6.5x55 M96 barrel ?

[WehrmannsGeweher]

Been casting around for a replacement bbl and saw an ancient post that Aspangler had some.

Then I find he has gone to the big rifle range in the sky.

The only one I have found is very good and very expensive from Lothar. As my M96 is an 1898 Mauser Werke made one that was a Danish resistance sniper, I suppose it's worth it, but I keep hoping to find a takeoff with a code 1 bore !

Suggestions welcome.

[TNsailorman]

Sarco used to carry them, I haven't been on their site in some time though. I bought a new one off them several years ago, absolutely pristine inside and out. james

[WehrmannsGeweher]

Thanks but no joy at SARCO.

[lefty o]

i never saw swede barrels at sarco, but samco used to sell them. samco is also out of business.

[Thundermaker]

Walther will cut you one to the proper contour.

[gnoahhh]

If it were that significant of a rifle I would pay the extra $ to have a Walther barrel made and fitted.

[TNsailorman]

And I want to apologize, the barrel that I bought DID come from Samco, not Sarco. Old age is not kind to the mind. Sorry, james

[Texas by God]

Springfield Sporters would be worth a try if they still exist.

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[koger]

I put one on a 98 recently, bought a Shilen 6.5x55pre-fit, with the short chamber, rented a reamer and about 5 turns had the chamber with .001 headspace. Nothing to it really. Brownells has them prefit, short chambered but they are a 1-9 or 1-10 twist. Any Shilen barrel broker can get you one, go to Savage shooters.com, and you will see a list of vendors there that can get you any caliber barrel you like. The shilen ultra match stainless , 1-8 twist, with magnum sporter countor was $330 shipped I believe. I shot and cleaned it every shot for 15 shots breaking it in, and then shot a 5 shot group that went into .408 of an inch with my hunting load. About twice the price of a good quality mil surp barrel, but you will get top notch accuracy!! Krieger also makes these, that are the CBI , button rifled and I have two benchrest rifles built with them, they are tack drivers.

[samari46]

Springfield sporters was closed due to the owners being in bad health. Last I heard he may or may not sell off his remaing stock and head for florida. Can you imagine all that and trucking all that to someplace like gun parts?. Frank