Mauser M67
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| Kongsberg M67 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Bolt Action Repeating Target rifle |
| Place of origin |  Norway |
| Service history | |
| In service | N/A |
| Used by | Norway |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Kongsberg Small Arms |
| Designed | 1967 |
| Number built | N/A |
| Specifications | |
| Cartridge | 7.62 × 51 mm NATO, 6.5x55, .22LR |
| Action | Bolt action |
| Rate of fire | N/A |
| Muzzle velocity | 860-880 m/s |
| Effective range | 800 m |
| Feed system | 5 Round |
| Sights | Target aperture sight |
The Mauser M67 is a bolt-action rifle made by Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (currently Kongsberg Small Arms) of Norway, based on actions from Mauser M98k left by German armed forces in 1945. The M67 replaced the M59 in 1967 and was phased out of production about 1988 with the closedown of Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk regular small-arms production.
Before the Sauer 200 STR was approved for Scandinavian target shooting, the M67 and the Krag-Jørgensen were the most popular taget rifles in Norway. Due to the Krag's propensity to change its point of impact under wet conditions, many shooters preferred to use the Krag for shooting on covered ranges and the M67 for field shooting.
Most parts of this rifle, like the M59, were made from former Mauser M98]s but fitted with a heavy target barrel, a new oversize target stock, Busk target front and rear peep sight, match trigger, and a soft rubber recoil pad.
Accuracy was about reasonable for a target rifle, the factory guaranteed 10 hits in a 7cm x 10cm circle at 100 meters.
The gun weighed 6,400 grams and was available in 7,62x51 (.308 Win), 6,5x55 Mauser/Skan and .22 LR for the recruit-class.
Although a common target rifle in Norway, in was criticized for its stock-bedding. The action was almost glued to the stock, and stock/action disassembly was almost impossible without destroying the stock.
Because of the use of old parts and heat treating, the Mauser extractor claw frequently broke.
In the .22LR version, the barrel was simply switched and the magazine floorplate and spring removed. Although the barrel was aligned with the bolt, no modifications was made to the firing pin, thereby penetrating the thin .22 case, affecting both consistency and accuracy. The fired casing had to be removed with a screwdriver.
The last models to leave the factory, in case of the 6,5 Mauser, was improperly chamber reamed, causing the case to stick in the chamber.
[edit] See also
Other Norwegian rifles:
- Kammerlader - the first breech loading rifle in service in Norway.
- Remington M1867 - the first rifle for metallic cartridges adopted by the Norwegian Army
- Krag-Petersson - the first rifle designed by Ole H J Krag that was adopted by an armed force.
- Jarmann M1884 - the rifle the Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen replaced.
- Krag-Jørgensen - the most successful Norwegian firearm to date
- Kongsberg Skarpskyttergevær M59 - The 1959 Norwegian sniper rifle and the predecessor of the M67
- Våpensmia NM149 - the rifle that replaced the M59F1 as a Norwegian sniper rifle
[edit] References and notes
- Hanevik, Karl Egil (1998). Norske Militærgeværer etter 1867. Hanevik Våpen. ISBN 82-993143-1-3
