The milsurp truck gun...

[mtngunr]

The kind where you can throw it in bed of truck to rattle around until needed.

I always wanted a Swedish M-94 carbine to butcher by ditching excess wood and bands, but, never could do that to one.

Then I found one at auction for $150 where somebody already did it, and where they upped the ante by cutting/forging flat/rewelding the turned down bolt handle...could have done without that last touch, but will say it is utterly snag free and gun lays flat on either side now, and never will prod back if a sling installed. It is missing the rear sight slide lock, but happily is zeroed at the BSZ and just fine for iron sight range, which is considerable in 6.5x55.

This is about the size of a 10/22 and a pound heavier, and my own idea of the come hell or high water brush gun.

Going by bore and metal condition and extension threaded to barrel, this was one of rougher ones imported in the early 1960s, no importer mark, and never any manner of collector-grade, before anyone considers slashing wrists on viewing. Strictly a utility gun which still outshoots most lever actions at 100yds, not to mention packing the mail.

 

[mtngunr]

Such truck gun use was quite common both in my youth when Rose's Dept Store sporting goods had wooden barrels crammed with cosmoline packed beater Mausers for $18ea, and even much later circa 20yrs ago when beater fencepost wood Turk Mausers flooded the market for $49, with 100rd bandoleers of really hot 1930s vintage Turk ammo for $5ea...many in both instances with cracked/broken stocks and same with guards, if there at all.

In both instances, I knew folk who bought them and then left them in bed of truck, sometimes with a spraypaint job to forestall rust, and others who figured blasting out rust from barrel would suffice. None of these were collectible , and only modern insanity/desperation has people paying insane high prices today for similar condition guns.

They were, and are, beaters...and perfect truck bed or barn guns...or action donors for a prettier gun.

 

[Bill_Long_Tan]

Such truck gun use was quite common both in my youth when Rose's Dept Store sporting goods had wooden barrels crammed with cosmoline packed beater Mausers for $18ea, and even much later circa 20yrs ago when beater fencepost wood Turk Mausers flooded the market for $49, with 100rd bandoleers of really hot 1930s vintage Turk ammo for $5ea...many in both instances with cracked/broken stocks and same with guards, if there at all.

In both instances, I knew folk who bought them and then left them in bed of truck, sometimes with a spraypaint job to forestall rust, and others who figured blasting out rust from barrel would suffice. None of these were collectible , and only modern insanity/desperation has people paying insane high prices today for similar condition guns.

They were, and are, beaters...and perfect truck bed or barn guns...or action donors for a prettier gun.

I like it

 

[RickN]

I would love to have something like it in 7mm Mauser.

 

[mtngunr]

I bought one of the Turk dogs to butcher and for $50 got 1000rds of ammo, rifle and ammo together totalled $100...

Cut the barrel back to 16", shortened wood, installed a front ramp and dovetailed blade, and dredged out a very small Lyman peep with a base the size of a postage stamp made for some long obsolete rifle, but when flipped around fit the right side of the rear bridge perfectly.

Took it to a shoot down in Texas where the handgun rage of the time was the .454 with pretty much everyone blasting away with rifle-like noise, and I cut loose with the hot milsurp ammo with its high noon 3ft diameter purple fireball as bright as a flashbulb pop and raising a dust cloud in front of my position...

I slowly realized there was no other .454 noise, and looked up to see everyone staring at me, and finally one experienced shooter yelled, "What the hell are you shooting, a 155mm?!".

 

[GnometownHero]

A Mod 94 Swede in good shape is worth a bunch of money now. I have always been on the look out for one but never lucky. Seemed like a perfect tree stand rifle
When I did my CMP qualifying shoot at Red Castle, the guy next to me had one and shot good groups with it.