Was at the Raleigh show last weekend and found this cutie. Carl Gustav 1903 Swedish Mauser. All the numbers match except the barrel bands. It has a couple offset holes in the recvr bridge. Pretty clean except for a dab of rust on the buttplate and at the upper swivel. A few dings and a little wood damage at the buttplate. Bore looks dark but good. The seller’s price started at 700.00 with a box of ammo when I first looked at it. I walked away to check out the rest of the show. When I returned I looked harder at it and he came down to 600.00 and as it was my birthday gave me a second box and a leather Swede sling from another rifle. Other than the heavy mainspring and straight bolt I’m going to like this antique. I’ve got dies, a Lyman #266469 mould and other goodies on the way. I’m planning on converting .308 brass as I found 57 nice pieces in my shop stuff. Got them in the tumbler now. That will give me 97 to reload. I cut 5 coils from the spring, big dif. And another bonus, it’s extra safe as a po painted the safety red!
5-6 update- my dies, shellholder, lee case trim have arrived. Tonight I’ll build some brass.