swedish mauser 96 question

mcdangdang

August 04, 2012 18:09

hello-i have a m96 swedish mauser with the threaded barrel for the blank devise. question? anyone know what the size of these threads are???

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  He Dog

  August 04, 2012 20:39

  Actually it held a shredder for wooden bullets.

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  1sgret

  August 05, 2012 12:18

  The threaded muzzle on Swedish Mausers are M14 x 1.0 m/m pitch.
  
  I did a search at the Swedish Mauser forum site at: {Elsewhere}

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  mcdangdang

  August 05, 2012 13:20

  hey thanks,searched the net to but never found anything. now has anybody ever seen a muzzle brake for these rifles?not the flash suppressors and blank fireing devises that are sold but a real muzzle brake.....i have hurt my shoulder and would like to keep shooting,thanks

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  charliemeyer007

  August 05, 2012 14:14

  I have found that the straight back recoil bothers me worse, you might consider hand loading the 6.5 to reduce recoil plus it might even shoot better.

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  babun

  August 05, 2012 15:27

  If your gun has left hand threads this one is among the best for recoil
  reduction.
  
  http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=298357382
  
  Even with the larger 7.62 bored hole it should help.

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  rufe-snow

  August 05, 2012 15:30

  quote:Originally posted by charliemeyer007
  I have found that the straight back recoil bothers me worse, you might consider hand loading the 6.5 to reduce recoil plus it might even shoot better.
  
  
  I agree with Charlie. Heavy as a 96 is, if your having trouble with the recoil, best to start reloading. My 96 is stock and weights over 9 LBS, way easier shooting then any Springfield in 30-06.
  
  Pull the bullets from the standard 140 grain 6.5 ammo, and reload with a light load of fast burning pistol powder. With the same bullets, muzzle velocities should be around 1700 FPS. Feels like your shooting a .22, in my experience.

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  nononsense

  August 05, 2012 15:53

  mcdangdang,
  
  The good news is you know the thread pattern. Now you can have a real muzzle brake made for you. The other news is that the add-on available is just a flash hider not a muzzle brake.
  
  This is a Flash Hider for the Swedish Mauser:
  
  
  
  
  This is a muzzle brake:
  
  
  
  Best.

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  jonk

  August 06, 2012 03:47

  The 6.5 Swede isn't exactly a rip snorter when it comes to recoil. If you are personally recoil sensitive I wonder if a recoil shield pad would suffice?
  
  As a thought, I wonder if an off the shelf brake might be adaptable with a bushing? I'm sure a machinist could turn such a thing out very easily and cheaply.

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  nononsense

  August 06, 2012 17:13

  mcdangdang,
  
  There is no need to have an adapter or bushing made because you can buy a blank muzzle brake and have the threads added with either a tap or single pointed on a lathe capable of machining metric threads.
  
  The key to a functional muzzle brake is the very slight oversize opening in the front of the brake and the absolute alignment with the bore of the rifle barrel. The exit hole should be a mere 0.020" over bullet diameter. Any misalignment of the brake with the bore can result in catastrophic failure of the brake from a bullet strike. The result is shrapnel and a destroyed brake (plus the need for a fresh change of underwear...).
  
  These are the dimensions of the thread for available taps. Use the link to get the header titles for each dimension.
  
  http://www.custompartnet.com/quick-tool/tap-size-chart
  M14x1 0.5512 14.0000 ~26 1.000 13 mm
  
  http://www.newmantools.com/taps/tapsmetric.htm Fine metric threads
  14x1.0 M 14.00 1.00 0.144 13.350 12.773 12.917 0.613 0.541 13.00
  
  If you have more questions, post or use my e-mail.
  
  Best.

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