Help I.D. a Carl Gustaf?

pwp · November 28, 2005, 01:42 PM

My Nephew gave me a Carl Gustaf Swedish rifle this weekend and I would love to find a site that will help me I.D. what model I have. It's a 308 caliber and the only markings I can find other than a serial # are the words "Carl Gustaf Stad 1905". Bolt action with the 180 degree safety...and the stock resembles a monte carlo with a raised cheek. The stock is in very good shape which makes me wonder if it might not be the original. No, there is no circular stamp in the stock like some website photos show.
Anyone able to help point me toward some info on this freebie?
It just needs a good cleaning

UltimaThule · November 28, 2005, 02:53 PM

A .308 with a monte carlo stock? From your remarks about the stock, I think you have been looking at military rifles. I'm guessing this is a modern civilian production hunting rifle, a model 1900 or 2000 maybe - I think that's the model numbers, I don't really know anything about them. I have fired one or two, nice trigger IIRC, but that about exhausts my knowledge on the subject...

49hudson · November 28, 2005, 05:27 PM

It seems from your description you have a m-96 military rifle, which has been converted to a sporter.
For more info go to www.gunboards.com.

pwp · November 28, 2005, 07:46 PM

Thanks for the response..a picture might help..if you have something else to help me I.D this one, please let me know....thanks everyone

Jim Watson · November 28, 2005, 08:08 PM

This is a sporterized '96 model Swedish Mauser. Looks pretty fair, a step above the usual Bubba job, probably done when surplus rifles were cheap and nobody cared how well they would shoot GI.
.308 is a higher pressure round than 6.5x55 but the Swedes were well made of good material. Kimber raised money for their new plant by doing similar.

tINY · November 28, 2005, 08:41 PM

Yep, that definately was a M96 at one point.

If it shoots well, it'll be dead reliable for hunting.....

-tINY

pwp · November 28, 2005, 08:47 PM

Worth anything?

Jim Watson · November 28, 2005, 09:03 PM

Not to me.

rbernie · November 28, 2005, 09:55 PM

Clean unaltered Gustafs are selling for $300 and up locally. Sporterized versions are worth only what the local market will bear for unknown quality (meaning low cost) generic bolt action rifles. Figure that you could probably sell it for $200 easily, for $250 with some work, but you'd probably not break $300 unless you found just the right buyer and the rifle had a clean fresh bore, Timney trigger, etc.

Sako 75 · November 29, 2005, 01:05 AM

http://www.gunboards.com/forums/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=41

High Planes Drifter · November 29, 2005, 11:56 AM

There should be a year stamped on the top of the bolt housing. What year was that one made? My Carl Gustaf was made in 1898; excellent rifle I might add.

pwp · November 29, 2005, 03:31 PM

The only date I see is right under the Carl Gustaf name...1905...I found a good web site that gives detailed photos on how to disassemble for cleaning, which it needed badly...It's like a new puppy....am already becoming attached to it.

November 28, 2005, 01:42 PM	#1
pwp Member Join Date: January 9, 2005 Posts: 26	Help I.D. a Carl Gustaf? My Nephew gave me a Carl Gustaf Swedish rifle this weekend and I would love to find a site that will help me I.D. what model I have. It's a 308 caliber and the only markings I can find other than a serial # are the words "Carl Gustaf Stad 1905". Bolt action with the 180 degree safety...and the stock resembles a monte carlo with a raised cheek. The stock is in very good shape which makes me wonder if it might not be the original. No, there is no circular stamp in the stock like some website photos show. Anyone able to help point me toward some info on this freebie? It just needs a good cleaning

November 28, 2005, 08:47 PM	#7
pwp Member Join Date: January 9, 2005 Posts: 26	$$$?? Worth anything?

November 28, 2005, 09:55 PM	#9
rbernie Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2004 Location: Plain Ol', TX Posts: 495	Clean unaltered Gustafs are selling for $300 and up locally. Sporterized versions are worth only what the local market will bear for unknown quality (meaning low cost) generic bolt action rifles. Figure that you could probably sell it for $200 easily, for $250 with some work, but you'd probably not break $300 unless you found just the right buyer and the rifle had a clean fresh bore, Timney trigger, etc. __________________ -A conclusion is not a destination, it's simply a convenient place to stop thinking.- -Reading a thing doesn't automatically make it so; repeating it doesn't necessarily make it any truer.- -Every Texan should be a member of the Texas State Rifle Association. -

November 28, 2005, 02:53 PM	#2
UltimaThule Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Norway Posts: 457	A .308 with a monte carlo stock? From your remarks about the stock, I think you have been looking at military rifles. I'm guessing this is a modern civilian production hunting rifle, a model 1900 or 2000 maybe - I think that's the model numbers, I don't really know anything about them. I have fired one or two, nice trigger IIRC, but that about exhausts my knowledge on the subject...

November 28, 2005, 05:27 PM	#3
49hudson Senior Member Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: okla. Posts: 99	It seems from your description you have a m-96 military rifle, which has been converted to a sporter. For more info go to www.gunboards.com.

November 28, 2005, 08:08 PM	#5
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 6,424	This is a sporterized '96 model Swedish Mauser. Looks pretty fair, a step above the usual Bubba job, probably done when surplus rifles were cheap and nobody cared how well they would shoot GI. .308 is a higher pressure round than 6.5x55 but the Swedes were well made of good material. Kimber raised money for their new plant by doing similar.

November 28, 2005, 08:41 PM	#6
tINY Senior Member Join Date: April 26, 2005 Location: Orygun Posts: 2,541	Yep, that definately was a M96 at one point. If it shoots well, it'll be dead reliable for hunting..... -tINY

November 28, 2005, 09:03 PM	#8
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 6,424	Not to me.

November 29, 2005, 01:05 AM	#10
Sako 75 Junior Member Join Date: April 17, 2005 Posts: 9	http://www.gunboards.com/forums/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=41

November 29, 2005, 11:56 AM	#11
High Planes Drifter Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2005 Posts: 558	There should be a year stamped on the top of the bolt housing. What year was that one made? My Carl Gustaf was made in 1898; excellent rifle I might add.

November 29, 2005, 03:31 PM	#12
pwp Member Join Date: January 9, 2005 Posts: 26	The only date I see is right under the Carl Gustaf name...1905...I found a good web site that gives detailed photos on how to disassemble for cleaning, which it needed badly...It's like a new puppy....am already becoming attached to it.