The original purpose of the threading was to attach a blank firing adapter. Screw-on flash suppressors can usually be found for $15 or less. The muzzle end of the barrel on M-96 barrels is threaded. Velocity is around 2,592 fps in the M-96 rifle.
It fires the 6.5x55mm Swedish Mauser round, the most common surplus version of which is the 139-grain boattail bullet. The M-96 served the Swedish military until 1978, when it was retired. The Swedish M-96 Mauser was manufactured by Mauserwerke in Obendorf (45,000 from 1899-1900), Carl Gustaf in Eskilstuna, Sweden (517,277 from 1898-1927), and Husqvarna Vapenfabriks in Husqvarna, Sweden (20,000 dating from 1940). We have to see it for ourselves, so that’s just what we did. Needless to say, the bores are generally in excellent condition.īut careful testing of other surplus firearms has taught us not to put too much stock into the reputation of a given gun. If a soldier’s rifle was found to have a bad bore due to improper cleaning, the barrel would be replaced at the soldier’s expense.
Every rifle was tested for accuracy, and the rifles were inspected on an annual basis. Reason: All the parts are machined with tight tolerances. SOG is currently selling K-31s for $109, an amazing price considering some people have estimated that if the K-31 rifle was produced today, it would cost more than $2,000. SOG stocks 7.5 Swiss ammunition with non-corrosive Berdan-primed brass cases (196-grain match ammo) for $25.20 per 60 rounds or $192 for 480 rounds. Oddly, the Sweden-based Norma company is the only commercial producer of the 7.5 Schmidt Rubin (7.5x55mm) round fired in the K-31. Also affecting their popularity has been ammunition issues: The ammunition has been expensive ($30 to $40 for 20 rounds) and difficult to find. Less available have been the Swiss K-31 rifles, which until recently have been imported only in small numbers. (German K98 Mausers numbered more than 11,500,000.) Furthermore, the gun’s price may further increase because supplies seem to be drying up, partially because there were only 804,000 Swedish Mausers produced of all types. SOG is currently selling them for $169, or more than a three-fold increase in their value over that span. About six years ago, the M-96 was selling for $50. The Swedish M-96 Mauser has been imported to the United States in large numbers since the early 1960s. This is a prime indicator of a gun’s desirability, since it’s unlikely that shooters would spend extra money making a sorry gun not quite as sorry. In fact, these two surplus guns have spawned a healthy aftermarket industry for upgrading them into sporters. Due to their low cost and high quality, the Swedish M-96 Mauser and the Swiss K-31 have become popular with American gun owners.
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