you?" hahaha I love hickok

@anthonykaiser974

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you'd think he was a middle school English teacher. Oh, wait...

I am very envious that you get to handle and shoot so many great guns.... what a great job !!

Thanks for sharing. You provided good information for my M96 1916 Carl Gustav 6.5x55 rifle. It's one of my favorite milsurp rifles.

I have a Husqvarna swedish mauser :D but its chambered in 9,3x62 mm. Btw the 6.5x55 is popular because of its relative fast speeds and low bulletdrop, that makes it perfect for hunting at longer ranges.

@satan749

9 жыл бұрын

niice

@neffing8873

9 жыл бұрын

Me to

@ricardo3760

9 жыл бұрын

Cool, they are sweet

@mooneyes2k478

9 жыл бұрын

***** Ummm...no. No, you really don't. What you have is a Husqvarna rifle. It just so happens to be chambered in a German-made(originally, that is) calibre. The Swedish Mauser is, specifically, German 1893 rifles, either German-made or made on license in Sweden, and chambered in 6.5x55. If it's not a 1893, and/or it isn't chambered for the 6.5x55, then it isn't a Swedish Mauser. Incidentally, while the 9.3x62 was designed to work in the 1898 Mauser rifle, it isn't a Mauser round, per se.

@ricardo3760

9 жыл бұрын

Well mine isn't, i have the 1640, but there is some with the M96 and M98 action, and that is kinda a Mauser..

I used to shoot that swedish mauser in "hemvärnet" (dont know how to translate that) and I taught I had a good aim but damn.... This guy can aim!

@henriklundstrom4543

9 жыл бұрын

hemvärnet= the national guard

@FredoftheNorth

9 жыл бұрын

Henrik Lundström Hemvärnet = Homeguard

@henriklundstrom4543

9 жыл бұрын

Hemvärnet,, nationella skyddsstyrkorna

@heikkiroden3678

8 жыл бұрын

+Bobban me to (hemvärnet) as a youth .. a love affair that had it´s reunion this spring now 49 years old ... i bougt one M38 1944 Husqvarna an using it for roedeer hunting ... my bad Eyes made me to put on a scout-sight 2-6x32 (simmons) in the rear sight slot and its a tack driver... :)

I learned target shooting using my father's Mauser rifle. It was extra-fitted with an aperture sight, otherwise it was all original parts. It was marvellous - just after a little practising I could place 5 rounds "bulls-eye" at a target distance of 200 meters (218 yds)! That gave me a lot of confidence, both in myself and in that remarkable rifle...

Mr.hicko45 I have to salute you from Canada...of all the shooting videos I watch on youtube you have got to be the best, most informative, great voice, on firearm discussions. Thanks for all the great videos.

Would you say this channel is kid friendly? my little brother wants to see

@elijahaitaok8624

5 жыл бұрын

yup

@andrewtisdale4186

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely family friendly.

@leoastner888

4 жыл бұрын

Manfred if you live in America..

@Thegoatquan

4 жыл бұрын

No

Damn, I wish I hadn't traded mine!

I inherited one of these and have been dying to learn more about it and get it to the range. What a cool rifle!

Man I can watch your videos all day. I just got into shooting and your videos make me really wanna get deeper into it.

Finest in viking engineering.

6.5x55 is what I hunt moose with here in sweden, comfortable to shoot

@adelarsen9776

8 жыл бұрын

+theunknown2142 is that allowed in Sweden ? Don't you need a 30 calibre for moose ?

@theunknown2142

8 жыл бұрын

+Ade Larsen There is no other caliber that has bagged as much moose in Sweden as 6.5x55, and yes it's legal, it comes down to what ammunition you use

Many many years ago, I had one of those. I believe it had been won by my local rifle years even earlier. It had the round brass marker on the butt/stock, stamped by the master gun smith at Karl Gustafs Stads Vapen Fabrik, showing that this gun was top of the line. I had a peep hole site installed and at the age of 16 (after we were no longer allowed to rest the gun on a sand bag but rather support it with our left arm) I scored 97 out of 100 at 200 metres. Fantastic gun

I've always heard that the 6.5 is an absolute pleasure to shoot and at the same time a really lethal cartridge. Love the video

we still use wooden bullets for training

Husqvarna was founded an arms factory (including rifles) in 1689 (and did help sweden win many battles against the mentally unstable danes;)

@marcusmidtiby2157

7 жыл бұрын

we Danes are not that mentally unstable :-) love the 6,5x55, very good at geting meet on the table

@jerryw6699

7 жыл бұрын

some of you are

@oljefri

7 жыл бұрын

haha just joking,got nothing against our neighbour ;)

@BobSaint

5 жыл бұрын

That's Scandinavia for You. I've got a pretty good idea how the conversation would continue if You two were from Balkans.

Thanks for the video. I just picked one up yesterday. With short barrel all matching numbers. In excellent condition turned down bolt two positions safety without the part for dry firing with the leather. It's a carl Gustav made.

Thanks Hickok45...another great vid. I reload mine with Barnes 120gr Tipped Triple Shock. Same hole at 100yds on a good day for me is the norm. Less than an inch at 300yds with my Swift 6-18x50. Haven't stepped it out beyond that yet. But look forward to seeing what it can do. Two whitetail kills so far. Not at a long distant, both just under 160yds. Both DRT. Love this gun. Keep up the good work, and again thanks !

Haha, a weapon that comes from my country! ^^

I would really like to see you do a video about the Ag42 Ljungman...

@mysticprophecy5395

7 жыл бұрын

Mikael Larsson model B

@hfl7393

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Ag42B! :)

@masonhaggerty186

6 жыл бұрын

Id kill for the Ljungman

@randyphillips2263

5 жыл бұрын

The Ag42 Ljungman is a nice rifle, very nice. It is one of mine that will be the last to go when I have to start downsizing.

@terrymcnaughton6915

5 жыл бұрын

@@randyphillips2263 hi, what ammo do you use in ag42?

Awesome video, as I understand it the ballistics are almost identical to the .260 Rem. Thanks for all these videos. Always subbed and keep up with the vids but it never fails im searching for a gun and doin research the boom you have a video on it that I haven't seen yet or Atleast not in a while. Keep up the awesome work sir!

I have both a 1896 and a 1938 that I have had for over thirty years. They are excellent rifles and the workmanship is outstanding!

Any chance you'd be able to get an AG-42b Ljungman to do some shooting with? That would be pretty sweet.

The 6.5 Swede is a really good round,I don't think there are many Swedish Mausers around any more,unfortunately.

@FredDude27

10 жыл бұрын

***** I dont blame 'em :)

@Viktoriskane91

10 жыл бұрын

***** That and the Swedish Military still have several of them as ceremonial rifles at the royal Castle. Carl Gustaf and Husqvarna produced approximately 553 000 ''Swedish Mausers'' and Carl Gustaf rebuilt like 55 000 orignial Mausers.

@wille1811

10 жыл бұрын

Fredrik Häll och där var du igen..haha

@larryreno8293

6 жыл бұрын

I have a m94. All matching numbers

I had the privilege of firing one of those while in the Swedish Royal Navy, absolutely gorgeous weapon.

Thanks for reviewing the 96 - it is a pretty damn special weapon. Awesome videos...you make me laugh every time.

We swedes now what we want and how to improve like when we bought the Leopard II already the best tank in the world but we made it even better in terms of efficiency. Another example is the AK5 that's based on the belgian FN FNC but we totally improved it. And then we developed the AK5-C which is a whole new gun basically and better in every single way. We don't have the quantity so we need quality and swedish standards are pretty damn high.

@oSaloFIN

9 жыл бұрын

Roffel Swagman If AK5C is so good, why other militaries in the world are not interested about it?

@Kojak0

9 жыл бұрын

salo Nevermind him - he is plain and simply wrong. The FN FNC is indeed used by several countries (not as many as the ones using guns from the AK or M16 family however), but the improvements just makes that gun more expensive. Better then to purchase the FN FNC and make your own modifications. Or, as the Finns did: they bought the AK from Russia and modified it into a lighter and slightly better version of the weapon, first the RK62 and later the RK95. But that isn't exported either, for the same reasons. That said, neither the Finnsih RK62 or 95 or the Swedish AK5c are so good they are above a lot of other games of the same class.

@Kojak0

9 жыл бұрын

MetricButtload It's not ours - Ikea is a mulitnational corporation with its seat - I think - in the Netherlands. The only Swedish about it is its roots and its founder.

@shietnewfeature.delethethis

9 жыл бұрын

Perkeleen hurri

@DragoneSlayerX

9 жыл бұрын

Roffel Swagman have you used the Ak 5C? It's shorter and somehow heavier than the original Ak 5.It sucks.

I almost hate to say this, but your jokes about your age are hilarious. You say them as if you are 100% serious. ..

I've got a step down barrel Mauser 98, syn stock 6.5x55. LOVE it ! I reload 120 grain Barnes Tipped Triple Shock. Taken 2 elk a half dozen mule deer, and several whitetail with it. It's the second most accurate rifle in my collection. Put a friend of mines 6.5 Creedmoor to shame. LOL........Anywho, another great vid Hickok45. There's Wikipedia for info, which is "so-so" and then there's Hickok which is dead on. I learn something new every time watching this Legend.

A really nice gun to shoot with. My grandpa got the M96 model for being in the swedish army during WW2. Felt just amazing to finally be able to try one out. our fine guns made in Husqvarna and eskilstuna is one thing to be proud of.

This rifle looks like if Mosin nagant and Kar 98k mix

of course you would like that gun :p its swedish haha

I know I'm well late to the party, but I've had my 1915 m/96 for about 10 years, and I have my grandpa's 1896 Krag-Jorgensen (yeah, I know, the irony) for a few years now. It was a lot of fun to stumble across this video as my husband is a big fan of yours. We took our second eldest to the States last year, and out of all of my dad's rifles, mine was her favorite, lol!

My grandfather was one of them who modified the m/1939 to gevär m/1940, kaliber 8x63mm.

i am form sweden too yeey

@XxThEImPxX

9 жыл бұрын

its you! i remember you from the i just want to be cool video, what a small world

@floppa98

9 жыл бұрын

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@floppa98

9 жыл бұрын

Lucas Lucas no i am famouse for kill alot player on rolbox and many view on i funny games

@floppa98

9 жыл бұрын

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@floppa98

9 жыл бұрын

learn how speake sweadish

Wait, 1917 was a few years after you were born??? So your near 100? Nice!

@warhero296

10 жыл бұрын

He's being sarcastic...

@FokkerAce1917

10 жыл бұрын

You must be new to this channel lol

@madman2u

10 жыл бұрын

warhero296 Maybe he's dyslectic, a common trait is that you don't get sarcasm easily enough.

@warhero296

10 жыл бұрын

madman2u Beats me...

6.5x55Swedish is a Fantastic Cartridge. The M96 is a damn fine handling Rifle, I enjoy it very much!

This is a beautiful rifle, I fired this rifle all the time when i was in FBU(frivillig befälsutbildning) was awesome. That is a beautiful rifle and very easy to use. great aim, low recoil, a perfect training weapon

Husk-ah-warna xD

SWEDEN YES!

great review ,, thank you :) i have 1 of each . a 1917 Gustave 96, sporter conversion . and a 1942 Husquvarna 38 in fullwood 1st grade condition.. beautifull genuine piece with matching numbers all though. ( surprized me to see every individual piece stamped with the serial numbers. ) (( my understanding,, "stamped" denoted genuine factory fittings, rather than engraved replacement pieces )) both shoot realy well..The 38 groups under inch at 100 yrds. love this rifle and calibre. Thanks again, for showing these beautiful swedish precision rifles

Nothing better than seeing the intricate, extremely well machined, with high end steel, old milsurps. Never really got into Milsurps till I bought my K-31. Now I'm looking everywhere for one of these in great shape, a Finnish Nagant. And a couple more. Just something about shooting them, and just seeing how well made they are for their time. Expensive hobby, but very fulfilling.

Heja Sverge :>

@henriklundstrom4543

9 жыл бұрын

vad hände med i:et i sverige?hehe

@greztasnzed8423

9 жыл бұрын

Jäkla skit det där med gramatik, jag går på engelsk skola ,så det sabbar min svenska lite här o där ;)

@henriklundstrom4543

9 жыл бұрын

Lugnt

@AwesomeCake5986

9 жыл бұрын

Henrik Lundström därför har vi svegelska (O-o)b

You were born before 1917?????

@GamezGames19

8 жыл бұрын

His humor

Greetings from France, awesome video, love these old mausers, thanks for sharing

My dad has a 6.5x55 swedish mauser it was my papa's before he passed away. Now 17 years later I was disappointed to never meet him I hear stories all the time about him.

just bought my own M96 and what a great shooter. Over a 1Euro per round you shoot. What a beautiful weapon

I have a Swedish '96 made in 1908 at the Carl Gustav "Faktori" I love shooting it! Hickok, Many thanks for your great videos!

hickok45, I've owned the M38 1942 for many years collecting ammo as I found it. It is one of the best iron sight guns I've ever owned. I grew up in Tennessee and live four miles from Friendship, Indiana so if you come up let me know, we have a great range here, be glad to take you around. I enjoy all the videos.

Thank you for a very nice video, brought back memories of when i used to shoot a K98 with the HvU, a gun that i found to be very pleasant and very accurate considering the gun i used was close to a century old at that point, having seen much use it could still put 5 rounds through a single hole at 150 feet.