HAWKEYESATX
Handloader
- Aug 15, 2016
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Hello everyone!
I wanted to share with you all that I have a Swedish Mauser back in my arsenal.
This one is an M38, with a 24 inch barrel.
It’s been over 20 years since I had my M1896 long rifle, with a 29 inch barrel. I wanted to finally get one yet again.
It’s the same quality craftsmanship that I remember!
This one will be a lot more handy, because it’s shorter, and the length of barrel this one has allows for more maneuverability.
When I had my M96, I did some of my best shooting with it. I even took it out prairie dog hunting several times, and was able to hit several from 200 m out to 350 m.
I even took it along to go coyote hunting.
One time, I took it out to target practice with 2 friends. We had set up beer bottles filled with water, on a rock pile, and they were a good 250m away.
My buddy had first go at the bottles, and steadied his Ruger M77 Varmint rifle in .22-250, and blew away his 4 bottles with ease.
The other said it was his turn, and grabbed his Caldwell Led Sled out, found a good spot, which took a while. It always did with him, because he had to have the latest in rifle rests, and the fanciest scopes, and he would brag about his prowess with his fancy new rifle and how well he could outshoot everyone that was in the shooting party. And Fotis, it isn’t you, but if you think about it, you might remember who I’m talking about.
Well, he got everything the way he wanted it, and in the meantime, I pulled my M96 out, and loaded it quietly.
I’m telling you, this guy took forever to even start squeezing his fancy new rifles trigger. By the time his shots were going to go off, I had already rested my arms across my buddies red and white Chevy Trailblazers hood, and shot the exact bottles this guy was looking at in his brand new, latest fancy gadget scope!
When he looked up, he thought my buddy had shot his targets with his .22-250. NOPE! It was me with my old military M96, using open sights, destroying what he should have shot.
His mouth dropped, and I could swear it hit the ground. He got flustered, and finally started whining that I was shooting everything he was aiming at. So, we let him have 3 tries to hit 3 bottles, and he couldn’t even do that.
Then I chambered 3 rounds and summarily shot what he couldn’t hit.
I could see the embarrassment on his face, and my buddy gave him the ribbing of his life all the way back to Cheyenne.
Well, enough of my story telling. I have pics below of my new toy below.
I just know I will get as much enjoyment out of her that I did my M96. And this time, I’m keeping it for the rest of my lifetime.
Hawk
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I wanted to share with you all that I have a Swedish Mauser back in my arsenal.
This one is an M38, with a 24 inch barrel.
It’s been over 20 years since I had my M1896 long rifle, with a 29 inch barrel. I wanted to finally get one yet again.
It’s the same quality craftsmanship that I remember!
This one will be a lot more handy, because it’s shorter, and the length of barrel this one has allows for more maneuverability.
When I had my M96, I did some of my best shooting with it. I even took it out prairie dog hunting several times, and was able to hit several from 200 m out to 350 m.
I even took it along to go coyote hunting.
One time, I took it out to target practice with 2 friends. We had set up beer bottles filled with water, on a rock pile, and they were a good 250m away.
My buddy had first go at the bottles, and steadied his Ruger M77 Varmint rifle in .22-250, and blew away his 4 bottles with ease.
The other said it was his turn, and grabbed his Caldwell Led Sled out, found a good spot, which took a while. It always did with him, because he had to have the latest in rifle rests, and the fanciest scopes, and he would brag about his prowess with his fancy new rifle and how well he could outshoot everyone that was in the shooting party. And Fotis, it isn’t you, but if you think about it, you might remember who I’m talking about.
Well, he got everything the way he wanted it, and in the meantime, I pulled my M96 out, and loaded it quietly.
I’m telling you, this guy took forever to even start squeezing his fancy new rifles trigger. By the time his shots were going to go off, I had already rested my arms across my buddies red and white Chevy Trailblazers hood, and shot the exact bottles this guy was looking at in his brand new, latest fancy gadget scope!
When he looked up, he thought my buddy had shot his targets with his .22-250. NOPE! It was me with my old military M96, using open sights, destroying what he should have shot.
His mouth dropped, and I could swear it hit the ground. He got flustered, and finally started whining that I was shooting everything he was aiming at. So, we let him have 3 tries to hit 3 bottles, and he couldn’t even do that.
Then I chambered 3 rounds and summarily shot what he couldn’t hit.
I could see the embarrassment on his face, and my buddy gave him the ribbing of his life all the way back to Cheyenne.
Well, enough of my story telling. I have pics below of my new toy below.
I just know I will get as much enjoyment out of her that I did my M96. And this time, I’m keeping it for the rest of my lifetime.
Hawk
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