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I suspect they machined the magazine as '06 is too long in my Swedes. I also suspect they did a heat treatment on the receiver as I had heard about the Kimbers. I remember reading an article on a custom m96 Charlie Sisk built in .243win, it took less than a handful of test rounds to have lug set back. I would stick to the 45,000 psi rule for safety, there are obviously valid reasons.

I asked a few questions, and got some answers. Stiga, a commercial sporting goods company in Sweden, took surplus M96 (model 38) actions and fitted them to a new barrel and sporter stock, usually it seems in 30.06. The quality of these rifles are good, though I have been unable to confirm whether the Stigas took unused or used surplus actions for the making of these rifles. Husqvarna sporters used fresh M38 recievers taken off the production line for military arms, or built commercial recievers that lacked the thumb cut on the left side of the reciever intended to aid loading with stripper clips. A further consideration with the Stigas are scope compatability. The bent bolt on these rifles in their normal configuration does not allow mounting of a regular scope. Many Swedish rifles including the Stiga were equipped with a side mounting system, though most of these rifles come without the original mount and have just a few holes in the side of the reciever to show for it. Another option that was commonly utilized by Swedish hunters was to install an Aimpoint sight (manufactured in Sweden), as they do not extend behind the top of the reciever where they would come into contact with the bolt handle. Fortunately, many Stigas have had their bolt handles modified in which case they can be scoped. You might also want to confirm the type of safety that they use, as some come with the original mauser type safety that might interfere with a scope, while others might have a modified or side safety installed for this purpose. The availability of Swedish firearms in North America stems from laws in Sweden that limits non-collectors from owning more than six longarms and ten pistols. Consequently, as the popularity of newer models and rifle calibres won the interest of Swedish hunters, many older bolt guns have become available for import. Asides from a common habit of marking stocks for every big game animal killed, and a tendency (among the Husqvarnas at least) to develop cracks in the tang of the stock, most of these rifles are in good shape. While the 6.5mm rifles have usually been shot a fair bit, rifles in the larger calibres (8mm, 9.3mm and 30.06) probably had no more than a box of ammo shot out of them each season they were used.

I was browsing this topic and remembered that the Swedes did rebarrel the M96 to 30.06 for their sporting market. I don't know what they had to do to the trigger guard to accept the length of the 30.06 round, but they did make it possible. Here's a link to browse, http://www.tradeexcanada.com/esquif2/index...table&gid=5

They should be a 6-48 screw in whatever length applies to your action. Try Midway or Brownell's or better still a local gunsmith to avoid mailing and S & H fees.

If I remember correctly the 7.62 x39 is actually a .311 caliber rather than .308! That insert scares me as someone will pull it and shoot .308 win or Nato probably with disasterous results.

Beautiful rifle, so fill in the details, who or how did you do the bolt handle (forged or cut and weld), what trigger are you using, who did the stock and checkering, the bottom metal has a hinged plate (steel or alum) (argie '09 or other)?

I have shot Elk with 270 win/150gr bullet, 30.06/165gr, 7mm rem mag/175gr, and 338 win mag/225gr. All my shots were at the 200 to 340 yd range. The 270 is the absolute minimum because bullet placement is really critical, this was actually an experiment as I wanted to see if Jack O'Connor's field experience was realistic. My recommendation is for 30.06 in non magnum chamberings, and 7mm rem mag in magnum. Use a well constructed bullet, an elk is a large, tough animal that can get lost in some miserable country very quickly with a poorly placed wounding shot. I have a Parker-Hale magnum action begging for a 338 win mag tube, and an IOB FN action that may go 35 whelen. I might take a hard look at 338.06 after reading some of these posts.

English and French are the official languages, however, go to Vancouver BC and Chinese and Punjabi are widely spoken and recognized when taking a Driver's license examination! Canada has a problem of imposing law and then the people resent it, for example, we are a Metric country yet if you take a BC ferry (a Gov't corporation) your vehicle is measured in feet. French was legislated upon us, the requirement in BC secondary schools was to have a second language, so people opted for German, Spanish, Punjabi, Russian, Chinese.. in other words passive resistance by complying but not the way the Gov't desires. Gun control is a Federally mandated statute, yet 7 of the 10 provinces and 2 territories will not enforce the law! Any law to be effective has to be widely accepted as a generally good idea, Canada has an uncanny knack of failing in this principle.

I did this swap on a Chilean '95 Loewe, I did not have to open up the bolt face. The rifle went into an old Fajen stock I had and I handloaded to the old '96 pressures (sub 45000 cup). I crowned the barrel, pillar and glass bedded the action. It proved to be a tack driver for a 110 year old action and a 60+ year old barrel and I will not give it up!

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I've been called Ringo most of my life, so I figured it was fitting to continue. I am always searching for the holy grail in accurate rifles and thought I found it in the 270 winchester, so I submitted Ringo270 and was rejected, so I changed letter case to ringo270 and was rejected, so I tried ringo338 and was accepted. I thought about ringo6.5x55 or ringo7x57, but it was bothersome to type.

I got a Boyd's stock a couple of weeks ago with the same problem. I had to relieve some of the wood around the recoil lug and redrill the rear screw to get proper alignment. I then had to relieve some of the inletting for the receiver to get the tang to position correctly in the stock. Even though I had a military action in a military stock I had to relieve the stock to get the front of the bottom metal to fit. Some stocks fit well after 10 minutes of adjustment, this one took an hour. Their sample military mausers differ from my real world mausers. I must note the stock is a second which I got for under $30, maybe you get what you pay for! http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/ringo338/4848004.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/ringo338/4848001.jpg

Fess up! What ya done this time?

The English will have to reconsider a lot of their "Liberal" laws and have to introduce legislation to plug some of the gaping holes!

It wasn't a smart move on Al Queda's part, all it does is unite and strengthen the resolve of the British people and their allies to fight terrorism.