Had some questions about Swedes and I am glad to answer any of them as best I can. Scandinavian countries took their firearms very seriously and still do today. Check out what Finland did with the Russian Mosin-Nagant rifles, after all. Sweden was the same way; their arsenal processes kept the rifles running in absolute tip-top condition. There are scores of M96s that were imported with brand new, unfired barrels. If you have an M96 that is not stamped 1, 2, or 3 in the bore condition segment on the stock disc, your rifle was exported with a new barrel.
As far as ammo goes...it's gone. Prvi makes some decent brass-cased stuff that can be reloaded though it does tend to heat the barrel up a bit. If you shop right you can pick that stuff up for about $12\20 though the rifles will do better with handloads. I have all the stuff to do it, but haven't yet.
Here's the 3 models, other than the M41 which was basically a Rolex'd out M96 with a scope.
M94 - 17.7" barrel
M38 - 24" barrel (either by Husqvarna in the early 40s or modified existing M96s)
M96 - 29" barrel (early ones by Oberndorf in Germany then Gustafs in Sweden)
As far as ammo goes...it's gone. Prvi makes some decent brass-cased stuff that can be reloaded though it does tend to heat the barrel up a bit. If you shop right you can pick that stuff up for about $12\20 though the rifles will do better with handloads. I have all the stuff to do it, but haven't yet.
Here's the 3 models, other than the M41 which was basically a Rolex'd out M96 with a scope.
M94 - 17.7" barrel
M38 - 24" barrel (either by Husqvarna in the early 40s or modified existing M96s)
M96 - 29" barrel (early ones by Oberndorf in Germany then Gustafs in Sweden)
Were you able to get the nose piece on your M94 to match the coloring of the rest of the metal, or did you leave it "as is"? I can't tell in the one pic.
