Mauser M67

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
No. built N/A
Specifications
Weight 6.4 kg
Cartridge 7.62×51mm NATO, 6.5×55mm, .22LR
Action Bolt action
Rate of fire N/A
Muzzle velocity 860-880 m/s
Effective firing range 800 m
Feed system 5-round magazine
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 produced until the 1990s

Before the Sauer 200 STR was approved for Scandinavian target shooting, the M67 and the Krag–Jørgensen were the most popular target 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 rifles but fitted with a heavy target barrel, a new oversize target stock, Busk target front and rear peep sight, and a rubber recoil pad. From 1975 the rifles had an adjustable trigger (M75), before that they had military M98K triggers. From 1990 the rifles had an adjustable UIT target stock.

The gun weighed 6,400 grams and was available in 7.62×51 (.308 Win), 6.5×55 Mauser/Skan and .22 LR for the recruit-class.

In the .22LR version, the barrel was switched, the magazine follower and spring was removed and the bolt was changed to be able to fire rimfire ammunition. This model had no magazine and was a single-shot rifle.

This rifle does not have a peep rear sight but rather a diopter rear sight.

See also

Other Norwegian rifles:

References and notes

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