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Swedish Mauser Carl Gustav (CG) CG63 Match Rifle:
Caliber 6.5x55 |
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| Article Contributed by:
Ed Hoffer |
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| The long anticipated day finally came at exactly 8:00 PM on 5
Nov, 2003. Geez! Who delivers at 8 PM? UPS does.
I had ordered the
Swedish Mauser
Carl Gustav CG63 Match Rifle
from Sarco, and like most
of rifles that I purchase, my wife was only given basic
information: it
was a “mil-surp” which to her means relatively cheap (NOT!). The
actual fare for this charmer was $495 plus a $50 hand select fee.
Not in my usual “milsurp” price category, but after-all this was my new
“baby”.
As I opened the box the only words I could mutter were “oh my
god” and “it’s beautiful”, over and over again. |
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| While this rifle is not “technically” a
military surplus as most of us are accustomed to purchasing, the
CG 63 was specially made in Swedish military arsenals for 300
meter
match shooting. |
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| These beauties feature a heavy, non-stepped
barrel (as shown in figure 3), tuned trigger assembly, a stock with Monte-Carlo cheek
pieces on both sides, a pistol grip, short for-end and
handguard. |
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| Barrels are free floated and sights are match
quality micrometer aperture sights of various makes. The Swedish
equivalent of a U.S. "National Match" rifle. |
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| The CG 63 was introduced in 1964 and was built at the CG
plant and also at Norma's workshop. All parts were carefully fitted
and in the case of used guns, receivers were inspected for damaged
or cracked parts, and replaced as necessary. All springs were
replaced. The trigger was polished and adjusted for shorter lock
time, by cutting down on the weight of the moving parts, and by
installing a slightly heavier mainspring. Stocks were either
made of
beech or walnut. The latter are a bit rare but usually quite
good looking. |
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The military produced the CG 63 in three different versions; Gevär 5, Gevär 6 and the Gevär 7.
- Gevär 5 was the standard CG 63 (which
is the one I have);
- Gevär 6 was similar to the CG 63, except for the
addition of a short cleaning rod inserted into the for-end, and a
bore condition stock disc;
- Gevär 7 was similar to Gevär 6, but chambered for 7.62
Nato.
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For information on
operations and
basic maintenance
remember that this rifle was built on a
Swedish
Model 1896 Mauser action and most every thing is the
same except for sights and barrel dimensions.
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Swedish Mauser
CG63 Match Rifle Specifications |
| Barrel
length |
740 mm
or 29.1339” |
| Barrel dia,
muzzle |
19 mm
or 0.74803” |
| Barrel dia,
shank |
28 mm
or 1.10236” |
| Twist
rate |
1 turn
in 220 mm or 8.6142” |
| Land
width |
2.4 mm
or .09449” |
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| My rifle came with the Soderin rear micrometer sight. I’m still
researching the front globe sight but I know it can use
replaceable inserts (Anschutz).
The bore was near perfect, as far as I could tell. As my prior
research reflected none of the serial numbers matched, but by
the fit it was obvious that any variances where perfected during
the reassembly process at CG. |
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| My first trip out to the range, simply stated, I was too eager
and impatient to try out this beauty. It was night time, I could
barely see the targets at 100 yards, and found that the Soderin
rear sight was loose. Well first to fix the problems. The next
day I took it apart and found that the mounting screws were not
only loose, but buggered as well. It took quite a few stops to
find 3mm metric flat head screws, and taps to clean the receiver
threading, but I found them, got it all back together. Since my
epilepsy prevents me from driving, now to just find a ride to
the range. |
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| Sighting in was a breeze, and the micrometer rear sight along
with the front globe sights took a bit to get used to (they
aren’t the usual Mojo sights, but very
similar in functionality and sight picture). As a result of
the heavy weight of the rifle it produced recoil equivalent to my
Remington 700 in .223 Remington - which is almost nothing. The trigger squeeze was
smooth and the break was very light.
I think - either I’ve gone to heaven or I’m
in love.
I did all my shooting at 100 yards, and although not
totally acclimated to the sights I was able to produce an average of 1.25
inches (center to center). I did this using handload’s, and
tried both Sierra 140 and 142 Grain HPBT with between 33 and 35
grains of Hogden Varget power. Both combinations shot equally
well, but the consistent winner was the 140 grain bullet. |
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| The front globe sights use standard
Anschutz inserts and I’ve
obtained the Lyman series 20 which have the same dimensions. I
am also curious about modifying the rear site aperture which can
be changed as well on the Soderin receiver sight. It will take
time and patience to get this down to a science. |
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| When I ordered the rifle I didn’t know a thing
about using micrometer/globe sights and it’s been a challenge.
Sure I’ve used scopes, scout scopes, regular iron sights and of
course the Mojo Phase III sights (which I love as well). With
this new wrinkle in my target shooting I’m hooked, but finding
“quality” micrometer sights new or used is another story in
itself. |
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