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Re: IMR4064 load for 6.5x55 Swede Mauser military action
Bottle-shaped cartridges and long barrels cry out for Cordite, shame it is no longer made but research the burn rate and try and match it with a powder...
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Go to http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/
Select 8x57 mauser as the cartridge, then select 170 as bullet weight. Select the brand of powder and read the results.
Without knowing much about their history, I'd guess it's a 1953 or 54.
Might be worth asking the guys over at Military Surplus Collectors Forums - there's plenty of talk of the m48 and m48a, and the blokes there seem to know their stuff when it comes to production dates and serial numbers.
The ONLY way to get that information is to go to a public library that has firearm manufacturer history catalogs. The info is not anywhere on the internet.
FABRICA de ARMAS OVIEDO,ESPANA = Manufacturer of Arms in Oviedo, Spain.
They were a major manufacturer of mauser type rifles for the Spanish Military
It COULD be a Spanish Model 1916 Short Rifle, or a Model 1916 Carbine.
Manufactured 1916 to 1951 they are a shortened version of the Spanish Model 1893 Rifle.
Originally chambered in 7mm Mauser (7x57mm) many were converted to 7.62 Nato (aka .308) in the late 1950's when Spain decided to adopt that round for the Military and the Guardia Civil.
I have a Mauser spezial overloker 9656-211 but no book on it can see the color code thread any one can help me please or has any one got a copy on the Manuel not the part book annemason43@hot mail.com
K98's were fitted with a Hensoldt ZF4 or ZF6 if you want a WW2 purist type of rifle. Hensoldt are part of Zeiss. Zeiss market their military scopes and binoculars under the hensoldt name. You can pick these up second hand for around 500 US Dollars.
If you are fitting a scope for shooting purposes, one with variable magnification is a good choice but you won't need a higher power than 10. Non variable a 6 power is more than adequate for the K98. Leupold have a wonderful range of tried and tested scopes in various price ranges. If you don't mind spending more than a thousand dollars on a scope Schmidt and Bender make magnificent scopes, some of which you will find attached to US Military sniper rifles.
There is a lot of choice with a lot of difference in price. Too cheap a scope will not be able to handle the recoil of the K98 and you will find yourself constantly adjusting it.
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