Norway missed out on the best sniper rifle in WW2

[TorF]

In 1938 the Norwegian Army understood that the Krag was not the action for a military sniper rifle.
Kongsberg Arms Factory bought 25 M96 Mauser actions from Sweden to build prototypes.
The M38 sniper prototype configuration is mind boggeling.

For the scoped rifle Kongsberg used an action without thumb cut to get maximum action stiffness. The 28" barrel is free floated and straight taper from 30mm at receiver to 20mm at muzzle. chambered for 6,5x55 with 1-8" twist. The stock configuration speaks for itself. Scope is 4X Carl Zeiss with BDC to 1100m in turret mounts. Trigger is tuned to 3ibs.The, unfortunatly very bad, picture is taken from the 1938-1939 yearbook of the "Shooting and Winter warfare school"

Would a clone of this rifle be legal at vintage sniper matches

The German occupation of Norway in 1940 prevented the adaptation of this clearly exellent rifle:

Edit: Pictures of a rifle serial nr 9 (this is a target rifle not intended for use with scope):

 

[Modoc]

Now I’m in trouble! Let’s see:

1. action, check
2. barrel, need,
3. stock, need
4. glass, need
5. The Mrs giving me the stink eye, check

I am definitely interested in any more information that anyone contributes on this rifle.

 

[USMCsean]

Here is some additional info and pics of a couple that are missing their scopes. You'll notice that the action is the reinforce action that does not have the thumbhole cutout for stripper clip loading. This is the same style of receiver that is used on the Swedish Fm 23/36 rifles.

 

[USMCsean]

You'll notice that it is VERY similar to a Norwegian design that used the Krag-Jorgensen action.

 

[simpletoms]

Very cool…

 

[JKE]

Oh, you mean like this? Not done yet, but soon.